Waar is die fluitjie?

Where is the whistle?

Breakdown of Waar is die fluitjie?

• wees: to be
• waar: where
• die fluitjie: whistle

Questions & Answers about Waar is die fluitjie?

What does waar mean here?

Waar means where.

It is the question word used to ask about location:

• Waar is die fluitjie? = Where is the whistle?
• Waar is hy? = Where is he?
• Waar woon julle? = Where do you live?

Why is the word order Waar is die fluitjie? and not something else?

Afrikaans usually puts the verb in the second position in main clauses, including many questions.

So in this sentence:

• Waar = question word
• is = verb
• die fluitjie = subject

That gives:

• Waar is die fluitjie?

This is very similar to English Where is the whistle?

What does die mean?

Die means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die fluitjie = the whistle
• die fluitjies = the whistles

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not have different forms like the for different genders or cases. Die stays the same.