Word
Die skeidsregter gebruik die fluitjie en wys die geelkaart.
Meaning
The referee uses the whistle and shows the yellow card.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die skeidsregter gebruik die fluitjie en wys die geelkaart.
en
and
gebruik
to use
wys
to show
die skeidsregter
referee
Questions & Answers about Die skeidsregter gebruik die fluitjie en wys die geelkaart.
What does skeidsregter mean, and why is it written as one word?
Skeidsregter means referee.
It is written as one word because Afrikaans usually joins compound nouns together. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans prefers one compound word. So:
- skeidsregter = referee
- literally it is a compound, not two separate words in normal spelling
This is a very common pattern in Afrikaans.
Why is die used three times? Does it always mean the?
Yes, die here means the each time:
- Die skeidsregter = The referee
- die fluitjie = the whistle
- die geelkaart = the yellow card
Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for singular and plural nouns, so it does a lot of work. Unlike English, there is no separate word like the for singular and plural forms.
Why don’t the verbs gebruik and wys change to match the subject?