Word
Die veearts is wonderlik.
Meaning
The veterinarian is marvellous.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Die veearts is wonderlik.
wees
to be
die veearts
veterinarian
wonderlik
marvellous; inspiring admiration
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Questions & Answers about Die veearts is wonderlik.
Why is die used here? Does it mean the?
Yes. In this sentence, die is the Afrikaans definite article, so it means the.
A few useful things to know:
- die is used for all genders in Afrikaans
- it is also used for plural nouns
- Afrikaans does not have different words like English the vs German-style masculine/feminine/neuter articles
So die veearts simply means the vet.
Is veearts really one word?
Yes. Veearts is one word in Afrikaans.
Afrikaans very often forms nouns by joining words together into a compound. Historically, vee relates to livestock/cattle, and arts means doctor. Together, veearts means veterinarian / vet.
This is very normal in Afrikaans, so learners should get used to seeing long compound words written as a single word.
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