Die wond is diep.

The wound is deep.

Breakdown of Die wond is diep.

• wees: to be
• die wond: the wound
• diep: deep

Questions & Answers about Die wond is diep.

What does die mean here?

Here die means the.

A very important Afrikaans point is that die is the normal definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die wond = the wound
• die wonde = the wounds

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the article for gender, and unlike Dutch or German, there is no separate masculine/feminine/neuter article system to learn here.

Also, die in Afrikaans is usually pronounced roughly like dee, not like the English verb die.

Is wond related to the English word wound?

Yes. Wond is a close cognate of English wound.

So this sentence is easy to recognize for an English speaker:

• wond = wound
• diep = deep

That kind of similarity is very common between English and Afrikaans, although the spelling and pronunciation are often a little different.

How is wond pronounced?