Die stapper wag vir ons.

The hiker waits for us.

Breakdown of Die stapper wag vir ons.

• wag: to wait
• vir: for
• ons: us
• die stapper: hiker

Questions & Answers about Die stapper wag vir ons.

What does die mean here, and is it like English the?

Yes. die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

A useful difference from English is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns: die man = the man
• plural nouns: die mense = the people

It does not change for gender, so you do not need separate forms like the for masculine/feminine/neuter.

What does stapper mean exactly?

Stapper literally refers to someone who walks. Depending on context, it can mean:

• walker
• hiker
• sometimes pedestrian

It is built from the verb stap, which means to walk or to step.

So die stapper is the walker / the hiker.

Why is the verb just wag? Shouldn’t it change depending on who is waiting?