Die broek het 'n ritssluiter en elastiek.

The trousers have a zipper and elastic.

Breakdown of Die broek het 'n ritssluiter en elastiek.

• hê: to have
• 'n: a
• en: and
• die broek: the trousers

Questions & Answers about Die broek het 'n ritssluiter en elastiek.

Why is broek singular when English often says pants or trousers?

In Afrikaans, broek is normally a singular noun for one item of clothing. So Die broek means the pants/trousers even though English often uses a plural word.

• broek = one pair of trousers / pants
• broeke = trousers / pants in the plural, meaning more than one pair

So this is a normal difference between English and Afrikaans, not a mistake.

What does die mean here?

Die means the.

A useful thing to remember is that Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for gender, and die is used for both singular and plural nouns:

• die broek = the pants/trousers
• die broeke = the pants/trousers (plural)

So die is much simpler than articles in many other languages.

Why is the verb het used here?