Die bergkam is hoog.

The mountain ridge is high.

Breakdown of Die bergkam is hoog.

• wees: to be
• die bergkam: mountain ridge
• hoog: high

Questions & Answers about Die bergkam is hoog.

What does die mean here?

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, so here it means the.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns: die bergkam = the mountain ridge
• plural nouns: die berge = the mountains

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not have different forms like the vs anything gender-based.

Why is bergkam written as one word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns by writing them as one word.

So:

• berg = mountain
• kam = comb / crest / ridge

Together, bergkam means mountain ridge or mountain crest.

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often uses two words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

What exactly does bergkam mean?