Die versperring staan in die werkplek.

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Breakdown of Die versperring staan in die werkplek.

• staan: to stand
• die werkplek: workplace
• die versperring: barrier

Questions & Answers about Die versperring staan in die werkplek.

Why does die appear twice in Die versperring staan in die werkplek?

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So:

• die versperring = the barrier
• die werkplek = the workplace

Afrikaans does not change the for gender, number, or case the way some other languages do. The same article die is used very widely.

Does die mean the or this/that?

In this sentence, die means the.

Afrikaans die is usually the definite article. English speakers sometimes confuse it with Dutch die or with demonstratives, but here it is simply the.

If you wanted this or that, Afrikaans would normally use forms like:

• hierdie = this
• daardie = that

What does versperring mean exactly?