Die betekenis is duidelik.

The meaning is clear.

Breakdown of Die betekenis is duidelik.

• wees: to be
• duidelik: clear
• die betekenis: the meaning

Questions & Answers about Die betekenis is duidelik.

What does die mean here, and how is it pronounced?

Here die means the.

A very important pronunciation note for English speakers: Afrikaans die is pronounced roughly like dee, not like the English verb die.

A few useful points:

• die is the normal definite article in Afrikaans
• it is used for the with singular and plural nouns
• Afrikaans does not have different forms like the for gender, so you use die regardless of masculine, feminine, or neuter

So in Die betekenis is duidelik, die betekenis = the meaning.

What part of speech is betekenis?

Betekenis is a noun. In this sentence, it is the subject together with die: Die betekenis.

It commonly means:

• meaning
• significance, depending on context

It is related to the verb beteken, which means to mean.

So you can think of:

• beteken = to mean
• betekenis = meaning

Why is is used here? Does it change like English am / is / are?