How to Say "That" in Afrikaans

daardie

/ˈdɑːrdi/

The English word "that" is translated into Afrikaans as daardie.

daardie is used for what is being indicated (det).

Meaning: what is being indicated (det)

Which one should you use?

Use hierdie for things that are close to the speaker and daardie for things that are further away.

The word daardie is invariant and does not change based on the gender or number of the noun it modifies.

The pronunciation of daardie is /ˈdɑːrdi/.

Unlike English, where 'that' can be a conjunction (e.g., 'I know that you are here'), daardie is only used as a determiner. A different word, dat, is used for the conjunction meaning.
The word daardie is a linguistic fusion of daar, meaning 'there', and die, meaning 'the'. It literally functions as 'there-the' to specify an object.
In some colloquial South African contexts, daardie can be used to refer to a person in a dismissive or distancing way, similar to saying 'that person' in English to show disapproval.

Wie is daardie vrou?
Who is that woman?
This sentence is useful for identifying a person using daardie.
Tatoeba #6456543 by Dewald, translation #68238 by CK
Daardie boek is myne.
That book's mine.
This sentence is useful for identifying a book using daardie.
Tatoeba #6456522 by Dewald, translation #6440601 by CK
Daardie huis is te huur.
That house is for rent.
This sentence is useful for identifying a house using daardie.
Tatoeba #13368825 by Pietpetoors, translation #1258652 by CK
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