Die mediese fonds is op die salarisstrokie.

to be

Breakdown of Die mediese fonds is op die salarisstrokie.

• op: on
• die salarisstrokie: payslip
• die mediese fonds: medical scheme

Questions & Answers about Die mediese fonds is op die salarisstrokie.

Why does the sentence use die twice?

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for both singular and plural nouns. It can mean the in English.

So in:

• die mediese fonds = the medical fund
• die salarisstrokie = the payslip

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the article for gender, and unlike some other languages, it does not have different forms like der / die / das or le / la. It is simply die.

Why is it is and not a different form of the verb?

Afrikaans verbs do not conjugate the way English verbs do. The verb wees means to be, and in the present tense you often use is for all persons:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy/Sy is = he/she is
• Ons is = we are
• Hulle is = they are

So Die mediese fonds is op die salarisstrokie keeps is exactly as expected.

What does mediese mean, and why does it end in -e?