Breakdown of Die werknemernommer is op die salarisstrokie.
wees
to be
op
on
die salarisstrokie
payslip
die werknemernommer
employee number
Questions & Answers about Die werknemernommer is op die salarisstrokie.
Why is die used twice in Die werknemernommer is op die salarisstrokie?
Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.
So in this sentence:
- die werknemernommer = the employee number
- die salarisstrokie = the payslip
Afrikaans uses die for singular and plural nouns, and it does not change for grammatical gender. That is much simpler than in languages like German or Dutch.
Why is werknemernommer written as one word?
Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as one word.
Here:
- werknemer = employee
- nommer = number
So werknemernommer literally means employee number.
This is very normal in Afrikaans. English sometimes writes these as two words, but Afrikaans often joins them.
Is werknemernommer more like employee number or employee's number?