Die salarisafwyking gaan oor die oortyd.

The salary discrepancy is about the overtime.

Breakdown of Die salarisafwyking gaan oor die oortyd.

• gaan oor: to be about
• die oortyd: overtime
• die salarisafwyking: salary discrepancy

Questions & Answers about Die salarisafwyking gaan oor die oortyd.

Why is die used twice in Die salarisafwyking gaan oor die oortyd?

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for all nouns, singular and plural.

So:

• die salarisafwyking = the salary discrepancy
• die oortyd = the overtime

Unlike languages that change the article based on gender or case, Afrikaans keeps it simple: die works in all these situations.

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Why is salarisafwyking written as one word?

Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

Here:

• salaris = salary
• afwyking = deviation, discrepancy, irregularity

So salarisafwyking is a compound noun meaning something like a salary discrepancy or pay irregularity.

This is very normal in Afrikaans, and it is often more common than writing separate words. English sometimes uses two words where Afrikaans prefers one compound.

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What does gaan oor mean here? Does gaan still mean go?