Breakdown of Die vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting is op die salarisstrokie.
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Questions & Answers about Die vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting is op die salarisstrokie.
Why is is used here even though vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting refers to two things?
Because in Afrikaans, the present tense form is is used with both singular and plural subjects.
So:
- Die fooi is ... = The fee is ...
- Die fooie is ... = The fees are ...
- Die vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting is ... = The union fee and income tax are ...
Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change is to a separate plural form like are.
Why is there only one die before vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting? Why not die vakbondfooi en die inkomstebelasting?
A single die can cover both nouns in a pair joined by en.
So:
- die vakbondfooi en inkomstebelasting = the union fee and income tax
This is normal and natural. You could also say:
- die vakbondfooi en die inkomstebelasting
That version is also correct, but it sounds a bit more explicitly separate or balanced. In many everyday sentences, one die is enough.
What does die mean here?