Die installasiefooi en maandelikse fooi is hoog.

to be

Breakdown of Die installasiefooi en maandelikse fooi is hoog.

• en: and
• hoog: high
• die installasiefooi: installation fee

Questions & Answers about Die installasiefooi en maandelikse fooi is hoog.

Why is die used at the beginning?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, equivalent to English the.

In this sentence, die applies to the whole noun phrase: die installasiefooi en maandelikse fooi.

Afrikaans articles do not change for gender or number, so die can mean:

• the fee
• the fees
• the man
• the woman

It is a very flexible word compared with English articles.

Why is installasiefooi written as one word, but maandelikse fooi as two words?

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern.

• installasiefooi is a compound noun: installasie

  • fooi
  • literally something like installation-fee
  • Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as one word

• maandelikse fooi is an adjective + noun

  • maandelikse = monthly
  • fooi = fee
  • adjectives are normally written separately from the noun they describe

So:

• installasiefooi = one combined noun
• maandelikse fooi = adjective + noun, so two words