Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.

The dictionary form is kwytskeld.

This is a separable verb. In a normal main clause, Afrikaans often splits this kind of verb into:

• the finite verb part: skeld
• the particle: kwyt

So:

• Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.

But when the verb is not split, you get forms like:

• kwytskeld after dat
• kwytgeskeld in the perfect tense

So learners should think of skeld ... kwyt as one verb, not as two unrelated words.

Because kwytskeld is a separable verb.

In an ordinary main clause, Afrikaans puts the finite verb early in the sentence, and the separable part goes to the end:

• Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.

This is similar to what happens with separable verbs in Dutch and German.

A useful pattern is:

• Subject + finite verb + rest of sentence + separable particle

So here:

• Die munisipaliteit = subject
• skeld = finite verb
• die parkeerboete = object
• kwyt = separable particle

Yes. kwyt can mean something like rid of, free of, or in some contexts lost.

For example:

• Ek is my sleutels kwyt. = I have lost my keys.
• Hy is van die probleem kwyt. = He is rid of the problem.

But in your sentence, kwyt is not standing alone in that sense. It is part of the separable verb kwytskeld, which means to waive, to remit, or to forgive a debt/fine/payment.

So in this sentence, it is best to learn skeld ... kwyt as a fixed verb pattern.

Because both nouns are definite:

• Die munisipaliteit = the municipality
• die parkeerboete = the parking fine

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for nouns. Unlike languages such as German, Afrikaans does not change the article for grammatical gender or case.

So die can be used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

That makes it much simpler than in many other European languages.

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• parkeer = park / parking
• boete = fine

Together:

• parkeerboete = parking fine

This is very common in Afrikaans. English often uses separate words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

Other examples:

• huisdeur = house door / front door
• skoolbus = school bus
• tafeldoek = tablecloth

So parkeerboete as one word is completely normal.

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to person or number in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek skeld ... kwyt
• Jy skeld ... kwyt
• Hy skeld ... kwyt
• Ons skeld ... kwyt

That is much simpler than English, where you have I waive but he waives.

So skeld stays the same regardless of whether the subject is I, you, the municipality, or they.

The most natural past form is the perfect tense:

• Die munisipaliteit het die parkeerboete kwytgeskeld.

Notice what happens:

• het is the auxiliary
• the participle is kwytgeskeld
• the verb is no longer split in the same way as in the simple present

So compare:

• Present: Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.
• Past/perfect: Die munisipaliteit het die parkeerboete kwytgeskeld.

You use the Afrikaans double negative:

• Die munisipaliteit skeld nie die parkeerboete kwyt nie.

Afrikaans usually uses:

• the first nie earlier in the clause
• the second nie near the end

So the pattern is roughly:

• subject + verb + nie + rest + nie

This double nie pattern is one of the most important features of standard Afrikaans.

In a subordinate clause, the separable verb is normally written together again:

• Ek hoop dat die munisipaliteit die parkeerboete kwytskeld.

Notice the difference:

• Main clause: Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.
• Subordinate clause: ... dat die munisipaliteit die parkeerboete kwytskeld.

So if a learner sees kwytskeld all in one piece after dat, that is completely normal.

Not exactly.

Parkeerboete specifically means a parking fine or penalty. In everyday English, people sometimes say parking ticket, but that can refer either to:

• the actual notice you receive, or
• the fine itself

Afrikaans boete clearly means the fine/penalty.

So this sentence is about the municipality waiving the fine, not just removing a physical ticket from somewhere.

Because Afrikaans does not capitalize all nouns.

Only Die is capitalized here because it is the first word of the sentence.

So:

• Die munisipaliteit skeld die parkeerboete kwyt.

This is different from German, where all nouns would be capitalized. In Afrikaans, ordinary nouns are normally lowercase unless they begin a sentence or are part of a proper name.