Breakdown of Die munisipaliteit lees die appèl ten einde die parkeerboete te handhaaf.
lees
to read
die munisipaliteit
the municipality
ten einde ... te ...
in order to; so as to (formal)
die parkeerboete
parking fine
Questions & Answers about Die munisipaliteit lees die appèl ten einde die parkeerboete te handhaaf.
What does each part of the sentence mean literally?
- Die = the
- munisipaliteit = municipality
- lees = reads
- die = the
- appèl = appeal
- ten einde = in order
- die = the
- parkeerboete = parking fine
- te handhaaf = to uphold / to enforce / to maintain
So the structure is roughly:
The municipality reads the appeal in order to uphold the parking fine.
Depending on context, lees may sound more natural in English as reviews rather than simply reads.
Why is die used so many times?