Kruisbesmetting en plaagbeheer is belangrik.

to be

Breakdown of Kruisbesmetting en plaagbeheer is belangrik.

• en: and
• belangrik: important
• die kruisbesmetting: cross-contamination

Questions & Answers about Kruisbesmetting en plaagbeheer is belangrik.

Why are kruisbesmetting and plaagbeheer written as single words?

Afrikaans often writes noun compounds as one word. English might use two words or sometimes a hyphen, but Afrikaans usually joins the parts together. So kruisbesmetting and plaagbeheer are standard compound nouns.

What are the parts of kruisbesmetting and plaagbeheer?

They break down like this:

• kruisbesmetting = kruis
  • besmetting
• plaagbeheer = plaag
  • beheer

So even if you already know the full meaning, it helps to see how Afrikaans builds longer words from smaller parts.

Why is is used even though there are two things joined by en?

Because Afrikaans uses is for the present tense of wees with all subjects, singular or plural. English changes between is and are, but Afrikaans does not.

So all of these are correct:

• Hy is
• Hulle is
• Kruisbesmetting en plaagbeheer is

Why is there no die before the nouns?