Noudat ons goedkeuring gekry het, mag die aanbouing begin.

Now that we have received approval, the home extension may begin.

Breakdown of Noudat ons goedkeuring gekry het, mag die aanbouing begin.

• ons: we
• hê: to have
• kry: to get
• mag: to be allowed to

Questions & Answers about Noudat ons goedkeuring gekry het, mag die aanbouing begin.

What does noudat mean?

Noudat means now that. It introduces the reason or background for what follows.

So in this sentence, Noudat ons goedkeuring gekry het sets up the idea now that we have received approval.

Why is noudat written as one word?

In standard Afrikaans, noudat is a fixed conjunction meaning now that, so it is normally written as one word.

It works like a single linking word that introduces a subordinate clause.

Why is it gekry het and not het gekry?

Because noudat introduces a subordinate clause.

In a normal main clause, you would say:

• Ons het goedkeuring gekry.

But after a subordinating conjunction like noudat, Afrikaans pushes the finite verb to the end. In the perfect tense, that gives:

• ... ons goedkeuring gekry het

So:

• main clause: ons het gekry
• subordinate clause: ... gekry het

Why does the sentence say mag die aanbouing begin instead of die aanbouing mag begin?