Breakdown of Die titelakte, terreinplan en soneringsertifikaat is gereed.
wees
to be
en
and
gereed
ready
die terreinplan
site plan
Questions & Answers about Die titelakte, terreinplan en soneringsertifikaat is gereed.
Why does the sentence use is even though it lists three things?
In Afrikaans, is is used for both singular and plural in the present tense of wees (to be).
So:
- Die dokument is gereed. = The document is ready.
- Die dokumente is gereed. = The documents are ready.
Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change to are in the plural. That is why Die titelakte, terreinplan en soneringsertifikaat is gereed is completely correct.
Why is there only one die at the beginning instead of repeating it before each noun?
One die can cover the whole list:
- Die titelakte, terreinplan en soneringsertifikaat
This works like saying the title deed, site plan, and zoning certificate in English. The article die applies to all three nouns together.
You could repeat it for extra emphasis:
- Die titelakte, die terreinplan en die soneringsertifikaat
But that is usually less natural unless you specifically want to stress each item separately.
Why are titelakte, terreinplan, and soneringsertifikaat each written as one word?