Die okkupasiesertifikaat is nodig.

to be

Breakdown of Die okkupasiesertifikaat is nodig.

• nodig: necessary
• die okkupasiesertifikaat: occupancy certificate

Questions & Answers about Die okkupasiesertifikaat is nodig.

What does Die mean here, and is it pronounced like English die?

Here Die means the.

A few useful points:

• It is the definite article in Afrikaans.
• Afrikaans does not have different words for the based on gender, so you do not need to learn separate masculine/feminine forms.
• die is used for both singular and plural nouns.

It is pronounced roughly like dee, not like the English word die.

In this sentence it is capitalized only because it comes at the beginning of the sentence.

Why is okkupasiesertifikaat written as one long word?

Because Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• okkupasie = occupation / occupancy
• sertifikaat = certificate

Together they form:

• okkupasiesertifikaat = occupancy certificate / occupation certificate

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans usually joins them.

How do you pronounce okkupasiesertifikaat?