Ons hoef nie die besprekingsbevestiging aan te heg nie.

Here hoef means need to or have to in a negative sense.

So:

• Ons hoef nie ... nie = We do not need to ...
• It expresses lack of necessity, not prohibition.

That is important because not needing to do something is different from not being allowed to do something.

Afrikaans usually uses double negation.

So in a sentence like this, you often get:

• first nie somewhere after the finite verb
• second nie near the end of the clause

That is why you see:

• Ons hoef nie die besprekingsbevestiging aan te heg nie.

A rough pattern is:

• subject + verb + nie + rest of sentence + nie

The two nies work together to mark the negative sentence.

Because hoef is the finite verb here, and the negation is tied to the idea of needing.

So the structure is:

• Ons = subject
• hoef = finite verb
• nie = first negative marker
• die besprekingsbevestiging = object
• aan te heg = infinitive phrase
• nie = final negative marker

In other words, Afrikaans is saying something like:

• We need not attach the booking confirmation.

Putting nie after hoef is the normal way to show that the need is being negated.

Aan te heg means to attach.

It comes from the verb aanheg, which is a separable verb.

With separable verbs in Afrikaans, the prefix can split off in certain forms. With the infinitive marker te, it goes like this:

• aanheg → aan te heg

Compare:

• Ons heg die dokument aan. = We attach the document.
• Ons hoef nie die dokument aan te heg nie. = We do not need to attach the document.

So aan belongs with heg; it is not a separate preposition here.

Because after hoef, Afrikaans normally uses te + infinitive.

So:

• hoef ... te doen
• hoef ... te gaan
• hoef ... aan te heg

This is different from some other common verbs like kan, wil, and moet, which usually take a bare infinitive without te.

For example:

• Ons kan gaan.
• Ons moet wag.
• but Ons hoef nie te wag nie.

So te is a normal part of the grammar after hoef.

It is a compound noun meaning booking confirmation or reservation confirmation.

It breaks down like this:

• bespreking = booking / reservation
• bevestiging = confirmation

So:

• besprekingsbevestiging = confirmation of a booking

The -s- in the middle is a common linking sound/letter in Afrikaans compounds.

Yes, bespreking can be confusing because it can mean different things depending on context.

It can be related to:

• discussion
• booking / reservation

The verb bespreek can mean both:

• to discuss
• to reserve / book

In this sentence, because of bevestiging and the likely practical context, bespreking clearly means booking or reservation, not discussion.

So besprekingsbevestiging is not discussion confirmation here.

Usually, hoef is most common in negative sentences or questions.

So you often see:

• Jy hoef nie te kom nie. = You do not need to come.
• Hoef ek dit te doen? = Do I need to do that?

If you want a clear positive meaning like must or need to, Afrikaans more often uses moet:

• Ons moet die besprekingsbevestiging aanheg. = We must / need to attach the booking confirmation.

So as a learner, it is safest to think of hoef mainly as the verb used in no need to structures.

This is a very important difference.

• Ons hoef nie die besprekingsbevestiging aan te heg nie.
  = We do not need to attach the booking confirmation.
  = It is not necessary.

• Ons moet nie die besprekingsbevestiging aanheg nie.
  = We must not attach the booking confirmation.
  = It is forbidden / not allowed / should not be done.

So:

• hoef nie ... nie = absence of necessity
• moet nie ... nie = prohibition

English learners often mix these up, so it is worth paying close attention to them.

A very literal breakdown is:

• Ons = we
• hoef nie = need not / do not need
• die besprekingsbevestiging = the booking confirmation
• aan te heg = to attach
• nie = final negative marker

So the sentence structure is roughly:

• We need not the booking confirmation to attach.

That is not natural English, but it helps show how Afrikaans is built.

A more natural English translation is simply:

• We do not need to attach the booking confirmation.