Die koopprys is hoog.

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

• koop = purchase / buying
• prys = price

So koopprys means purchase price or buying price, and it is normally written as one word.

This is very common in Afrikaans:

• huisdeur = house door / front door
• skoolboek = school book / textbook
• motorhandelaar = car dealer

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, so here it means the.

A useful thing for English speakers: Afrikaans does not usually distinguish between the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns. It is simply die for all of them.

So:

• die koopprys = the purchase price

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

So:

• die ≈ dee

This can feel strange for English speakers because the spelling looks familiar, but the pronunciation is different.

This is the normal basic word order for a simple statement in Afrikaans:

subject + verb + rest

So:

• Die koopprys = subject
• is = verb
• hoog = predicate adjective

That makes:

Die koopprys is hoog.

This is very similar to English:

• The purchase price is high.

Yes. Is is the present tense of wees (to be) and works much like English is.

Examples:

• Dit is goed. = It is good.
• Die huis is groot. = The house is big.
• Die koopprys is hoog. = The purchase price is high.

So in this sentence, is links the subject to the description hoog.

In this sentence, hoog comes after the verb is, so it is used as a predicate adjective. Predicate adjectives in Afrikaans usually stay in their basic form.

So:

• Die koopprys is hoog. = The purchase price is high.

Compare that with an adjective before a noun, where Afrikaans often adds -e:

• ’n hoë koopprys = a high purchase price

This is an important difference:

• after is: hoog
• before a noun: often hoë

This is a common adjective pattern in Afrikaans. Many adjectives take an -e ending when placed before a noun, and sometimes the spelling changes slightly too.

So:

• Die koopprys is hoog.
• ’n hoë koopprys

The diaeresis in hoë shows that the vowels are pronounced separately.

Other examples:

• Die muur is hoog. = The wall is high.
• ’n hoë muur = a high wall

For learners, it is often best to memorize both patterns:

• predicate: hoog
• attributive: hoë

It can do both, depending on context.

Literally:

• Die berg is hoog. = The mountain is high.

Figuratively, with things like prices, costs, taxes, or numbers:

• Die pryse is hoog. = The prices are high.
• Die koopprys is hoog. = The purchase price is high.

So here hoog does not mean tall in a physical sense. It means the price level is high.

Yes, but the nuance is a little different.

• hoog = high
• duur = expensive

So:

• Die koopprys is hoog. = The purchase price is high.
• Die koopprys is duur. = The purchase price is expensive.

In many situations both are understandable, but hoog fits especially well when talking about prices, fees, rates, costs, or amounts.

Afrikaans usually uses double negation.

So:

• Die koopprys is nie hoog nie. = The purchase price is not high.

Pattern:

• nie after the verb phrase or important part of the sentence
• another nie at the end

This double nie ... nie pattern is one of the most important features of Afrikaans.

In a simple yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:

• Is die koopprys hoog? = Is the purchase price high?

That is very similar to English inversion:

• The purchase price is high.
• Is the purchase price high?

The plural is usually kooppryse.

So:

• singular: die koopprys
• plural: die kooppryse

Example:

• Die kooppryse is hoog. = The purchase prices are high.

Notice that die can also be used with plurals:

• die kooppryse = the purchase prices

A rough English-friendly guide is:

dee KOPE-price is hokeh

More carefully:

• Die ≈ dee
• koopprys ≈ cope-price
• is ≈ iss
• hoog has a guttural sound at the end, not a hard English g

If you cannot yet make the Afrikaans g/ch sound, saying something close to hohkh will usually be understood.

In normal standard Afrikaans, you would usually keep die here:

• Die koopprys is hoog.

Leaving it out can sound unnatural unless you are speaking in a very telegraphic style, like notes, headlines, or labels.

So for regular sentences, it is safest to use the article:

• die koopprys

Yes, usually a bit more specific and formal.

• prys = price
• koopprys = purchase price / buying price

If the context is clear, people may simply say:

• Die prys is hoog. = The price is high.

But koopprys is useful when you want to be precise, especially in business, property, or legal contexts.