Die koopprys is hoog.

The purchase price is high.

Breakdown of Die koopprys is hoog.

• wees: to be
• hoog: high
• die koopprys: purchase price

Questions & Answers about Die koopprys is hoog.

Why is koopprys written as one word?

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

What does die mean here?

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

Is die ever pronounced like English die?

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.