Die selfberging is goedkoop.

to be

Breakdown of Die selfberging is goedkoop.

• goedkoop: cheap
• die selfberging: self-storage

Questions & Answers about Die selfberging is goedkoop.

What does die mean in this sentence?

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

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some other languages, you do not need different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

Examples:

• die huis = the house
• die motors = the cars

Why is selfberging written as one word?

Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• self = self
• berging = storage

Together:

• selfberging = self-storage

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English sometimes uses a hyphen or separate words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

What does berging mean by itself?

Berging means storage, storing, or sometimes a storage space/store room, depending on context.

So in selfberging, it refers to storage that you manage yourself, like self-storage.