Die korttermynberging is goedkoop.

to be

Breakdown of Die korttermynberging is goedkoop.

• goedkoop: cheap
• die korttermynberging: short-term storage

Questions & Answers about Die korttermynberging is goedkoop.

What does korttermynberging mean literally?

It is a compound noun made up of:

• kort = short
• termyn = term, period
• berging = storage

So korttermynberging literally means short-term storage.

Afrikaans very often builds longer meanings by joining words together into one compound.

Why is korttermynberging written as one word?

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So where English often writes:

• short-term storage

Afrikaans tends to write:

• korttermynberging

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English speakers often expect spaces or a hyphen, but Afrikaans commonly joins the parts into one noun.

Why is there die at the beginning?

Die is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• die berging = the storage
• die korttermynberging = the short-term storage

A useful thing for learners: Afrikaans die does not change for gender the way articles do in some other languages. It is used broadly as the.

Does die tell you whether the noun is singular or plural?