Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

The health questionnaire is ready.

Breakdown of Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

• wees: to be
• gereed: ready
• die gesondheidsvraelys: health questionnaire

Questions & Answers about Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

What does die mean in this sentence?

Die means the.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some languages, you do not have different words for the depending on gender.

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die tafel = the table
• die vraelyste = the questionnaires

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Why is gesondheidsvraelys written as one long word?

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

gesondheidsvraelys can be broken down as:

• gesondheid = health
• vraelys = questionnaire

So the full compound means health questionnaire.

A useful rule:

• the last part is usually the main noun
• the earlier part(s) describe it

Here, the main noun is vraelys, so it is a kind of questionnaire — specifically a health questionnaire.

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Why is there an -s- in gesondheidsvraelys?