Die reservering is bevestig.

The reservation is confirmed.

Breakdown of Die reservering is bevestig.

• wees: to be
• bevestig: to confirm
• die reservering: reservation for library material

Questions & Answers about Die reservering is bevestig.

What does each word in Die reservering is bevestig do?

A word-for-word breakdown is:

• Die = the
• reservering = reservation / booking
• is = is / forms part of has been
• bevestig = confirmed

So grammatically, it is:

• Die reservering = the subject
• is bevestig = the passive verb phrase

Even though is looks exactly like English is, the full Afrikaans phrase is bevestig is often best understood as is confirmed or has been confirmed, depending on context.

Why is die used here? Does Afrikaans have different words for the like English doesn’t?

Die is the normal definite article in Afrikaans, and it is much simpler than in many other European languages.

It does not change for:

• gender
• case
• singular vs. plural

So:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kinders = the children
• die reservering = the reservation

This is good news for learners: you usually just learn die as the.

Why is the sentence is bevestig instead of just one verb?