Die kragrekening sluit die tydgebaseerde tarief in.

Kragrekening is a compound noun:

• krag = power, electricity
• rekening = bill, account

So kragrekening literally means power bill or electricity bill.

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often writes compound nouns as a single word. English sometimes does this too, but less consistently. So where English might say electricity bill, Afrikaans commonly makes one compound: kragrekening.

A more formal alternative you might also see is elektrisiteitsrekening.

Because both nouns are definite:

• Die kragrekening = the power bill
• die tydgebaseerde tarief = the time-based tariff/rate

Afrikaans uses die for the in almost all cases. Unlike some other languages, it does not change for gender, and it is also used for plural nouns.

So the two die words simply mean:

• the bill
• the tariff

This is one of the most important things to notice in the sentence.

The verb is insluit, which means to include. In a main clause, Afrikaans often separates this kind of verb:

• sluit goes in the normal verb position
• in moves to the end

So:

• Die kragrekening sluit die tydgebaseerde tarief in. = The power bill includes the time-based tariff.

This is similar to separable verbs in Dutch and German.

Compare:

• Main clause: Die kragrekening sluit die tarief in.
• After dat: ... dat die kragrekening die tarief insluit.

So yes, sluit ... in belongs together semantically.

Because it is an adjective placed before a noun:

• die tydgebaseerde tarief

In Afrikaans, adjectives used before nouns often take an -e ending. That is why you get:

• tydgebaseerde tarief = time-based tariff

Compare the predicate form:

• Die tarief is tydgebaseer. = The tariff is time-based.

So:

• before the noun: tydgebaseerde
• after is: tydgebaseer

It is made from:

• tyd = time
• gebaseer = based

Together, tydgebaseer means time-based. Then, because it comes before the noun tarief, it becomes tydgebaseerde.

So the structure is basically:

• tyd + gebaseer + -e
• time + based + adjective ending

This is a very common way Afrikaans forms descriptive adjectives.

Not quite.

Tarief usually means a rate, tariff, or a set charge used in billing or pricing systems. It is especially common in contexts like:

• electricity charges
• transport fares
• service rates
• official fee structures

So in this sentence, tarief is better understood as rate or tariff than a simple everyday price.

For example:

• prys = price
• tarief = tariff/rate

The sentence follows normal Afrikaans main-clause word order:

• Die kragrekening = subject
• sluit = finite verb
• die tydgebaseerde tarief = object
• in = separated verb particle

So the pattern is:

• Subject + verb + object + particle

That gives:

• Die kragrekening sluit die tydgebaseerde tarief in.

This is a very common pattern with separable verbs in Afrikaans.

Usually not as the best direct translation.

Kragrekening specifically refers to the electricity/power bill.
A utility bill in English can be broader and may include water, gas, and electricity.

So:

• kragrekening = electricity bill / power bill
• utility bill = broader meaning

If the context is specifically electrical charges, electricity bill is the safest translation.

The Afrikaans g is one sound English speakers often find difficult. It is usually pronounced as a harsh throaty sound, similar to the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach.

So in:

• krag
• gebaseerde

the g is not like the English g in go.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• krag ≈ khrahkh
• rekening ≈ reh-kə-ning
• tyd ≈ tate or tide with an Afrikaans vowel
• tarief ≈ ta-reef

The exact sound varies by speaker and accent, but the key point is that Afrikaans g is usually a guttural sound, not an English hard g.

Yes. A learner-friendly rephrasing could be:

• Die kragrekening bevat die tydgebaseerde tarief.

Here bevat also means contains/includes and may feel more straightforward because it is not a separable verb.

However, sluit ... in is very common and very natural Afrikaans, so it is useful to learn it well.