Breakdown of Die sonkragstelsel het 'n terugbetalingstydperk.
hê
to have
'n
a
die sonkragstelsel
solar-power system
die terugbetalingstydperk
payback period
Questions & Answers about Die sonkragstelsel het 'n terugbetalingstydperk.
What does Die mean here?
Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, so here it means the.
A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans does not change the article for gender. So unlike languages such as German or Dutch, you do not have to learn different forms like masculine/feminine/neuter articles. Die can be used for singular definite nouns and also for plural definite nouns in many contexts.
In this sentence, Die sonkragstelsel means the solar power system.
Why is there 'n before terugbetalingstydperk?
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.
So:
- 'n terugbetalingstydperk = a payback period
A few important points about 'n:
- It is written with an apostrophe and a lowercase n
- It is usually not stressed in pronunciation
- Even at the beginning of a sentence, it is normally still written as 'n, not with a capital N
So Afrikaans writes:
- 'n boek = a book
- 'n terugbetalingstydperk = a payback period
What does het mean in this sentence?