Die ouditverslag beveel 'n termostaat aan.

The audit report recommends a thermostat.

Breakdown of Die ouditverslag beveel 'n termostaat aan.

• 'n: a
• aanbeveel: to recommend
• die termostaat: thermostat
• die ouditverslag: audit report

Questions & Answers about Die ouditverslag beveel 'n termostaat aan.

Why is aan at the end of the sentence?

Because the full verb is aanbeveel, which is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

In a normal main clause, the verb splits:

• beveel goes into the usual verb position
• aan moves to the end

So:

• Die ouditverslag beveel 'n termostaat aan.

A very important point: beveel on its own usually means order/command, not recommend. The meaning recommend comes from the full verb aanbeveel.

What does die mean here?

Die is the definite article, so it means the.

One nice thing for English speakers: Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So you do not have to learn different forms like masculine/feminine/neuter articles.

Why is the indefinite article written as 'n instead of a normal word?

'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a/an.

A few things about it often surprise learners:

• It is written with an apostrophe: 'n
• It is usually not capitalized, even at the beginning of a sentence
• It is pronounced very weakly, roughly like uh

For example:

• 'n Termostaat is nuttig.

Even there, the 'n stays lowercase.