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Ons bestelling is gereed.

Ons bestelling is gereed.
Our order is ready.
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Breakdown of Ons bestelling is gereed.

wees
to be
ons
our
gereed
ready
die bestelling
the order

Questions & Answers about Ons bestelling is gereed.

What is the difference between gereed and klaar?
Both words mean “ready,” but gereed is slightly more formal or business-like (you’ll see it at counters, in emails or SMS notifications). Klaar is more conversational and common in everyday speech (e.g., “Die kos is klaar,” “Die huiswerk is klaar”).
How do you pronounce gereed?
The g is a voiceless velar fricative (similar to the “ch” in German Bach). The full pronunciation is [xəˈreːt], roughly “huh-REED,” with a long ee sound.
What’s the difference between the verb bestel and the noun bestelling?

• bestel (verb): “to order” – Ons bestel kos. (We order food.)
• bestelling (noun): “order” – Ons bestelling is gereed. (Our order is ready.)

How do you form the plural of bestelling?

You add -s, giving bestellings (“orders”).
Example: Ons bestellings is gereed = Our orders are ready.

Why is is necessary in Ons bestelling is gereed?
Afrikaans requires the copula is to link a subject to a predicate adjective or noun. Omitting it (i.e., “Ons bestelling gereed”) would be ungrammatical.
Why isn’t there an indefinite article ’n before bestelling?
A possessive pronoun like ons already determines the noun. You never say Ons ’n bestelling. If you remove ons, you can use ’n: “’n bestelling” = “an order.”
Can you combine a definite article die with the possessive ons?
No. You may say Die bestelling is gereed (“The order is ready”) or Ons bestelling is gereed (“Our order is ready”), but not Ons die bestelling.
Is gereed an adjective or an adverb here?
It’s a predicate adjective (a complement) describing the subject (ons bestelling).
Why is gereed placed after is, not before?
Afrikaans follows Subject–Verb–Complement order in copular sentences: Subject (Ons bestelling) + Verb (is) + Complement (gereed). Putting gereed before is would violate standard syntax.
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