Die intrekdatum is op die kalender.

to be

Breakdown of Die intrekdatum is op die kalender.

• op: on
• die kalender: the calendar
• die intrekdatum: the move-in date

Questions & Answers about Die intrekdatum is op die kalender.

Why does die appear twice in the sentence?

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So:

• Die intrekdatum = the move-in date
• die kalender = the calendar

Afrikaans uses die for singular and plural nouns, and it does not change for gender. That is much simpler than in many other languages.

What exactly does intrekdatum mean?

Intrekdatum is a compound noun:

• intrek = moving in / to move in
• datum = date

So intrekdatum means move-in date.

Afrikaans often makes long compound nouns by joining smaller words together, just like Dutch and German do.

Why is intrekdatum written as one word?

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So instead of writing something like intrek datum, Afrikaans combines them:

• intrekdatum

This is very normal in Afrikaans. Other examples are:

• huisdeur = house door / front door
• skooltas = school bag

If two words together form one idea, Afrikaans often joins them.