Die bankrekening is oop.

to be

Breakdown of Die bankrekening is oop.

• oop: open
• die bankrekening: the bank account

Questions & Answers about Die bankrekening is oop.

What does die mean in this sentence?

Die means the.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for:

• singular nouns: die bankrekening = the bank account
• plural nouns: die bankrekeninge = the bank accounts

So unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the word the depending on number.

Why is bankrekening written as one word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

So:

• bank = bank
• rekening = account/bill

Together:

• bankrekening = bank account

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans frequently uses one combined word.

Why is the sentence Die bankrekening is oop and not something like Die bankrekening oop is?