Die aansoekvorm is gereed.

to be

Breakdown of Die aansoekvorm is gereed.

• gereed: ready
• die aansoekvorm: the application form

Questions & Answers about Die aansoekvorm is gereed.

Why does the sentence start with die?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so it usually means the.

In this sentence, die aansoekvorm means the application form.

A useful thing to remember is that Afrikaans does not have different words for the based on gender, so die is used broadly for singular and plural nouns.

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Why is aansoekvorm written as one word?

Afrikaans often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• aansoek = application
• vorm = form
• aansoekvorm = application form

This is very common in Afrikaans and also in Dutch and German. English often writes similar expressions as two words, but Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

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