Ek heg die CV aan.

Because aanheg is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

The full verb is aanheg = attach. But in a main clause with a simple present verb, it splits:

• Ek heg die CV aan.

So:

• heg is the conjugated verb in second position
• aan moves to the end

This is very common in Afrikaans with verbs like:

• aantrek → Ek trek my jas aan.
• afskryf → Ek skryf dit af.

In this sentence, the full verb is really aanheg.

A dictionary would usually list it as aanheg. In the sentence Ek heg die CV aan, the verb has been split because of the word order rule for separable verbs.

You will often see these forms:

• Ek heg die CV aan.
• Ek wil die CV aanheg.
• Ek het die CV aangeheg.

So:

• dictionary form: aanheg
• split form in a main clause: heg ... aan
• joined form in some other structures: aanheg, aangeheg

heg is in the simple present tense.

In Afrikaans, the simple present often covers both:

• I attach
• I am attaching

So in an email, Ek heg die CV aan is a very natural way to say I am attaching the CV.

Afrikaans does not use a present continuous form as often as English does. If you really wanted to emphasize an ongoing action, you could use a different structure, but in normal email language the simple present is standard.

die means the, while 'n means a/an.

So:

• die CV = the CV / a specific CV
• 'n CV = a CV / any CV, not previously identified

In context, die CV suggests a specific document the speaker is attaching. That makes sense in an email.

However, in real-life writing, many people would more naturally say:

• Ek heg my CV aan.

because it is my CV that I am sending.

Often, yes.

If you are emailing your own résumé, my CV is usually more personal and natural:

• Ek heg my CV aan.

die CV is still grammatical, but it can sound a bit more neutral or refer to a CV already understood from context.

So both are possible, but in many job-application emails, my CV is the version you are more likely to see.

Yes, CV is commonly used in Afrikaans too, especially in professional or email contexts.

A longer, more formal term may exist in some contexts, but CV is very normal and widely understood. So Ek heg die CV aan sounds perfectly natural.

Yes, it is natural, especially in email or application language.

But some very common alternatives are:

• Ek heg my CV aan.
• Hierby heg ek my CV aan.
• Ek heg my CV hierby aan.

The word hierby means something like herewith or attached here. It is very common in formal email style.

So:

• Ek heg die CV aan. = correct and natural
• Hierby heg ek my CV aan. = slightly more email-like or formal

Because aanheg is separable, its form changes depending on the structure.

Examples:

• Present main clause:
  Ek heg die CV aan.

• With a modal verb:
  Ek wil die CV aanheg.
  Here it stays together as aanheg.

• Past tense:
  Ek het die CV aangeheg.

• Future:
  Ek sal die CV aanheg.

So a useful pattern is:

• split in a simple main clause: heg ... aan
• joined in infinitive-like or participle forms: aanheg, aangeheg

Yes.

For example:

• Ek heg dit aan. = I am attaching it.

Here:

• dit = it
• aan still stays at the end because the verb is still separable

So the same pattern remains:

• Ek heg die CV aan.
• Ek heg dit aan.

heg is pronounced roughly like English hekh or heg, with a short e sound.

A few pronunciation notes:

• h is pronounced
• e is a short vowel, like the e in bed
• the final g in Afrikaans is not a hard English g; it is usually a harsher throat sound

So an approximate English-friendly guide would be:

• heg ≈ hekh

The exact g sound takes some practice, but learners are usually understood even before they perfect it.