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Why is die used here?
Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.
A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for grammatical gender. You just use die for definite nouns.
Examples:
- die kode = the code
- die PIN-kode = the PIN code
- die kodes = the codes
So in this sentence, die PIN-kode simply means the PIN code.
Why is PIN-kode written with a hyphen?
Afrikaans often uses hyphens in compounds when the first part is an abbreviation or set of capital letters.
So:
- PIN-kode
- TV-program
- SMS-boodskap
The hyphen makes the compound easier to read. This is very normal spelling in Afrikaans.
Is is the same as English is?