Die herstelwerk is klaar.

to be

Breakdown of Die herstelwerk is klaar.

• klaar: finished
• die herstelwerk: the repair work

Questions & Answers about Die herstelwerk is klaar.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so it corresponds to English the.

A useful thing for English speakers: Afrikaans does not have different forms for gender, and die is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So die herstelwerk = the repair work / the repairs.

Is herstelwerk really one word?

Yes. Afrikaans very often writes compound nouns as one word.

Herstelwerk is made up of:

• herstel = repair / restore
• werk = work

Together, herstelwerk means repair work.

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English sometimes uses two words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

Why is it is and not something plural, like English are?