Die kwotasie bevat byvoorbeeld die koste.

In this sentence, die means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for all nouns, regardless of gender or number. That is much simpler than in many other languages.

So:

• die kwotasie = the quotation / the quote / the quotation document
• die koste = the costs / the cost

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the word the depending on singular, plural, masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

Kwotasie can mean quotation in the sense of a price quote / estimate, especially in business contexts. Depending on context, it can also refer to a quoted passage, but in this sentence the presence of koste strongly suggests a price quotation or estimate.

So here, die kwotasie bevat byvoorbeeld die koste most naturally means something like:

• The quotation includes, for example, the costs.
• The quote contains the costs, for example.

Bevat means contains or includes.

It is the present-tense verb form used with a singular subject like die kwotasie.

So:

• Die kwotasie bevat ... = The quotation contains/includes ...

Afrikaans verbs are often simpler than English verbs because they do not change much for person:

• ek bevat
• jy bevat
• hy/sy bevat
• ons bevat

In practice, the same present-tense form is generally used across subjects.

Byvoorbeeld means for example.

It is an adverb, and in this sentence it appears after the verb:

• Die kwotasie bevat byvoorbeeld die koste.

That placement is very natural in Afrikaans.

You may notice that in English, for example is often moved around fairly freely:

• The quotation, for example, contains the costs.
• The quotation contains, for example, the costs.

Afrikaans also allows some flexibility, but the position used here is perfectly normal and idiomatic.

This sentence follows normal Afrikaans main-clause word order:

Subject + Verb + other elements

So:

• Die kwotasie = subject
• bevat = verb
• byvoorbeeld = adverb
• die koste = object

That gives:

• Die kwotasie bevat byvoorbeeld die koste.

Afrikaans is a verb-second language in main clauses, like Dutch and German. In a simple statement where the subject comes first, the finite verb usually comes second.

So the basic structure is very standard.

Koste is the normal Afrikaans form for costs.

Some Afrikaans nouns form plurals in ways that may not match English expectations, and koste is the usual word here. It can refer to:

• costs
• expenses
• sometimes cost in a general or collective sense

So die koste can mean:

• the costs
• the expenses
• in some contexts, the cost

The exact English translation depends on context.

It is most naturally understood as plural: costs.

However, Afrikaans sometimes uses nouns in a broader collective sense, so context matters. In a business sentence about a quotation, die koste usually means the costs or the expenses included in the quote.

A learner should probably understand it primarily as plural here.

A few natural English versions are:

• The quotation includes the costs, for example.
• The quote contains the costs, for example.
• The quotation includes, for example, the costs.

If this is from a business context, a very natural rendering might be:

• The quotation includes the costs, for example.

or even, depending on context:

• The quotation includes the cost details, for example.

The exact best translation depends on what came before and after the sentence.

A rough guide is:

kwo-ta-SEE

More approximately:

• kwo as in quote without the final t
• ta
• sie sounding like see

So the stress usually falls near the end: kwotaSIE.

Since Afrikaans spelling is fairly phonetic, once you know the sound values, pronunciation is often easier than in English.

Because Afrikaans does not need an extra helping verb here.

English often uses auxiliary verbs in some structures, but this sentence is just a straightforward present-tense statement:

• Die kwotasie bevat ... = The quotation contains/includes ...

There is no need for a separate word like does.

So Afrikaans is being more compact here than English sometimes is.

Yes, often you can use sluit ... in to mean includes.

For example:

• Die kwotasie sluit die koste in. = The quotation includes the costs.

That is very common Afrikaans.

The difference is roughly:

• bevat = contains
• sluit ... in = includes

In many business contexts, sluit ... in may sound especially natural when talking about what is included in a quote, package, or price.

It is neutral and works well in formal or semi-formal writing.

Words like kwotasie, bevat, and koste are common in business or informational contexts, so the sentence feels a little more formal than everyday casual speech, but it is not unusually stiff or literary.

A business email, price document, or explanatory note could easily contain this sentence.