Haar strategie is goed.

Her strategy is good.

Breakdown of Haar strategie is goed.

• wees: to be
• haar: her
• goed: good
• die strategie: the strategy

Questions & Answers about Haar strategie is goed.

What does haar mean here?

In this sentence, haar means her.

It is a possessive pronoun, so it shows ownership:

• haar strategie = her strategy

Be careful: haar can also mean hair in other contexts, but here the meaning is clearly her because it comes before a noun.

Why is it haar strategie and not something like haar strategieë?

Strategie is singular, meaning strategy.

• haar strategie = her strategy
• haar strategieë = her strategies

So this sentence talks about one strategy, not several.

Why is the word order Haar strategie is goed?

This is the normal word order for a simple statement in Afrikaans:

subject + verb + complement

So:

• Haar strategie = subject
• is = verb
• goed = description/complement

It works very much like English:

• Her strategy is good.