Die betalingsreëling is gereed.

to be

Breakdown of Die betalingsreëling is gereed.

• gereed: ready
• die betalingsreëling: the payment arrangement

Questions & Answers about Die betalingsreëling is gereed.

What does Die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

A useful point for English speakers: Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or number. So die can mean:

• the payment arrangement
• the payment arrangements
• the man / the woman / the child

You do not need to learn separate forms like the / der / die / das in German.

Why is betalingsreëling written as one word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns as one word.

So betalingsreëling is made up of:

• betaling = payment
• reëling = arrangement, plan, arrangement/organizing
• the -s- in the middle is a linking sound often used in compounds

So the whole word means something like:

• payment arrangement
• payment plan
• payment agreement

depending on context.

English usually writes this as two words, but Afrikaans commonly joins them into one.

What does the -s- in betalingsreëling do?