Die eisvorm is hier.

The claim form is here.

Breakdown of Die eisvorm is hier.

• hier: here
• wees: to be
• die eisvorm: claim form

Questions & Answers about Die eisvorm is hier.

What does die mean in this sentence?

Here, die means the.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some other languages, you do not need different words for the depending on gender or case.

Examples:

• die vorm = the form
• die eisvorm = the claim form
• die vorms = the forms

Why is eisvorm written as one word?

Afrikaans very often writes compound nouns as a single word, just like German and sometimes like English.

So:

• eis = claim
• vorm = form
• eisvorm = claim form

English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans commonly joins them into one.

Other similar examples:

• huisdeur = house door / front door
• boekwinkel = bookshop
• tafeldoek = tablecloth

Is is used the same way as English is?