Die kodewoord is in die raaisel.

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

It is used before both nouns:

• die kodewoord = the code word
• die raaisel = the riddle / the puzzle

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or case. Die is used very broadly for the.

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender the way languages like German do.

So:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child

You do not need to learn different forms of the for different noun genders.

Kodewoord means code word or password-like code word, depending on context.

It is written as one word because Afrikaans often forms compound nouns by joining words together:

• kode = code
• woord = word
• kodewoord = code word

This is very common in Afrikaans, so learners should get used to seeing long nouns written as single words.

Raaisel usually means riddle, but it can also mean puzzle depending on context.

So in die raaisel could mean:

• in the riddle
• in the puzzle

If the meaning has already been given to you, then the main thing to remember is that raaisel is a noun.

Afrikaans is means is and is the present-tense form of to be.

One helpful thing for learners is that Afrikaans does not conjugate wees (to be) in the present tense the way English does. You get:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is
• Ons is = we are

So is stays the same for all persons in the present tense.

This sentence is a simple main clause, so the word order is very straightforward:

• Die kodewoord = subject
• is = verb
• in die raaisel = prepositional phrase

So the pattern is basically:

Subject + verb + place/location phrase

That happens to match natural English word order here, which makes this sentence beginner-friendly.

In means in.

So:

• in die raaisel = in the riddle / in the puzzle

It is a very common preposition in Afrikaans and often works just like English in.

No, not in the way you would in some other languages.

Afrikaans has largely lost the old case system, so nouns and articles usually do not change form after prepositions. That is why you simply get:

• in die raaisel

There is no special article form here that you need to memorize.

A rough guide for an English speaker is:

• Die: roughly like dee
• kodewoord: KOH-duh-voort
• is: short is
• in: like English in
• die: again dee
• raaisel: roughly RY-sul or RAI-sul

A few notes:

• Afrikaans r is often rolled or tapped, depending on the speaker.
• aa in raaisel is a longer vowel sound.
• w in kodewoord sounds like English v.

You could, but it would usually sound more emphatic or more literal, like inside the riddle.

In your sentence, in die raaisel is the normal and simple way to say it.
So for most learners, Die kodewoord is in die raaisel is the best version to remember.

It is singular.

You can tell because:

• the noun is a single item: kodewoord
• the verb is is

The plural would be kodewoorde in many contexts:

• Die kodewoorde is in die raaisel = The code words are in the riddle

Notice that Afrikaans still uses is in the present tense with plural subjects.

The structure is:

Die kodewoord + is + in die raaisel
Subject + linking verb + prepositional phrase

So this sentence identifies the location of something:

• what? die kodewoord
• where? in die raaisel

This is a very useful pattern in Afrikaans:

• Die boek is op die tafel = The book is on the table
• Die sleutel is in die sak = The key is in the bag