Die notule is langs die agenda.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the. You use it before each specific noun, so:

• die notule = the minutes / the minute record
• die agenda = the agenda

Afrikaans does not have separate forms like English the vs something else for different genders, so die is very flexible.

In Afrikaans, is is the present-tense form of to be for all persons and numbers:

• ek is = I am
• jy is = you are
• hy/sy is = he/she is
• ons is = we are
• hulle is = they are

So is can correspond to English am, is, or are, depending on the subject.

Langs means next to, beside, or alongside. In this sentence, it shows physical position: one thing is at the side of the other.

It is usually more specific than just near. If something is langs something else, it is not just close by; it is right beside it.

Yes. In a normal Afrikaans main clause, the finite verb usually comes in second position.

So the sentence breaks down like this:

• Die notule = subject
• is = finite verb
• langs die agenda = prepositional phrase showing location

That gives:

Die notule | is | langs die agenda.

In this case, the order looks very similar to English.

Notule is the word used for minutes in the meeting sense. That can be confusing for English speakers, because English usually uses the plural word minutes.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• notule = the minute record / the minutes as a document
• notules = more than one set of minutes

So if you are talking about several different sets of meeting minutes, you would normally use notules.

Afrikaans does not capitalize common nouns the way German does.

So:

• Die is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.
• notule and agenda stay lowercase because they are ordinary nouns, not proper names.

Yes. Is is the neutral and very common way to say where something is.

But Afrikaans also often uses position verbs such as:

• lê = lie
• staan = stand
• sit = sit

So Die notule lê langs die agenda could also be natural if you want to emphasize that the document is physically lying there.
Using is is simpler and completely correct.

Yes. That is also grammatical.

The relationship is reversible:

• The minutes are next to the agenda
• The agenda is next to the minutes

The main difference is just which item you choose to talk about first.

Not in the way that learners may know from languages like German or Dutch. In modern Afrikaans, you do not normally need to learn a different definite article for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

That is why both nouns simply take die:

• die notule
• die agenda

This makes Afrikaans articles much easier than in many other European languages.