Die nabyskoot wys die weerkaatsing.

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article the before nouns. In this sentence, one die belongs to nabyskoot and the other belongs to weerkaatsing.

So the structure is:

Die nabyskoot = the close-up
die weerkaatsing = the reflection

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in its article system the way Dutch or German do.

That means die is used for:

• masculine nouns
• feminine nouns
• plural nouns

So learners do not have to memorize different gender articles for nouns.

In Afrikaans, die can sometimes mean those, but in this sentence it is clearly the definite article the.

Why?

• nabyskoot is singular
• weerkaatsing is singular
• the sentence has the normal pattern of article + noun

If it meant those close-ups, you would expect a plural noun such as die nabyskote.

Nabyskoot is a compound noun:

• naby = near / close
• skoot = shot

So literally it is something like close shot, which matches the English idea close-up in photography or film.

Compound nouns are very common in Afrikaans, just as they are in Dutch and German.

Wys means shows or is showing here.

It is in the present tense, but Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject. So unlike English, you do not get a special -s ending for he/she/it.

For example:

• Ek wys = I show
• Jy wys = you show
• Die nabyskoot wys = the close-up shows

The verb form stays wys.

Because Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English might use either:

• shows
• is showing

So Die nabyskoot wys die weerkaatsing can naturally cover the idea The close-up shows the reflection.

Afrikaans does have ways to emphasize ongoing action, but in ordinary sentences the simple present is very common.

Yes. Weerkaatsing is a noun related to the verb weerkaats, which means reflect or bounce back.

The ending -ing often turns a verb into a noun, similar to how English can form nouns like:

• reflect → reflection
• paint → painting

So:

• weerkaats = reflect
• weerkaatsing = reflection

Yes, in this sentence it is very similar to English:

Die nabyskoot = subject
wys = verb
die weerkaatsing = object

So it follows a basic subject–verb–object pattern.

However, it is helpful to know that Afrikaans is a verb-second language in main clauses. That means if another element comes first, the verb still stays in second position:

Vandag wys die nabyskoot die weerkaatsing.
Today the close-up shows the reflection.

Yes. That would mean A close-up shows a reflection.

So the choice between die and 'n depends on whether you mean something definite or indefinite:

• die = the
• 'n = a / an

Your original sentence uses die, so it refers to a specific close-up and a specific reflection, or at least ones already known from context.

The nouns would change, but the article die would stay the same.

Possible plurals:

• nabyskoot → nabyskote
• weerkaatsing → weerkaatsings

So: Die nabyskote wys die weerkaatsings.
= The close-ups show the reflections.

This is another useful thing about Afrikaans: the definite article does not change in the plural.