Die inskrywingsvorm en kursusgeld is op die tafel.

In Afrikaans, the present-tense form of to be is usually is for both singular and plural.

So:

• Die boek is hier. = The book is here.
• Die boeke is hier. = The books are here.
• Die inskrywingsvorm en kursusgeld is op die tafel. = The registration form and course fee are on the table.

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not switch between is and are in the present tense.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns

So it is much simpler than English or some other Germanic languages in that respect.

In this sentence:

• Die inskrywingsvorm en kursusgeld = The registration form and course fee
• die tafel = the table

Each definite noun phrase needs its own article, so you get die at the start of the subject and again in op die tafel.

Because the first die can apply to both nouns when they are joined by en.

So:

• Die inskrywingsvorm en kursusgeld
  means
• the registration form and course fee

This is similar to English, where the can sometimes cover two linked nouns.

You could also say:

• Die inskrywingsvorm en die kursusgeld

That is also grammatical, but it sounds a little more explicitly like you are treating them as two separate definite items. Without the second die, the sentence is still perfectly normal.

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

Inskrywingsvorm is made up of:

• inskrywing = registration / enrollment
• vorm = form

Together, inskrywingsvorm means registration form.

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans usually combines them into one.

That s is a linking sound/letter that often appears in Afrikaans compound nouns.

So the structure is roughly:

• inskrywing
  • vorm → inskrywingsvorm

You do not always need to predict this from English alone; it is something learners often pick up by exposure. The important thing is to learn the compound as a whole word.

Kursusgeld is another compound noun:

• kursus = course
• geld = money / fee

So kursusgeld means something like:

• course fee
• tuition fee
• fees for the course

Grammatically, it is usually treated as a singular or mass noun, even though in English we might sometimes say fees. In this sentence it refers to the money/fee connected with the course.

Op means on.

So:

• op die tafel = on the table

This is a very common preposition in Afrikaans.

Examples:

• Die boek is op die tafel. = The book is on the table.
• Die sleutels is op die stoel. = The keys are on the chair.

Yes, in this simple main clause, the word order is very similar to English:

• Die inskrywingsvorm en kursusgeld = subject
• is = verb
• op die tafel = prepositional phrase

So the pattern is:

• Subject + verb + location

That is one reason this sentence feels quite straightforward to English speakers.

Yes, you could change the order of the two nouns:

• Die kursusgeld en inskrywingsvorm is op die tafel

That would still be grammatical. It would just place the emphasis slightly differently, because the first item mentioned often gets a bit more attention.

The original order may sound more natural if the speaker thinks first of the physical document, then of the fee.

A rough English-style pronunciation guide would be:

• Die ≈ duh / dee (depending on accent)
• inskrywingsvorm ≈ in-SKRAY-vings-form
• kursusgeld ≈ KUR-sus-ghelt
• is ≈ iss
• op die tafel ≈ op dee TAH-fel

This is only approximate, but it can help at first. The exact sounds depend on Afrikaans pronunciation, especially vowels and the g sound, which is stronger than in English.