Die leerlinglisensie en bestuurslisensie is op die tafel.

Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• leerling + lisensie → leerlinglisensie
• bestuur + lisensie → bestuurslisensie

This is very common in Afrikaans. English often uses two words or punctuation-like possession, but Afrikaans prefers one compound noun.

That -s- is a linking sound used in some Afrikaans compounds.

So:

• bestuur = driving / control / management
• lisensie = licence
• bestuurslisensie = driver's licence / driving licence

Not every compound uses this linking -s-, and it is something learners mostly get used to by exposure. It does not mean possession by itself; it is just part of how the compound is formed.

In Afrikaans, one die can cover both nouns when they are linked by en and both are understood as definite.

So Die leerlinglisensie en bestuurslisensie means the learner's licence and driver's licence.

You can also say:

Die leerlinglisensie en die bestuurslisensie is op die tafel.

That version is also correct and sounds a bit more explicit.

Afrikaans does not change the present-tense form of wees the way English changes is/are.

In the present tense, Afrikaans uses is for all persons and numbers:

• Ek is
• Jy is
• Hy is
• Ons is
• Hulle is

So even with two items, is is correct: Die leerlinglisensie en bestuurslisensie is op die tafel.

No. Die is much simpler than English learners often expect.

Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender the way some other European languages do, and die stays the same in many situations where English learners might expect a change.

For example:

• die tafel = the table
• die boeke = the books

So in this sentence, die is just the normal definite article the.

Because Afrikaans often expresses this idea with a compound noun instead of an apostrophe construction.

English:

• learner's licence
• driver's licence

Afrikaans:

• leerlinglisensie
• bestuurslisensie

So instead of showing possession with 's, Afrikaans often builds one noun from two parts.

The sentence follows a very straightforward main-clause pattern:

Subject + verb + prepositional phrase

• Die leerlinglisensie en bestuurslisensie = subject
• is = verb
• op die tafel = prepositional phrase

This is one of the most common Afrikaans sentence patterns.

Op is the preposition meaning on.

So:

• op = on
• die tafel = the table

Together, op die tafel means on the table.

This is a direct and very common prepositional expression in Afrikaans.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• Die leerlinglisensie en bestuurslisensie is op die tafel.
• Die leerlinglisensie en die bestuurslisensie is op die tafel.

The version with the second die is a little fuller and may sound clearer to a learner, but the shorter version is perfectly normal too.