Die lugversorger werk mits ons krag het.

Afrikaans often writes compound nouns as a single word. So lugversorger is one compound noun meaning air conditioner.

This is very common in Afrikaans, especially with everyday objects and technical terms. English often uses two words where Afrikaans prefers one.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, like the in English.

A useful thing for learners is that Afrikaans does not change the article for gender. So you do not have to learn different forms like de and het in Dutch or der/die/das in German. Die works very broadly for the.

Here, die lugversorger simply means the air conditioner.

Here werk means works, functions, or is operating.

So in this sentence, it does not mean does work in the job/labor sense. It means the air conditioner is functioning.

Also, Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject:

• ek werk
• ons werk
• die lugversorger werk

That makes the present tense much simpler than in English.

Mits means something like provided that, so long as, or on condition that.

It introduces a condition. So the idea is:

• the air conditioner works
• but only under the condition that we have power

Compared with as for if, mits can sound a bit more formal or more precise. It is a very useful word when you want to express a condition clearly.

This is because mits introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans subordinate clauses usually send the finite verb to the end.

So:

• Main clause: Ons het krag
• Subordinate clause: mits ons krag het

That final het is completely normal after words like mits, dat, omdat, as, and similar conjunctions.

This is one of the most important word-order patterns to get used to in Afrikaans.

Afrikaans often expresses this idea with krag hê, literally to have power.

So ons krag het means we have power/electricity.

English may say:

• we have power
• there is power
• the power is on

Afrikaans commonly uses the have structure here, so het is exactly what you would expect.

In this sentence, krag most naturally means electrical power or electricity.

The word krag can also mean strength or power more generally, depending on context. But with an air conditioner, the intended meaning is clearly electrical supply.

In South African usage, krag is very commonly used for mains power or electricity.

Ons can mean both we and us.

Afrikaans does not distinguish these forms the way English does. So:

• Ons het krag = We have power
• Hy sien ons = He sees us

In your sentence, ons is the subject, so it means we.

Yes, you could, but the nuance changes a little.

• as ons krag het = if we have power
• mits ons krag het = provided that we have power

So mits sounds more like a stated condition. As is more neutral and general.

Another useful option is:

• solank ons krag het = as long as we have power

All three are possible in the right context, but mits is especially good when you want to stress the condition.

A rough pronunciation guide would be:

duh lukh-fur-SOR-khur verk mits ons krakh het

A few pronunciation notes:

• g in lug and krag is the guttural Afrikaans sound, not an English g
• r is usually rolled or tapped more than in most English accents
• w in werk sounds more like English v
• v in versorger is often pronounced close to f in Afrikaans speech

So werk may sound closer to verk to English ears.

Yes, it is grammatical and natural, though mits can sound slightly more formal or careful than everyday casual speech.

In very casual spoken Afrikaans, many people might more naturally say:

• Die lugversorger werk as ons krag het
• Die lugversorger werk solank ons krag het

But your original sentence is perfectly good Afrikaans and very clear.