Die vorm vra vir die geslag.

Because die is the normal definite article in Afrikaans, and it is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So:

• die vorm = the form
• die geslag = the gender/sex

Unlike English, this is very simple: Afrikaans does not change the depending on grammatical gender.

Here vorm means form in the sense of a document or application form.

It can also mean shape in other contexts, so the exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, because of vra vir die geslag, it clearly means a form you fill in.

In Afrikaans, vra vir is commonly used for ask for / request something.

So:

• Die vorm vra vir die geslag = the form asks for the gender/sex

By contrast, vra by itself often means simply ask, especially when asking a person or asking a question.

Compare:

• Ek vra vir hulp. = I ask for help.
• Ek vra hom. = I ask him.
• Ek vra 'n vraag. = I ask a question.

So vir is important here because the sentence is about requesting a piece of information.

Geslag can mean different things depending on context, including:

• gender
• sex
• sometimes generation, lineage, or kind/type in other contexts

In a sentence about a form, it usually means the category the form wants you to indicate, such as male/female or gender identity, depending on the situation.

So in this sentence, geslag is best understood as gender/sex.

Because Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs.

In the present tense, the verb usually does not change according to the subject:

• ek vra = I ask
• jy vra = you ask
• hy vra = he asks
• ons vra = we ask

So even though English says the form asks, Afrikaans still uses vra, not a special form like vras or anything similar.

Yes. This is a normal main-clause word order:

• Die vorm = subject
• vra = verb
• vir die geslag = prepositional phrase / object of the request

So the structure is basically:

Subject + Verb + Rest

That is very common in simple Afrikaans main clauses.

Not necessarily a specific gender like male or female. Here die often points to the category or field being requested.

So die geslag can be understood as:

• the gender
• the sex
• the gender field/information in question

This is natural in Afrikaans, just as English might say the form asks for the gender.

Yes, that is close in meaning, but asks for is the most direct match here.

Vra vir usually means:

• ask for
• request

So the sentence suggests that the form requires or requests that information, not just that it mentions the topic.

No. Vir often translates as for, but not always literally.

In Afrikaans, vir has several uses, including:

• marking an indirect object in some cases
• meaning for
• appearing in fixed expressions like vra vir = ask for

So it is best to learn vra vir as a unit here, rather than translating each word too mechanically.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Die ≈ dee
• vorm ≈ form (with a slightly different Afrikaans o sound)
• vra ≈ frah
• vir ≈ fur or feer, depending on accent and speech speed
• geslag ≈ khuh-SLAKH or guh-SLAKH, with the final sound like the ch in Scottish loch

So roughly:

dee form frah fur khuh-SLAKH

The exact pronunciation of g varies by accent, but it is usually a throaty sound not found in standard English.

No, modern Afrikaans does not really use grammatical gender the way languages like German do.

That is why the article die stays the same and does not change for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

In this sentence, geslag is not about noun gender in grammar. It refers to a person's gender/sex as information on a form.

That would sound less natural for this meaning. The most idiomatic version is:

• Die vorm vra vir die geslag

or in some contexts:

• Die vorm vra jou geslag might be understood, but it is less standard and can sound more like a literal copying of English structure.

For learners, vra vir is the safer and more natural pattern when the meaning is ask for / request something.