Die bewysfoto wys die padverkeersteken.

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, and it is used for the.

In this sentence:

• die bewysfoto = the evidence photo
• die padverkeersteken = the road traffic sign

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or number. So die can mean:

• the (singular)
• the (plural)

You just use the same word each time.

Wys means shows or show.

A helpful feature of Afrikaans is that verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do. Compare:

• Ek wys = I show
• Jy wys = you show
• Hy wys = he shows
• Die foto wys = the photo shows

So in Afrikaans, the verb stays wys.

This is the normal Afrikaans word order for a simple main clause:

Subject + Verb + Object

So here:

• Die bewysfoto = subject
• wys = verb
• die padverkeersteken = object

That is very similar to English:

• The evidence photo / shows / the road traffic sign

So the sentence structure is straightforward.

Yes. Afrikaans very often joins nouns together into one compound word.

So:

• bewys = evidence / proof
• foto = photo

Together:

• bewysfoto = evidence photo

This is very common in Afrikaans. English sometimes writes these as separate words, but Afrikaans often combines them into one.

It is a compound noun made from smaller parts:

• pad = road
• verkeer = traffic
• teken = sign

Together, padverkeersteken means something like road traffic sign.

Afrikaans often stacks ideas together in one long noun. When reading such words, it helps to look for the smaller familiar parts inside them.

Because once the words are combined into one compound noun, they function as a single noun.

So you do not say something like:

• die pad die verkeer die teken

Instead, Afrikaans makes one unit:

• die padverkeersteken

The article die goes before the whole noun phrase, not before each internal element.

In Afrikaans compounds, the last part is usually the main noun.

So in:

• padverkeersteken

the main noun is:

• teken = sign

The earlier parts describe what kind of sign it is:

• a sign related to traffic
• specifically road traffic

This is similar to how English works in phrases like traffic sign, where sign is the main noun.

Yes, that can work.

Both wys and toon can mean show, although there can be slight differences in style or tone depending on context.

• wys is very common and everyday.
• toon can sound a little more formal in some contexts.

So Die bewysfoto wys die padverkeersteken is a very natural sentence.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• bewysfoto ≈ buh-VAYS-foh-toh
• padverkeersteken ≈ paht-fur-KEERS-tay-ken

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• w in Afrikaans sounds like English v
• y in bewys is not like English y; it is closer to an Afrikaans vowel sound
• ee in teken is usually a long vowel sound
• g in verkeer is not pronounced like English g in go; it is the guttural Afrikaans g/ch sound

If you are a beginner, it is fine first to focus on recognizing the word rather than perfect pronunciation.

Yes. If you wanted to make the subject plural, you could change bewysfoto to bewysfoto's:

• Die bewysfoto's wys die padverkeersteken.

That means The evidence photos show the road traffic sign.

Notice:

• die stays die
• wys stays wys

So even with a plural subject, the article and verb do not change the way they often do in English.

Yes, and that is very normal.

Afrikaans often forms clear, literal compounds. If you know the parts, you can often guess the meaning:

• bewys
  • foto
• pad
  • verkeer
    • teken

This makes vocabulary easier in some ways, because once you learn common building blocks, longer words become less intimidating.

Yes. In Afrikaans, yes/no questions usually invert the subject and the verb.

Statement:

• Die bewysfoto wys die padverkeersteken.

Question:

• Wys die bewysfoto die padverkeersteken?

That literally follows the pattern:

• Shows the evidence photo the road traffic sign?

This is a very common question pattern in Afrikaans.