Wat die parkeervak betref, is dit nie toeganklik nie.

It means as far as the parking space is concerned, regarding the parking space, or when it comes to the parking space.

This is a common Afrikaans expression:

• wat X betref = as for X / regarding X

So in this sentence, Wat die parkeervak betref introduces the topic before the main statement.

Because wat ... betref is a fixed expression in Afrikaans.

Its pattern is:

• Wat + noun phrase + betref

Examples:

• Wat my betref = as far as I’m concerned
• Wat die weer betref = as far as the weather is concerned
• Wat die parkeervak betref = as far as the parking space is concerned

Even though it may feel unusual to an English speaker, it is a normal Afrikaans way to frame a topic.

Parkeervak means parking space, parking bay, or parking spot.

It is a compound noun:

• parkeer = park / parking
• vak = compartment, section, slot, or bay

Afrikaans often forms nouns by combining words like this.

The dit is the subject of the main clause:

• Wat die parkeervak betref, = introductory topic phrase
• is dit nie toeganklik nie = main clause

Afrikaans still needs a subject in the main clause, so dit is used here, roughly like it in English.

In context, dit refers back to the thing being discussed, namely the parking space or the situation concerning it.

This is because Afrikaans follows the verb-second rule in main clauses.

When the sentence starts with an introductory phrase like Wat die parkeervak betref, the finite verb comes next. So:

• Wat die parkeervak betref, is dit nie toeganklik nie.

Compare:

• Dit is nie toeganklik nie. = It is not accessible.
• Wat die parkeervak betref, is dit nie toeganklik nie. = As for the parking space, it is not accessible.

The introductory phrase takes the first position, so is moves before dit.

This is the standard Afrikaans double negative pattern.

In many negative Afrikaans sentences, you use:

• one nie after the verb phrase or key element
• a second nie near the end of the clause

So:

• Dit is nie toeganklik nie. = It is not accessible.

This is completely normal in Afrikaans and does not mean a positive, unlike in some forms of English.

In this sentence:

• the first nie comes before the adjective toeganklik
• the second nie closes the clause

So:

• is dit nie toeganklik nie

A useful way to think of it is:

• Dit is toeganklik. = It is accessible.
• Dit is nie toeganklik nie. = It is not accessible.

The second nie is often clause-final.

Toeganklik means accessible.

It can refer to:

• physical access: easy to enter or reach
• usability: available or open to use
• sometimes even figurative accessibility

In this sentence, it most likely means the parking space is not accessible, perhaps because it is blocked, unavailable, or not suitable for access.

Yes, ontoeganklik means inaccessible.

So these are both possible:

• Dit is nie toeganklik nie.
• Dit is ontoeganklik.

The version with nie ... nie is often more neutral and common in everyday use.
Ontoeganklik is also correct, but may sound a bit more formal or more emphatic depending on context.

Yes, betref is a verb meaning concerns or regards, but learners most often meet it in the expression wat ... betref.

So:

• Dit betref die parkeervak. would literally mean It concerns the parking space
• but the idiomatic expression here is:
  • Wat die parkeervak betref = as far as the parking space is concerned

In modern everyday Afrikaans, the fixed expression is much more common for learners to notice.

It sounds somewhat formal, neutral, or administrative, especially because of Wat ... betref.

A simpler everyday version would be:

• Die parkeervak is nie toeganklik nie.

That version is more direct:

• The parking space is not accessible.

The original sentence is perfectly correct, but it sounds more like something you might see in a notice, report, or official explanation.

The core sentence is:

• Dit is nie toeganklik nie. = It is not accessible.

Then Afrikaans adds the topic phrase:

• Wat die parkeervak betref, = As for the parking space,

Together:

• Wat die parkeervak betref, is dit nie toeganklik nie.

So the sentence is basically:

• As for the parking space, it is not accessible.

Not very naturally.

A rough literal breakdown is:

• Wat = what
• die parkeervak = the parking space
• betref = concerns
• is = is
• dit = it
• nie ... nie = not

So a very literal version would be something like:

• What the parking space concerns, it is not accessible.

But that is not natural English. The natural translation is:

• As for the parking space, it is not accessible.
• Regarding the parking space, it is not accessible.
• The parking space is not accessible.

Yes — three things:

1. Wat ... betref is a common Afrikaans way to mean as for / regarding.
2. Afrikaans uses verb-second word order, so after an opening phrase you get is dit, not dit is.
3. Negation usually uses nie ... nie, as in nie toeganklik nie.

This sentence is a very good example of all three at once.