Die gedrag is verkeerd.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns: die man = the man
• plural nouns: die mense = the people

Unlike some other languages, Afrikaans does not have different forms for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns. It is simply die.

Both are possible in Afrikaans, but they mean slightly different things depending on context.

• Die gedrag = the behavior / that behavior
  This usually refers to specific behavior already known from the context.
• Gedrag = behavior in a more general sense

So Die gedrag is verkeerd points to a particular behavior, not behavior in general.

Gedrag is a noun. It means behavior or conduct.

A useful thing to notice is that Afrikaans often uses nouns similarly to English in simple sentences:

• Die gedrag = subject
• is = verb
• verkeerd = description

So the structure is very straightforward.

Afrikaans and English are related Germanic languages, so some very common words look similar. Is in Afrikaans is the present tense form of to be, just like is in English.

In this sentence, is links the subject Die gedrag to the description verkeerd.

Here verkeerd is an adjective used after the verb is, so it describes the subject.

This is called a predicative adjective:

• Die gedrag is verkeerd. = The behavior is wrong.

Compare that with an adjective before a noun:

• die verkeerde gedrag = the wrong behavior

That contrast is very useful:

• after is: verkeerd
• before a noun: often verkeerde

Because it comes after the verb is.

In Afrikaans, adjectives often behave differently depending on position:

• predicative position (after a verb like is): usually no ending
  
  • Die gedrag is verkeerd.
• attributive position (before a noun): often takes -e
  
  • die verkeerde gedrag

So verkeerd stays plain here because it is not directly in front of the noun.

In simple main clauses like this one, yes, it is often very similar.

This sentence follows:

• subject: Die gedrag
• verb: is
• complement: verkeerd

So it lines up neatly with English:

• The behavior
• is
• wrong

That said, Afrikaans word order can change in other sentence types, especially when another element comes first or in subordinate clauses.

A rough guide for an English speaker:

• die sounds roughly like dee
• gedrag is roughly khuh-drakh or guh-drahkh, with a guttural sound for g
• is sounds like iss
• verkeerd is roughly fur-KEERT or fer-KEERT

A few pronunciation notes:

• Afrikaans g is usually a throat sound, not an English g
• r is often trilled or tapped more than in English
• ee in verkeerd is a long vowel

A very rough overall approximation: dee khuh-DRAKH iss fur-KEERT

It can cover a few related ideas, depending on context:

• wrong
• incorrect
• mistaken
• sometimes morally wrong

In Die gedrag is verkeerd, it most naturally means that the behavior is wrong, inappropriate, or unacceptable.

So the exact nuance depends on what kind of wrongness the speaker has in mind.

Afrikaans normally uses double negation. So:

• Die gedrag is nie verkeerd nie.
  = The behavior is not wrong.

This is a very important Afrikaans pattern:

• first nie usually comes after the verb or later in the clause
• second nie comes at the end

So do not try to negate it with only one nie in standard Afrikaans.

Yes, but it does not mean exactly the same thing.

• verkeerd = wrong, incorrect, not acceptable
• sleg = bad, poor, unpleasant

So:

• Die gedrag is verkeerd = the behavior is wrong
• Die gedrag is sleg = the behavior is bad

Sometimes these are close in meaning, but verkeerd often sounds more like a judgment of correctness or propriety, while sleg is broader.

Yes—this sentence shows several very common Afrikaans basics:

1. die = the
2. is = is
3. adjectives after is usually do not take -e
4. simple statements often have English-like word order
5. Afrikaans grammar is often quite compact and regular

So Die gedrag is verkeerd is a very useful model for building similar sentences, such as:

• Die antwoord is verkeerd. = The answer is wrong.
• Die plan is goed. = The plan is good.
• Die kind is stil. = The child is quiet.