Die afmeting is duidelik.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, usually meaning the.

So:

• die afmeting = the measurement / the dimension

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die much more simply than English uses the:

• it does not change for gender
• it can be used for both singular and plural

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die boeke = the books

This is the normal basic Afrikaans sentence pattern:

subject + verb + complement

So here:

• Die afmeting = subject
• is = verb
• duidelik = complement/adjective describing the subject

It works very much like English:

• The measurement is clear.

Afrikaans main clauses often look quite familiar to English speakers in simple statements like this.

Afmeting usually means measurement, dimension, or sometimes size, depending on context.

Possible translations include:

• the measurement
• the dimension
• the size specification

So Die afmeting is duidelik could mean:

• The measurement is clear
• The dimension is clear

The best English translation depends on the situation.
For example:

• in a technical drawing, dimension may sound best
• in general instructions, measurement may sound best

Duidelik most often means:

• clear
• obvious
• plain
• easy to understand

So in different contexts, it can be translated in slightly different ways.

Examples:

• Dit is duidelik. = It is clear.
• Die antwoord is duidelik. = The answer is obvious/clear.

In your sentence, clear is the most natural basic translation.

That is because duidelik is being used after the verb is.

In Afrikaans, adjectives often have different forms depending on where they appear:

1. Predicative position: after a linking verb like is

   • Die afmeting is duidelik.
   • Here you use duidelik

2. Attributive position: directly before a noun

   • die duidelike afmeting
   • Here you usually use duidelike

So:

• Die afmeting is duidelik. = The measurement is clear.
• die duidelike afmeting = the clear measurement

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern.

No. Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender the way many European languages do.

That means nouns are not normally treated as masculine, feminine, or neuter in the grammar. So you do not need to learn different forms of the or adjectives based on gender.

That is one reason Afrikaans grammar is often easier for English speakers than languages like German or French.

So with afmeting, you just learn the noun itself, without worrying about gender.

Because Afrikaans and English are related Germanic languages, and some common words look very similar.

In Afrikaans:

• is = is

Also, Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs in many ways. The verb usually does not change form depending on the subject:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = You are
• Hy is = He is
• Ons is = We are

So is is used very broadly.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• afmeting ≈ AHF-meh-ting
• duidelik ≈ DOY-duh-lik or DOY-deh-lik

A few notes:

• ui in duidelik is a well-known Afrikaans vowel sound that may feel unfamiliar to English speakers.
• The g sound does not appear here, so this sentence is easier to pronounce than many Afrikaans sentences.
• Stress is usually close to:
  • AFmeting
  • DUIdelik

If you want to sound more natural, the biggest thing to practice is the ui sound in duidelik.

Yes. Die is used for both singular and plural definite nouns.

Compare:

• die afmeting = the measurement
• die afmetings = the measurements

So if you only see die, you cannot tell singular vs. plural from the article alone. You have to look at the noun:

• afmeting = singular
• afmetings = plural

The plural is usually:

• afmetings = measurements / dimensions

So you could say:

• Die afmetings is duidelik. = The measurements are clear.

Notice something important: even with a plural subject, Afrikaans still uses is here. The verb does not change the way English is/are does.

That is a major difference from English.

Yes, but it would mean something slightly different.

• Die afmeting is duidelik. = The measurement is clear.
• Dit is duidelik. = It is clear.

The second sentence is more general and does not name the measurement directly. So if you specifically want to talk about the measurement, Die afmeting is duidelik is better.

Then you would put the adjective before the noun, and it usually takes -e:

• 'n duidelike afmeting = a clear measurement

Compare the two patterns:

• Die afmeting is duidelik. = The measurement is clear.
• 'n duidelike afmeting = a clear measurement

This is a very useful contrast to learn early:

• after is → duidelik
• before a noun → duidelike

It is natural Afrikaans, but the noun afmeting can sound a bit technical depending on context.

You might see it in:

• instructions
• architecture
• engineering
• product descriptions
• diagrams

So the sentence feels perfectly normal, but it is the kind of sentence you are especially likely to meet in practical or technical contexts.