Die lêernaam wys die lêerformaat.

No. Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for almost everything: singular nouns, plural nouns, and nouns of any gender.

So in this sentence:

• die lêernaam = the file name
• die lêerformaat = the file format

Unlike Dutch or German, you do not have to learn different definite articles for different noun genders in Afrikaans.

Wys means shows in this sentence.

So Die lêernaam wys die lêerformaat means that the file name shows or indicates the file format.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject:

• ek wys = I show
• jy wys = you show
• hy wys = he shows
• ons wys = we show

So Afrikaans does not add an extra -s the way English does in he shows.

Because this is a normal main clause in Afrikaans, and the basic word order is often:

subject + verb + object

Here that gives:

• Die lêernaam = subject
• wys = verb
• die lêerformaat = object

So the structure matches English very closely in this sentence.

Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• lêer
  • naam → lêernaam
• lêer
  • formaat → lêerformaat

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes similar combinations as two words, but Afrikaans usually joins them.

Lêer means file.

It appears in both compound nouns because both are related to a file:

• lêernaam = file name
• lêerformaat = file format

This is common in Afrikaans: one noun can be reused in compounds to build more specific meanings.

The accent mark in lêer is there to show pronunciation.

The ê represents a particular vowel sound, and the word is typically pronounced roughly like LAY-er, with two syllables.

The accent helps distinguish pronunciation and sometimes meaning. In Afrikaans, these marks are a normal part of spelling and should not be ignored.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• lêernaam ≈ LAY-er-naam
• lêerformaat ≈ LAY-er-for-maat

A few helpful notes:

• lêer has two syllables.
• naam sounds similar to English nahm, not name.
• formaat has stress toward the end, roughly for-MAHT.

These are only approximations, but they can help you get started.

Afrikaans does not need an extra helping verb here.

English often uses forms like:

• shows
• is showing
• does show

Afrikaans can simply use the main verb:

• wys

So the sentence is straightforward and natural as it stands.

Yes. Wys is quite flexible.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• show
• indicate
• point out
• sometimes point to

In a computer or technical context like this sentence, indicates can be a very natural interpretation.

In this sentence, die is normally repeated because each noun phrase has its own article:

• die lêernaam
• die lêerformaat

Leaving out the second die would usually sound wrong here. Afrikaans, like English, normally uses the article with each separate noun phrase when needed.

No. In Afrikaans, common nouns are not automatically capitalized.

So these are written normally:

• lêernaam
• lêerformaat

Only the first word of the sentence is capitalized here because it begins the sentence:

• Die lêernaam wys die lêerformaat.

Yes. It is in the present tense.

wys here means shows or is showing, depending on context. Afrikaans present tense is often simpler than English, because the same form can cover meanings that English expresses in more than one way.

So this sentence can be understood as a general statement:

• the file name shows the file format

Yes, that would also be possible in many contexts.

toon can also mean show or display. The difference is often one of style or nuance:

• wys is very common and broad
• toon can sound a little more formal or like display

Both can work, but wys is a very natural everyday choice.