Die enkripsie werk behoorlik.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

A useful thing for English speakers: Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So unlike languages such as German or Dutch, you do not have to learn different forms like the for masculine/feminine/neuter. It is simply die.

In Die enkripsie werk behoorlik, die enkripsie means the encryption.

Yes. Enkripsie means encryption.

It is a noun, and it is clearly related to the English word. Many technical Afrikaans words look familiar to English speakers because they are international or borrowed/adapted terms.

So:

• enkripsie = encryption
• die enkripsie = the encryption

Here werk means works, functions, or operates.

So in this sentence:

• Die enkripsie werk = The encryption works

Afrikaans werk can mean:

• to work in the sense of functioning
• to work in the sense of doing labor or having a job

In this sentence, it clearly means functions/works properly.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form the way English verbs do in the present tense.

Compare:

• English: I work, you work, it works
• Afrikaans: ek werk, jy werk, dit werk

So with die enkripsie as the subject, the verb still stays werk.

That is why:

• Die enkripsie werk = The encryption works

Behoorlik here means properly, correctly, or as it should.

So:

• Die enkripsie werk behoorlik = The encryption works properly

Depending on context, behoorlik can also suggest:

• adequately
• satisfactorily
• in a proper way

So it has a slightly broader range than just one English word.

In this sentence, behoorlik is functioning as an adverb, because it describes how the encryption works.

• werk = works
• behoorlik = properly

English often adds -ly to make adverbs, but Afrikaans usually does not do that. The same form is often used for both adjective and adverb.

For example:

• ’n behoorlike oplossing = a proper solution
• Dit werk behoorlik = It works properly

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

subject + verb + rest

So:

• Die enkripsie = subject
• werk = verb
• behoorlik = adverb

That makes:

• Die enkripsie werk behoorlik

This is very similar to English:

• The encryption works properly

Yes. Die enkripsie werk goed is also natural and often very common in everyday speech.

The difference is roughly:

• goed = well
• behoorlik = properly / correctly / satisfactorily

So:

• Die enkripsie werk goed = The encryption works well
• Die enkripsie werk behoorlik = The encryption works properly

In technical or careful contexts, behoorlik may sound a little more precise.

Sometimes, but the meaning becomes more general.

• Die enkripsie werk behoorlik = The encryption works properly
  This usually refers to a specific encryption system or instance already known in context.

• Enkripsie werk behoorlik = Encryption works properly
  This sounds more general, like talking about encryption as a concept or process.

So whether you include die depends on whether you mean the encryption or encryption in general.

In standard Afrikaans, negation usually uses double nie:

• Die enkripsie werk nie behoorlik nie.

This means:

• The encryption does not work properly.

Pattern:

• subject + verb + nie + rest + nie

So:

• Die enkripsie = subject
• werk = verb
• nie behoorlik nie = not properly

In a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:

• Werk die enkripsie behoorlik?

This means:

• Does the encryption work properly?

So the statement:

• Die enkripsie werk behoorlik.

becomes the question:

• Werk die enkripsie behoorlik?

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

duh en-KRIP-see virk buh-HOOR-lik

A few notes:

• die is usually pronounced roughly like duh in Afrikaans, not like English die
• g in Afrikaans is often a harsher throat sound, but there is no g here to worry about
• werk sounds somewhat like verk/virk
• behoorlik has stress around hoor

A more Afrikaans-like pronunciation would depend on accent, but that rough version is enough to get started.

Yes, a few small things:

1. die does not sound like English die
   It usually sounds more like duh.

2. werk does not change for he/she/it
   Afrikaans does not add -s like English does.

3. behoorlik covers the idea of properly without needing an -ly ending
   Afrikaans often uses the same form for adjective and adverb.

4. The sentence is very literal in structure
   That makes it a nice beginner-friendly sentence:

   • Die = the
   • enkripsie = encryption
   • werk = works
   • behoorlik = properly