Die bemiddeling gee ons vertroue.

Here die means the.

In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

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

So die bemiddeling means the mediation.

Also, Afrikaans die is not the English verb die. It is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

Bemiddeling is a noun meaning mediation.

It is related to the verb bemiddel, meaning to mediate. The ending -ing often forms a noun from a verb, similar to how English can form nouns like hearing or how a process gets named as a thing.

So:

• bemiddel = mediate
• bemiddeling = mediation

No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different persons in the present tense.

So you get:

• ek gee = I give
• jy gee = you give
• hy/sy gee = he/she gives
• ons gee = we give

That means gee can mean give or gives, depending on the subject.

Here ons means us.

Afrikaans ons can mean:

• we
• us
• our

The sentence structure tells you which meaning is intended. In Die bemiddeling gee ons vertroue, ons comes after the verb and refers to the people receiving something, so it means us.

That is a very good question, because ons vertroue can indeed mean our confidence or our trust in other contexts.

But in this sentence, the verb pattern helps:

• gee iemand iets = give someone something

So gee ons vertroue is most naturally understood as:

• gee = gives
• ons = us
• vertroue = confidence/trust

In other words, gives us confidence.

So yes, ons can mean our, but here the sentence structure strongly points to us.

Because Afrikaans, like English, often allows a double-object structure:

• gee ons vertroue = give us confidence

You can also express the recipient with aan in some contexts:

• gee vertroue aan ons = give confidence to us

But in a sentence like this, gee ons vertroue is the more direct and natural pattern.

Vertroue can mean both trust and confidence, depending on context.

For example:

• Ek het vertroue in jou. = I have trust/confidence in you.
• Dit gee my vertroue. = It gives me confidence.

In this sentence, confidence is probably the most natural English meaning, but trust may also fit depending on the broader context.

Because vertroue is being used as an abstract noun here, much like English in gives us confidence.

Afrikaans often leaves out the article with abstract ideas when speaking generally:

• gee ons vertroue = gives us confidence

If you were talking about a specific trust or confidence already mentioned, you might use an article:

• die vertroue = the trust / the confidence

The sentence follows normal Afrikaans main-clause word order:

• Die bemiddeling = subject
• gee = verb
• ons = indirect object
• vertroue = direct object

So the pattern is:

subject + verb + person receiving + thing given

That is very similar to English:

The mediation gives us confidence.

A rough guide is:

• Die ≈ dee
• bemiddeling ≈ buh-MID-duh-ling
• gee ≈ ghee-uh or khee-uh depending on accent
• ons ≈ ons
• vertroue ≈ fer-TROW-uh, with ou sounding like the ow in now

A very rough full pronunciation guide would be:

dee buh-MID-duh-ling ghee-uh ons fer-TROW-uh

This is only approximate, but it can help you get started.