Die gebruikershandleiding wys die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article, meaning the.

A few useful things about die:

• It does not change for gender.
• It can be used with singular and plural nouns.
• Afrikaans does not have separate forms like German or Dutch articles.

So in this sentence:

• Die gebruikershandleiding = the user manual
• die watertoevoerslang = the water supply hose
• die afvoerslang = the drain hose

Afrikaans often repeats the article when naming two separate definite things: die X en die Y.

Gebruikershandleiding is a compound noun, and Afrikaans loves compound nouns.

It can be broken down like this:

• gebruiker = user
• -s- = a linking s often used in compounds
• handleiding = manual / guide

So gebruikershandleiding means user manual.

A very important rule in Afrikaans is that compound nouns are normally written as one word, not as separate words.

Also, the last part of the compound is the main noun. Here, the main noun is handleiding, so the whole word is a kind of manual.

The -s- is a linking element inside the compound. It does not work exactly like an English apostrophe.

So gebruikershandleiding is not written with anything like user's manual. Instead, Afrikaans simply builds one compound word.

This -s- is common in Afrikaans compounds and often connects the first part smoothly to the second part. In practice, learners usually just need to learn the compound as a whole.

Because they are compound nouns, and Afrikaans normally writes compounds as one word.

Here is the breakdown:

• water = water
• toevoer = supply / inlet
• slang = hose

So watertoevoerslang = water supply hose / inlet hose

And:

• afvoer = drainage / outlet / discharge
• slang = hose

So afvoerslang = drain hose / outlet hose

Again, the last part tells you the basic type of thing:

• ...slang = a kind of hose

These two words are opposites in many practical contexts.

• toevoer = something coming in / being supplied
• afvoer = something going out / being drained away

So in this sentence:

• watertoevoerslang = the hose that brings water into the machine
• afvoerslang = the hose that takes water out of the machine

This pair is very common in technical language.

Wys means shows or indicates here.

One helpful thing about Afrikaans is that verbs usually do not change much for different subjects in the present tense.

For example:

• Ek wys = I show
• Jy wys = you show
• Die handleiding wys = the manual shows
• Hulle wys = they show

So wys stays the same. That is much simpler than English, where you have show but shows.

The sentence follows normal Afrikaans main-clause word order:

Die gebruikershandleiding + wys + die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang

So the pattern is:

• subject: Die gebruikershandleiding
• verb: wys
• object: die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang

This is very similar to standard English word order in a simple statement.

Because the sentence refers to two separate definite items:

• the water supply hose
• the drain hose

Afrikaans commonly repeats the article in this kind of structure:

• die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang

This makes it clear that both nouns are separate items in the list.

Yes, a few parts may be tricky for English speakers:

• die is pronounced roughly like dee
• wys sounds roughly like vace with an Afrikaans w/v-like sound at the start, depending on accent
• gebruiker contains the ui sound, which is difficult for many learners
• toevoer has oe, which sounds like the oo in food
• slang has the Afrikaans g, a throaty sound not found in standard English

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away, but compound words can be easier to say if you mentally split them into parts:

• gebruikers + handleiding
• water + toevoer + slang
• afvoer + slang

Very often, yes.

Afrikaans frequently builds precise meanings by joining smaller words into one compound noun. This is especially common in:

• manuals
• instructions
• technical descriptions
• appliance vocabulary

So once you get used to reading compounds from right to left for the main idea, they become much easier:

• handleiding = manual
• slang = hose

Then you look at the earlier parts to see what kind of manual or hose it is.