Die vervreemder verkoop die motor.

No. In Afrikaans, die usually means the.

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

In this sentence:

• Die vervreemder = the seller / transferor
• die motor = the car

The first Die is capitalized only because it starts the sentence.

Because both nouns are definite.

Afrikaans, like English, normally uses the definite article with each definite noun phrase:

• die vervreemder = the seller / transferor
• die motor = the car

So the sentence literally has the ... the ..., just like English: The seller sells the car.

Not in the way English learners might expect if they know German or Dutch.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So you do not have to learn different forms for masculine, feminine, and neuter articles in ordinary use.

That is one of the simpler parts of Afrikaans grammar.

Vervreemder is a rather formal or legal word.

It usually means something like:

• seller
• transferor
• person who alienates/transfers property

In everyday speech, many speakers would be more likely to use a more ordinary word such as verkoper for seller, depending on context.

So this sentence sounds more formal or technical than a simple everyday sentence like:

• Die verkoper verkoop die motor.

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for person or number in the present tense.

So you get:

• ek verkoop = I sell
• jy verkoop = you sell
• hy/sy verkoop = he/she sells
• ons verkoop = we sell

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not normally add -s for he/she/it.

That is why the sentence uses verkoop, not a special form meaning sells.

Yes. This is the standard main-clause word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• Die vervreemder = subject
• verkoop = verb
• die motor = object

This is completely normal for a simple statement in Afrikaans.

Mostly from word order and meaning.

Afrikaans does not mark the subject and object with different article forms here. Both use die.

So in a basic sentence like this, the noun phrase before the verb is normally understood as the subject:

• Die vervreemder = the one doing the action
• die motor = the thing being sold

In other words, the seller sells the car, not the other way around.

Yes. Verkoop can be both:

• the infinitive: to sell
• the finite present-tense form: sell / sells

Afrikaans often uses the same form for both.

Context tells you which it is.

Here, it is the finite verb because it comes right after the subject in a normal statement:

• Die vervreemder verkoop die motor.

An infinitive example would be:

• Die vervreemder wil die motor verkoop.
• The seller wants to sell the car.

In many contexts, yes.

Motor can mean car in Afrikaans, especially in standard usage. Depending on region and style, speakers may also use kar, which is often more informal.

So:

• motor = car
• kar = car, often a bit more everyday or conversational

In this sentence, die motor is naturally understood as the car.

Afrikaans commonly uses helping verbs for this.

Past tense:

• Die vervreemder het die motor verkoop.
• The seller sold the car.

Future tense:

• Die vervreemder sal die motor verkoop.
• The seller will sell the car.

This is useful because it shows a common Afrikaans pattern:

• het + past participle / main verb form
• sal + infinitive

So the sentence you have is a straightforward present-tense form.