Stooreenhede is toeganklik, met dien verstande dat toegangskodes werk.

Stooreenhede means storage units. The singular is stooreenheid.

It is made up of:

• stoor = to store / storage
• eenheid = unit

So:

• ’n stooreenheid = a storage unit
• stooreenhede = storage units

In Afrikaans, adjectives after is do not change for plural.

So:

• Die stooreenheid is toeganklik = The storage unit is accessible
• Die stooreenhede is toeganklik = The storage units are accessible

Unlike in some languages, toeganklik stays the same.

Toeganklik means accessible, available to enter, or able to be reached.

In this sentence, it means the storage units can be accessed. It does not necessarily mean they are open all the time with no restrictions; the second part of the sentence adds a condition.

Met dien verstande dat is a fairly formal expression meaning:

• provided that
• on the understanding that
• with the proviso that

It introduces a condition or limitation.

So the sentence is saying that the storage units are accessible, provided that the access codes work.

Not really. It is best learned as a fixed expression.

Word-for-word, it looks something like:

• met = with
• dien = an old/formal demonstrative element
• verstande = understanding
• dat = that

But in normal learning, it is much more useful to treat the whole phrase met dien verstande dat as one chunk meaning provided that or on the understanding that.

Dat introduces a subordinate clause, much like that in English.

Here:

• main clause: Stooreenhede is toeganklik
• subordinate clause: dat toegangskodes werk

The phrase met dien verstande dat requires a clause after it, and dat introduces that clause.

After dat, Afrikaans uses subordinate-clause word order, where the verb tends to go to the end.

Here the clause is:

• toegangskodes = access codes
• werk = work / function

Because the clause is so short, it may look almost the same as English. But it is still a subordinate clause after dat.

You can see the pattern more clearly in a longer example:

• ... dat die toegangskodes nie vandag werk nie
• ... that the access codes are not working today

In Afrikaans subordinate clauses, the verb is pushed toward the end.

It means function / operate properly.

So toegangskodes werk means the access codes are working properly. In English, work and function are both possible translations here.

Afrikaans often uses werk in this practical sense:

• Die sleutel werk nie. = The key doesn’t work.
• Die kode werk. = The code works.

Because the sentence is talking about access codes in a general sense, not a specific set introduced with die.

So:

• toegangskodes werk = access codes work
• die toegangskodes werk = the access codes work

Both are possible depending on context. Without die, the statement sounds more general or neutral.

Yes, especially because of met dien verstande dat.

That phrase sounds formal, administrative, legal, or written. In everyday speech, people might choose a simpler wording, such as:

• Stooreenhede is toeganklik as die toegangskodes werk.
• Stooreenhede is toeganklik mits die toegangskodes werk.

These are simpler ways to express a similar idea, though mits is also somewhat formal.

Yes, in many everyday situations you could say:

• Stooreenhede is toeganklik as die toegangskodes werk.

That is more direct and conversational. However, it is slightly less formal and may sound a bit less precise than met dien verstande dat.

So the difference is mostly one of register:

• met dien verstande dat = formal, official, written
• as = everyday speech
• mits = concise, somewhat formal, meaning provided that

Yes. Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often forms compound nouns.

Here:

• toegang = access
• kodes = codes

Together:

• toegangskodes = access codes

The singular is toegangskode.

Compound nouns are very common in Afrikaans, so it is useful to get used to reading them as one unit.