Die volgorde is verkeerd.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, so here it means the.

A useful point for English speakers:

• Afrikaans does not have different definite articles for gender.
• Die can be used with singular and plural nouns.

So in Die volgorde is verkeerd, die simply means the.

Examples:

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

Afrikaans often forms compound words by joining parts together into a single word.

Volgorde comes from:

• volg = follow
• orde = order

Together, volgorde means order, sequence, or arrangement.

This is very common in Afrikaans, and English speakers often notice that Afrikaans writes compounds as one word where English may use one or two words depending on context.

Volgorde is a noun.

In this sentence:

• Die volgorde = the subject
• is = the verb
• verkeerd = the complement/adjective describing the subject

So the structure is:

Die volgorde + is + verkeerd
The order + is + wrong

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

Subject + verb + rest

So:

• Die volgorde = subject
• is = verb
• verkeerd = description of the subject

That makes it very similar to English:

• The order is wrong.

Afrikaans often looks quite familiar to English speakers in simple statements like this.

Is is the Afrikaans present-tense form of to be for this kind of sentence.

Unlike English, Afrikaans verbs usually do not change much according to the subject.

Compare:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is
• Ons is = we are
• Hulle is = they are

So is is used very widely, which is simpler than English.

In this sentence, verkeerd comes after the verb is, so it is used as a predicate adjective.

Predicate adjectives in Afrikaans usually stay in their basic form:

• Die volgorde is verkeerd.
• Die antwoord is korrek.
• Die boek is interessant.

English speakers often expect some kind of ending, but here no extra ending is needed.

Yes, but usually when the adjective comes before a noun, not after is.

Compare:

• Die volgorde is verkeerd. = The order is wrong.
• die verkeerde volgorde = the wrong order

So:

• after the verb: verkeerd
• before the noun: often verkeerde

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern.

You usually make a yes/no question by putting the verb first:

• Is die volgorde verkeerd? = Is the order wrong?

This inversion is very similar to English:

• The order is wrong.
• Is the order wrong?

Afrikaans normally uses double negation.

A natural negative version would be:

• Die volgorde is nie verkeerd nie. = The order is not wrong.

Notice the two nie words:

1. one after the verb phrase
2. one at the end of the clause

This is one of the most important things for English speakers to learn in Afrikaans.

Yes. Verkeerd often means:

• wrong
• incorrect
• sometimes mistaken

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• a wrong answer
• a wrong order
• a wrong direction
• being mistaken

Examples:

• Dit is verkeerd. = That is wrong.
• Jy is verkeerd. = You are wrong / mistaken.

So it is a very useful everyday word.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

• die ≈ dee
• volgorde ≈ FOLKH-or-duh or FOLKH-or-de
• is ≈ is
• verkeerd ≈ fur-KEERT

A few notes:

• g in Afrikaans is usually a guttural sound, not the English g in go
• the stress in verkeerd is usually on the second part: -keerd
• die in Afrikaans sounds like dee, not like English die

It is neutral and completely natural.

You could use it in:

• everyday conversation
• schoolwork
• instructions
• editing or correcting something

It is neither especially formal nor especially slangy, so it is a very safe sentence pattern to learn.