Ons stuur die statusnavraag met die verwysingsnommer.

Yes. Ons means we, and stuur means send.

So:

• Ons = we
• stuur = send

Afrikaans verbs do not change form the way English verbs do. So stuur stays the same with different subjects:

• Ek stuur = I send
• Jy stuur = you send
• Ons stuur = we send

That is much simpler than English.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

So:

• die statusnavraag = the status inquiry / the status enquiry

A useful point for English speakers: Afrikaans uses die for all nouns in the definite sense. It does not change for gender or number the way articles do in some other languages.

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die tafel = the table
• die mense = the people

Yes. It is a compound noun, and writing it as one word is normal in Afrikaans.

It is made from:

• status = status
• navraag = inquiry / enquiry

Together:

• statusnavraag = status inquiry

Afrikaans often joins nouns together into one longer word where English might use two separate words.

Similar idea:

• telefoonnommer = telephone number
• werksure = working hours
• verwysingsnommer = reference number

So statusnavraag as one word is completely standard.

Met means with.

In this sentence, met die verwysingsnommer means with the reference number.

So it tells you what is being used along with the status inquiry.

Examples:

• Ek skryf met 'n pen. = I write with a pen.
• Ons werk met die data. = We work with the data.

Because die means the, and the sentence refers to a specific reference number.

So:

• verwysingsnommer = reference number
• die verwysingsnommer = the reference number

Afrikaans often uses the article in the same kind of places English does. If English would naturally say the reference number, Afrikaans will usually say die verwysingsnommer.

It is another compound noun.

It comes from:

• verwysing = reference
• nommer = number

Together:

• verwysingsnommer = reference number

The -s- in the middle is a linking sound that often appears in Afrikaans compounds. English speakers do not need to over-analyze it at first; the important thing is to learn the whole word as a unit.

Other compounds work similarly, and over time they start to feel natural.

This is normal main-clause word order.

The basic structure is:

• Ons = subject
• stuur = verb
• die statusnavraag = object
• met die verwysingsnommer = prepositional phrase

So it follows the common pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object + Other information

That is very similar to English:

We send the status inquiry with the reference number.

Yes, very possibly.

In real usage, met can often sound natural in English as either:

• with the reference number
• using the reference number

Which translation sounds best depends on context.

So this phrase may suggest that the reference number is included, attached, or used as identifying information for the inquiry.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• statusnavraag ≈ STAH-tus-nah-frahkh
• verwysingsnommer ≈ fur-VAY-singhs-nom-er

A few helpful notes:

• v in Afrikaans often sounds close to English f
• w is usually like English v
• g at the end of a syllable is often a harsher throat sound, not a normal English g
• aa is a long ah sound

Pronunciation varies by speaker and accent, but that approximation can help you get started.

Yes, but it changes the meaning slightly.

• Ons stuur die statusnavraag ... = We send the status inquiry
• Ons stuur 'n statusnavraag ... = We send a status inquiry

So die refers to a specific inquiry already known in the context, while 'n introduces one that is indefinite or not yet specifically identified.

That is the same basic difference as the versus a/an in English.

No, not in the way languages like German or French do.

In this sentence:

• die stays die
• the verb stuur does not change for gender
• the nouns do not need masculine/feminine agreement

That makes Afrikaans easier for English speakers in this area. You usually do not have to memorize noun genders to build a sentence like this.