Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

Die means the.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some languages, you do not have different words for the depending on gender.

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die tafel = the table
• die vraelyste = the questionnaires

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

gesondheidsvraelys can be broken down as:

• gesondheid = health
• vraelys = questionnaire

So the full compound means health questionnaire.

A useful rule:

• the last part is usually the main noun
• the earlier part(s) describe it

Here, the main noun is vraelys, so it is a kind of questionnaire — specifically a health questionnaire.

That -s- is a linking sound/letter that often appears in Afrikaans compounds.

So:

• gesondheid
  • vraelys becomes
• gesondheidsvraelys

You cannot always predict this perfectly from English, so it is often best to learn common compounds as whole words. But this kind of linking -s- is very normal in Afrikaans.

Is means is.

It is the present-tense form of wees (to be).

So the structure is very similar to English:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys = the health questionnaire
• is = is
• gereed = ready

Unlike English, Afrikaans verbs usually change much less depending on the subject, so is stays the same in many contexts where English also uses is.

Gereed usually means ready, prepared, or sometimes finished/complete, depending on context.

In this sentence, the most natural meaning is:

• The health questionnaire is ready

That could mean:

• it has been prepared
• it is available for use
• it is completed and ready to be used or submitted

So gereed is a very common word for something being ready.

This is a simple main clause, and in straightforward statements Afrikaans often uses a word order that looks very familiar to English:

Subject + verb + complement

So:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys = subject
• is = verb
• gereed = complement/adjective

That gives:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

So yes, in a sentence like this, the basic order is very close to English.

Yes. Gereed is an adjective here, used predicatively — that means it comes after the verb is and describes the subject.

So in:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed

gereed describes the questionnaire.

A useful point for learners: Afrikaans adjectives often behave differently depending on whether they come:

• after the verb: Die vraelys is gereed
• before a noun: adjective form may change in some cases

But here, after is, you simply use gereed.

No. Afrikaans does not capitalize all nouns.

In this sentence:

• Die is capitalized only because it begins the sentence.
• gesondheidsvraelys and gereed stay lowercase.

So Afrikaans is more like English than German in this respect.

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

Is die gesondheidsvraelys gereed?

That means:

• Is the health questionnaire ready?

This verb-first pattern is very common in Afrikaans questions.

Statement:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed.

Question:

• Is die gesondheidsvraelys gereed?

Sometimes, yes, but the nuance can change.

• gereed usually emphasizes ready/prepared
• klaar often emphasizes finished/done

So:

• Die gesondheidsvraelys is gereed = The health questionnaire is ready.
• Die gesondheidsvraelys is klaar could sound more like the questionnaire is finished/completed.

In some contexts they overlap, but gereed is the safer choice for ready.

No. Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender in the same way that many European languages do.

That means:

• no masculine/feminine/neuter article changes
• no adjective agreement based on gender
• die works regardless of gender

So you do not need to memorize gesondheidsvraelys as masculine or feminine.

The plural of vraelys is vraelyste, so the plural compound is:

gesondheidsvraelyste

That means health questionnaires.

Example:

• Die gesondheidsvraelyste is gereed. = The health questionnaires are ready.

Notice something important: In standard Afrikaans, is is also used with plural subjects in the present tense.

Yes, it is natural and clear.

It sounds like something you might see or hear in:

• a clinic
• a hospital
• an office
• a research setting
• an online form system

It is simple, correct, and idiomatic Afrikaans.