Die legataris bespreek die bemaking.

Because die is the definite article in Afrikaans, and it is used for both the legatee and the bequest.

So:

• die legataris = the legatee
• die bemaking = the bequest

Unlike some other languages, Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or case. It is simply die for all nouns in standard usage.

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced more like dee, not like the English verb die.

So in this sentence:

• Die legataris sounds roughly like dee le-ga-ta-ris

That pronunciation often surprises English speakers at first.

Legataris is a noun. It refers to a person who receives a legacy or specific bequest under a will.

In the sentence:

• Die legataris = the subject
• it means the person doing the action

This is a fairly formal/legal word, not an everyday casual vocabulary item.

Yes. It is related in meaning to English legal terms like legatee and legatary, though legatee is much more common in modern English.

Because it is a legal term, it may feel unfamiliar even to native English speakers. That is normal.

Yes, it is related historically to the same Germanic family as English speak.

bespreek usually means:

• discuss
• talk over
• sometimes arrange/book/reserve, depending on context

In this sentence, it means discusses.

So Die legataris bespreek die bemaking has a straightforward structure:

• subject: Die legataris
• verb: bespreek
• object: die bemaking

Because Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs in this respect.

In the present tense, the verb usually stays the same regardless of the subject:

• Ek bespreek = I discuss
• Jy bespreek = you discuss
• Hy bespreek = he discusses
• Ons bespreek = we discuss

So Afrikaans does not add an ending like English -s in he discusses.

Yes, it is connected to maak (make).

bemaking is a noun meaning bequest or legacy, especially in a legal/inheritance context.

The ending -ing often forms nouns in Afrikaans, somewhat like English -ing or other abstract noun formations. However, you should learn bemaking as a whole word, because its legal meaning is more specific than simply making.

The sentence uses normal subject–verb–object order:

• Die legataris = subject
• bespreek = verb
• die bemaking = object

So it matches standard English word order quite closely:

• The legatee discusses the bequest

This makes the sentence structurally easy for English speakers.

Yes, often it can.

Afrikaans simple present tense can cover meanings that English expresses with either:

• discusses
• is discussing

The exact English translation depends on context.

So Die legataris bespreek die bemaking could mean:

• The legatee discusses the bequest
• The legatee is discussing the bequest

if the context supports that.

No, not in the way many European languages do.

Afrikaans nouns do not normally take different articles for masculine, feminine, or neuter. That is why both nouns here simply use die.

So you do not need to learn grammatical gender for this sentence.

No. Everything here is in a simple singular form, and Afrikaans does not use the kind of case endings that German does.

You just have:

• die legataris = singular noun phrase
• bespreek = unchanged present-tense verb form
• die bemaking = singular noun phrase

That simplicity is one of the features that many learners find easier in Afrikaans.

Yes, definitely.

Both legataris and bemaking belong to a legal/inheritance register. In ordinary everyday conversation, many speakers would not often use these words unless they were talking about wills, estates, or legal matters.

So this is a grammatically simple sentence, but its vocabulary is quite formal.