Die tegnikus sê dat die krag binnekort weer sal werk.

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

In this sentence:

• Die tegnikus = the technician

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for all genders and for both singular and plural definite nouns, so it is much simpler than articles in many other languages.

Yes. Tegnikus means technician, and it is clearly related to the English word.

This is a good example of a cognate: a word that looks similar in both languages and has a similar meaning.

The accent in sê helps show the vowel sound and distinguishes the word in writing.

• sê = say / says
• In this sentence, Die tegnikus sê = The technician says

The accent is part of standard spelling, so it is best to learn the word with the accent included.

Afrikaans verbs usually change very little compared with English.

For the verb sê:

• ek sê = I say
• jy sê = you say
• hy sê = he says
• ons sê = we say

So in Die tegnikus sê, the verb stays sê. Afrikaans does not add an -s like English does in he says.

This is one of the simpler parts of Afrikaans grammar.

Dat means that and introduces a subordinate clause.

So:

• Die tegnikus sê dat ... = The technician says that ...

In everyday speech, dat can sometimes be omitted, much like English sometimes leaves out that:

• Die tegnikus sê die krag sal binnekort weer werk.

But the version with dat is completely normal and very clear.

Yes. Krag literally means power, but in many contexts it refers to electrical power / electricity.

So here:

• die krag = the power / the electricity

This is very natural Afrikaans. If the meaning has already been given to the learner, this is just a matter of recognizing that krag can refer to the power supply, not only abstract strength or force.

Binnekort is one word in Afrikaans, and it means soon or before long.

So:

• binnekort = soon

It is an adverb of time. In this sentence it tells you when the power is expected to work again.

Here, weer means again.

So:

• weer sal werk = will work again

Afrikaans weer can also be related to weather in other contexts, so learners sometimes get confused. But in this sentence, because it is talking about the power functioning another time after an interruption, weer clearly means again.

Yes. Sal is the usual auxiliary for the future, similar to will in English.

• sal = will
• werk = work

So:

• sal werk = will work

Afrikaans often puts the main verb at the end of a subordinate clause. Because this clause is introduced by dat, the future construction appears as:

• dat die krag binnekort weer sal werk

That final werk is very typical subordinate-clause word order.

Afrikaans word order is flexible in some areas, but this sentence follows a very common and natural pattern for a subordinate clause:

• dat
  • subject + time adverb + adverb + auxiliary + main verb

So:

• dat
• die krag
• binnekort
• weer
• sal
• werk

A very literal breakdown is:

• that the power soon again will work

That sounds odd in English, but it is normal in Afrikaans syntax.

The key point is:

• in a subordinate clause, the finite auxiliary like sal tends to come near the end,
• and the main verb werk comes at the very end.

Yes. Afrikaans often uses werk in the sense of function, operate, or be working.

So:

• Die krag werk = The power works / The electricity is working

This is idiomatic and natural. English might also say:

• The power will be back soon
• The electricity will be working again soon

Afrikaans simply uses werk here.

Yes. A common alternative is:

• Die tegnikus sê die krag sal binnekort weer werk.

This is also natural and probably a little more direct in everyday speech.

The difference is mainly structural:

• with dat, you clearly mark the subordinate clause;
• without dat, the sentence is slightly more compact.

Both are correct.

A useful way to remember it is:

• Main clause: Die tegnikus sê
• Subordinate clause after dat: die krag binnekort weer sal werk

So think:

1. The technician says ...
2. after that, Afrikaans pushes the verb phrase toward the end:
   • ... that the power soon again will work

A good shortcut rule is:

• After dat, expect the verb to move toward the end.
• If you see sal, the main verb usually comes after it, right at the end.

That will help you understand many similar Afrikaans sentences.