Die werkgewer lees die CV.

Because both werkgewer and CV are definite here. Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both the subject and the object.

So:

• die werkgewer = the employer
• die CV = the CV

Using die twice does not cause confusion, because the word order shows who is doing the action:

• die werkgewer comes before the verb, so it is the doer
• die CV comes after the verb, so it is the thing being read

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in the way many learners expect.

That means:

• no masculine article
• no feminine article
• no neuter article

For the definite article, Afrikaans simply uses die.

No. Die is also used for plural nouns.

So Afrikaans keeps things simple:

• singular definite: die
• plural definite: die

For example:

• die werkgewer = the employer
• die werkgewers = the employers

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

Compare:

• ek lees
• jy lees
• hy lees
• ons lees
• hulle lees

The verb stays lees in all of these. This is much simpler than English, where you have I read but he reads.

It can often cover both, depending on context.

In Afrikaans, the simple present is commonly used for:

• habitual actions: reads
• actions happening now: is reading

So this sentence could mean either one, depending on the situation.

If you want to strongly emphasize that the action is happening right now, Afrikaans can use a progressive-style structure such as:

• Die werkgewer is besig om die CV te lees.

But in ordinary usage, the simple present is very common.

Yes, in this simple main clause it is.

The pattern is:

• subject: Die werkgewer
• verb: lees
• object: die CV

So it matches English Subject + Verb + Object.

But it is useful to know that Afrikaans follows a verb-second pattern in main clauses. That means the finite verb usually stays in the second position.

For example:

• Vandag lees die werkgewer die CV.

Even though Vandag comes first, lees still stays in second position.

It is a compound word, and Afrikaans uses compound words very often.

werkgewer is roughly:

• werk = work
• gewer = giver

So the literal idea is work-giver, which corresponds to employer.

A useful opposite word is:

• werknemer = employee

That is roughly work-taker/receiver.

In Afrikaans, die is pronounced dee.

This is a very common point of confusion for English speakers, because it is not pronounced like the English verb die.

So:

• Afrikaans die = dee

A few key pronunciation points help a lot:

• In werkgewer, the w sounds like an English v
• The g is the guttural Afrikaans sound, similar to the ch in Scottish loch
• lees has a long vowel sound, not the short vowel of English less

So even if your accent is not perfect yet, these are the most important things to remember:

• w in Afrikaans often sounds like v
• g is usually a throaty sound
• lees should sound long, not short

Because CV is a common international abbreviation, and Afrikaans usually keeps abbreviations like this unchanged in writing.

So it is completely normal to see:

• CV

In more formal contexts, you might also see the full term curriculum vitae, but CV is very common in everyday use.

Because Afrikaans does not capitalize all nouns.

Unlike German, Afrikaans only capitalizes:

• the first word of a sentence
• proper names
• abbreviations such as CV

So werkgewer stays lowercase unless it begins the sentence.

You would use the indefinite article 'n:

• 'n werkgewer lees 'n CV.

A very useful thing to remember:

• 'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article
• it is pronounced like a weak uh
• it is written with an apostrophe

Afrikaans usually uses a double nie for negation.

So:

• Die werkgewer lees nie die CV nie.

This is one of the most noticeable differences from English.

The pattern is often:

• first nie after the verb or later in the clause
• second nie at the end of the clause

A very common past form would be:

• Die werkgewer het die CV gelees.

This uses:

• het as the auxiliary
• gelees as the past participle

So if you are comparing tenses:

• present: Die werkgewer lees die CV.
• past: Die werkgewer het die CV gelees.