Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

Here die is the definite article, meaning the.

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender. So:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child

It is also used for plural nouns:

• die kennisgewings = the notices

So die is much simpler than articles in many other European languages.

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

So Die kennisgewing is duidelik begins with a dee sound, not the English verb die.

Kennisgewing is a noun. In this sentence, it is the subject.

So the structure is:

• Die kennisgewing = the subject
• is = the verb
• duidelik = the description

In other words, kennisgewing is the thing being described.

Yes, kennisgewing is a normal formal word for notice, announcement, or notification, depending on context.

Its plural is:

• kennisgewings

For example:

• Die kennisgewing is duidelik.
• Die kennisgewings is duidelik. / more naturally Die kennisgewings is duidelik gestel in some contexts

Afrikaans often forms plurals with -s, and this is one of those cases.

Because in a simple main clause, Afrikaans often uses a word order very close to English:

• Subject + verb + complement

So:

• Die kennisgewing = subject
• is = verb
• duidelik = complement/adjective

This gives:

• Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

Afrikaans does have some word-order rules that differ from English, especially with infinitives, past participles, and subordinate clauses, but this sentence is a straightforward example.

Afrikaans and English are closely related Germanic languages, so some very common words look the same.

Here is is the present-tense form of wees (to be). A very learner-friendly point is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do.

For example:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is
• Ons is = we are

So is stays the same.

Because here duidelik is used after the verb is, as a predicate adjective. In Afrikaans, predicate adjectives usually stay in their basic form.

So:

• Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

But when an adjective comes before a noun, it often takes -e:

• die duidelike kennisgewing = the clear notice

This is a very important distinction:

• predicate: Die kennisgewing is duidelik
• attributive: die duidelike kennisgewing

Not always. Duidelik can mean:

• clear
• obvious
• plain
• sometimes clearly in certain contexts

In this sentence, it most naturally means clear.

Examples:

• Die antwoord is duidelik. = The answer is clear.
• Dit is duidelik dat hy moeg is. = It is obvious that he is tired.

So the exact English translation depends on context.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• DOY-duh-lik or DOY-duh-lək

Notes:

• The first part dui sounds a bit like boy but with a d at the start.
• The stress is usually on the first syllable.
• The last syllable is not exactly like English lick, but that approximation is helpful for beginners.

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away; just aim for something close and natural.

A rough guide is:

• KEN-iss-khuh-ving or KEN-iss-gheh-wing, depending on accent and how narrowly you want to represent the sounds

Helpful points:

• The stress is usually near the beginning: KEN-...
• The g/w area can be tricky for English speakers.
• Afrikaans g is often a throaty sound, not a hard English g.

If you are just starting, saying something close to KEN-iss-kheh-ving will usually be understandable.

Afrikaans typically uses double negation:

• Die kennisgewing is nie duidelik nie.

This literally looks like:

• the notice is not clear not

That final nie is a normal part of standard Afrikaans negation. English speakers often forget the second nie, but in standard Afrikaans it is usually required.

Yes, but that changes the structure.

• Die kennisgewing is duidelik. = The notice is clear.
• 'n duidelike kennisgewing = a clear notice

The first is a full sentence. The second is only a noun phrase, not a complete sentence by itself.

Also notice the adjective change:

• after is: duidelik
• before the noun: duidelike

It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Unlike German, Afrikaans does not capitalize all nouns. So:

• Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

Here kennisgewing is not capitalized because Afrikaans nouns are normally written with lowercase letters unless some other rule applies.

Yes, very easily in this case:

• Die = the
• kennisgewing = notice / notification
• is = is
• duidelik = clear

So the sentence maps very neatly onto English structure.

That said, not every Afrikaans sentence can be translated so directly, so it is useful to notice when a sentence is simple like this one and when it is not.

It is neutral and perfectly normal in either formal or everyday language.

The word kennisgewing can sound a bit more official than some everyday alternatives, depending on context, because it is often used for notices, announcements, and formal notifications. But the sentence itself is not unusually stiff or old-fashioned.

For example, it would fit well in contexts like:

• a school notice
• a public sign
• an official message
• written instructions