Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n kennisgewing wanneer die intekening se databundel opraak.

'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, equivalent to English a/an.

The apostrophe is simply part of the normal spelling. A few useful points:

• 'n is always written in lowercase, even at the beginning of a sentence.
• If it starts a sentence, the next word is capitalized, not 'n itself.
• In careful writing, it is usually unstressed in speech.

So in 'n kennisgewing, it means a notification.

Diensverskaffer means service provider.

It is made up of:

• diens = service
• verskaffer = provider/supplier

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns as a single word. So where English writes service provider as two words, Afrikaans commonly writes diensverskaffer as one.

Kennisgewing means notification, notice, or sometimes announcement, depending on context.

In this sentence, stuur 'n kennisgewing most naturally means sends a notification.

The word is built from:

• kennis = knowledge / notice
• gewing = giving

But as a learner, the most useful thing is to remember the whole word as notification/notice.

Afrikaans commonly shows possession with se, which works a bit like English 's.

So:

• die intekening se databundel = the subscription's data bundle

This structure is very common in everyday Afrikaans. You can think of it as:

• the subscription its data bundle → natural Afrikaans possessive pattern

Examples:

• die man se kar = the man's car
• my suster se boek = my sister's book

So se is one of the main ways Afrikaans expresses possession.

Yes, in this sentence intekening means subscription.

It can refer to a service you are signed up for, such as a mobile or internet plan. Depending on context, Afrikaans may also use other words, but intekening is a perfectly normal word here.

So:

• die intekening se databundel = the subscription's data bundle

Because it is a compound noun.

Afrikaans usually joins noun combinations into one word, especially when they function as a single idea:

• data
  • bundel = databundel

This means data bundle or data allowance/package, depending on context.

English often separates such nouns, but Afrikaans typically combines them.

Stuur means send.

In this sentence, it is present tense:

• Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n kennisgewing = The service provider sends a notification

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs because they usually do not change form for different persons:

• ek stuur = I send
• jy stuur = you send
• hy stuur = he sends
• ons stuur = we send

So stuur stays the same.

Because wanneer introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans subordinate clauses typically send the finite verb to the end.

Main clause:

• Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n kennisgewing

Subordinate clause:

• wanneer die intekening se databundel opraak

That final position of the verb is very normal after words like:

• wanneer = when
• omdat = because
• dat = that
• as = if/when

So the sentence structure is following a standard Afrikaans rule.

Yes. Opraak means to run out, to be used up, or to be exhausted.

It is related to the separable verb idea seen in raak op:

• Die databundel raak op. = The data bundle runs out.
• ...wanneer die databundel opraak. = ...when the data bundle runs out.

In a main clause, the parts can appear separated:

• raak ... op

In a subordinate clause or infinitive form, they are often written together:

• opraak

This is a very useful pattern to notice in Afrikaans.

In this subordinate clause, opraak is the expected form.

Compare:

• Main clause: Die databundel raak op.
• Subordinate clause: wanneer die databundel opraak

So both are forms of the same verb idea, but the clause structure affects how it appears.

Usually, yes. In this sentence, wanneer clearly means when.

It introduces the time clause:

• wanneer die intekening se databundel opraak = when the subscription's data bundle runs out

In most learner contexts, translating wanneer as when is the right choice.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

So:

• Die diensverskaffer = The service provider
• die intekening = the subscription

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not have separate forms like the for gender or number in this kind of sentence. Die is used very broadly.

It is quite natural, especially in formal, technical, or customer-service language.

Words like these are common in telecom or app settings:

• diensverskaffer = service provider
• kennisgewing = notification
• intekening = subscription
• databundel = data bundle

So this sounds like the kind of sentence you might see in a phone plan message, app setting, or help page.