Die eienaar is bekommerd.

• Die = the
• eienaar = owner
• is = is
• bekommerd = worried / concerned

So the sentence structure is very close to English: The owner is worried.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans does not change the for gender or case, and die can be used for both singular and plural nouns.

So:

• die eienaar = the owner
• die eienaars = the owners

That makes it simpler than in some other languages.

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

So:

• Afrikaans die ≈ dee
• English die = completely different pronunciation

This is a very common beginner mistake.

Eienaar is pronounced roughly like AY-uh-naar.

A more careful breakdown is:

• ei sounds like the vowel in say
• then a light uh
• naar sounds a bit like nar but with a longer vowel

You do not need to pronounce it exactly like English spelling suggests. Listening to native audio helps a lot with this word.

Afrikaans and English are related Germanic languages, so some very common words look the same. Is is one of them.

In this sentence, is is the present-tense form of to be, just like in English:

• Hy is moeg. = He is tired.
• Die eienaar is bekommerd. = The owner is worried.

So here, it works almost exactly as an English speaker would expect.

Bekommerd is an adjective here. It describes the subject, die eienaar.

After verbs like is, Afrikaans often uses an adjective just as English does:

• Die kind is gelukkig. = The child is happy.
• Die eienaar is bekommerd. = The owner is worried.

So bekommerd is not a verb in this sentence. It is a descriptive word linked to the subject by is.

Because this is a normal Afrikaans sentence pattern:

subject + verb + description

So:

• Die eienaar = subject
• is = verb
• bekommerd = description

This is the same basic pattern as English: The owner + is + worried

So in this sentence, the word order is very straightforward.

Usually no. Afrikaans adjectives used after is do not change for gender or number.

So you can say:

• Die eienaar is bekommerd.
• Die vrou is bekommerd.
• Die mans is bekommerd.

That is simpler than in many languages. The adjective stays the same here.

Afrikaans usually makes negatives with nie ... nie.

So:

• Die eienaar is bekommerd. = The owner is worried.
• Die eienaar is nie bekommerd nie. = The owner is not worried.

This double nie structure is one of the most important Afrikaans grammar patterns to learn.

In a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first.

So:

• Die eienaar is bekommerd. = The owner is worried.
• Is die eienaar bekommerd? = Is the owner worried?

This is very similar to English question formation, so it often feels familiar to English speakers.

Yes. Bekommerd can often mean both worried and concerned, depending on context.

For example:

• emotional worry: She is worried
• general concern: He is concerned

So Die eienaar is bekommerd could mean:

• The owner is worried
• The owner is concerned

The exact best translation depends on the situation.