Die eienaar beskou die kwotasie.

In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for the.

So:

• die eienaar = the owner
• die kwotasie = the quotation / the quote / the estimate

Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender, like German does. It also does not distinguish between the singular and the plural in the article itself:

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

So seeing die twice is completely normal: once before the subject noun, and once before the object noun.

No. Afrikaans verbs usually do not conjugate for person in the present tense the way English does.

So you get:

• Ek beskou = I consider
• Jy beskou = you consider
• Hy beskou = he considers
• Ons beskou = we consider

The verb stays beskou.

That is why the sentence uses beskou, not a special form meaning considers.

Beskou usually means consider, regard, or sometimes view.

In this sentence, it most naturally means something like:

• The owner considers the quotation
• The owner looks at the quotation in a thoughtful/evaluative way
• The owner reviews the quote/estimate

It is a bit more formal than a simple verb like kyk na (look at).

So beskou often suggests mental evaluation, not just physically seeing something.

This sentence has very standard main-clause word order:

• Die eienaar = subject
• beskou = verb
• die kwotasie = object

So it follows the common subject–verb–object pattern, much like English:

• The owner / considers / the quotation

Nothing unusual is happening here.

A learner should just note that Afrikaans often keeps this straightforward order in simple main clauses.

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs in this respect. The basic verb form often serves as the present tense.

So beskou can mean consider or considers, depending on the subject.

Tense is often understood from context, time words, or auxiliary verbs when needed.

For example:

• Die eienaar beskou die kwotasie. = The owner considers/is considering the quotation.
• Die eienaar het die kwotasie beskou. = The owner considered / has considered the quotation.

So in your sentence, the plain verb form is normal.

Eienaar means owner.

It comes from the idea of own or property, and it is related in meaning to Dutch forms. For an English speaker, it is not an obvious everyday cognate, so it is worth learning as a separate vocabulary item.

Useful related idea:

• eien is connected to own
• eienaar = owner

Plural:

• eienaar = owner
• eienaars = owners

Kwotasie can mean quotation, but the exact English translation depends on context.

Common possibilities are:

• quotation
• quote
• price quote
• estimate

In business contexts, kwotasie very often means a price quotation or estimate.

In other contexts, a learner might wonder whether it means a quoted passage of text. That can happen, but in many everyday practical contexts it is more likely to mean a business quote.

So the sentence could imply that the owner is reviewing a price estimate.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• Die ≈ dee
• eienaar ≈ AY-uh-nahr
• beskou ≈ buh-SKOH
• die ≈ dee
• kwotasie ≈ kwoh-TAH-see

A few notes:

• die in Afrikaans is not pronounced like English die
• ou in beskou sounds roughly like the o in go, though exact pronunciation depends on accent
• kw in kwotasie is pronounced much like English qu in quote

Yes, often it can.

Afrikaans simple present can cover meanings that English expresses as either:

• considers
• is considering

Which one sounds best depends on context.

So this sentence could be understood as:

• The owner considers the quotation
• The owner is considering the quotation

If the surrounding context makes it clear that the action is happening right now, English may prefer is considering.

Yes, if the meaning were an owner or a quotation instead of the owner and the quotation.

Compare:

• Die eienaar beskou die kwotasie. = The owner considers the quotation.
• 'n Eienaar beskou 'n kwotasie. = An owner considers a quotation.

So die marks something definite or specific, while 'n marks something indefinite.

You would usually make the nouns plural, while die can still stay the same:

• Die eienaars beskou die kwotasies. = The owners consider the quotations.

Notice:

• eienaar → eienaars
• kwotasie → kwotasies

And the verb still does not change:

• singular: beskou
• plural: beskou

That is another very learner-friendly feature of Afrikaans grammar.