Die perseel is naby die kantoor geleë.

Perseel usually means a site, plot, property, or premises. It is a fairly formal word.

In this sentence, it refers to the property/location being talked about. Depending on context, English might translate it as:

• site
• property
• premises
• lot

Its plural is persele.

Perseel is singular.

That can be confusing for English speakers because English often uses premises, which looks plural. In Afrikaans, though, perseel is a normal singular noun.

Also, note that is is used with both singular and plural subjects in the present tense in Afrikaans:

• Die perseel is ... = The site is ...
• Die persele is ... = The sites are ...

So the verb form does not change.

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article meaning the.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So both die perseel and die kantoor simply mean the site/premises and the office.

Unlike in some other languages, the article does not change here based on gender or case.

Naby means near or close to.

In this sentence, it introduces the place that the site is near:

• naby die kantoor = near the office

So it functions like a preposition here.

A useful comparison:

• naby die kantoor = near the office
• by die kantoor = at/by the office

So naby is about proximity, not exact location.

Geleë means located or situated.

So is ... geleë is a common way of saying that something is situated somewhere:

• Die huis is in Kaapstad geleë. = The house is located in Cape Town.
• Die perseel is naby die kantoor geleë. = The premises/site is located near the office.

It is slightly more formal than just saying where something is.

Because this is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• is + place expression + geleë

So you often get sentences like:

• Die dorp is in die berge geleë.
• Die hotel is langs die strand geleë.

In other words, the location phrase comes first, and geleë comes at the end. That is the most natural order in this kind of sentence.

Yes. You can say:

• Die perseel is naby die kantoor.

That is simpler and very natural.

Adding geleë makes the sentence a bit more formal or descriptive, closer to is situated or is located in English.

So:

• Die perseel is naby die kantoor. = simple, everyday
• Die perseel is naby die kantoor geleë. = slightly more formal

These two words are easy to confuse, but they are different:

• geleë = located / situated
• gelê = past participle of lê (to lie)

Compare:

• Die huis is naby die rivier geleë. = The house is located near the river.
• Die boek het op die tafel gelê. = The book lay/has lain on the table.

So in your sentence, geleë is the correct word for location.

A rough pronunciation is guh-LEE-uh.

The dots on ë show that the last vowel is pronounced separately. So geleë has separate syllables, roughly:

• ge-le-ë

This helps distinguish it from words where the vowels would otherwise run together.

Yes, it sounds a bit formal or written, mainly because of perseel and geleë.

A more everyday version might be:

• Die plek is naby die kantoor.
• Die perseel is naby die kantoor.

So the original sentence is perfectly correct, but it has a more official or descriptive tone, like something you might read in a property listing, report, or business document.