Die skedule bevat die fase en die tydgleuf.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article, meaning the.

It is used here:

• Die skedule = the schedule
• die fase = the phase
• die tydgleuf = the time slot

Afrikaans does not change the article for gender, case, or most number distinctions the way some other languages do. So die works very broadly.

Repeating die before both fase and tydgleuf is natural because they are two separate definite nouns:

• the phase
• and the time slot

No. Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender the way languages like German or Dutch do.

So you do not need to learn separate forms like the masculine noun, the feminine noun, etc. For these nouns, you simply use die when they are definite:

• die skedule
• die fase
• die tydgleuf

That is one reason Afrikaans grammar often feels simpler to English speakers.

bevat means contains or includes.

In this sentence:

• Die skedule bevat die fase en die tydgleuf = The schedule contains/includes the phase and the time slot

It is a normal main verb here. The structure is:

• Subject: Die skedule
• Verb: bevat
• Object: die fase en die tydgleuf

So it works very similarly to English contains.

Because this is a simple main clause, and Afrikaans often uses subject–verb–object word order in statements:

• Die skedule = subject
• bevat = verb
• die fase en die tydgleuf = object

That is very close to English:

• The schedule contains the phase and the time slot

Afrikaans word order becomes more noticeably different in other structures, especially with:

• subordinate clauses
• questions
• modal verbs
• perfect tense constructions

But in a plain sentence like this, it looks quite familiar to an English speaker.

Usually, no. Afrikaans verbs generally do not change form according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek bevat — not a likely real-life sentence, but grammatically the verb form stays the same
• Jy bevat
• Hy bevat
• Ons bevat
• Hulle bevat

In normal usage with this verb:

• Die skedule bevat ...
• Die skedules bevat ...

The verb bevat stays bevat. This is another feature that makes Afrikaans simpler than English in some ways.

tydgleuf means time slot.

It is a compound noun:

• tyd = time
• gleuf = slot / groove

So the meaning is quite transparent once you know the parts.

Afrikaans forms many nouns this way, by joining words together into one compound. English sometimes writes these as two words, but Afrikaans often writes them as one:

• tydgleuf = time slot
• compare English compounds like bedroom, notebook, toothbrush

Yes, skedule is a normal Afrikaans word and is clearly related to English schedule.

Depending on context, Afrikaans speakers may also use other words such as rooster, especially when talking about a timetable, class schedule, or work rota.

Very roughly:

• skedule often feels like schedule
• rooster often feels like timetable / roster / schedule

In your sentence, skedule is perfectly fine.

Yes, en means and.

So:

• die fase en die tydgleuf = the phase and the time slot

It works very much like English and for joining words, phrases, and clauses.

You sometimes can leave out a repeated article in coordinated phrases, but in this sentence die fase en die tydgleuf is clear and natural because it treats them as two separate definite items.

Using the second die makes the structure explicit:

• the phase
• and the time slot

If you say die fase en tydgleuf, it can sound more compressed, and whether it feels natural depends on context and style. For learners, repeating the article as in the original sentence is a safe and good model.

The likely plural forms are:

• skedule → skedules
• fase → fases
• tydgleuf → tydgleuwe

Examples:

• Die skedules bevat die fases en die tydgleuwe.
• The schedules contain the phases and the time slots.

Notice that die still stays die in the plural:

• die skedule / die skedules
• die fase / die fases
• die tydgleuf / die tydgleuwe

You would usually replace the definite nouns with indefinite ones.

For example:

• ’n Skedule bevat ’n fase en ’n tydgleuf.
• A schedule contains a phase and a time slot.

Here:

• die = the
• ’n = a / an

So the original sentence is definite:

• Die skedule bevat die fase en die tydgleuf.
• The schedule contains the phase and the time slot.