The ending -ie is a very common Afrikaans diminutive ending. Diminutives are used a lot in Afrikaans.
With beursie, the form is so common that it does not always strongly mean tiny wallet. It is often just the normal everyday word. So a learner should not assume it always sounds especially cute or small.
Vermis means missing. It describes something that cannot be found or is unaccounted for.
So My beursie is vermis means that the wallet is missing.
This word can sound a bit more formal or report-like than some other ways of saying it. You often see vermis in contexts like missing people, missing items, or official reports.
Not exactly.
So:
The first focuses on the wallet's current state: it is missing. The second focuses on your action or responsibility: you lost it.
In many real situations, both could fit, but they are not identical.
Yes, absolutely. That is a very natural alternative.
The second one is often more natural in everyday conversation if you mean that you misplaced it. The first can sound slightly more formal, or it can emphasize the wallet's current missing status.
My beursie is nie vermis nie.
Afrikaans usually uses a double negative:
So:
For a yes/no question, you usually put the verb first:
Is my beursie vermis?
That means Is my wallet missing?
This is very similar to English word order in questions: