Die skeidsregter gee 'n geelkaart daarvoor.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense.

So:

• ek gee = I give
• jy gee = you give
• hy/sy gee = he/she gives
• ons gee = we give

Unlike English, there is no special -s ending for he/she/it. So Die skeidsregter gee ... is exactly what you would expect.

They are two different articles:

• die = the (definite article)
• 'n = a/an (indefinite article)

So in this sentence:

• Die skeidsregter = the referee
• 'n geelkaart = a yellow card

A useful thing to remember is that Afrikaans does not have separate words for a and an. It always uses 'n.

Also, 'n is written with an apostrophe and is normally not capitalized, even at the beginning of a sentence.

'n is usually pronounced like a very weak uh sound, similar to the unstressed a in English about.

So 'n geelkaart sounds roughly like:

• uh GHEEL-kaart

A few important points:

• It is usually unstressed
• In careful speech it is there, but in fast speech it can sound very light
• In writing, it always keeps the apostrophe: 'n

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• geel = yellow
• kaart = card
• geelkaart = yellow card

This is very common in Afrikaans, and much more regular than in English. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans prefers a single compound word.

Other similar examples are:

• rooikaart = red card
• voetbalwedstryd = football match
• huiswerk = homework

Daarvoor means for that in this sentence.

It is one of the Afrikaans pronominal adverbs, where a preposition combines with daar-, hier-, or waar-:

• daarvoor = for that
• hiervoor = for this
• waarvoor = for what / why

So instead of saying something like vir dit in many cases, Afrikaans often uses daarvoor.

In your sentence, daarvoor refers back to something already known from context, such as a foul, handball, or bad tackle.

This is the normal word order for a simple main clause in Afrikaans:

• subject
  • verb
    • object
      • other information

So here you have:

• Die skeidsregter = subject
• gee = verb
• 'n geelkaart = direct object
• daarvoor = extra information meaning for that

Afrikaans is a verb-second language in main clauses, which means the finite verb normally comes early in the clause. In this straightforward sentence, that gives you the very natural order:

Die skeidsregter gee 'n geelkaart daarvoor.

If another element comes first, the verb still stays in second position:

• Daarvoor gee die skeidsregter 'n geelkaart.

That is less neutral in tone, but grammatically fine.

Yes, skeidsregter is also a compound noun.

It means referee, and historically it is built from elements related to:

• skeid = separate / decide between
• regter = judge

So the word has the idea of someone who judges between sides. You do not need to analyze it every time you use it, but it is helpful to know that compound words are extremely common in Afrikaans.

Sometimes, but daarvoor is usually the more natural choice when English would say for that and you are referring back to something already mentioned.

Compare:

• Die skeidsregter gee 'n geelkaart daarvoor. = The referee gives a yellow card for that.
• vir dit can be possible in some contexts, but often sounds less idiomatic here.

For learners, a good rule is:

• use daarvoor when referring back to that
• use hiervoor for for this
• use waarvoor for what for / why / for which

No, not in the way languages like German or Dutch do.

In this sentence:

• die is used for the referee
• 'n is used for a yellow card

Afrikaans articles do not change according to masculine, feminine, or neuter gender. That makes things much simpler for English speakers.

So you do not need to memorize noun genders to build this sentence correctly.

The singular here is:

• 'n geelkaart = a yellow card

The plural is:

• geelkaarte = yellow cards

So for example:

• Die skeidsregter gee twee geelkaarte daarvoor.
  = The referee gives two yellow cards for that.

Notice that once you have a number like twee, you do not use 'n.

A common past construction in Afrikaans uses het + past participle.

So:

• Die skeidsregter het 'n geelkaart daarvoor gegee.
  = The referee gave a yellow card for that.

Notice what happens:

• gee becomes the participle gegee
• het is the finite verb in second position
• gegee moves toward the end of the clause

That word order is very typical of Afrikaans past tense sentences.