Die veearts is by die dierekliniek.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, equivalent to English the. It appears twice because there are two nouns in the sentence:

• die veearts = the veterinarian
• die dierekliniek = the animal clinic

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses die for all genders, and it does not change the way articles do in languages like German.

Yes. Die usually means the, and it is used for both singular and plural nouns.

For example:

• die veearts = the veterinarian
• die diere = the animals

So Afrikaans does not have separate forms like the for singular and plural; die works for both.

Yes, veearts is one word. Afrikaans very often combines nouns into compounds.

It is made up of:

• vee = livestock / cattle / animals in a farming sense
• arts = doctor

So veearts literally means something like animal doctor or livestock doctor, but in normal English the best translation is veterinarian or vet.

Because Afrikaans strongly prefers compound nouns to be written as a single word.

• diere = animals
• kliniek = clinic

Together:

• dierekliniek = animal clinic

This is very common in Afrikaans. Where English often writes two separate words, Afrikaans often joins them into one.

Diere means animals. It is the plural of dier.

So:

• dier = animal
• diere = animals

In dierekliniek, the idea is clinic for animals.

Here, by means at.

So is by die dierekliniek means is at the animal clinic.

Depending on context, by can also mean by, near, or with, but in this sentence a location meaning like at is the natural one.

Using by focuses on being at the location, not necessarily physically inside it.

• Die veearts is by die dierekliniek. = The veterinarian is at the animal clinic.
• Die veearts is in die dierekliniek. = The veterinarian is in the animal clinic.

So by is broader, while in specifically means inside.

This is a basic main clause, and Afrikaans often has word order similar to English in simple sentences:

• Die veearts = subject
• is = verb
• by die dierekliniek = prepositional phrase showing location

So the structure is:

Subject + verb + place

That is why it feels familiar to English speakers.

Yes, very closely. Is is the present tense form of wees (to be) used with singular subjects like die veearts.

So:

• Die veearts is ... = The veterinarian is ...

This is one of the easiest parts of the sentence for English speakers, because it works very similarly to English.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

FEE-ahrts

A few notes:

• v in Afrikaans often sounds closer to an English f
• ee is like the vowel in see
• arts sounds somewhat like arts, but with a crisp t

So veearts is not pronounced like English vee-arts with a strong English v.

A rough pronunciation is:

DEE-ruh-kluh-NEEK
or more carefully: DEE-rə-klih-NEEK

Helpful breakdown:

• diere ≈ DEE-rə
• kliniek ≈ klih-NEEK

The stress is usually strongest near the end, on -niek.

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

So die does not change based on whether a noun is masculine, feminine, or neuter. That makes sentences like this simpler for learners.

Yes, if the context already makes it clear which clinic you mean. That would mean The veterinarian is at the clinic.

However, dierekliniek is more specific: it tells you it is an animal clinic or veterinary clinic, not just any clinic.

Yes. It is a fully natural and grammatical sentence.

It has:

• a subject: Die veearts
• a verb: is
• a location phrase: by die dierekliniek

So it works perfectly well as a normal everyday statement.