Sy is sosiaal.

Yes. Sy can also mean his in other sentences, so context matters.

For example:

• Sy is hier. = She is here.
• Sy boek is op die tafel. = His book is on the table.

In Sy is sosiaal, it clearly means she because it is being used as the subject before the verb is.

Afrikaans and English are related languages, so some words look very similar. Is in Afrikaans is the present-tense form of to be.

A useful thing for learners is that Afrikaans verbs do not change much for different subjects in the present tense. So you get:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is
• Sy is = she is
• Ons is = we are

So is stays the same.

Sosiaal means social. In context, it usually describes someone as sociable, outgoing, or comfortable being with other people.

So Sy is sosiaal can mean:

• she is social
• she is sociable

The exact English wording depends on the context.

Because after is it is being used as a predicate adjective, and in Afrikaans adjectives in that position usually do not change.

Compare:

• Sy is sosiaal. = She is social.
• Die meisie is sosiaal. = The girl is social.

The adjective stays sosiaal.

Yes, in this simple statement the word order is very similar to English:

• Sy = subject
• is = verb
• sosiaal = adjective

So it follows the pattern subject + verb + adjective, just like She is social.

A rough guide:

• sy sounds roughly like say
• sosiaal sounds roughly like so-see-AHL

The stress in sosiaal is on the last syllable.

These are only approximate English-style guides, but they are good enough to get started.

You use the Afrikaans double negative:

Sy is nie sosiaal nie.

This means She is not social.

A very important pattern in Afrikaans is:

• nie after the verb or main part of the sentence
• another nie at the end

You usually switch the verb and the subject:

Is sy sosiaal?

This means Is she social?

That verb-first order is very common in Afrikaans yes/no questions.

Yes, often you could. Sosiaal can overlap with English social and sociable depending on context.

• She is social is the more direct translation.
• She is sociable may sound more natural in some English contexts.

So both can be reasonable, depending on what is already meant in the wider conversation.