Die stapstewel, stapstok en koplamp is by die huis.

Because in Afrikaans, is is used with both singular and plural subjects in the present tense.

So you say:

• Ek is = I am
• Hy is = he is
• Ons is = we are
• Hulle is = they are

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not switch between is and are.

Afrikaans can use one definite article for a whole list of nouns when they are grouped together.

So Die stapstewel, stapstok en koplamp means that die applies to the whole list.

You could also say:

• Die stapstewel, die stapstok en die koplamp ...

That is also grammatical, but repeating die is not necessary here.

Die is the definite article, so it usually means the.

A very helpful point for English speakers is that Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender the way some other European languages do. So you do not have to learn separate words like masculine, feminine, or neuter articles.

The same die is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So both die stapstewel and die huis use the same article.

Afrikaans writes compound nouns as one word much more consistently than English does.

These are compounds:

• stap + stewel → stapstewel
• stap + stok → stapstok
• kop + lamp → koplamp

This is very normal in Afrikaans. If English might write something as walking stick or head lamp/headlamp, Afrikaans will usually combine it into one word.

Here, by die huis means at home or at the house.

The preposition by can have a few meanings depending on context, such as:

• at
• by
• near
• with

In this sentence, it is about location, so by die huis means that the items are located there. It does not necessarily mean next to the house.

Afrikaans often keeps the definite article in places where English may leave it out.

So English says:

• at home

but Afrikaans commonly says:

• by die huis

Literally that looks like at the house, but in normal usage it can simply mean at home.

Afrikaans also has tuis, which also means at home.

Yes. This is the normal word order for a simple statement:

• Die stapstewel, stapstok en koplamp = subject
• is = verb
• by die huis = place phrase

So the structure is basically:

subject + verb + place

That is very straightforward and natural in Afrikaans.

Yes. You could repeat the article for extra clarity or emphasis:

• Die stapstewel, die stapstok en die koplamp is by die huis.

That can sound a little more explicit, because each noun is individually marked as definite.

Without repeating die, the sentence is still correct and natural; it just treats the list more as one grouped set.