Die roetekaart, kompas en roetemerker wys die pad.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So in this sentence:

• Die roetekaart, kompas en roetemerker = The route map, compass and route marker
• die pad = the path / the way

A useful thing to remember is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So unlike some other languages, you do not have to learn different words for the.

Because one die can cover a whole list of nouns.

So:

• Die roetekaart, kompas en roetemerker
  means
• The route map, compass and route marker

Afrikaans often does this just like English can do it. You could repeat die before each noun for extra emphasis or clarity:

• Die roetekaart, die kompas en die roetemerker

But that is not necessary here.

In Afrikaans, present-tense verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject.

So you get:

• Ek wys
• Jy wys
• Hy wys
• Ons wys
• Hulle wys

The verb stays wys.

That is why a singular subject and a plural/compound subject can both use the same verb form. In this sentence, even though there are three items in the subject, wys is still correct.

Yes. This is normal main-clause word order in Afrikaans:

• Subject: Die roetekaart, kompas en roetemerker
• Verb: wys
• Object: die pad

So the pattern is:

• Subject + Verb + Object

That is very common in straightforward statements.

Wys usually means show, point out, or indicate.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• show the way
• indicate the path
• point out the route

So wys is a very useful everyday verb. Its exact English translation depends on context.

Pad literally means road, path, or way.

In this sentence, it probably means:

• the path
• the route
• the way

So it may be literal, but it can also sound a bit broader, like showing the way forward.

Because Afrikaans uses compound nouns very often, and they are usually written as one word.

Here:

• roete
  • kaart → roetekaart
• roete
  • merker → roetemerker

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes similar ideas as two words or with a hyphen, but Afrikaans usually joins them.

So if you are learning Afrikaans, expect lots of long compound nouns.

They break down like this:

• roete = route
• kaart = map
• merker = marker

So:

• roetekaart = route map
• roetemerker = route marker

This kind of word-building is very common and useful, because once you know the parts, you can often guess the meaning of the whole word.

Because the sentence contains a list:

• roetekaart, kompas en roetemerker

This works much like English:

• item 1, item 2 and item 3

Afrikaans usually does not use a comma before en in a simple list, unless it is needed for clarity. So the punctuation here is normal.

Yes. You could say:

• Die roetekaart, die kompas en die roetemerker wys die pad.

That is also grammatical.

The version with only one die sounds more compact and natural in many contexts. Repeating die can add emphasis or make the list feel more separate.

Because each noun refers to one item, and the sentence is listing them.

So it means:

• one route map
• one compass
• one route marker

Together, those three items form the subject of the sentence.

If the sentence meant more than one of each, the nouns would need plural forms.

Yes, it is very close in meaning. Kompas means compass.

It is also a good example of how some Afrikaans words look familiar to English speakers, even if the spelling is slightly different.

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in the same way that languages like German do.

That means you do not need to memorize different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns. You just use die for definite nouns.

That makes sentences like this much simpler to build.