Daai tweedehandse skildery is 'n winskopie.

Daai means that.

It is a very common spoken and informal written form in Afrikaans.
Compared with related words:

• die = the
• daardie = that / that one, often a bit more neutral or formal
• daai = that, more everyday and conversational

So Daai tweedehandse skildery means That second-hand painting.

Afrikaans often forms compound words where English would use two words or a hyphenated expression.

So:

• tweede = second
• hand = hand
• tweedehands = second-hand
• tweedehandse = second-hand, used before a noun in this sentence

This is very normal in Afrikaans. Compound words are much more common than in English.

Because it is being used as an adjective directly before a noun: skildery.

In Afrikaans, adjectives often take an -e ending when they come before a noun. So:

• tweedehands = second-hand
• 'n tweedehandse skildery = a second-hand painting

This -e ending is very common in attributive adjectives, though the full rules can be a bit more detailed depending on the adjective.

Skildery means painting.

It refers to a painted artwork, not the act of painting.
So in this sentence, skildery is the object being talked about: the second-hand painting.

Related words:

• skilder = painter / to paint
• skildery = painting

This is the normal word order for a simple statement in Afrikaans, and it is very similar to English:

• Daai tweedehandse skildery = subject
• is = verb
• 'n winskopie = complement

So the structure is:

Subject + verb + complement

Just like English: That second-hand painting is a bargain.

'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.

So:

• 'n winskopie = a bargain

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

A very important writing point:

• 'n is written with an apostrophe
• even at the start of a sentence, the n itself stays lowercase

For example:

• 'n Winskopie is altyd welkom.

Winskopie means bargain or good buy.

It literally suggests something like a profitable purchase or great deal. In everyday English, the best translation is usually bargain.

So Daai tweedehandse skildery is 'n winskopie means that the painting is very good value for the price.

Yes, you could say Daardie tweedehandse skildery is 'n winskopie.

That would mean basically the same thing, but daardie sounds a little more neutral or formal than daai.

So:

• daai = common, spoken, casual
• daardie = slightly more formal or careful

Both are correct.

Afrikaans usually uses double negation.

So the negative sentence is:

Daai tweedehandse skildery is nie 'n winskopie nie.

You put:

• one nie after the verb phrase area
• another nie at the end of the sentence

This is a very important Afrikaans pattern.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Daai tweedehandse skildery = that second-hand painting
• Die tweedehandse skildery = the second-hand painting

So daai points something out more specifically, like that one over there or that one we’re talking about, while die is just the definite article the.

The sentence already sounds natural, especially with daai.

In casual speech, the stress would usually fall on daai or winskopie, depending on what you want to emphasize:

• Daai tweedehandse skildery is 'n winskopie.
• Daai tweedehandse skildery is 'n winskopie.

A speaker might use this to point out that the painting was a great deal, especially because it was bought second-hand.