Sy maak kontak met die kantoor.

Here it means she.

This is a very common point of confusion, because sy can mean two different things in Afrikaans:

• sy = she
• sy = his

In this sentence, Sy maak kontak met die kantoor, it means she because Sy is the subject of the verb maak.

If it meant his, it would normally be followed by a noun, for example:

• sy kantoor = his office

So the structure tells you which meaning is intended.

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

Compare:

• Ek maak = I make
• Jy maak = you make
• Sy maak = she makes
• Ons maak = we make

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add an extra ending like -s for he/she/it. So sy maak is correct, not something like sy makes.

Maak kontak is a normal Afrikaans expression meaning make contact or get in touch.

In this sentence:

• maak = make
• kontak = contact

So literally, it is she makes contact with the office.

In natural English, you might translate it as:

• She contacts the office
• She gets in touch with the office
• She makes contact with the office

All of those can fit, depending on context.

Here, kontak is functioning as a noun.

The main verb is maak, and kontak is the thing being made:

• maak kontak = make contact

So this works a bit like expressions in English such as:

• make a decision
• take a walk
• make contact

Even though English can also use contact as a verb, in this sentence Afrikaans is using the noun-based expression.

Met means with.

So:

• met die kantoor = with the office

After kontak maak, Afrikaans normally uses met to show who or what the contact is with:

• kontak maak met iemand = make contact with someone

That is why the sentence is not structured like a direct object after the verb.

Die means the, and kantoor means office.

So:

• die kantoor = the office

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die as the definite article in a very broad way. It does not change for gender like in some other languages.

If it were indefinite, it would be:

• 'n kantoor = an office

So the sentence is specifically referring to the office, not just an office.

It is in the present tense.

Depending on context, Afrikaans present tense can often match more than one English form, such as:

• She makes contact with the office
• She is making contact with the office
• She contacts the office

Afrikaans often relies on context where English makes a clearer tense distinction. So this sentence could describe a regular action or something happening now, depending on the situation.

In this main clause, yes, it is quite similar.

The order is:

• Sy = subject
• maak = verb
• kontak met die kantoor = rest of the predicate

So the pattern is basically:

• Subject + verb + rest

That said, Afrikaans word order changes in some other sentence types. For example, in a subordinate clause, the verb typically moves toward the end:

• ... omdat sy kontak met die kantoor maak
  = ... because she makes contact with the office

So this sentence is simple and straightforward, but it is also a good example of normal main-clause word order.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In a sentence like this, die kantoor often means the office as an organization, department, or administrative unit, rather than only the physical room or building.

So Sy maak kontak met die kantoor would usually be understood as something like:

• She gets in touch with the office
• She contacts the office staff / administration

The exact nuance depends on the wider context.