Ons haal die bedraam uitmekaar en sit die laaikas later aanmekaar.

Because these are separable verb expressions in Afrikaans:

• uitmekaar haal = take apart
• aanmekaar sit = put together / assemble

In a main clause, the finite verb usually comes early in the sentence, and the separable part goes toward the end:

• Ons haal die bedraam uitmekaar
• ... en sit die laaikas later aanmekaar

This is very common in both Afrikaans and Dutch. So even though the meaning is one unit, the parts split in normal sentence word order.

Yes. In this sentence, sit does not mean to sit down.

Here it is part of the fixed expression aanmekaar sit, which means:

• to assemble
• to put together

Afrikaans sit can have several meanings depending on context. On its own, it often does mean sit, but in combinations like this, it can be part of an idiomatic verb phrase.

On its own, haal can mean things like:

• fetch
• get
• take
• remove

But in the expression uitmekaar haal, it specifically means:

• take apart
• dismantle

So the full meaning comes from the whole expression, not just from haal alone.

Because aanmekaar belongs with the separable verb aanmekaar sit, and in a main clause that separable part normally stays at the end.

So the order is:

• subject: Ons
• verb: haal / sit
• object: die bedraam / die laaikas
• adverb: later
• separable part: aanmekaar

That gives:

• ... sit die laaikas later aanmekaar

This placement sounds natural in Afrikaans.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for all genders and both singular and plural in ordinary use.

So:

• die bedraam = the bed frame
• die laaikas = the chest of drawers
• die tafels = the tables

Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not have different definite articles based on grammatical gender in the standard article system.

Yes. Afrikaans very often forms nouns by combining smaller words.

• bedraam = bed
  • raam
    literally bed frame
• laaikas = laai
  • kas
    literally something like drawer cupboard/cabinet, used for a chest of drawers or drawer unit

Compound nouns are extremely common in Afrikaans, just as in Dutch and German.

Historically, mekaar is related to the idea of each other / one another, but in these expressions you should usually learn the whole word or phrase as a unit:

• uitmekaar = apart
• aanmekaar = together / attached together

So in this sentence, it is better not to analyze mekaar too literally. Just learn:

• uitmekaar haal = take apart
• aanmekaar sit = put together

Not in this expression. The normal form is:

• uitmekaar haal
• aanmekaar sit

So you should treat uitmekaar and aanmekaar as the correct forms here.

Yes. Grammatically, it is in the present tense:

• Ons haal ... en sit ...

But in Afrikaans, the present tense is often used for:

• actions happening now
• habits
• planned or near-future actions

So depending on context, this sentence could mean something like:

• We are taking the bed frame apart and putting the chest of drawers together later
• We take the bed frame apart and put the chest of drawers together later

Afrikaans often relies on context or time words like later.

A natural past-tense version would be:

• Ons het die bedraam uitmekaar gehaal en die laaikas later aanmekaar gesit.

Notice what happens:

• het is used as the auxiliary
• gehaal is the past participle of haal
• gesit is the past participle of sit

The separable meaning stays visible in the sentence:

• uitmekaar gehaal
• aanmekaar gesit

Yes, to some extent. Afrikaans word order is flexible, but some versions sound more natural than others.

For example, you could move later:

• Ons haal die bedraam uitmekaar en sit later die laaikas aanmekaar.
• Later sit ons die laaikas aanmekaar.

But in the original sentence, later naturally modifies the second action, so:

• Ons haal die bedraam uitmekaar en sit die laaikas later aanmekaar.

is a very normal and clear version.

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs. In most cases, the verb form does not change according to the subject.

So you get:

• ek haal
• jy haal
• ons haal
• hulle haal

and similarly:

• ek sit
• ons sit

That is one reason Afrikaans is often considered relatively straightforward in verb conjugation.

Not always exactly. Laaikas is a practical everyday word for a piece of furniture with drawers. Depending on context, English translations could include:

• chest of drawers
• drawer cabinet
• dresser (sometimes, depending on region and context)

So the exact English equivalent can vary a bit, even though the Afrikaans word stays the same.