Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum na.

to check

Breakdown of Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum na.

• die salarisadministrateur: payroll administrator
• die betaaldatum: payment date

Questions & Answers about Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum na.

Why is na at the end of the sentence?

Because the verb here is nagaan, which is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

In a main clause, the verb splits:

• the finite part goes to the normal verb position near the beginning: gaan
• the particle goes to the end: na

So:

• Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum na.
  = The payroll administrator checks/reviews the pay date.

The full dictionary form is nagaan.

This is very similar to separable verbs in Dutch and German.

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Does gaan here mean is going to?

Not in this sentence.

Although gaan can be used as a future marker in Afrikaans, here it is part of the separable verb nagaan.

So this sentence is not primarily:

• is going to check

It is:

• checks / reviews / goes over

A useful comparison:

• Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum na.
  = The payroll administrator checks the pay date.

• Die salarisadministrateur gaan die betaaldatum nagaan.
  = The payroll administrator is going to check the pay date.

In the second sentence, gaan is the future helper verb, and nagaan stays together at the end.

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