Ons gaan die betalingspertyd na.

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Breakdown of Ons gaan die betalingspertyd na.

• nagaan: to check
• die betalingspertyd: payment deadline

Questions & Answers about Ons gaan die betalingspertyd na.

Why does gaan appear here? Does the sentence mean we are going to do something?

Not in this sentence.

Here gaan ... na belongs together as the separable verb nagaan, which means to check, to examine, to review, or to verify.

So:

• Ons gaan die betalingspertyd na. = We check / review the payment period/deadline.

This is not the future construction gaan + infinitive.

Compare:

• Ons gaan die betalingspertyd na.
  = We check the payment period.
• Ons gaan die betalingspertyd nagaan.
  = We are going to check the payment period.

That difference is very important.

Why is na at the end of the sentence?

Because nagaan is a separable verb.

In a normal main clause, the verb splits into:

• the conjugated part: gaan
• the particle: na

So:

• nagaan → gaan ... na

That is why na comes at the end.

This is similar to separable verbs in Dutch and somewhat like phrasal verbs in English, although the grammar is different.

Is na here the same as after?