Die boubeheerbeampte gaan die afmeting en die grondgebruik na.

The building-control officer checks the dimension and the land use.

Breakdown of Die boubeheerbeampte gaan die afmeting en die grondgebruik na.

• en: and
• nagaan: to check
• die grondgebruik: land use
• die boubeheerbeampte: building-control officer

Questions & Answers about Die boubeheerbeampte gaan die afmeting en die grondgebruik na.

Is gaan ... na here the future tense, like is going to?

No. Here gaan ... na is the separable verb nagaan, which means to check, to inspect, or to review.

So in this sentence, gaan is not a future marker. It is the conjugated part of nagaan.

Compare these two patterns:

• Die boubeheerbeampte gaan die afmeting en die grondgebruik na.
  = The building control officer checks/reviews the measurement and the land use.

• Die boubeheerbeampte gaan die afmeting en die grondgebruik nagaan.
  = The building control officer is going to check/review the measurement and the land use.

That difference is very important in Afrikaans.

Why is na at the end of the sentence?

Because nagaan is a separable verb.

In a normal main clause, the conjugated part goes to the usual verb position near the beginning of the sentence, and the other part moves to the end:

• nagaan → gaan ... na

So:

• Die boubeheerbeampte gaan ... na.

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern with separable verbs.

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