Die sentrifugesiklus volg daarna.

Die means the.

In this sentence, Die sentrifugesiklus is the centrifuge cycle or the spin cycle.
Even though die is also a very common English word, in Afrikaans it is just the definite article.

It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence, not because Afrikaans nouns are always capitalized.

Yes. Afrikaans often joins nouns together into a single compound word.

So:

• sentrifuge = centrifuge
• siklus = cycle

Together, sentrifugesiklus means centrifuge cycle or spin cycle.

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes these as two words, but Afrikaans commonly prefers one compound word.

Volg means follows or comes next.

So Die sentrifugesiklus volg daarna literally means something like:

• The spin cycle follows after that
• The spin cycle comes next after that

It is the verb of the sentence.

Afrikaans verbs do not change much according to the subject the way English verbs do.

Compare English:

• I follow
• she follows

In Afrikaans, the verb usually stays the same:

• ek volg
• sy volg
• die siklus volg

So volg is the normal present-tense form, no matter who or what is doing the action.

Daarna means after that, afterwards, or then in the sense of sequence.

It tells you that this step happens later, after something already mentioned.

So the sentence is describing order:

1. something happens first
2. daarna, the spin cycle follows

Because it works naturally there as an adverb of time/sequence.

Afrikaans main clauses usually keep the finite verb in second position:

• Die sentrifugesiklus = subject
• volg = finite verb
• daarna = adverb

So the structure is very normal:

Subject + verb + adverb

You can think of it as:

• The spin cycle
  • follows
    • after that

Yes, that is possible, but the word order changes because Afrikaans keeps the finite verb in second position.

So if you start with a time expression like Na dit or Daarna, you get:

• Daarna volg die sentrifugesiklus.
• Na dit volg die sentrifugesiklus.

That is also correct and may sound slightly more formal or more focused on the sequence.

The original sentence is simply another normal way to say it.

They are similar, but daarna is often the more natural single-word choice for after that.

• daarna = afterwards / after that
• na dit = after this/that

In many contexts, daarna sounds smoother and more idiomatic when describing steps in a process.

Yes. Afrikaans often uses the present tense to describe instructions, processes, schedules, and sequences.

So volg is present tense, but in context it means:

• comes next
• will follow next

English does this too in some situations:

• First the machine fills, then the spin cycle follows.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

duh sen-tri-FUU-guh-sik-lus folk daar-NA

A few useful notes:

• Die here sounds roughly like duh
• g in Afrikaans is usually a throaty sound, not the English g
• volg ends with that same Afrikaans g
• stress in daarna is usually on the second part: daar-NA

This is only an approximation, but it can help you get started.

Because volg already carries the meaning of the verb follow.

Afrikaans does not need an extra helping verb here.
The sentence is complete as:

• subject: Die sentrifugesiklus
• verb: volg
• adverb: daarna

So it works directly as The spin cycle follows after that.

Yes. It sounds like a normal descriptive or instructional sentence, especially in contexts such as:

• washing machine instructions
• technical descriptions
• step-by-step processes

It is concise and clear, which is very common in Afrikaans instructions and explanations.