Die aansoekdoel is duidelik, behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander.

Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word. So hofvereiste is made up of:

• hof = court
• vereiste = requirement

Together, they form hofvereiste = court requirement.

The same thing happens in aansoekdoel:

• aansoek = application
• doel = purpose/aim

So aansoekdoel means application purpose or purpose of the application.

Because there are two separate nouns that each need the definite article:

• Die aansoekdoel = The application purpose
• die hofvereiste = the court requirement

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for all genders and for both singular and plural in most cases. Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the article for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

Behalwe dat means except that.

It introduces an exception to the main statement:

• Die aansoekdoel is duidelik = the application purpose is clear
• behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander = except that the court requirement changes / except that the court requirement is changing

A useful distinction:

• behalwe vir is often used before a noun phrase
• behalwe dat is used before a full clause

Here, since die hofvereiste verander is a full clause, behalwe dat is the natural choice.

Because dat introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans subordinate clauses usually send the conjugated verb to the end.

So:

• Main clause: Die aansoekdoel is duidelik
• Subordinate clause after dat: die hofvereiste verander

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern. Compare:

• Ek weet dat hy kom. = I know that he is coming.
• Sy sê dat die plan werk. = She says that the plan works.

So the final position of verander is normal after dat.

Because the sentence contains both a main clause and a subordinate clause.

In the main clause, Afrikaans usually keeps normal word order:

• Die aansoekdoel is duidelik

In the subordinate clause introduced by dat, the verb goes to the end:

• dat die hofvereiste verander

So the difference is caused by clause type, not by the verbs themselves.

In this sentence, verander is present tense, so it usually means either:

• changes
• is changing

Afrikaans simple present often covers both the English simple present and present progressive, depending on context.

So die hofvereiste verander could be understood as:

• the court requirement changes
• the court requirement is changing

It does not mean changed here. For past meaning, Afrikaans would normally use a different structure, such as het verander.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to person or number in the present tense.

For example, verander stays the same:

• Ek verander
• Jy verander
• Hy verander
• Ons verander

The same is true of many Afrikaans verbs. This is one reason Afrikaans grammar is often simpler than that of some related languages.

Here, duidelik is an adjective used after the linking verb is, so it functions like a predicate adjective:

• is duidelik = is clear

It describes die aansoekdoel.

Afrikaans often uses adjectives this way without any extra endings after is:

• Die antwoord is reg. = The answer is correct.
• Die plan is eenvoudig. = The plan is simple.

The comma separates the main statement from the exception clause.

Main statement:

• Die aansoekdoel is duidelik

Exception:

• behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander

In Afrikaans, commas are often used to mark off inserted or added clause material like this, especially when the second part comments on or limits the first part.

It is understandable and grammatically fine as a compound, but it sounds fairly formal or technical. Afrikaans often allows very productive noun compounding, so even if a compound is not extremely common in everyday speech, it can still be perfectly natural in administrative, legal, or formal contexts.

A speaker might also sometimes express the same idea with a longer phrase, depending on style and context. But as a learner, the main thing to notice is the compound structure:

• aansoek
  • doel → aansoekdoel

Often yes, but not always mechanically. It usually introduces an exception, limitation, or qualification to what was just said.

In this sentence, except that works very well. But in other contexts, English might prefer:

• except that
• except when
• apart from the fact that
• only that

So it is best to understand its function, not just memorize one fixed translation.