Wat ook al gebeur, verwyder ons tandplaak en tandsteen.

Wat ook al means whatever or no matter what.

So:

• wat = what
• ook al adds the sense of any ... at all / no matter ...

Together, wat ook al gebeur means whatever happens.

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• wie ook al = whoever
• waar ook al = wherever
• wanneer ook al = whenever

Because wat ook al gebeur behaves like a subordinate-type clause in Afrikaans, and in subordinate clauses the verb often comes at the end.

So the structure is:

• wat ook al = whatever
• gebeur = happens

Literally, you can think of it as something like whatever ... happens, with the verb placed last in that clause.

This is normal Afrikaans word order.

This is because the sentence begins with another clause: Wat ook al gebeur, ...

In Afrikaans, when something other than the subject comes first, the finite verb usually comes before the subject in the main clause. This is often called inversion.

So:

• normal main-clause order: Ons verwyder tandplaak en tandsteen.
• after a fronted clause: Wat ook al gebeur, verwyder ons tandplaak en tandsteen.

So verwyder ons is correct because the sentence does not start with ons.

No. Here wat is not asking a question.

In this sentence, wat is part of the expression wat ook al, meaning whatever. So it introduces an indefinite idea, not a question.

Compare:

• Wat gebeur? = What happens? / What is happening?
  → question

• Wat ook al gebeur, ... = Whatever happens, ...
  → not a question

Verwyder means remove.

So verwyder ons = we remove.

It is a common verb in formal, medical, cleaning, and advertising contexts. It often sounds a bit more formal than a very everyday English take away.

Examples:

• Ons verwyder vlekke. = We remove stains.
• Die tandarts verwyder tandsteen. = The dentist removes tartar.

Because tandplaak and tandsteen are being used in a general, substance-like sense here.

This is similar to English:

• We remove plaque and tartar
  not usually
• We remove the plaque and the tartar

In Afrikaans, articles are often omitted when talking about something in a general or uncountable way.

So:

• tandplaak = dental plaque / plaque
• tandsteen = tartar

If you were talking about specific plaque or tartar already identified, die could appear in another context.

They are related but not the same thing:

• tandplaak = plaque, the soft sticky film on teeth
• tandsteen = tartar / calculus, the hardened build-up that forms from plaque

So the sentence is talking about removing both soft build-up and hardened build-up.

Yes, literally it is:

• tand = tooth
• steen = stone

And tandplaak is:

• tand = tooth
• plaak = plaque

Afrikaans often forms compounds like this, just like English does.

Usually yes, ons means we or us, depending on the sentence.

Here it is the subject, so it means we:

• verwyder ons = we remove

Examples:

• Ons gaan huis toe. = We are going home.
• Hy sien ons. = He sees us.

So ons can be we or us, just like English you can have different grammatical roles depending on context.

Yes. That is a very natural translation.

Possible English renderings include:

• Whatever happens, we remove plaque and tartar.
• No matter what happens, we remove plaque and tartar.

The exact English choice depends on style, but the Afrikaans meaning is the same.

It sounds a bit like advertising, promotional, or professional service language.

That is because:

• verwyder is fairly formal
• the structure Wat ook al gebeur, ... sounds emphatic and reassuring

So it has the feel of something like a dental ad, product claim, or service promise.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Wat gebeur, verwyder ons tandplaak en tandsteen does not sound right for the intended meaning.
• Wat ook al gebeur, ... clearly means whatever happens / no matter what happens.

So in this sentence, ook al is important. It creates that strong indefinite meaning.

Without it, wat would not naturally give the same idea.

The main clause by itself would be:

• Ons verwyder tandplaak en tandsteen. = We remove plaque and tartar.

Then the fronted clause is added:

• Wat ook al gebeur, verwyder ons tandplaak en tandsteen.

So if you want to understand the grammar, it helps to split it into:

1. Wat ook al gebeur = whatever happens
2. Ons verwyder tandplaak en tandsteen = we remove plaque and tartar

When clause 1 is placed first, clause 2 changes to verwyder ons because of Afrikaans word order.