Ons bespreek wat ook al tydens die opvolgafspraak gebeur.

Wat ook al means whatever.

So:

• wat = what
• ook al adds the sense of no matter what / whatever

In this sentence, wat ook al ... gebeur means whatever happens.

A helpful comparison:

• wat gebeur = what happens
• wat ook al gebeur = whatever happens

Because wat ook al tydens die opvolgafspraak gebeur is a subordinate clause.

In Afrikaans, the conjugated verb often goes to the end in subordinate clauses. Here, the main clause is:

• Ons bespreek ... = We discuss ...

And the object of bespreek is the whole clause:

• wat ook al tydens die opvolgafspraak gebeur = whatever happens during the follow-up appointment

So the verb gebeur appears at the end of that clause.

Afrikaans often does not need an extra that where English might also leave it out.

In English, we say:

• We discuss whatever happens...

Afrikaans does the same:

• Ons bespreek wat ook al ... gebeur.

There is no need for dat here, because wat ook al already introduces the clause.

Tydens means during.

It is a preposition, so it introduces a time phrase:

• tydens die opvolgafspraak = during the follow-up appointment

This is similar to:

• tydens die vergadering = during the meeting
• tydens die ete = during the meal

Die means the, so die opvolgafspraak means the follow-up appointment.

The sentence is talking about a specific follow-up appointment, not just any one. That is why die is used instead of 'n.

Compare:

• die opvolgafspraak = the follow-up appointment
• 'n opvolgafspraak = a follow-up appointment

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Afrikaans.

It is made up of:

• opvolg = follow-up
• afspraak = appointment

Together:

• opvolgafspraak = follow-up appointment

Afrikaans often joins words together into one noun where English may use two words or a hyphenated form.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different persons in the present tense.

So bespreek stays the same with different subjects:

• Ek bespreek
• Jy bespreek
• Ons bespreek
• Hulle bespreek

This is much simpler than in many other languages.

Usually, yes, in this kind of context bespreek means discuss.

But depending on context, it can also mean things like talk over or go through. In some situations, bespreek can even mean book/reserve, but not here.

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly:

• Ons bespreek ... = We discuss ...

Yes. Gebeur here means happens.

Afrikaans present tense is often the same basic verb form:

• Dit gebeur = It happens
• wat ook al gebeur = whatever happens

There is no extra ending like English -s in happens.

Yes, some parts can move, but the subordinate clause still keeps gebeur at the end.

For example, you could say:

• Ons bespreek wat ook al gebeur tydens die opvolgafspraak.

That is also understandable and natural.

The original version:

• Ons bespreek wat ook al tydens die opvolgafspraak gebeur.

puts the time phrase tydens die opvolgafspraak before gebeur, which is very normal in Afrikaans subordinate clauses.

Yes, ook al works together as one expression here, even though it is written as two words.

Roughly:

• ook sounds a bit like oak with a long oo
• al sounds somewhat like uhl or ahl, depending on accent

Together, wat ook al is learned best as a fixed expression meaning whatever rather than translating each word separately every time.

Yes. Its basic meaning is still whatever, but in context it can carry the sense of:

• anything that
• no matter what
• whatever it may be

So here, the idea is:

• We discuss anything / whatever that happens during the follow-up appointment.

It has a broad, open meaning: nothing that happens during the appointment is excluded from discussion.