Die opvolgafspraak oor die verstandtand is môre.

Because die is the normal definite article in Afrikaans, and it is used for both singular and plural nouns.

In this sentence:

• Die opvolgafspraak = the follow-up appointment
• die verstandtand = the wisdom tooth

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not distinguish between the for singular and plural, and unlike languages such as German or Dutch, the article does not change for grammatical gender.

Yes. Afrikaans very often combines nouns into a single compound word, just like German and often like Dutch.

• opvolg = follow-up
• afspraak = appointment
• opvolgafspraak = follow-up appointment

English usually writes this as two words, but Afrikaans commonly writes such combinations as one word.

Opvolg means follow-up in the sense of something that comes after an earlier event.

So:

• opvolgafspraak = a follow-up appointment
• literally, something like follow-up appointment

You may also see opvolg in other contexts where one action continues from another.

Here oor means about or regarding.

So:

• oor die verstandtand = about/regarding the wisdom tooth

This is natural when the appointment concerns that tooth.

By contrast, van usually means of or from, so van die verstandtand would not be the normal choice for expressing the topic of the appointment.

Verstandtand is the Afrikaans word for wisdom tooth.

It is another compound noun:

• verstand = understanding, sense, intellect
• tand = tooth

So the word is built in a very transparent way, just as English has wisdom tooth.

Because this is a normal Afrikaans main clause with the verb in the second position.

The structure is:

• Die opvolgafspraak = subject
• oor die verstandtand = extra information about the subject
• is = verb
• môre = time expression

So the sentence follows the common Afrikaans pattern:

• Subject + verb + rest

That is why is comes before môre.

Yes, and context tells you which meaning is intended.

• môre can mean tomorrow
• more without the accent often refers to morning in writing conventions, though usage can vary depending on context and text style

In this sentence, Die opvolgafspraak ... is môre, the meaning is clearly tomorrow, not morning.

The accent in môre helps show the correct spelling for tomorrow.

Because Afrikaans does not need a preposition here.

English often says:

• The appointment is tomorrow

and not usually on tomorrow either.

Afrikaans works similarly:

• Die afspraak is môre = The appointment is tomorrow

So môre can function directly as a time expression without any extra preposition.

Afrikaans has a much simpler grammar than many older Germanic languages. Nouns do not change form for case in this sentence.

So:

• die verstandtand stays the same
• there is no special accusative, dative, or genitive ending here

Relationships are usually shown through word order and prepositions, such as oor.

Yes, that is understandable, but it sounds less natural if the phrase oor die verstandtand is meant to describe which appointment it is.

In the original sentence:

• Die opvolgafspraak oor die verstandtand works as one noun phrase: the follow-up appointment about the wisdom tooth

Then:

• is môre tells you when it is.

If you move oor die verstandtand later, it may sound like an afterthought or like you are adding extra information afterward.

No. Afspraak is a general word for an appointment or arrangement.

It can be used for:

• a doctor’s appointment
• a meeting arrangement
• a planned time to meet someone

In this sentence, the context makes it medical because of verstandtand and opvolg-.

A fairly close structural version would be:

• The follow-up appointment about the wisdom tooth is tomorrow.

But more natural English would often be:

• The follow-up appointment for the wisdom tooth is tomorrow.
• The follow-up appointment about the wisdom tooth is tomorrow.
• The follow-up appointment concerning the wisdom tooth is tomorrow.

So the Afrikaans sentence is very direct and natural, even if English might choose for rather than about in some situations.

A rough guide is:

• ver-STANT-tand

Some pronunciation notes:

• v in Afrikaans is often pronounced like an English f
• d at the end of a syllable can sound closer to t
• tand rhymes approximately with English fund only very roughly, but with a clearer a sound

And môre is roughly:

• MOH-ruh

These are only approximations, but they can help an English speaker get started.