Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan voordat sy skool toe gaan.

Because aantrek is a separable verb in Afrikaans when it means to put on / to get dressed.

• The full verb is aantrek
• In a normal main clause, it often splits into:
  • trek in the usual verb position
  • aan at the end of the clause

So:

• Sy trek haar jas aan = She puts on her coat

This is very similar to separable verbs in Dutch and somewhat like phrasal verbs in English, though the grammar is different.

Compare:

• Ek trek my skoene aan. = I put on my shoes.
• Hy trek vinnig aan. = He gets dressed quickly.

In a main clause, Afrikaans usually puts the finite verb early in the sentence, and with a separable verb, the separated part goes to the end.

So in:

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan

the order is:

• Sy = subject
• trek = finite verb
• haar nuwe jas = object
• aan = separated particle

That final aan belongs with trek to form aantrek.

So even though trek by itself can mean pull, the aan tells you that here the full meaning is put on.

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

So:

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan = main clause
• voordat sy skool toe gaan = subordinate clause

Inside that subordinate clause, gaan comes at the end:

• voordat sy skool toe gaan

This is a very important Afrikaans word-order rule.

Compare:

• Hy eet ontbyt voordat hy werk toe ry.
• Ek bel jou wanneer ek by die huis kom.

In both examples, the verb in the subordinate clause comes last.

Voordat means before or more literally before that.

It introduces something that happens earlier than the action in the other clause.

So in this sentence:

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan voordat sy skool toe gaan

the order of events is:

1. She puts on her new coat
2. Then she goes to school

So voordat connects the two actions and shows the first happens earlier.

Because haar is the possessive form meaning her.

• sy = she
• haar = her

So:

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan = She puts on her new coat

The first sy is the subject: she
The haar shows possession: her

Compare:

• Sy lees haar boek. = She reads her book.
• Sy sien haar vriendin. = She sees her friend.

In the second example, haar can also mean her as an object, not just possession. Afrikaans uses haar in both roles.

In Afrikaans, adjectives placed before a noun often take an -e ending.

So:

• nuut = new
• nuwe jas = new coat

This is the normal attributive form of the adjective, meaning the form used directly before the noun.

Compare:

• 'n nuwe boek = a new book
• die nuwe onderwyser = the new teacher
• 'n groot huis = a big house

But when the adjective stands alone after a linking verb, you often get the basic form:

• Die jas is nuut. = The coat is new.

So:

• before the noun: nuwe jas
• after the noun / predicate use: die jas is nuut

Skool toe gaan is a very common Afrikaans way to say go to school.

The word toe here shows movement toward a place.

So:

• skool toe gaan = go to school
• huis toe gaan = go home
• werk toe gaan = go to work

This is a very natural Afrikaans pattern.

You may also see na in other contexts, but skool toe gaan is especially common for going in the direction of school as a destination.

Because Afrikaans often leaves out the article with places or institutions when talking about their usual function.

So:

• skool toe gaan = go to school
• kerk toe gaan = go to church
• huis toe gaan = go home

This is similar to English, where we often say go to school rather than go to the school when we mean the normal institution or activity.

But if you specifically mean the building, Afrikaans can use an article:

• Sy gaan na die skool. = She is going to the school.

That can sound more like the physical location rather than the regular routine of attending school.

Yes, but it depends on the structure.

The dictionary form is aantrek.
In an infinitive or where the verb is not split, it stays together:

• Sy wil haar jas aantrek. = She wants to put on her coat.
• Om warm klere aan te trek is slim. = To put on warm clothes is smart.

But in a normal main clause, it usually splits:

• Sy trek haar jas aan.

So both forms are correct, but they appear in different sentence structures.

In this sentence, because there is a direct object haar nuwe jas, it specifically means she puts on her new coat.

Without an object, aantrek can mean get dressed:

• Sy trek aan. = She gets dressed.

With an object, it means putting on that specific item:

• Sy trek haar jas aan. = She puts on her coat.
• Hy trek sy skoene aan. = He puts on his shoes.

So the object tells you exactly what she is putting on.

No, Afrikaans normally keeps the subject in each clause if it is needed.

So:

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan voordat sy skool toe gaan

has:

• sy in the main clause
• sy again in the subordinate clause

This is completely normal and natural. English does the same:

• She puts on her new coat before she goes to school.

You usually cannot just omit the second sy.

A helpful breakdown is:

• Sy = subject
• trek ... aan = separable verb, puts on
• haar nuwe jas = direct object
• voordat = subordinating conjunction, before
• sy = subject of the subordinate clause
• skool toe = toward school / to school
• gaan = goes, placed at the end because it is a subordinate clause

So the structure is:

Main clause

• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan

Subordinate clause

• voordat sy skool toe gaan

This sentence is a good example of two important Afrikaans patterns at once:

1. Separable verbs in the main clause
2. Verb-final order in the subordinate clause

Not in this sentence.

Voordat is the conjunction used before a full clause:

• voordat sy skool toe gaan = before she goes to school

Voor is usually used as a preposition before a noun or noun phrase:

• voor skool = before school
• voor die ete = before the meal

So:

• voordat sy skool toe gaan = correct
• voor sy skool toe gaan = generally not the standard form here

Use voordat when a whole clause follows.

Jas can cover both coat and jacket depending on context.

So in many cases:

• jas = coat
• jas = jacket

The exact English choice depends on what kind of outerwear is meant. If the learner was shown coat, that is perfectly fine, but in real life jacket may also fit in some contexts.

So the Afrikaans word is a little broader than a single exact English clothing term.