Ná die inspeksie betaal die huurder die deposito.

Because Afrikaans follows a verb-second pattern in main clauses. If a time phrase or some other element comes first, the finite verb must come second.

So this sentence is built like this:

Ná die inspeksie + betaal + die huurder + die deposito

If you put the subject first, you get the more basic word order:

Die huurder betaal die deposito ná die inspeksie.

Both are correct; the original sentence gives a little more focus to when it happens.

Yes. That is completely grammatical and probably feels more straightforward to an English speaker because it matches normal subject + verb + object order more closely.

The difference is mainly emphasis:

• Ná die inspeksie betaal die huurder die deposito.
  Slightly highlights the time phrase.
• Die huurder betaal die deposito ná die inspeksie.
  More neutral/basic order.

The accent helps distinguish ná meaning after from na, which usually means to or towards.

So:

• ná = after
• na = to, toward

In careful standard writing, it is best to keep the accent here.

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the. Afrikaans repeats it before each definite noun phrase, just like English does:

• die huurder = the tenant
• die deposito = the deposit

So using die twice is perfectly normal.

No. Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

That means die is used very broadly:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die huis = the house
• die huise = the houses

This is simpler than languages that have multiple article forms.

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

This is a very common beginner mistake for English speakers, because the spelling looks familiar but the pronunciation is different.

It is in the simple present form.

In Afrikaans, the simple present can cover several ideas depending on context, including:

• a present action
• a habitual action
• a scheduled or expected future action

So this sentence could mean something like:

• the tenant pays the deposit after the inspection, or
• the tenant will pay the deposit after the inspection

The surrounding context tells you which is intended.

Usually no. Afrikaans verbs are much less heavily conjugated than English verbs.

For example:

• ek betaal
• jy betaal
• hy betaal
• ons betaal
• hulle betaal

So betaal stays the same here regardless of who is doing the paying.

A comma is normally not required after a short introductory phrase like this in Afrikaans.

So:

Ná die inspeksie betaal die huurder die deposito.

is perfectly standard.

A comma might appear in longer or more complex sentences for clarity, but not using one here is normal.

Afrikaans usually uses double negation with nie ... nie.

So the negative version would be:

Ná die inspeksie betaal die huurder nie die deposito nie.

A simple way to think of it is:

• first nie goes after the verb area / before what is being negated
• second nie goes at the end of the clause

This double nie pattern is one of the most important things to get used to in Afrikaans.

In a yes/no question, the finite verb usually comes first:

Betaal die huurder die deposito ná die inspeksie?

That is the standard question pattern.

So compare:

• Statement: Ná die inspeksie betaal die huurder die deposito.
• Question: Betaal die huurder die deposito ná die inspeksie?