Ek gaan die saldo na.

I check the account balance.

Breakdown of Ek gaan die saldo na.

• ek: I
• die saldo nagaan: to check the balance

Questions & Answers about Ek gaan die saldo na.

Why is na at the end of the sentence?

Because the full verb is nagaan, which means to check / inspect / verify. This is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

In a normal main clause, the verb splits:

• gaan goes to the usual verb position
• na moves to the end

So:

• nagaan → Ek gaan die saldo na.

Does gaan here mean go or am going to?

No. In this sentence, gaan ... na together is the verb nagaan.

That can be confusing, because gaan by itself often means go, and it can also be used to talk about the near future. But here, the na at the end shows that this is not the future construction. It is the separable verb nagaan.

What is the basic word order in this sentence?

The sentence follows a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• Ek = subject
• gaan = finite verb
• die saldo = object
• na = separated verb particle

So the structure is:

Subject + finite verb + object + particle

This is normal for separable verbs in main clauses.