Voordat ons geld oorplaas, gaan ons die bankbesonderhede na.

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Breakdown of Voordat ons geld oorplaas, gaan ons die bankbesonderhede na.

• voordat: before
• nagaan: to check
• die bankbesonderhede: the bank details

Questions & Answers about Voordat ons geld oorplaas, gaan ons die bankbesonderhede na.

What does voordat mean, and what does it do to the word order?

Voordat means before. It introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans that usually sends the verb to the end of that clause.

So:

• Voordat ons geld oorplaas
• literally follows the pattern before we money transfer

That is why oorplaas comes at the end of the first clause.

Why is it gaan ... na? Does gaan here mean go?

Not in this sentence. Here gaan ... na is the split form of the verb nagaan, which means check, verify, or go over.

So:

• Ons gaan die bankbesonderhede na
• means We check the bank details

It does not mean we go to the bank details or anything like that.

Why is na all the way at the end of the sentence?