Ontkoppel en herbegin; gaan dan die verbruik en limiet na.

Yes. The sentence is in the imperative, so it is giving instructions:

• Ontkoppel = disconnect
• herbegin = restart
• gaan ... na = check / inspect / review

In Afrikaans, just like in English, commands often leave out the subject:

• Disconnect and restart.
• Check the usage and limit.

So jy is understood, even though it is not written.

Ontkoppel means disconnect or unlink, depending on context.

It is built from:

• koppel = connect / couple / link
• ont- = a prefix that often gives the idea of undoing or reversing something

So ontkoppel literally has the sense of un-connect or detach.

In a technical instruction like this, disconnect is the most natural translation.

Herbegin means restart or begin again.

It contains:

• begin = begin / start
• her- = again / re-

So herbegin is very similar in structure to English restart or rebegin.

In device or system instructions, restart is usually the best English equivalent.

The semicolon separates two closely connected instructions:

• Ontkoppel en herbegin
• gaan dan die verbruik en limiet na

It shows a pause stronger than a comma, but the two parts still belong together. The meaning is basically:

• Disconnect and restart; then check the usage and limit.

You could think of it as linking two steps in a process.

Here, gaan is not the ordinary verb to go.

It is part of the separable verb nagaan, which means:

• check
• go over
• inspect
• review

In Afrikaans main clauses, separable verbs often split apart:

• full verb: nagaan
• split form: gaan ... na

So:

• Gaan die verbruik na = Check the usage

This is one of the most important things to notice in the sentence.

In this sentence, na is not a separate preposition. It is the second part of the separable verb nagaan.

So although na can be a normal word meaning things like to or after in other contexts, that is not what is happening here.

Here the structure is:

• nagaan = to check
• imperative/main-clause split: gaan ... na

So in:

• gaan dan die verbruik en limiet na

the na belongs with gaan.

Afrikaans word order often differs from English, especially with separable verbs.

In this clause:

• gaan comes first because it is an imperative
• dan comes next
• the object die verbruik en limiet comes after that
• the separated particle na goes at the end

So the pattern is:

• verb + adverb + object + particle

That gives:

• gaan dan die verbruik en limiet na

This is normal Afrikaans structure for a separable verb in a main clause.

Verbruik usually means usage, consumption, or amount used, depending on context.

For example, it could refer to:

• data usage
• electricity consumption
• fuel usage
• resource use more generally

In a technical or account-related instruction, usage or consumption is often the best translation.

Yes. Limiet means limit, and it is very close to the English word in both form and meaning.

Because Afrikaans has many words that look similar to English, this is one of the easier ones to recognize.

Afrikaans often uses one article for two nouns joined by en when both are being referred to together:

• die verbruik en limiet = the usage and limit

This is similar to English, where we also usually say:

• the usage and limit

rather than

• the usage and the limit

Both nouns are part of one coordinated noun phrase, so one die is enough.

Yes, in this sentence dan means then.

It shows sequence:

1. Ontkoppel en herbegin
2. gaan dan die verbruik en limiet na

So it tells you to do the second action after the first one.

Yes. The dictionary form is nagaan.

But in a main clause or command, the verb is often split:

• infinitive / dictionary form: nagaan
• command: Gaan dit na
• statement: Ek gaan dit na

So learners should remember both forms:

• nagaan = the full verb
• gaan ... na = the separated form used in ordinary sentence structure

In Afrikaans, the imperative form usually does not change much for singular and plural the way it does in some other languages.

So:

• Ontkoppel
• Herbegin
• Gaan ... na

can be used as general instructions, whether speaking to one person or to more than one person, depending on context.

In practical instructions like this, the form is just a neutral command.