Gaan die PIN-kode na voordat jy die instelling terugstel.

Check the secret access number before resetting the setting.

Breakdown of Gaan die PIN-kode na voordat jy die instelling terugstel.

• jy: you
• voordat: before
• nagaan: to check
• die PIN-kode: the secret access number

Questions & Answers about Gaan die PIN-kode na voordat jy die instelling terugstel.

Why does gaan ... na mean check, and why is na at the end?

Because this is a separable verb. The full verb is nagaan, which means to check, inspect, or verify.

In a main clause or command, Afrikaans often splits separable verbs:

• Gaan die PIN-kode na. = Check the PIN code.

So:

• gaan is the verb part
• na is the separable particle

This gaan is not the ordinary verb to go here. It is part of nagaan.

You can compare:

• Ek gaan die PIN-kode na. = I check the PIN code.
• om die PIN-kode na te gaan = to check the PIN code

So the na at the end is completely normal.

Why is there no jy in the first part of the sentence?

Because Gaan die PIN-kode na is a command (the imperative).

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

• Check the PIN code
• Gaan die PIN-kode na

The understood subject is you.

If you wanted to include it for emphasis, you could, but normally you do not:

• Jy moet die PIN-kode nagaan = You must check the PIN code

That would sound less like a direct instruction and more like a statement of obligation.