Die werknemers behoort die noodprosedure na te kom.

In this sentence, behoort means ought to / should, not belongs.

So:

• Die werknemers behoort ... na te kom = The employees should/ought to comply with ...

Afrikaans behoort can be a bit tricky for English speakers because it looks related to belong, and in some contexts it can be connected to that idea. But here it is clearly the ought to meaning.

It is a slightly more formal or rule-based word than everyday moet in some contexts.

The full verb is nakom, which often means to comply with, to observe, or to carry out.

In Afrikaans, some verbs are separable verbs. That means parts of the verb can split apart in certain sentence structures.

Here, because the verb comes after behoort and uses te, nakom becomes:

• na te kom

So:

• dictionary form: nakom
• in this sentence: na te kom

This is very common in Afrikaans.

Compare the pattern:

• Ek kom die reëls na. = I comply with the rules.
• Ek probeer die reëls na te kom. = I try to comply with the rules.

So the split is not random; it is part of how separable verbs behave.

Te is the Afrikaans infinitive marker, similar to English to in phrases like to comply or to follow.

After behoort, Afrikaans normally uses te before the infinitive:

• behoort ... te doen = ought to do
• behoort ... na te kom = ought to comply with

So in this sentence:

• behoort = ought
• na te kom = to comply with / to follow

Together: ought to comply with

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

It appears twice because there are two noun phrases:

• Die werknemers = the employees
• die noodprosedure = the emergency procedure

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns

So both the employee and the employees can use die:

• die werknemer = the employee
• die werknemers = the employees

The singular is:

• werknemer = employee

The plural here is:

• werknemers = employees

In this case, Afrikaans forms the plural by adding -s.

So:

• werknemer → werknemers

That makes Die werknemers the subject: The employees.

Noodprosedure is a compound noun:

• nood = emergency
• prosedure = procedure

Together:

• noodprosedure = emergency procedure

Afrikaans often joins words together into one compound noun, where English may also do something similar or may write them as separate words depending on style.

So this is completely normal Afrikaans word-building.

The sentence follows a common Afrikaans main-clause pattern:

• Die werknemers = subject
• behoort = finite verb
• die noodprosedure = object
• na te kom = infinitive part

So the structure is:

Subject + finite verb + object + infinitive phrase

A useful way to see it is:

• Die werknemers | behoort | die noodprosedure | na te kom

Afrikaans main clauses usually put the finite verb in the second position. That is what happens here: behoort is the finite verb and comes second.

Not always exactly.

Nakom often means things like:

• comply with
• observe
• carry out
• meet an obligation or requirement

In this sentence, with noodprosedure, a natural English translation might be:

• follow the emergency procedure
• comply with the emergency procedure

So follow is a good translation here, but the Afrikaans verb has a slightly stronger sense of observing rules or requirements properly.

Yes, you could say:

• Die werknemers moet die noodprosedure nakom.

That would mean:

• The employees must follow/comply with the emergency procedure.

The difference is roughly:

• behoort = should / ought to
• moet = must / have to

So moet is stronger and more direct. Behoort sounds more like obligation, expectation, or what is proper.

Because after behoort, Afrikaans does not need om.

You simply get:

• behoort ... te + infinitive

And with a separable verb like nakom, that becomes:

• behoort ... na te kom

You often see om ... te after other verbs or structures, but not every infinitive phrase uses om.

So this sentence is normal as it stands.

In a simpler clause where nakom is the main finite verb, it can appear split differently:

• Die werknemers kom die noodprosedure na.

That means:

• The employees comply with / follow the emergency procedure.

Notice the difference:

• finite verb form: kom ... na
• infinitive form after te: na te kom

This is a very useful pattern to learn with separable verbs in Afrikaans.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or professional.

That is because of words like:

• werknemers = employees
• noodprosedure = emergency procedure
• behoort = ought to / should
• nakom = comply with / observe

It sounds like something you might see in:

• workplace rules
• safety instructions
• official documents
• training materials

So it is good standard Afrikaans, especially for formal contexts.