Sodra sy die blinddoek sien, gooi ons die konfetti.

Sodra means as soon as. It shows that one action happens immediately after another.

So in this sentence, the idea is:

• first: sy sien die blinddoek
• then immediately: ons gooi die konfetti

It is stronger and more immediate than a general when.

Because sodra introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans subordinate clauses usually send the finite verb to the end.

So:

• main-clause order: Sy sien die blinddoek.
• after sodra: Sodra sy die blinddoek sien ...

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• omdat hy moeg is
• wanneer ons klaar is
• sodra sy die blinddoek sien

This is because the sentence begins with another element: the whole sodra clause.

Afrikaans main clauses follow a verb-second pattern. If something other than the subject comes first, the verb comes next, and the subject follows it.

So the structure is:

• Sodra sy die blinddoek sien,
• gooi = verb
• ons = subject
• die konfetti = object

If you started with the subject instead, you would say:

• Ons gooi die konfetti sodra sy die blinddoek sien.

Both are correct.

Here it means she.

Afrikaans sy can mean:

• she as a subject pronoun
• his as a possessive determiner

But the sentence structure makes the meaning clear:

• sy die blinddoek sien = she sees the blindfold
• if it meant his, you would expect a noun right after it, like sy blinddoek = his blindfold

So in this sentence, sy can only be understood as she.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some other languages, you do not change the word for masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural.

Here:

• die blinddoek = the blindfold
• die konfetti = the confetti

Blinddoek means blindfold.

It is a compound noun:

• blind = blind
• doek = cloth

Afrikaans very often joins compound nouns into one word, so blinddoek is written as a single unit, not as two separate words.

Konfetti is usually treated like a mass noun, much like English confetti.

That means it often works as a substance or collection word rather than as a normal countable singular/plural noun.

So:

• die konfetti = the confetti

If you want to refer to individual bits, you would usually use another expression, such as something like stukkies konfetti = pieces of confetti.

Yes. That is completely natural Afrikaans.

Compare:

• Sodra sy die blinddoek sien, gooi ons die konfetti.
• Ons gooi die konfetti sodra sy die blinddoek sien.

The meaning is basically the same. The difference is mainly emphasis and sentence flow:

• starting with Sodra... highlights the timing first
• starting with Ons... highlights the action or the people acting first

Because the sentence starts with a subordinate clause:

• Sodra sy die blinddoek sien

and then moves to the main clause:

• gooi ons die konfetti

The comma marks that boundary clearly. This is standard and very helpful for reading.

In Afrikaans, ons can mean both we and us. The sentence structure tells you which one it is.

Here it is the subject of the verb gooi, so it means we:

• gooi ons die konfetti = we throw the confetti

Example of object use:

• Hulle sien ons. = They see us.

So the form stays the same, but the function changes.

No, not in standard Afrikaans.

In a normal main clause, you can say:

• Sy sien die blinddoek.

But after a subordinating word like sodra, the verb moves to the end:

• Sodra sy die blinddoek sien

So sien die blinddoek is correct in a main clause, but die blinddoek sien is correct inside this sodra clause.

Sodra usually has the sense of as soon as, so it suggests immediacy.

That means it is closer to:

• the moment she sees the blindfold
• as soon as she sees the blindfold

A more general when does not always carry that same feeling of immediate sequence. So sodra is a good choice when one action is the trigger for the next one.