Ons lees internasionale nuus.

we

Breakdown of Ons lees internasionale nuus.

• lees: to read
• die nuus: the news
• internasionaal: international

Questions & Answers about Ons lees internasionale nuus.

What does ons mean here?

Here ons means we.

Afrikaans ons can mean we or us, depending on its role in the sentence. In Ons lees internasionale nuus, it is the subject, so it means we.

---

Does lees mean read, and how does it work in Afrikaans?

Yes. Lees means read.

In this sentence, it means read in the present tense: we read.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense:

• ek lees — I read
• jy lees — you read
• ons lees — we read
• hulle lees — they read

So unlike English, you do not get forms like reads for he/she in the present tense.

---

Why is the word order Ons lees internasionale nuus?