Ons blus die kampvuur.

Here, ons means we.

A useful extra point: ons can also mean us in Afrikaans, so context tells you which one it is.

• Ons blus die kampvuur. = We put out the campfire.
• Hulle sien ons. = They see us.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense. That is much simpler than English.

So you get:

• Ek blus = I put out
• Jy blus = you put out
• Ons blus = we put out
• Hulle blus = they put out

The verb stays blus.

Blus means to extinguish, to put out, or to douse, especially with fire.

In this sentence, Ons blus die kampvuur means that we extinguish the campfire or we put out the campfire.

It is a very natural verb for fires, candles, and flames.

Die here means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die kampvuur = the campfire
• die boeke = the books

So unlike English, Afrikaans does not have different forms like the for singular and plural anyway, and unlike some other languages, it does not change for gender.

Yes, kampvuur is one word.

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns by writing them together.

• kamp = camp
• vuur = fire
• kampvuur = campfire

This is completely normal in Afrikaans.

Yes, in this simple main clause, the word order is the standard subject–verb–object pattern:

• Ons = subject
• blus = verb
• die kampvuur = object

So it matches English quite closely:

• We / put out / the campfire

It can often cover both, depending on context.

Afrikaans present tense is quite flexible. Ons blus die kampvuur can mean:

• We put out the campfire
• We are putting out the campfire
• sometimes even a habitual sense like We put out the campfire as a regular action, depending on context

If you need to be more specific, context or extra words usually make it clear.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

ons blis dee kahmp-fyur

A few pronunciation notes:

• ons sounds roughly like ons in English wants, but shorter and cleaner
• blus has a vowel somewhat like the i in bird for many English speakers trying to approximate it, though it is not exactly the same
• die in Afrikaans is pronounced like dee, not like English die
• vuur is tricky; it sounds roughly like fyur or fee-ur, depending on accent

Pronunciation varies somewhat by region and speaker.

No, not in normal Afrikaans.

The article die is pronounced dee.

This is a very common beginner mistake for English speakers, because the spelling looks familiar but the pronunciation is different.

Afrikaans usually uses a double nie pattern for negation.

So:

• Ons blus die kampvuur. = We put out the campfire.
• Ons blus nie die kampvuur nie. = We do not put out the campfire.

This is one of the most distinctive features of Afrikaans grammar.

In many contexts, blus is the more natural verb for putting out a fire.

Doof can also mean extinguish or go out, but it is often associated with lights, sounds, or becoming extinguished in a broader sense. Learners will most commonly meet blus for putting out a fire.

So for a campfire, Ons blus die kampvuur is a very good, natural sentence.