Ons kruis die straat.

we

Breakdown of Ons kruis die straat.

• die straat: the street
• kruis: to cross; go from one side to the other

Questions & Answers about Ons kruis die straat.

What does ons mean here? Can it also mean us or our?

Here ons means we, because it is the subject of the sentence.

Afrikaans ons can be a little flexible:

• ons = we
• ons = us
• ons = our in many contexts

So you decide from the grammar of the sentence. In Ons kruis die straat, it clearly means we.

What does kruis mean in this sentence?

Kruis is the verb cross.

So:

• Ons kruis = We cross
• die straat = the street

The full sentence is structurally very close to English.

Does kruis change depending on who is doing the action?

Usually no. One very learner-friendly feature of Afrikaans is that verbs generally do not change form the way English verbs do.

For example:

• Ek kruis = I cross
• Jy kruis = you cross
• Ons kruis = we cross
• Hulle kruis = they cross

So kruis stays kruis.

What does die mean here?