Hulle help hulself.

They help themselves.

Breakdown of Hulle help hulself.

• hulle: they
• help: to help
• hulself: themselves

Questions & Answers about Hulle help hulself.

Why is it hulself and not just hulle at the end?

Because hulself is the reflexive form, meaning that the action comes back to the same people who do it.

• hulle = they / them
• hulself = themselves

So:

• Hulle help hulle would normally mean They help them
• Hulle help hulself means the subject and object are the same group

That is why hulself is needed here.

What does each word do in the sentence?

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Hulle — subject pronoun (they)
• help — verb (help)
• hulself — reflexive pronoun (themselves)

So the structure is:

subject + verb + reflexive pronoun

Does help change depending on who is doing the action?

No. In Afrikaans, most verbs do not change form the way English verbs sometimes do.

So you get:

• Ek help
• Jy help
• Hy help
• Ons help
• Hulle help

The verb stays help in each case.

Is the word order the same as in English here?