Ons kanselleer die aanlynbestelling.

Here ons means we.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans ons can mean both we and our. The sentence structure tells you which one it is.

• Ons kanselleer ... = We cancel ...
• ons bestelling = our order

In your sentence, because ons comes before the verb kanselleer, it is clearly the subject we.

This is the normal word order for a simple statement in Afrikaans:

• Ons = subject
• kanselleer = verb
• die aanlynbestelling = object

So it follows the same basic pattern as English: subject + verb + object.

That is why the sentence feels very straightforward to an English speaker.

No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense.

Compare:

• Ek kanselleer = I cancel
• Jy kanselleer = you cancel
• Ons kanselleer = we cancel
• Hulle kanselleer = they cancel

So unlike English, there is no separate form like cancels for he/she/it.

It can often mean both, depending on context.

In Afrikaans, the simple present is commonly used for both:

• We cancel the online order
• We are cancelling the online order

If you want to make the ongoing action very explicit, Afrikaans often uses a fuller structure such as:

• Ons is besig om die aanlynbestelling te kanselleer.

But in everyday language, the simple form is very common.

die means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for nouns in general. Unlike some other languages, Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

So:

• die bestelling = the order
• die aanlynbestelling = the online order

It is a very useful word because it stays the same in many situations.

Yes. die is used for both singular and plural definite nouns.

For example:

• die aanlynbestelling = the online order
• die aanlynbestellings = the online orders

So you do not need to learn a separate plural form of the.

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as one word.

This is very common in Afrikaans, and it is one of the things English speakers notice quickly. English often writes expressions like online order as two words, but Afrikaans normally joins the parts together:

• aanlyn = online
• bestelling = order
• aanlynbestelling = online order

So the long spelling is normal and correct.

It is made up of two parts:

• aanlyn = online
• bestelling = order

The word bestelling is related to bestel, which means to order.

So aanlynbestelling is literally an online-order compound noun.

You would use 'n for a/an:

• 'n aanlynbestelling = an online order

So:

• Ons kanselleer die aanlynbestelling. = We cancel the online order.
• Ons kanselleer 'n aanlynbestelling. = We cancel an online order.

A small spelling point: 'n stays lowercase even when it begins a sentence in normal Afrikaans spelling.

Afrikaans usually forms negatives with nie ... nie.

So the negative version is:

• Ons kanselleer nie die aanlynbestelling nie.

This pattern is very common in Afrikaans:

• first nie usually comes after the verb
• second nie usually comes at the end of the clause

That double negative is standard Afrikaans grammar.

A natural past-tense version is:

• Ons het die aanlynbestelling gekanselleer.

This uses the common Afrikaans perfect structure:

• het = auxiliary
• gekanselleer = past participle

So the pattern is roughly:

• Ons het ... gekanselleer = We cancelled ...

This is the usual way Afrikaans expresses past actions in everyday language.