Questions & Answers about Hoeveel tyd het ons?
Because hoeveel covers both how much and how many in Afrikaans.
So:
- hoeveel tyd = how much time
- hoeveel boeke = how many books
Afrikaans does not usually make that same distinction with two different question phrases the way English does.
Afrikaans uses a verb-second pattern in main clauses.
That means:
- the first position can be taken by a question word or question phrase
- the finite verb then comes next
- the subject follows after that
So the structure is:
- Hoeveel tyd = question phrase
- het = finite verb
- ons = subject
That gives Hoeveel tyd het ons?
Compare:
- Statement: Ons het tyd.
- Question: Hoeveel tyd het ons?