Hulle werk tuis.

they

Breakdown of Hulle werk tuis.

• werk: to work
• tuis: at home; home

Questions & Answers about Hulle werk tuis.

What does hulle mean here?

Here, hulle means they. It is the subject of the sentence.

A useful extra note: hulle can also mean them or their in other contexts, but in Hulle werk tuis, it clearly means they.

What does werk mean, and what form is it?

Werk means work. In this sentence, it is a verb: to work.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for different subjects the way English verbs sometimes do. So you get:

• Ek werk — I work
• Jy werk — you work
• Hulle werk — they work

The verb stays werk.

Why is there no word for are in the sentence?

Afrikaans does not need are here.

In English, you can say:

• They work at home
• They are working at home

Afrikaans often uses the simple verb werk for both ideas, depending on context. So Hulle werk tuis can mean:

• They work at home
• They are working at home

If you need to be more specific, context usually makes it clear.