Ons verander die WiFi-wagwoord.

Ons means we in this sentence.

Afrikaans ons can also mean us in other contexts, but here it is the subject of the sentence, so it means we:

• Ons verander die WiFi-wagwoord. = We are changing the WiFi password.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject.

So you get:

• Ek verander = I change
• Jy verander = you change
• Ons verander = we change
• Hulle verander = they change

This is much simpler than English, where you sometimes get forms like change / changes.

Verander means change or alter.

In this sentence, it is being used transitively, meaning someone is changing something:

• Ons verander die WiFi-wagwoord. = We change the WiFi password.

It can also be used in other contexts to talk about something changing more generally.

Die means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die wagwoord = the password
• die boeke = the books

So in this sentence, die WiFi-wagwoord means the WiFi password.

Afrikaans often uses compound nouns, and a hyphen is commonly used when one part is an abbreviation, acronym, or a form like WiFi.

So:

• wagwoord = password
• WiFi-wagwoord = WiFi password

The hyphen helps readability and is standard in this kind of compound.

Wagwoord means password.

It is made up of:

• wag = guard / watch
• woord = word

So literally it looks like something like guard-word, but the normal meaning is simply password.

Yes. This is the normal word order for a simple main clause in Afrikaans:

• Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• Ons = subject
• verander = verb
• die WiFi-wagwoord = object

That makes this a very straightforward sentence.

Yes. The Afrikaans simple present often covers both ideas, depending on context.

So Ons verander die WiFi-wagwoord could mean:

• We change the WiFi password
• We are changing the WiFi password

Context usually makes it clear which one is meant.

In a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:

• Verander ons die WiFi-wagwoord?

That means:

• Are we changing the WiFi password?
• Do we change the WiFi password?

Afrikaans typically uses a double nie in negative sentences.

So:

• Ons verander nie die WiFi-wagwoord nie.

This means:

• We are not changing the WiFi password.

The usual pattern is:

• subject + verb + nie + rest + nie

Ons is usually pronounced roughly like ons or awns, depending on accent.

For an English speaker, a rough guide is:

• ons ≈ awns

But pronunciation varies somewhat by speaker and region, so the best way to learn it is by listening to native audio.

A rough pronunciation guide for wagwoord is:

• vukh-voort or vakh-voort as a rough English approximation

A few helpful points:

• w in Afrikaans sounds more like English v
• g is a throaty sound, not a hard English g
• oo is a long vowel sound

So the word may feel quite different from how it looks to an English speaker.

Yes. That would mean We are changing our WiFi password.

Compare:

• Ons verander die WiFi-wagwoord. = We are changing the WiFi password.
• Ons verander ons WiFi-wagwoord. = We are changing our WiFi password.

Using die just refers to the password, while ons makes it specifically our password.