Ons konfigureer die toegangspunt na gelang van die seinsterkte.

Na gelang van means according to, depending on, or in proportion to, depending on context.

In this sentence, Ons konfigureer die toegangspunt na gelang van die seinsterkte, it means that the way we configure the access point depends on the signal strength.

A natural English equivalent is:

• We configure the access point according to the signal strength
• We configure the access point depending on the signal strength

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form according to the subject the way they do in English.

So you get:

• Ek konfigureer = I configure
• Jy konfigureer = you configure
• Ons konfigureer = we configure
• Hulle konfigureer = they configure

The verb stays the same. This is one of the simpler features of Afrikaans grammar compared with English or Dutch.

Toegangspunt means access point.

It is a compound noun made from:

• toegang = access
• punt = point

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often writes compound nouns as one word. So where English has access point, Afrikaans has toegangspunt.

This is very common:

• huisdeur = house door / front door
• rekenaarskerm = computer screen
• seinsterkte = signal strength

Seinsterkte means signal strength.

It is also a compound noun:

• sein = signal
• sterkte = strength

So literally it is signal-strength. Writing it as one word is normal in Afrikaans.

Yes. In this sentence, die means the both times:

• die toegangspunt = the access point
• die seinsterkte = the signal strength

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for all nouns, regardless of gender. Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

So die is very flexible and easy to use.

Usually, yes. Ons normally means we or us, depending on context.

In this sentence, Ons is the subject, so it means we:

• Ons konfigureer... = We configure...

Afrikaans often uses the same form where English would distinguish between we and us, and the sentence structure tells you which meaning is intended.

Yes, that is normal.

The basic structure here is:

• Ons = subject
• konfigureer = verb
• die toegangspunt = object
• na gelang van die seinsterkte = prepositional phrase giving the basis or condition

So the sentence follows a straightforward pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object + Extra information

That is very common in Afrikaans main clauses.

Yes, you may hear or use alternatives, but the nuance can be slightly different.

• na gelang van die seinsterkte = according to / depending on the signal strength
• afhangend van die seinsterkte = depending on the signal strength

Both can work, but na gelang van sounds a bit more formal or technical in some contexts. Since the sentence is about configuring an access point, na gelang van fits well.

It is a normal Afrikaans word, but it is clearly related to the international technical word configure.

Afrikaans often uses words of this type in technical contexts, especially in computing and networking. So konfigureer is perfectly natural in a sentence about technology.

You may also notice that many technical Afrikaans words resemble English, but with Afrikaans spelling and pronunciation.

A fairly literal breakdown is:

• Ons = we
• konfigureer = configure
• die toegangspunt = the access point
• na gelang van = according to / depending on
• die seinsterkte = the signal strength

So a literal version would be:

We configure the access point according to the signal strength.

This is one of those cases where the Afrikaans sentence maps quite neatly onto natural English.

A rough English-style guide would be:

• na ≈ nah
• gelang ≈ khuh-LAHNG or guh-LAHNG, with the g pronounced in the Afrikaans guttural way
• van ≈ fun or vuhn, depending on accent and speed

So together:

na gelang van ≈ nah khuh-LAHNG fun

The exact sound of g in Afrikaans does not exist in standard English, so learners often need practice with it. Even if your g is not perfect, you will still be understood.