Breakdown of Ons bring die bevestigingsplaat in lyn.
ons
we
die bevestigingsplaat
mounting plate
in lyn bring
to align
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Questions & Answers about Ons bring die bevestigingsplaat in lyn.
What does Ons mean here?
Here Ons means we.
Afrikaans uses ons for both we and us, so the role depends on the sentence structure. In Ons bring die bevestigingsplaat in lyn, it comes before the verb and functions as the subject, so it means we.
Why is the verb bring the same for we? Shouldn’t it change like in some other languages?
In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense.
So you get:
- Ek bring — I bring
- Jy bring — you bring
- Ons bring — we bring
- Hulle bring — they bring
That is much simpler than English or Dutch in many cases. So bring stays bring.
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