Ons meet sy lyf.

we

Breakdown of Ons meet sy lyf.

• sy: his
• meet: to measure
• die lyf: body (informal)

Questions & Answers about Ons meet sy lyf.

Does meet here mean English meet, as in to encounter someone?

No. In Afrikaans, meet means measure.

So Ons meet sy lyf means We measure his body, not We meet his body.

If you want to say meet in the English sense of encounter or go to see someone, Afrikaans usually uses ontmoet.

• Ons ontmoet hom = We meet him
• Ons meet sy lyf = We measure his body

So meet is a classic false friend for English speakers.

What does ons mean here?

Ons means we here.

Afrikaans ons can mean both:

• we as a subject
• us as an object

In this sentence, it comes before the verb, so it is the subject:

• Ons meet sy lyf = We measure his body

What does sy mean in this sentence?