Ons bespreek die gedrag.

we

Breakdown of Ons bespreek die gedrag.

• bespreek: to discuss
• die gedrag: behaviour

Questions & Answers about Ons bespreek die gedrag.

What does ons mean here?

Here, ons means we.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses ons for both we and us, depending on its role in the sentence. In Ons bespreek die gedrag, it is the subject, so it means we.

• Ons bespreek die gedrag. = We discuss the behaviour.
• Hulle sien ons. = They see us.

So unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the form from we to us.

Why is the verb bespreek not changed for ons?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject.

In English, we say:

• I discuss
• he discusses
• we discuss

But in Afrikaans, the verb normally stays the same:

• Ek bespreek
• Hy bespreek
• Ons bespreek

That makes Afrikaans verb conjugation much simpler than English in the present tense.

What exactly does bespreek mean?