Ons oorweeg die handvormtegniek.

In this sentence, ons means we because it is the subject of the verb.

• Ons oorweeg ... = We are considering ...

Afrikaans uses ons for both we and us, so the function depends on the sentence.

• Ons oorweeg dit. = We consider it.
• Hy sien ons. = He sees us.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject. This is much simpler than English.

So you get:

• Ek oorweeg = I consider
• Jy oorweeg = you consider
• Ons oorweeg = we consider
• Hulle oorweeg = they consider

The verb stays oorweeg in all these cases.

Oorweeg means consider.

It is made up of:

• oor- = over
• weeg = weigh

So the literal idea is something like weigh over, which is similar to the English idea behind considering something carefully.

This can help you remember it: to consider is to mentally weigh something.

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

So:

• die handvormtegniek = the hand-shape technique or the hand-form technique

Unlike some other languages, Afrikaans does not have different forms of the for gender or case. It is simply die for singular and plural definite nouns in most ordinary situations.

Yes. Afrikaans very often writes compound nouns as one word, much like Dutch and German.

So:

• hand = hand
• vorm = shape/form
• tegniek = technique

Together:

• handvormtegniek

English often uses separate words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

In Afrikaans compounds, the last part is usually the main noun, and the earlier parts describe it.

So in handvormtegniek:

• the main word is tegniek = technique
• handvorm- tells you what kind of technique it is

So it is a technique related to hand shape/form.

This pattern is very common in Afrikaans:

• taalboek = language book
• skooltas = school bag
• huisdeur = house door

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• oorweeg ≈ or-vaykh / oor-vaykh

A few points:

• oo is a long vowel sound.
• w in Afrikaans is pronounced more like English v.
• g at the end is the guttural Afrikaans sound, not a hard English g.

If you cannot produce the final Afrikaans g yet, a soft rough sound at the back of the throat is a good approximation.

A rough guide is:

• handvormtegniek ≈ hunt-form-tekh-neek

Helpful notes:

• hand is close to English hunt but with an a sound.
• vorm has v pronounced clearly.
• g in tegniek is the Afrikaans guttural sound.
• The final iek sounds like eek.

The stress is usually strongest later in the compound, especially around tegniek.

Yes. Afrikaans simple present often covers both:

• We consider the handvormtegniek
• We are considering the handvormtegniek

Context usually tells you which English translation sounds most natural.

Afrikaans often uses the simple form where English might prefer a progressive form.

Yes. That would mean something like We are busy considering the handvormtegniek or more naturally We are in the process of considering the handvormtegniek.

Compare:

• Ons oorweeg die handvormtegniek. = We consider / We are considering the handvormtegniek.
• Ons is besig om die handvormtegniek te oorweeg. = We are actively in the process of considering it.

The second version is more explicitly ongoing.

The word order is the normal Afrikaans main-clause pattern:

• Ons = subject
• oorweeg = verb
• die handvormtegniek = object

So it follows:

Subject + Verb + Object

This is very similar to normal English word order:

• We consider the technique.

Yes, tegniek is a normal Afrikaans word meaning technique.

It is clearly related to international words like:

• English technique
• Dutch techniek

Afrikaans spelling often reflects its own sound system, so it may look a little different from English, but the connection is easy to see.

The verb would stay the same, but the noun phrase might change.

For example:

• Ons oorweeg die handvormtegnieke. = We are considering the hand-shape techniques.

Notice:

• oorweeg does not change
• die can still be used
• the noun becomes plural: tegniek → tegnieke