Ons oortuig die voedselhanteerder.

we

Breakdown of Ons oortuig die voedselhanteerder.

• die voedselhanteerder: food handler
• oortuig: to convince

Questions & Answers about Ons oortuig die voedselhanteerder.

What does ons mean here, and can it also mean us?

Here, ons is the subject, so it means we.

Afrikaans ons is very flexible:

• ons = we as a subject
• ons = us as an object
• ons = our before a noun

So in Ons oortuig die voedselhanteerder, it means we because it is doing the action.

Why does oortuig not change to match ons?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change for person or number in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek oortuig
• Jy oortuig
• Hy/Sy oortuig
• Ons oortuig

The verb stays the same. This is much simpler than English, where you have forms like I convince but he convinces.

What is die doing in this sentence?