Ons betaal die aansoekfooi.

We pay the application fee.

Breakdown of Ons betaal die aansoekfooi.

• ons: we
• betaal: to pay
• die aansoekfooi: application fee

Questions & Answers about Ons betaal die aansoekfooi.

Why does ons mean we here?

Ons is the Afrikaans subject pronoun for we. It is used when the speaker includes themselves and at least one other person.

So in Ons betaal die aansoekfooi, ons is the doer of the action: we are paying.

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Why is betaal not changed for we? Shouldn’t the verb agree with the subject?

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way English verbs sometimes do.

Compare:

• Ek betaal = I pay
• Jy betaal = you pay
• Ons betaal = we pay
• Hulle betaal = they pay

So betaal stays the same. This is one of the simpler parts of Afrikaans grammar.

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Is betaal present tense, or can it also mean something like are paying?