No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way they do in English.
Compare:
The verb stays bespreek each time. This is one reason Afrikaans grammar is often simpler than English grammar.
Yes. Bespreek here is present tense, so the sentence means something like:
Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English might use either the simple present or the present continuous, depending on context.
If you specifically want to emphasize are discussing, Afrikaans can also use a progressive construction in some contexts, but the simple form is very common.
Because abstract nouns often appear without an article in both Afrikaans and English.
So:
That is natural.
If you wanted to refer to a more specific kind of justice, you might sometimes use die:
But in your original sentence, no article is needed.
A rough English-friendly guide is:
A few important pronunciation notes:
Don’t worry if it feels difficult at first. The g sound is one of the most challenging sounds for English speakers learning Afrikaans.
The ending -heid is a common Afrikaans noun ending used to form abstract nouns, much like English endings such as -ness or sometimes -ity.
Examples:
So when you see -heid, it often signals an abstract idea or quality.
Yes. In many contexts, Ons bespreek geregtigheid can mean either:
The exact English translation depends on context. Afrikaans often leaves that distinction to the situation rather than changing the verb form.
Afrikaans normally uses a double negative with nie ... nie.
So:
Pattern:
This double nie structure is a very important feature of Afrikaans.
Yes, and the verb usually stays the same.
For example:
Notice that bespreek does not change, even though the English verb sometimes does, as in he discusses.