Ons het vertroue in die lugdiens.

We have confidence in the airline.

Breakdown of Ons het vertroue in die lugdiens.

• ons: we
• hê: to have
• in: in
• die lugdiens: airline

Questions & Answers about Ons het vertroue in die lugdiens.

What does each word in Ons het vertroue in die lugdiens mean?

Word by word:

• Ons = we
• het = have
• vertroue = trust or confidence
• in = in
• die = the
• lugdiens = airline / air service

So the structure is very close to English: We have confidence in the airline or We trust the airline.

Why is het used here?

Het is the Afrikaans verb to have.

So:

• Ek het = I have
• Jy het = you have
• Ons het = we have

A useful thing to notice is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change much for different subjects. English has I have but he has; Afrikaans keeps het for all of them:

• Ek het
• Hy het
• Ons het

So in this sentence, Ons het simply means we have.

Is this present tense, even though het can also appear in past-tense sentences?