Ons baseer ons indruk op die film.

we

Breakdown of Ons baseer ons indruk op die film.

• ons: our
• die film: film; movie
• die indruk: impression

Questions & Answers about Ons baseer ons indruk op die film.

Why does ons appear twice in Ons baseer ons indruk op die film?

The two instances of ons do different jobs:

• The first ons is the subject: we
• The second ons shows possession: our

So:

• Ons = we
• ons indruk = our impression

Afrikaans often uses the same form ons for both we and our, and the function is understood from the sentence structure.

What does baseer ... op mean?

Baseer ... op means to base ... on.

It works very much like English:

• Ons baseer ons indruk op die film = We base our impression on the film.

The verb is baseer, and it commonly goes with op:

• iets op iets baseer = to base something on something

So the pattern here is:

• baseer
  • thing being based + op
    • basis/source

Why is it op die film and not some other preposition?