Ek drink koffie sonder suiker.

I drink coffee without sugar.

Breakdown of Ek drink koffie sonder suiker.

• ek: I
• drink: to drink
• die suiker: the sugar
• die koffie: the coffee

Questions & Answers about Ek drink koffie sonder suiker.

What does Ek mean in this sentence?

Ek is the first‐person singular pronoun in Afrikaans, equivalent to I in English.

Why is the verb drink not drinks here?

In Afrikaans the present‐tense form of a verb stays the same for all persons (I, you, he/she/it, we, they). So whether it’s ek drink, jy drink or hy drink, the verb is always drink—no extra –s.

Why isn’t there an article (like ’n or die) before koffie?

Here koffie refers to coffee in general, an uncountable noun, so no article is needed. If you wanted “a cup of coffee,” you’d say ’n koppie koffie (“’n” = “a”). If you wanted “the coffee,” you’d use die koffie, but that’s only when you mean a specific coffee already mentioned.

What does sonder mean and how does it work?

Sonder is a preposition meaning without. It always comes before a noun (or noun phrase) to indicate absence. You don’t need another article after sonder—just sonder + noun.

Why is suiker singular here, not or ?