Ons kies dieselfde sop vir middagete.

we

Breakdown of Ons kies dieselfde sop vir middagete.

• vir: for
• kies: to choose
• die sop: the soup

Questions & Answers about Ons kies dieselfde sop vir middagete.

Why does ons mean we here?

Ons is the Afrikaans subject pronoun for we. It is used the same way English uses we:

• Ons eet. = We eat.
• Ons gaan huis toe. = We are going home.

Afrikaans does not change the verb depending on the subject as much as English does, so ons simply tells you who is doing the action.

What does kies mean, and why doesn’t it change for we?

Kies means choose.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense. So the same verb form is used with ek, jy, hy/sy, ons, and hulle:

• Ek kies = I choose
• Jy kies = you choose
• Ons kies = we choose

That is much simpler than English, where you get forms like I choose but he chooses.

What does dieselfde mean exactly?