Ek sien hom by die stasie.

• Ek = I
• sien = see
• hom = him
• by = at / by / near depending on context
• die = the
• stasie = station

So the structure is very straightforward: subject + verb + object + place.

Because hom is the object form of the pronoun, while hy is the subject form.

Compare it with English:

• he sees me
• I see him

Afrikaans works the same way here:

• Hy sien my. = He sees me.
• Ek sien hom. = I see him.

So after the verb, you need hom, not hy.

In this sentence, yes. It follows the same basic pattern as English:

• Ek = subject
• sien = verb
• hom = object
• by die stasie = place expression

So it matches I see him at the station quite closely.

However, Afrikaans often changes word order when something else comes first in the sentence. For example:

• By die stasie sien ek hom.

Here the verb still stays in second position, which is a very important Afrikaans pattern.

Here by means something like at.

So by die stasie means at the station.

Depending on context, by can also mean by, near, or sometimes indicate being at someone’s place. But in this sentence, the most natural meaning is at the station.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article the, and it does not change for gender.

That is much simpler than in many other languages.

Examples:

• die stasie = the station
• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kinders = the children

So you do not need to learn separate forms like the masculine, the feminine, or the neuter article.

In normal Afrikaans, Ek sien hom can cover what English might express as either:

• I see him
• I am seeing him

Afrikaans usually does not make the same strong present simple vs. present continuous distinction that English does.

In practice, context tells you which meaning is intended.

You would usually say:

Ek sien hom nie by die stasie nie.

Afrikaans commonly uses double nie in negative sentences:

• the first nie comes after the verb phrase or early in the sentence
• the second nie comes at the end

This double negative pattern is one of the most noticeable features of Afrikaans.

You would usually say:

Ek het hom by die stasie gesien.

This is the common Afrikaans past construction:

• het = auxiliary
• gesien = past participle of sien

So the pattern is roughly:

Ek het + object/place + gesien

Yes. You can say:

By die stasie sien ek hom.

This sounds natural and may put more focus on the location.

But notice the word order: once By die stasie comes first, the verb sien must still come in the second position, so ek moves after the verb.

This is a key Afrikaans rule in main clauses.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

Ek sien hom by die stasie
≈ eck seen hom bay dee STAH-see

A few notes:

• Ek sounds like eck
• sien is roughly seen
• by sounds like English bay
• die here is usually pronounced dee
• stasie is roughly STAH-see

These are only rough guides, but they are good enough to get started.