Ons praat rustig ná die ete.

we

Breakdown of Ons praat rustig ná die ete.

• die: the
• rustig: calmly
• ná: after

Questions & Answers about Ons praat rustig ná die ete.

Why is it ons and not something like we or us?

Ons is the Afrikaans form for both we and us.

• Ons praat = We talk
• Hulle sien ons = They see us

So in this sentence, ons is the subject and means we.

Why is the verb praat not changed for ons?

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek praat = I talk
• Jy praat = you talk
• Ons praat = we talk
• Hulle praat = they talk

This is much simpler than English, where you have I talk but he talks. In Afrikaans, the verb normally stays the same.

What does rustig mean here?