Ons lees graag saam in die tuin.

we

Breakdown of Ons lees graag saam in die tuin.

• lees: to read
• die: the
• in: in

Questions & Answers about Ons lees graag saam in die tuin.

What does ons mean here?

Ons means we here.

A useful extra point: in Afrikaans, ons can mean both we and us, depending on its role in the sentence.

• Ons lees graag saam. = We like reading together / We read together gladly
• Hulle sien ons. = They see us

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

Why is it lees and not something like reads or reading?

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs. In the present tense, the verb usually does not change according to the subject.

So:

• ek lees = I read
• jy lees = you read
• ons lees = we read
• hulle lees = they read

That is why the sentence has lees, not a different form for ons.

Also, Afrikaans does not use a separate -ing form here the way English does. Depending on context, ons lees can translate as we read or we are reading.

What does graag mean exactly?