Ek gebruik dit elke dag.

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Ek = I
• gebruik = use
• dit = it
• elke = every
• dag = day

So the structure is very close to English: I use it every day.

Gebruik is both the basic dictionary form of the verb and the present-tense form used here.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject the way they do in English. So you get:

• Ek gebruik = I use
• Jy gebruik = you use
• Hy gebruik = he uses
• Ons gebruik = we use

Notice that English changes to uses with he, but Afrikaans still keeps gebruik.

This is the normal word order for a simple main clause in Afrikaans:

• Subject: Ek
• Verb: gebruik
• Object: dit
• Time expression: elke dag

So the pattern is basically:

subject + verb + object + time

That makes this sentence very straightforward for an English speaker.

Here, dit means it.

In this sentence, it is the direct object of gebruik, so Ek gebruik dit means I use it.

Depending on context, dit can sometimes also be translated as this or that in English, especially when it stands alone. But in a sentence like this, it is the most natural meaning.

Because elke dag means every day as a time expression, and in Afrikaans it is written as two words.

This is similar to the English difference between:

• every day = each day
• everyday = ordinary, usual

So:

• Ek gebruik dit elke dag = I use it every day

If you want a single-word adverb meaning daily, Afrikaans also has daagliks:

• Ek gebruik dit daagliks = I use it daily

Both are natural, but elke dag is very common in everyday speech.

A rough guide is:

• ge- sounds like a weak ghe or khe
• -bruik contains the Afrikaans ui sound, which is difficult for English speakers because there is no exact English equivalent

A more useful learner tip is this:

• the g in Afrikaans is usually a throaty sound, like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach
• the ui sound in gebruik is something you will probably need to learn by listening and imitating native speakers

So do not worry if your first attempts are imperfect. Gebruik is a word many learners need practice with.

Usually no, not if you mean a specific thing and want to say I use it every day.

Dit is the object, so it is an important part of the sentence. Without it, Ek gebruik elke dag sounds incomplete unless the context already makes the missing object very obvious.

So if you mean it, keep dit.

The normal negative form is:

Ek gebruik dit nie elke dag nie.

Afrikaans usually uses a double nie in standard negation:

• the first nie comes after the verb phrase or after the part being negated
• the second nie goes at the end of the clause

So:

• Ek gebruik dit elke dag. = I use it every day.
• Ek gebruik dit nie elke dag nie. = I do not use it every day.

This double negative is a very important feature of Afrikaans grammar.

Yes. You can say:

Elke dag gebruik ek dit.

This still means I use it every day.

But notice what happens: when elke dag moves to the front, the verb gebruik must still stay in the second position. So ek moves after the verb.

That is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• Ek gebruik dit elke dag.
• Elke dag gebruik ek dit.

Both are correct.

Here, dag simply means day.

In elke dag, it is part of a fixed, very common expression meaning every day. There is no hidden extra grammar here. It is just the noun day used in a time phrase.

It is neutral and completely natural in both spoken and written Afrikaans.

Nothing in Ek gebruik dit elke dag is especially formal, old-fashioned, or slangy. It is a standard everyday sentence that a learner can safely use.