Ek gebruik dit elke dag.

I use it every day.

Breakdown of Ek gebruik dit elke dag.

• ek: I
• gebruik: to use
• elke dag: every day
• dit: them

Questions & Answers about Ek gebruik dit elke dag.

What does each word in Ek gebruik dit elke dag mean?

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.

Is gebruik the normal dictionary form, or is it specially changed for ek?

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.

Why is the word order Ek gebruik dit elke dag?