Ek lees die CV.

I

Breakdown of Ek lees die CV.

• lees: to read
• die CV: the résumé

Questions & Answers about Ek lees die CV.

What does ek mean, and is it always used for I?

Yes. Ek is the Afrikaans subject pronoun for I.

Examples:

• Ek lees. = I read / I am reading.
• Ek skryf. = I write / I am writing.

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not capitalize ek unless it starts the sentence.

Why is the verb lees written like that? Does it change with different subjects?

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form the way they do in English.

So:

• Ek lees = I read
• Jy lees = you read
• Hy lees = he reads
• Ons lees = we read

Notice that lees stays the same. This is much simpler than English, where you have I read but he reads.

Does Ek lees die CV mean I read the CV or I am reading the CV?

It can mean either, depending on context.

Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English can use either:

• I read the CV
• I am reading the CV

If you need to make the ongoing action extra clear, Afrikaans can do that, but in everyday language the simple form Ek lees is very common.