Ons werk verder.

In Afrikaans, ons is the normal word for we. Unlike English, Afrikaans uses ons for both we and us in everyday language.

• Ons werk verder. = We continue working / We work on.
• Hy sien ons. = He sees us.

So if you are looking for the subject word we, ons is the correct choice.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense. That is much simpler than English.

Compare:

• Ek werk = I work
• Jy werk = you work
• Ons werk = we work
• Hulle werk = they work

The verb stays werk each time. So Ons werk is completely normal.

Verder means further, on, or continuing. In this sentence it shows that the action goes on rather than stopping.

So Ons werk verder can mean things like:

• We continue working
• We work on
• We carry on working

The exact English translation depends on context, but the basic idea is continuation.

In a simple main clause, Afrikaans usually keeps the finite verb in the second position, and words like verder often come after it.

So:

• Ons werk verder.

This is the most natural neutral order.

You may also see verder before another verb in other structures, but in this short sentence, werk verder is the normal pattern.

Here, werk is a verb, meaning work.

Afrikaans werk can also be a noun:

• Die werk is moeilik. = The work is difficult.

But in Ons werk verder, it is clearly the verb because it follows the subject ons and describes the action.

It is in the present tense. Afrikaans often uses the present tense in places where English might use:

• we work on
• we are continuing
• we continue working

The exact time reference depends on context. The sentence itself is present, but it can sound quite flexible in translation.

Yes, depending on context, that is possible. Afrikaans present tense often covers both a simple present and a present continuous idea.

So Ons werk verder may be understood as:

• We continue working
• We are working on
• We carry on working

English often forces you to choose one form, but Afrikaans is often less specific here.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• ons ≈ like onts, but shorter
• werk ≈ like verk with an f/v-like sound at the start depending on accent
• verder ≈ roughly fair-der or fehr-der, with Afrikaans r sounds

A very rough full approximation: onts verk fehr-der

The exact pronunciation varies by speaker and accent, but that should help you get close.

Not always. While verder often literally means further, in sentences like this it is often better translated more naturally as:

• on
• further
• more
• continue / continuing

So in Ons werk verder, a natural translation is usually We continue working rather than the more literal but less natural We work further.

Yes, but it is slightly different in structure and emphasis.

• Ons werk verder. = We continue working / We work on.
• Ons gaan verder werk. = literally We go on to work / We are going to continue working

The version with gaan can sound a bit more like a planned continuation or future-oriented continuation, depending on context. The shorter Ons werk verder is simpler and very natural.