'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, equivalent to English a or an.
It is always written with a lowercase n and an apostrophe in front: 'n.
Examples:
A useful detail: if 'n starts a sentence, it still stays lowercase:
The next word may be capitalized if needed, but 'n itself does not become 'N in normal standard writing.
This is a very common learner question.
Nuut means new, but when it comes before a noun, Afrikaans usually uses the inflected adjective form nuwe.
So:
Compare:
So the pattern is often:
This kind of adjective change is normal in Afrikaans.
It is an Afrikaans word, and it looks the same as the English word plan.
Many Afrikaans words are similar to English words, especially in everyday vocabulary. But even when a word looks familiar, you should still learn its Afrikaans pronunciation and grammar.
In this sentence, plan is a normal singular noun meaning plan.
Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English might use either the simple present or the present continuous.
So Ons skep 'n nuwe plan can often mean:
If you really want to emphasize an ongoing action, Afrikaans can use a progressive construction, but for many everyday cases the simple present is enough.
So this sentence is very natural and flexible in meaning.
Afrikaans usually uses a double negative:
Ons skep nie 'n nuwe plan nie.
This may look unusual to English speakers because English usually has only one not, but in standard Afrikaans the pattern is very common:
So:
Sometimes English speakers wonder this because make is very common in English.
Maak often means make, while skep means create. In some contexts both may be possible, but they are not always identical in tone.
So Ons skep 'n nuwe plan is a good translation for We create a new plan, especially if you want the idea of creating something new.
Only because it is at the beginning of the sentence.
Normally:
At the start of a sentence:
So the capital letter here is just normal sentence capitalization, not a special grammar rule for the word itself.