Breakdown of Ons kry ná elke rondte punte.
Questions & Answers about Ons kry ná elke rondte punte.
What does kry mean here, and is it the same as English get?
Why does the sentence start with Ons?
Why is it ná with an accent?
Why is it elke rondte and not a plural like elke rondtes?
What does rondte mean exactly?
Why is it punte and not die punte or 'n punt?
Punte is the plural of punt, meaning points.
Afrikaans often leaves out an article when speaking about things in a general sense. Here, punte simply means points as a general object:
- Ons kry ... punte = We get points
If you said die punte, that would mean the points, referring to specific points already known from context.
If you said 'n punt, that would mean a point, singular, which would change the meaning.
How do I know that punte is plural?
Is the word order flexible in this sentence?
To some extent, yes. Afrikaans often allows a time phrase to move to the front, but then the verb must stay in the second position.
For example:
Both are correct.
Notice what happens in the second version:
- the time phrase Ná elke rondte comes first
- the verb kry still comes second
- the subject ons comes after the verb
How would I pronounce Ons kry ná elke rondte punte?
A rough guide for an English speaker is:
- Ons ≈ ons / awns
- kry ≈ something like kray or kr-eye, though the vowel is not exactly English
- ná ≈ naa with stress
- elke ≈ EL-kuh
- rondte ≈ RON-tuh
- punte ≈ PUN-tuh
A more important learning point than perfect pronunciation is noticing that Afrikaans spelling is often quite consistent, so once you learn the common sounds, pronunciation becomes easier.
Could ons ever mean us instead of we?
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