Hulle ontwikkel 'n strategie.

they

Breakdown of Hulle ontwikkel 'n strategie.

• 'n: a
• die strategie: the strategy
• ontwikkel: to develop

Questions & Answers about Hulle ontwikkel 'n strategie.

What does hulle mean here?

Here, hulle is the third-person plural pronoun, equivalent to English they.

A useful thing to know is that hulle can also mean them in other contexts, depending on the sentence. For example:

• Hulle ontwikkel 'n strategie. = They are developing a strategy / They develop a strategy.
• Ek sien hulle. = I see them.

So the exact English meaning depends on its role in the sentence.

Why is the word order Hulle ontwikkel 'n strategie?

This sentence follows the normal subject–verb–object order, just like English:

• Hulle = subject
• ontwikkel = verb
• 'n strategie = object

So Afrikaans is being very straightforward here. In a basic main clause, this is the most common pattern.

Why is there no special verb ending for hulle?