Questions & Answers about Ons ontwikkel 'n nuwe reël.
What does each word in Ons ontwikkel 'n nuwe reël mean?
Word by word:
- Ons = we
- ontwikkel = develop
- 'n = a
- nuwe = new
- reël = rule
So the sentence literally matches English very closely: We develop a new rule.
Depending on context, it can also mean We are developing a new rule, because Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English might use either simple present or present continuous.
Why is ons used here? Is it just like English we?
Yes. Ons is the normal Afrikaans subject pronoun for we.
Examples:
- Ons werk. = We work.
- Ons leer Afrikaans. = We learn Afrikaans.
A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans verbs do not change depending on the subject the way English verbs sometimes do. So you get:
- Ek ontwikkel = I develop
- Jy ontwikkel = you develop
- Ons ontwikkel = we develop
- Hulle ontwikkel = they develop
The verb form stays the same.
Does ontwikkel mean develop in the same way as in English?