So the structure is very close to English: We expect a winner.
Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs. In the present tense, the verb usually stays the same for all subjects.
Examples:
So verwag does not change according to the subject in normal present-tense use.
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.
Examples:
Unlike English, Afrikaans does not use separate forms like a and an. It always uses 'n.
The apostrophe is just part of the spelling of the article 'n.
A very important writing rule:
So you write:
If a sentence starts with it, the next word is capitalized, not 'n itself.
Only in all-capital writing would you write:
Yes. wenner means winner, and it is related to the verb wen, which means to win.
So:
This is similar to English:
This sentence is a basic main clause, so Afrikaans uses the normal pattern:
subject + verb + object
So it matches English very closely:
Afrikaans word order becomes more noticeably different in other sentence types, especially subordinate clauses.
No. Afrikaans nouns do not have grammatical gender in the way many European languages do.
So wenner is just winner, without needing to learn masculine or feminine noun classes. Articles also do not change for gender:
That makes Afrikaans simpler than languages like German or French in this area.
So:
The first means any winner, not a specific one.
The second points to a specific winner.
Yes, depending on context. The Afrikaans present tense often covers both:
Context tells you which is more natural in English.
So Ons verwag 'n wenner can be understood as either a general present statement or something currently expected, depending on the situation.