Ons bereken die tarief.

we

Breakdown of Ons bereken die tarief.

• die tarief: the tariff; the rate
• bereken: to calculate

Questions & Answers about Ons bereken die tarief.

What does ons mean here, and does it always mean we?

Here ons means we.

Afrikaans ons can also mean us in other sentences, so it covers both the subject form and the object form that English keeps separate.

Examples:

• Ons bereken die tarief. = We calculate the rate.
• Hy sien ons. = He sees us.

So you have to tell from the sentence structure whether ons means we or us.

Is bereken in the present tense?

Yes. In Ons bereken die tarief, bereken is the normal present-tense verb form.

A helpful point for English speakers is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do.

Compare:

• Ek bereken = I calculate
• Jy bereken = you calculate
• Ons bereken = we calculate
• Hulle bereken = they calculate

So bereken stays the same.

Why is there no verb ending like English calculate/calculates?