It can function as the basic verb meaning change / to change.
In Ons verander die fokus, it is a finite verb, so in natural English it is change or are changing, depending on context.
You might also see it in an infinitive structure, such as:
So the dictionary form and the present-tense verb form are usually the same in Afrikaans.
Yes. Very often, the simple present in Afrikaans can correspond to either the English simple present or present continuous, depending on context.
So Ons verander die fokus can mean:
If the speaker wants to make the ongoing action especially clear, they might add something like nou:
No. Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender the way languages like German or French do.
So fokus is not grammatically masculine or feminine. You do not have to learn a special gender for it, and the article stays die.
That makes nouns in Afrikaans easier to learn than in many other European languages.
Yes. This is the standard subject–verb–object pattern:
So the structure is very straightforward.
A key Afrikaans rule is that in a main clause, the finite verb usually comes in the second position. In this sentence, since the subject comes first, the verb comes right after it.
You would use the normal Afrikaans double negative:
The usual pattern is:
This double nie ... nie structure is very common in Afrikaans.
In a simple yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:
So the statement:
becomes the question:
A rough English-friendly guide would be something like fur-AN-der.
A few notes:
And fokus is roughly FOH-kus, with the stress on the first syllable.