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Questions & Answers about Ons werk daaraan.
What does each word do in Ons werk daaraan?
- Ons = the subject, we
- werk = the verb, work
- daaraan = a prepositional form meaning on it / on that
So the structure is simply subject + verb + prepositional element.
Why is there no separate word for are, like in English we are working?
Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English uses either the simple present or the present continuous.
So Ons werk daaraan can naturally mean:
- We work on it
- We are working on it
Afrikaans does not need a separate auxiliary like are here.
Why is werk the same form with ons? Shouldn't the verb change for we?