Ons kyk 'n reeks wedstryde.

we

Breakdown of Ons kyk 'n reeks wedstryde.

• 'n: a
• kyk: to watch
• die wedstryd: match; game

Questions & Answers about Ons kyk 'n reeks wedstryde.

Why does the sentence start with Ons?

Ons is the Afrikaans subject pronoun meaning we. In a normal statement, Afrikaans usually follows the same basic order as English:

subject + verb + object

So:

• Ons = we
• kyk = watch / look
• 'n reeks wedstryde = a series of matches

That is why Ons comes first.

What tense is kyk here?

Kyk is in the present tense. Afrikaans verbs do not change as much as English verbs do, so the same form is used with different subjects:

• Ek kyk = I watch
• Jy kyk = you watch
• Ons kyk = we watch
• Hulle kyk = they watch

Unlike English, you do not add -s for he/she/it in the present tense.

Does kyk mean look or watch?