Ons bespreek die situasie.

we

Breakdown of Ons bespreek die situasie.

• bespreek: to discuss
• die situasie: the situation

Questions & Answers about Ons bespreek die situasie.

Why is ons used here, and can ons also mean us?

Yes. Ons can mean both we and us in Afrikaans.

In this sentence, ons is the subject, so it means we:

Ons bespreek die situasie. = We discuss / are discussing the situation.

If it were used as an object, it could mean us instead:

Hy help ons. = He helps us.

So you work out whether ons means we or us from its role in the sentence.

Why is the verb bespreek not changed to match ons?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do.

In English, you compare:

• I discuss
• we discuss
• he discusses

In Afrikaans, the verb normally stays the same:

• Ek bespreek
• Ons bespreek
• Hy bespreek

So bespreek is the normal present-tense form for all persons.

What tense is bespreek here?