Questions & Answers about Ons vier die sukses.
What does ons mean here?
What does vier mean in this sentence?
Here, vier is the verb to celebrate.
So Ons vier die sukses means We celebrate the success or We are celebrating the success, depending on context.
A common point of confusion: vier can also mean four in Afrikaans. The context tells you which meaning is intended.
- Ons vier die sukses = We celebrate the success
- vier boeke = four books
Why is it vier and not a different verb form for we?
Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form the way English verbs do.
In the present tense, you normally use the same verb form with different subjects:
- ek vier = I celebrate
- jy vier = you celebrate
- ons vier = we celebrate
- hulle vier = they celebrate
So vier stays vier.
What is die doing in the sentence?
Is die pronounced like the English word die?
Is the word order the same as in English?
What does sukses mean exactly?
Can I leave out die and just say Ons vier sukses?
How do I pronounce the whole sentence?
Does ons only mean we, or can it mean other things too?
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