ons

In a sentence

• Ons gaan vandag na die park toe.

  We are going to the park today.

  Here, 'ons' is used as the first-person plural pronoun, meaning 'we', as the subject of the sentence.

• Die boek is ons s'n.

  The book is ours.

  In this sentence, 'ons' is part of the possessive structure 'ons s'n', meaning 'ours', to indicate possession.

• Ons moet saamwerk om die probleem op te los.

  We must work together to solve the problem.

  'Ons' again serves as the first-person plural pronoun, meaning 'we', acting as the subject.