This is the 14th most frequent Afrikaans word.
ons
"Ons" means "we" or "us" in English.
In this sentence, 'ons' is part of the possessive structure 'ons s'n', meaning 'ours', to indicate possession.
Die boek is ons s'n.
The book is ours.
'Ons' again serves as the first-person plural pronoun, meaning 'we', acting as the subject.
Ons moet saamwerk om die probleem op te los.
We must work together to solve the problem.
Here, 'ons' is used as the first-person plural pronoun, meaning 'we', as the subject of the sentence.