Afrikaans is an English word with synonyms like afrikaner or taal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Afrikaans meaning
A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
Using Afrikaans
- The main meaning on this page is: A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
- Useful related words include: afrikaner, african country, african nation, taal.
- In the example corpus, afrikaans often appears in combinations such as: afrikaans and, in afrikaans, of afrikaans.
Context around Afrikaans
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Afrikaans
- In this selection, "afrikaans" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, speak, standard, legendary, speakers, english and influence stand out and add context to how "afrikaans" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afrikaans singer karlien and afrikaans speakers should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "afrikaans" sits close to words such as accumulates, adventurers and agribusiness, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with afrikaans
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
McKenzie said Afrikaans was also his home language. (8 words)
I love Afrikaans I am not shy about it. (9 words)
Bullying of Afrikaans students at US – ‘HRC must stop dragging its. (11 words)
The double negative construction has been fully grammaticalized in standard Afrikaans and its proper use follows a set of fairly complex rules as the examples below show: The Dutch word het ("it" in English) does not correspond to het in Afrikaans. (41 words)
The extent of Afrikaans influence is explained by the fact that Afrikaans urbanisation would historically have been from failed marginal farms or failing economies in rural towns, into the southern and western suburbs of Johannesburg. (35 words)
Interspersed throughout are snatches of interviews from the film, such as on opening number Bantu Education – where we learn of the politicised use of Afrikaans – and on the militarised tenor of The Black Consciousness Movement. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Afrikaans speakers) should be used for people of any ethnic origin who speak Afrikaans.
The double negative construction has been fully grammaticalized in standard Afrikaans and its proper use follows a set of fairly complex rules as the examples below show: The Dutch word het ("it" in English) does not correspond to het in Afrikaans.
The extent of Afrikaans influence is explained by the fact that Afrikaans urbanisation would historically have been from failed marginal farms or failing economies in rural towns, into the southern and western suburbs of Johannesburg.
Blume’s doctoral research looks at how Afrikaans Fishermen’s language differs from the subscribed standard on several levels.
Bullying of Afrikaans students at US – ‘HRC must stop dragging its.
Dr. Sooliman who was hounoured as ‘Person of the Year’ by Afrikaans magazine Vrye Weekblad, added that a society progresses when it focuses, encourages and reiterates the good within every individual.
It’s worth noting that not all features of the website and games may be translated into Afrikaans.
Legendary Afrikaans actor Louis van Niekerk passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 87.
They cannot make peace with the fact that this is not an Afrikaans university, but an SA university.
Afrikaans singer Karlien van Jaarsveld also congratulated the new mom and dad, telling them to enjoy their son.
He added that, unlike other cultural groups in South Africa, Afrikaans speakers do not have large traditional areas where their cultures are promoted.
He learned Afrikaans and by 1869 had produced the first manuscript of — translated as “an explanation of the religion” — in which the ritual practices of Islam were explained to adherents.
I love Afrikaans I am not shy about it.
Lee said he would always cherish the memories he made with Beandri in November backstage at the Afrikaans is Groot concert in Pretoria.
McKenzie said Afrikaans was also his home language.
Assumption Convent School learner Chinenye Ngwu earned five distinctions in Afrikaans, English, history, life orientation and life sciences in the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) examinations.
His first paper was Afrikaans on Thursday, 5 November and his last paper, drama, is on Monday, 14 December.
In its ruling on Tuesday, the court set aside the resolution that removed Afrikaans as a language of learning and tuition at the institution.
Interspersed throughout are snatches of interviews from the film, such as on opening number Bantu Education – where we learn of the politicised use of Afrikaans – and on the militarised tenor of The Black Consciousness Movement.
It can translate from or to Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, Shona, isiXhosa, isiZulu and another 8 African languages as well as a host of languages from other parts of the world.
Common combinations with afrikaans
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- afrikaans and 11×
- in afrikaans 8×
- of afrikaans 8×
- both afrikaans 5×
- afrikaans speakers 4×
- the afrikaans 4×
- and afrikaans 4×
- by afrikaans 3×
- afrikaans singer 3×
- afrikaans is 3×