Afrikaans Gender
This page discusses the gender in Afrikaans. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: seun
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Girl: meisie
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Man: man
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Woman: vrou
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Father: vader
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Mother: moeder
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Brother: broer
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Sister: suster
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| Actor: akteur |
| Actress: aktrise |
| Cat (m): Mannetjieskat |
| Cat (f): Wyfiekat |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: Hy is lank
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She is tall: Sy is lank
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He is a short man: Hy is ’n kort man
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She is a short woman: Sy is 'n kort vrou
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He is German: Hy is Duits/is ’n Duitser
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She is German: Sy is Duits/is 'n Duitser
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| Japanese men are friendly: Japanese mans is vriendelik |
| Japanese women are friendly: Japanese vroue is vriendelik |
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