English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word purpose
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (aim; goal; target; butt; end; intent; objective; destination; object) | ; | |
🔗 Are these Negroes held here for this purpose? | ||
on purpose (deliberately; designedly; intentionally; wilfully; advisedly; by design) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| purpose | ⇆ bedoel; ⇆ bedoeling; ⇆ beoog; ⇆ doel; ⇆ kraam; ⇆ oogmerk; ⇆ plan; ⇆ van plan wees; ⇆ voorneme; ⇆ voornemens wees |
| all to no purpose | ⇆ alles tevergeefs |
| a novel with a purpose | ⇆ ’n tendensroman |
| dual purpose | ⇆ dubbeldoel‐ |
| final purpose | ⇆ einddoel; ⇆ eindoogmerk |
| for no other purpose than | ⇆ vir geen ander doel nie as |
| for that purpose | ⇆ daartoe; ⇆ met daardie doel |
| for what purpose | ⇆ waarom |
| on purpose | ⇆ aspres; ⇆ aspris; ⇆ ekspres; ⇆ met opset; ⇆ opsetlik |
| serve a good purpose | ⇆ van groot nut wees |
| serve its purpose | ⇆ aan sy doel beantwoord |
| serve no earthly purpose | ⇆ nêrens voor deug nie |
| serve no purpose | ⇆ tot niks lei nie; ⇆ van geen nut wees nie |
| serve the purpose of | ⇆ diens doen as |
| side purpose | ⇆ bybedoeling; ⇆ byoogmerk |
| suit somebody’s purpose | ⇆ in iemand se kraam te pas kom |
| to all intents and purposes | ⇆ vir alle praktiese doeleindes |
| to little purpose | ⇆ met min sukses |
| to no purpose | ⇆ tevergeefs |
| to some purpose | ⇆ met ’n sekere mate van sukses |
| to the purpose | ⇆ ter sake |
| wide of the purpose | ⇆ ver verkeerd |
| purposeful | ⇆ doelbewus; ⇆ doelgerig; ⇆ sinvol |
| purposeless | ⇆ doelloos; ⇆ vrugteloos |
| purposely | ⇆ aspres; ⇆ aspris; ⇆ ekspres; ⇆ opsetlik |
| purpose‐novel | ⇆ tendensroman |
| purposive | ⇆ doelbewus; ⇆ met ’n doel |