English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word thing
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (item; something; stuff; object) | ||
🔗 It was an odd thing Tam had taught him. | ||
| (matter) | ; | |
| (matter; case; issue; question) | ||
🔗 Stranger things have happened. | ||
a thing (anything; something; a certain something) | ; ; | |
| (something; a certain something; a thing) | ||
🔗 Can you hear anything? | ||
| (all; altogether) | ||
🔗 The president treats everything like a real estate deal. | ||
everything (all; all of it; the whole quantity; the full amount) | ||
| (anything; a certain something; a thing) | ; | |
🔗 Suddenly he discovered something. | ||
| (thing; item; stuff; object) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| thing | ⇆ affêre; ⇆ affêring; ⇆ ding; ⇆ goed; ⇆ iets; ⇆ saak; ⇆ spulletjie; ⇆ voorwerp |
| above all things | ⇆ bo alles |
| all sorts of things | ⇆ allerhande dinge |
| all things being equal | ⇆ onder origens gelyke omstandighede |
| all things taken together | ⇆ alles bymekaar geneem |
| another thing | ⇆ iets anders |
| as things are | ⇆ soos sake nou staan |
| a thing of beauty | ⇆ iets moois |
| first thing in the morning | ⇆ môre heel eerste |
| in all things | ⇆ in elke opsig |
| it was a near thing | ⇆ dit het maar min geskeel; ⇆ dit was so hittete |
| no such thing | ⇆ glas nie so iets nie |
| not a thing | ⇆ niks nie |
| not quite the thing | ⇆ nie heeltemaal in die beste smaak nie; ⇆ nie heeltemaal soos dit hoort nie |
| of all things | ⇆ bo alles |
| one thing at a time | ⇆ een ding gelyk |
| poor thing! | ⇆ arme drommel! |
| stupid thing | ⇆ domkop |
| take things too seriously | ⇆ sake te ernstig beskou |
| the first thing | ⇆ die eerste van alles |
| the great thing | ⇆ die vernaamste |
| the great thing is | ⇆ die ding waar dit op aankom is; ⇆ die vernaamste is |
| the real thing | ⇆ die regte ding; ⇆ die ware Jakob |
| the very thing I want | ⇆ net wat ek wil hê |
| too much of a good thing | ⇆ te veel van ’n goeie ding |
| anything | ⇆ alles; ⇆ enigiets |
| everything | ⇆ alles; ⇆ ruim |
| plaything | ⇆ speelbal; ⇆ speelding |
| something | ⇆ iets; ⇆ wat |
| tea‐things | ⇆ teegoed |
| thingamajig | ⇆ dinges; ⇆ goeters; ⇆ hoe sê ’n mens nou weer; ⇆ watter‐goed‐sê; ⇆ wat‐se‐naam |
| thingummy | ⇆ dinges; ⇆ goeters; ⇆ hoe sê ’n mens nou weer; ⇆ watter‐goed‐sê; ⇆ wat‐se‐naam |
| thingummyjig | ⇆ dinges; ⇆ goeters; ⇆ hoe sê ’n mens nou weer; ⇆ watter‐goed‐sê; ⇆ wat‐se‐naam |
| underthings | ⇆ ondergoed; ⇆ onderklere |