🇿🇦 Afrikaans from 🇬🇧 English All Words
broer
A1 noun Familie
🇬🇧 English: brother
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🇿🇦 Luister & Herhaal (Afrikaans)

Definisie

🇿🇦 Afrikaans
noun

broer

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A male person who has the same parents as you.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Countable noun. Plural: brothers. Common collocations: older brother, younger brother, big brother, brother-in-law (your spouse's brother or your sibling's husband). The informal word is 'bro'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Big Brother' in English culture now has two meanings: the eldest brother, and a reference to government surveillance from George Orwell's novel 1984. 'Brotherhood' means a close bond between people who share common values or goals.

Voorbeeldsinne

Die meisie lees 'n boek vir haar broer.

"Die meisie lees 'n boek vir haar broer."

🇬🇧 "The girl reads a book to her brother."

Die seun lê by sy broer.

"Die seun lê by sy broer."

🇬🇧 "The boy lies with his brother."

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