🇿🇦 Afrikaans from 🇬🇧 English All Words
groen
A1 adjective Kleure
🇬🇧 English: green
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🇿🇦 Luister & Herhaal (Afrikaans)

Definisie

🇿🇦 Afrikaans
adjective

groen

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The colour of grass and leaves. Green is between yellow and blue on the colour spectrum.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a green plant', or after verbs: 'the grass is green'. Common collocations: green tea, green card, green light (permission), evergreen.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Green is strongly associated with nature, health, and environmentalism. In traffic lights, green means 'go'. 'Going green' means becoming more environmentally friendly. Green is also associated with luck in Irish culture (shamrocks).

Voorbeeldsinne

Die blare aan die boom is groen.

"Die blare aan die boom is groen."

🇬🇧 "The leaves on the tree are green."

Hulle het 'n pragtige, groen grasperk.

"Hulle het 'n pragtige, groen grasperk."

🇬🇧 "They have a beautiful, green lawn."

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