🇿🇦 Afrikaans from 🇬🇧 English All Words
huis
A1 noun Plekke
🇬🇧 English: home
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🇿🇦 Luister & Herhaal (Afrikaans)

Definisie

🇿🇦 Afrikaans
noun

huis

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The place where you live or feel you belong. 'Home' is more emotional than 'house' — it suggests comfort, family, and belonging.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Noun and adverb. As a noun: 'my home'. As an adverb (no 'to' needed): 'I went home' (not 'I went to home'). Common collocations: home town, home-made, at home, feel at home, homesick.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Home is where the heart is' is a famous English saying meaning that home is wherever the people you love are. 'An Englishman's home is his castle' means a person's home is a private space where they can do as they wish.

Voorbeeldsinne

Hulle was opgewonde om in hul nuwe huis in te trek.

"Hulle was opgewonde om in hul nuwe huis in te trek."

🇬🇧 "They were excited to move into their new home."

Die ou man het hulle in sy huis verwelkom.

"Die ou man het hulle in sy huis verwelkom."

🇬🇧 "The old man welcomed them into his home."

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