Afrikaans Word of the Day
werk
WERK • noun / verb — 18th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to work; work (a job, labor, or functioning)
Examples
- Ek gaan elke dag werk toe.
(I go to work every day.) - Die rekenaar werk nie vandag nie.
(The computer is not working today.) - Sy het 'n nuwe werk by die hospitaal gekry.
(She got a new job at the hospital.)
Synonyms
- baan
- pos
- arbeid
Werk is extremely common and used both as a verb (to work; e.g., 'ek werk') and as a noun (a job or the act of working). It also describes whether something functions ('dit werk' = 'it works'). You can combine it with prepositions: 'werk toe' (to go to work), 'werk aan' (work on).
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