Afrikaans Word of the Day
stoel
STOEL • noun — 21st of May, 2026
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Meaning: chair (a piece of furniture for sitting)
Examples
- Sit asseblief op die stoel.
(Please sit on the chair.) - Die stoel is gebreek; jy kan nie daarop sit nie.
(The chair is broken; you can't sit on it.) - Ons het vier stoele rondom die etenstafel.
(We have four chairs around the dining table.)
Synonyms
- sitplek
- sitstoel
Use 'stoel' to refer to any individual chair in homes, offices, restaurants, etc. It appears in compounds (e.g. 'eetstoel' = dining chair, 'kantoorstoel' = office chair). For the more general idea of a seat you can also use 'sitplek'.
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