Afrikaans Word of the Day
deur
DOYR • noun; preposition — 27th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: As a noun: a door (the movable barrier at an entrance). As a preposition: through; by means of or via.
Examples
- Die deur is toe.
(The door is closed.) - Hy stap deur die tuin.
(He walks through the garden.) - Die kat kruip deur die gat.
(The cat crawls through the hole.)
Synonyms
- ingang
- poort
Deur is very common. As a noun it refers to a physical door; as a preposition it works like English 'through' or 'via' (e.g., moving from one side to the other or indicating the means by which something happens). Context tells you which sense is meant.
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