Afrikaans Word of the Day
straat
STRAAT • noun — 16th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: street; a public road in a town or city
Examples
- Die kinders speel in die straat.
(The children are playing in the street.) - Watter straat is dit?
(Which street is this?) - Sy woon in Kerkstraat bynommer 12.
(She lives on Church Street at number 12.)
Synonyms
- weg
- laan
Use straat when referring to an urban road or the name of a road in an address. In Afrikaans, straat is common in towns and cities; for rural roads people may use pad, and laan often refers to a tree-lined avenue.
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