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love

01:28 Mar 16, 2002
English to Afrikaans translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / hdjhj
English term or phrase: love
sdfjl


Summary of answers provided
4liefde / liefhê
Jako (X)


  

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liefde / liefhê


Explanation:
Love as a noun: "liefde"
Love as a verb: "liefhê" or "bemin"

For example "I love you" would be "Ek is lief vir jou" or the less used and more formal version "Ek bemin jou".

Reference
Eksteen, L.C., editor, Groot Woordeboek / Major Dictionary, (Cape Town: Pharos Dictionaries) 1997.

Jako (X)
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 20
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