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conj

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. for
  2. because
  3. for, because
  4. A conjunction used to explain the reason for something. It connects a statement to the cause of that statement.
Examples

Ek is honger want ek het nie geëet nie.

I am hungry because I have not eaten.

Pronunciationvant

Part of speechconj

Usage noteThis word functions similarly to 'because' in English.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.