These are the 100 most useful Afrikaans verbs from our 1000-word beginner course - the actions you will hear and talk about every day. Learn them first and you can build real sentences fast.
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| # | Verb | Afrikaans |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to borrow | leen |
| 2 | to buy | koop |
| 3 | to clean | skoonmaak |
| 4 | to close | toemaak |
| 5 | to cook | kook |
| 6 | to do | doen |
| 7 | to drink | drink |
| 8 | to eat | eet |
| 9 | to find | vind |
| 10 | to get | kry |
| 11 | to give | gee |
| 12 | to grow | groei |
| 13 | to hang | ophang |
| 14 | to have | hê |
| 15 | to keep | hou |
| 16 | to let | laat |
| 17 | to live | woon |
| 18 | to litter | rommel strooi |
| 19 | to make | maak |
| 20 | to open | oopmaak |
| 21 | to play | speel |
| 22 | to sleep | slaap |
| 23 | to spend | spandeer |
| 24 | to start | begin |
| 25 | to stop | ophou |
| 26 | to take | neem |
| 27 | to try | probeer |
| 28 | to use | gebruik |
| 29 | to wait | wag |
| 30 | to avoid | vermy |
| 31 | to bake | bak |
| 32 | to fill | vul |
| 33 | to fit | pas |
| 34 | to grate | rasper |
| 35 | to lock | sluit |
| 36 | to pack | pak |
| 37 | to pay | betaal |
| 38 | to pick | kies |
| 39 | to prepare | voorberei |
| 40 | to remove | verwyder |
| 41 | to search | soek |
| 42 | to stay | bly |
| 43 | to wake up | wakker word |
| 44 | to want | wil hê |
| 45 | to need | nodig hê |
| 46 | to put | sit |
| 47 | to tie | bind |
| 48 | to unlock | oopsluit |
| 49 | to zip | rits |
| 50 | to cut | sny |
| 51 | to show | wys |
| 52 | to get up | opstaan |
| 53 | to lie down | gaan lê |
| 54 | to empty | leegmaak |
| 55 | to turn on | aanskakel |
| 56 | to turn off | afskakel |
| 57 | to put on | aantrek |
| 58 | to wash | was |
| 59 | to take off | uittrek |
| 60 | to try on | aanpas |
| 61 | to pick up | oplaai |
| 62 | to melt | smelt |
| 63 | to rain | reën |
| 64 | to snow | sneeu |
| 65 | to smell | ruik |
| 66 | to taste | smaak |
| 67 | to shine | skyn |
| 68 | to smoke | rook |
| 69 | to snore | snork |
| 70 | to fold | vou |
| 71 | to dry | afdroog |
| 72 | to begin | begin |
| 73 | to decorate | versier |
| 74 | to shell | dop |
| 75 | to chew | kou |
| 76 | to buckle | vasgesp |
| 77 | to lose | verloor |
| 78 | to afford | bekostig |
| 79 | to rest | rus |
| 80 | to conceal | verberg |
| 81 | to lend | leen |
| 82 | to bite | byt |
| 83 | to weigh | weeg |
| 84 | to order | bestel |
| 85 | to cost | kos |
| 86 | to become | word |
| 87 | to recycle | herwin |
| 88 | to warm | verwarm |
| 89 | to shave | skeer |
| 90 | to ring | lui |
| 91 | to hide | wegsteek |
| 92 | to wipe | afvee |
| 93 | to blend | meng |
| 94 | to bury | begrawe |
| 95 | to feed | voer |
| 96 | to digest | verteer |
| 97 | to iron | stryk |
| 98 | to disguise | vermom |
| 99 | to plant | plant |
| 100 | to water | natgooi |