This is the 338th most frequent Afrikaans word.
amper
Almost.
The word 'amper' is used here to signify 'almost,' showing closeness to an event occurring but not actually happening.
Ek was amper laat vir die vergadering.
I was almost late for the meeting.
The word 'amper' denotes that an event was close to happening but did not end up occurring.
Hy het amper sy voet verstuit toe hy geval het.
He almost twisted his ankle when he fell.
The word 'amper' implies 'almost' as in 'nearly all' indicating an approximation close to a complete quantity.