anna

This is the 953rd most frequent Afrikaans word.


anna

In Afrikaans, "anna" is a colloquial or informal alteration of "ander," meaning "other" or "another."


The word 'Anna' here is used as a proper noun, serving as a name.

Ek ken 'n vrou genaamd Anna.

I know a woman named Anna.


Here, 'Anna' is used as a proper noun indicating authorship or origin of the song.

Hulle het na 'n liedjie geluister deur Anna.

They listened to a song by Anna.


In this sentence, 'Anna' is again a proper noun, representing an identity or pseudonym used by the author.

Die skrywer onderteken haar boeke as Anna.

The author signs her books as Anna.