This is the 73rd most frequent Afrikaans word.
egter
"Egter" means "however" or "but" in English.
egter is used as a conjunction to introduce a contrasting statement, akin to 'however' in English.
Ek probeer altyd betyds opdaag; dit is egter soms moeilik.
I always try to arrive on time; however, it is sometimes difficult.
egter represents a contradictory or unexpected result relative to the preceding idea.
Hy het gesê dat die toets maklik gaan wees, dit was egter nie die geval nie.
He said the test would be easy, but this was not the case.
egter signals a contrast or exception to the regular statement made before it.