gerrie

This is the 959th most frequent Afrikaans word.


gerrie

"Gerrie" is a diminutive form of the name Gerrit, often used as a nickname in Afrikaans.


In this sentence, 'Gerrie' is used as a proper noun to refer to a person's name.

Gerrie hou daarvan om vroegoggend te gaan stap.

Gerrie enjoys going on walks early in the morning.


In this sentence, 'gerrie' is utilized as slang, humorously referring to someone as a rascal or mischievous individual.

Hy noem sy vriend toe 'n regte ou gerrie.

He jokingly called his friend an old rascal.


Here, 'gerrie' is used as a colloquial term to refer to a faucet. This usage may depend on regional dialects.

Ek moet eers die gerrie gaan regmaak voordat ons verder kan werk.

I need to fix the faucet first before we can continue working.