kar

This is the 921st most frequent Afrikaans word.


kar

Car.


The word 'kar' is used as a noun to refer to a vehicle, specifically a car in English.

Ek het 'n blou kar gekoop.

I bought a blue car.


Here the word 'kar' is used to describe a miniature representation of a car, emphasizing its toy nature.

Die kinders speel met 'n klein speelgoedkar.

The children are playing with a small toy car.


In this context, 'kar' might imply the entire vehicle object, often considered as a system or unit, implicit to the suggestion that equipment within it, such as the radio, might not function.

Hulle se, die kar speel nie musiek nie omdat die radio stukkend is.

They say the car does not play music because the radio is broken.