miljoen

This is the 723rd most frequent Afrikaans word.


miljoen

"Miljoen" in Afrikaans means "million" in English.


Used as a noun number reference indicating quantity.

Daar is ongeveer 'n miljoen sterre in hierdie konstellasie.

There are approximately a million stars in this constellation.


Used figuratively to express a large, hyperbolic number.

Hy het 'n miljoen redes gegee om die plan te ondersteun.

He gave a million reasons to support the plan.


Used figuratively to exaggerate a long time duration.

Ons probeer reeds vir 'n miljoen jaar om hierdie probleem op te los.

We've been trying to solve this problem for a million years.