This is the 608th most frequent Afrikaans word.
nege
The Afrikaans word "nege" means "nine" in English.
Here, 'nege' is used to represent the ninth number in a numerical sequence.
Die kind kan tel: een, twee, drie... nege.
The child can count: one, two, three... nine.
In this context, 'nege' specifies the quantity in distance measurement.
Ons moes nege kilometer loop om die piekniekplek te bereik.
We had to walk nine kilometers to reach the picnic spot.
In this sentence, 'nege' is used to denote the number nine in a time expression.