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Meaning of 'Daar' in English | Afrikans to English

Last Updated: June 15, 2026

Level: B2 Upper

Meaning of 'Daar' in English | Afrikans to English

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🗣️ Translation & Context: Looking for the English meaning or translation of the Afrikans word 'Daar'? Memorizing flat dictionary definitions is slow. Read the Afrikans to English examples below, check your pronunciation, and play the interactive games to master it instantly.

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Daar'.
Verified Footprint: 617 active tokens in this module.
Study Commitment: Approximately 3 minutes of required focus.
Difficulty Range: Adaptive (B2 Upper).
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Today's Core Set

There was nobody there. Daar was niemand daar nie.

There was a large crowd there. Daar was 'n groot skare daar.

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Waar daar rook is, is daar vuur.

Watch out! There's a big hole there. Pasop! Daar is 'n groot gat daar.

There are beautiful lakes here and there. Daar is pragtige mere hier en daar.

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Daar was niemand daar nie.

Daar was 'n groot skare daar.

Waar daar rook is, is daar vuur.

Pasop! Daar is 'n groot gat daar.

🗣️ Phonetic Approximation

Daar was niemand daar nie. /dɑɑr wɑs nɪɛmɑnd dɑɑr nɪɛ./

Daar was 'n groot skare daar. /dɑɑr wɑs 'n grɔɔt skɑrɛ dɑɑr./

Waar daar rook is, is daar vuur. /wɑɑr dɑɑr rɔɔk ɪs, ɪs dɑɑr vʊʊr./

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"Daar was niemand daa"

🧲 Grammatical Anchor

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[el/la] Daar was niemand daar nie.

🌿 Syntax Tree

[ROOT] Sentence
├── Daar
└── was

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📚 Core Dictionary Examples

Daar was niemand daar nie.

There was nobody there.

Daar was 'n groot skare daar.

There was a large crowd there.

Waar daar rook is, is daar vuur.

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

🔗 Collocation Matrix: Words frequently paired with Daar was 'n groot skare daar. include "There was a large crowd there. context" and "Afrikans verbs".

Pasop! Daar is 'n groot gat daar.

Watch out! There's a big hole there.

Daar is pragtige mere hier en daar.

There are beautiful lakes here and there.

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Waar daar 'n wil is, is daar 'n weg.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Is daar enige sous oor? "Nee, daar is niks."

Is there any sauce left? "No, there is none."

📚 Part of Speech Classification: Lexical chunk / Expressive Phrase.

Is daar 'n boek op die stoel? "Ja, daar is."

Is there a book on the chair? "Yes, there is."

Daar word gerugte dat daar skatte versteek is.

It is rumoured there are treasures hidden there.

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Daar word gesê dat daar geen lewe op Mars is nie.

It is said that there is no life on Mars.

Daar is geen rede tot paniek nie. Daar is genoeg tyd.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.

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As daar geen oplossing is nie, dan is daar geen probleem nie.

If there's no solution, then there's no problem.