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Meaning of 'Hou' in English | Afrikans to English

Last Updated: June 9, 2026

Level: C2 Mastery

Meaning of 'Hou' in English | Afrikans to English

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Hou'.
Verified Footprint: 656 active tokens in this module.
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Difficulty Range: Adaptive (C2 Mastery).
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As jy daarvan hou, kan jy dit hou!

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Sy hou daarvan om voëls dop te hou.

She likes to observe birds.

Tom hou van Mary en Mary hou van Tom.

Tom likes Mary and Mary likes Tom.

n Hou is net 'n hou. 'n Skop is net 'n skop.

A punch is just a punch. A kick is just a kick.

Ek hou van honde, maar my suster hou van katte.

I like dogs, but my sister likes cats.

🔬 Morphology Breakdown

Prefix/Suffix analysis indicates a standard derivation path for Sommige mense hou van bofbal, ander hou van sokker..

Ek hou van jou kat, maar hy hou nie van my nie.

I like your cat, but it doesn't like me.

Sommige mense hou van bofbal, ander hou van sokker.

Some people like baseball, others like soccer.

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Ek hou van Elvis Presley. Van watter sanger hou jy?

I like Elvis Presley. What singer do you like?

Hy hou van niemand nie, en niemand hou van hom nie.

He doesn't like anybody, and nobody likes him.

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Sommige mense hou van somer, en ander hou van winter.

Some people like summer, and others like winter.

Ek hou daarvan om my klere so lank as moontlik te hou.

I like to keep my clothes for as long as possible.

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In elk geval, ek hou nie daarvan nie, want ek hou nie!

In any case, I don't like it because I don't!

Amerikaners hou van voetbal net soos Japannese van bofbal hou.

Americans like football in the same way that Japanese like baseball.

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives: Depending on regional dialects, you might hear variations of Sommige mense hou van somer, en ander hou van winter..

Die meeste mense hou van somer, maar wat my betref, hou ek baie meer van winter.

Most people like summer, but as for me, I like winter much better.

Ek hou nie van onderwysers wat van studente hou wat nie daarvan hou om vrae te vra nie.

I don't like teachers who like students who don't like asking questions.

💡 Etymology Fact: The root components of Die meeste mense hou van somer, maar wat my betref, hou ek baie meer van winter. share deep historical origins with neighboring linguistic families.

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How do you say "If you like it, you can keep it!" in English?

The most natural translation is "As jy daarvan hou, kan jy dit hou!".

How do you say "She likes to observe birds." in English?

The most natural translation is "Sy hou daarvan om voëls dop te hou.".

How do you say "Tom likes Mary and Mary likes Tom." in English?

The most natural translation is "Tom hou van Mary en Mary hou van Tom.".

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