What is the meaning of 'Ook' in English?

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Meaning of 'Ook' in English | Afrikans to English

Last Updated: June 14, 2026

Level: A2 Elementary

Meaning of 'Ook' in English | Afrikans to English

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Ook'.
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Difficulty Range: Adaptive (A2 Elementary).
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She likes music. "So do I."	Sy hou van musiek. "Ek ook."
Do whatever he tells you.	Doen wat Hy ook al vir jou sê.
I feel like playing cards. "So do I."	Ek voel lus om kaarte te speel. "Ek ook."
Whatever has a beginning also has an end.	Wat ook al 'n begin het, het ook 'n einde.
There are also nightclubs where you dance flamenco.	Daar is ook nagklubs waar jy flamenco dans.
Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too.	Waar die naald ook gaan, gaan die draad ook.
Whatever I do, she says I can do better.	Wat ek ook al doen, sê sy ek kan beter doen.
Just as if it were my tail, wherever I go, it goes too.	Net asof dit my stert was, waar ek ook al gaan, gaan dit ook.
The one who can walk is able as well to dance, and the one who can talk, to sing.	Die een wat kan loop, kan ook dans, en die een wat kan praat, kan ook sing.
Whichever is better out of two options is also best out of those options.	Wat ook al beter is uit die twee opsies, is ook die beste uit daardie opsies.

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Sy hou van musiek. "Ek ook."

Doen wat Hy ook al vir jou sê.

Ek voel lus om kaarte te speel. "Ek ook."

Wat ook al 'n begin het, het ook 'n einde.

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📚 Core Dictionary Examples

Sy hou van musiek. "Ek ook."

She likes music. "So do I."

🌐 Regional Nuance: Universally understood across standard Afrikans dialects worldwide.

Doen wat Hy ook al vir jou sê.

Do whatever he tells you.

Ek voel lus om kaarte te speel. "Ek ook."

I feel like playing cards. "So do I."

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

Wat ook al 'n begin het, het ook 'n einde.

Whatever has a beginning also has an end.

Daar is ook nagklubs waar jy flamenco dans.

There are also nightclubs where you dance flamenco.

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Waar die naald ook gaan, gaan die draad ook.

Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too.

Wat ek ook al doen, sê sy ek kan beter doen.

Whatever I do, she says I can do better.

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Net asof dit my stert was, waar ek ook al gaan, gaan dit ook.

Just as if it were my tail, wherever I go, it goes too.

Die een wat kan loop, kan ook dans, en die een wat kan praat, kan ook sing.

The one who can walk is able as well to dance, and the one who can talk, to sing.

TL Semantic Focus: Notice how the syntax differs from standard English subject-verb-object order.

Wat ook al beter is uit die twee opsies, is ook die beste uit daardie opsies.

Whichever is better out of two options is also best out of those options.

Ek is teen die gebruik van die dood as 'n straf. Ek is ook teen die gebruik daarvan as 'n beloning.

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

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Ek dink dat wie ook al die Heelal geskep het, 'n gat in die lug bo hom, ook geen idee gehad het wat die "Heelal" is nie.

I think that whoever created the Universe, a hole in the sky above him, also had no idea what is the "Universe".

As jy 'n wenkbrou oplig, kan dit beteken "Ek wil seks met jou hê", maar ook "Ek vind dat wat jy so pas gesê het, heeltemal idioties is."

If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."

💡 Etymology Fact: The root components of Ek het teruggekeer en onder die son gesien dat die wedloop nie is vir die vinniges en die oorlog nie vir die helde nie; ook nie brood vir die wyse nie en ook nie rykdom vir die verstandiges en ook nie guns vir die verstandiges nie; maar tyd en lotgeval tref hulle almal. share deep historical origins with neighboring linguistic families.