No. 338 in Afrikaans
amper
Almost.
In a sentence
Ek was amper laat vir die vergadering.
I was almost late for the meeting.
The word 'amper' is used here to signify 'almost,' showing closeness to an event occurring but not actually happening.
Hy het amper sy voet verstuit toe hy geval het.
He almost twisted his ankle when he fell.
The word 'amper' denotes that an event was close to happening but did not end up occurring.
Amper almal het na die partytjie gekom.
Almost everyone came to the party.
The word 'amper' implies 'almost' as in 'nearly all' indicating an approximation close to a complete quantity.
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