No. 953 in Afrikaans

anna

In Afrikaans, "anna" is a colloquial or informal alteration of "ander," meaning "other" or "another."

In a sentence

Ek ken 'n vrou genaamd Anna.
I know a woman named Anna.
The word 'Anna' here is used as a proper noun, serving as a name.
Hulle het na 'n liedjie geluister deur Anna.
They listened to a song by Anna.
Here, 'Anna' is used as a proper noun indicating authorship or origin of the song.
Die skrywer onderteken haar boeke as Anna.
The author signs her books as Anna.
In this sentence, 'Anna' is again a proper noun, representing an identity or pseudonym used by the author.

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