No. 954 in Afrikaans

anton

"Anton" is a proper noun, typically a male given name in Afrikaans.

In a sentence

Anton speel buite saam met sy hond.
Anton is playing outside with his dog.
Here, 'Anton' is used as a proper noun, specifically as a name for a person.
Ek het 'n antoniem gebruik om die betekenis te verduidelik.
I used an antonym to clarify the meaning.
In this sentence, 'anton' is part of the word 'antoniem', which means 'antonym', illustrating its presence within compound words.
Die boek is geskryf deur die skrywer Anton.
The book was written by the author Anton.
'Anton' is once again a proper noun, representing the name of the author in this context.

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