No. 670 in Afrikaans

dans

Dance.

In a sentence

Sy het 'n passie vir dans.
She has a passion for dance.
In this sentence, 'dans' refers to the activity or art of dancing.
Hulle dans by die partytjie.
They are dancing at the party.
Here, 'dans' is used as a verb meaning the act of dancing.
Ek het gesien hoe hy dans op straat.
I saw him dance on the street.
In this case, 'dans' is part of a descriptive clause about the observed action of dancing.

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