No. 178 in Afrikaans

een

"Een" in Afrikaans means "one" in English.

In a sentence

Sy het een appel geëet.
She ate one apple.
The word "een" is used here as a numeral, indicating a single quantity of the noun "appel".
Hulle woon in een huis.
They live in one house.
Here, "een" functions numerically again, emphasizing the singular entity of the noun "huis".
Ons is almal een.
We are all one.
In this context, "een" is used as an abstract concept indicating unity or togetherness among the subjects.

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