No. 925 in Afrikaans
links
"Links" in Afrikaans means "left" in English.
In a sentence
Ek staan links van die tafel.
I stand to the left of the table.
Here, 'links' is used to indicate direction, meaning 'to the left'.
My skoene is aan die linkerkant, maar my sak is aan die regterkant.
My shoes are on the left side, but my bag is on the right side.
In this sentence, 'links' contributes to the word 'linkerkant', which means 'left side'.
Die deur links bring jou na die kombuis.
The door on the left leads you to the kitchen.
The word 'links' indicates which door is being referred to, specifying its position relative to the speaker.
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