No. 723 in Afrikaans

miljoen

"Miljoen" in Afrikaans means "million" in English.

In a sentence

Daar is ongeveer 'n miljoen sterre in hierdie konstellasie.
There are approximately a million stars in this constellation.
Used as a noun number reference indicating quantity.
Hy het 'n miljoen redes gegee om die plan te ondersteun.
He gave a million reasons to support the plan.
Used figuratively to express a large, hyperbolic number.
Ons probeer reeds vir 'n miljoen jaar om hierdie probleem op te los.
We've been trying to solve this problem for a million years.
Used figuratively to exaggerate a long time duration.

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