anders
Afrikaans
Etymology
Adverb
anders
- differently
- Aristoteles het anders gesterf as wat die meeste mense dink.
- Aristotle died differently than most people think.
- Ek respekteer nie mense wat anders as ek dink nie.
- I don't respect people who think differently to me.
- otherwise
- Hy moet geopereer word, anders gaan hy dood.
- He must be operated, otherwise he'll die.
Adjective
anders
- partitive form of ander: else, other, different
- Niemand anders het dit geweet nie.
- No one else knew this.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch anders.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑn.dərs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: an‧ders
- Rhymes: -ɑndərs
Adjective
anders
- predicative of ander
- De situatie is anders dan vorig jaar. ― The situation is different from last year.
- partitive of ander
- Vandaag wil ik iets anders doen. ― Today I want to do something different.
Adverb
anders
- otherwise
- Ik moet me haasten, anders zal ik te laat komen. ― I must hurry, otherwise I will come too late.
- Hij is er vandaag vroeger dan anders. ― Today he's earlier than [he] otherwise [would've been].
- Het loopt vandaag anders dan anders. ― Today things go differently than [how they] otherwise [go].
- differently
- Je had je anders moeten gedragen. ― You should have behaved differently.
- Het loopt vandaag anders dan anders. ― Today things go differently than [how they] otherwise [go].
- De volgende keer doe ik het anders. ― The next time I will do it differently.
Derived terms
- anders dan anders
- andersom (“the other way around”)
- anderszins (“otherwise”)
Descendants
- Negerhollands: anders
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈandɐs/
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Adverb
anders
- different, differently
- Ich sehe das anders. ― I see that differently.
- Natürlich ist jeder Mensch und jede Situation anders.
- Of course every person and every situation are different.
- else
- otherwise