met
With
Met means with: met my vriend, met 'n mes. For transport it means by: met die bus.
How It Works
Company. met my vriend (with my friend). To stress together, say saam met: Ek gaan saam met jou. (I'm going with you.)
Tools and means. met 'n mes (with a knife), met 'n pen (with a pen), met die hand (by hand).
Transport. Where English says by, Afrikaans uses met: met die bus, met die trein, met die kar. On foot is te voet.
Describing someone or something. die meisie met die rooi hare (the girl with the red hair), koffie met melk (coffee with milk).
Set verb phrases. Some verbs always take met: praat met (talk to), trou met (marry). See verb + preposition.
Met becomes mee. With dit, hier or waar, met changes to mee: daarmee (with it), hiermee (with this), waarmee (with what). Afrikaans does not say met dit. See daar/hier + preposition and daar ... mee.
Examples (6)
- Ek gaan saam met my vriend fliek.
I'm going to the movies with my friend.
Word by Word: I go together with my friend movie.
- Sny die brood met 'n skerp mes.
Cut the bread with a sharp knife.
Word by Word: Cut the bread with a sharp knife.
- Sy ry elke dag met die bus werk toe.
She takes the bus to work every day.
Word by Word: She rides every day with the bus work to.
Transport takes met, where English says by bus.
- Ek drink my koffie met melk.
I drink my coffee with milk.
Word by Word: I drink my coffee with milk.
- Hy praat met sy ma.
He is talking to his mother.
Word by Word: He talks with his mother.
Praat met is the usual way to say talk to someone.
- Die meisie met die rooi hare is my suster.
The girl with the red hair is my sister.
Word by Word: The girl with the red hair is my sister.
Common Mistakes
Saying met dit for with it.
Ek skryf met dit.Ek skryf daarmee.Met and dit join into daarmee, and met changes to mee. Use hiermee for with this.
Leaving out met after trou, as in English marry someone.
Sy trou volgende jaar Piet.Sy trou volgende jaar met Piet.In Afrikaans you marry with someone: trou met.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Met is a basic preposition used before a noun with die or a pronoun.
Related Patterns
- byAt and Near: By
English by bus is met die bus, not by.
Level 1 - sonderWithout: Sonder
Sonder (without) is the opposite of met.
Level 2 - daarmee/hiervoor/daaroorDaarmee, Hiervoor, Daaroor
Met joins with daar and hier as daarmee and hiermee.
Level 3 - daar ... meeSplitting Daar ... Mee
Daarmee can split into daar ... mee around other words.
Level 3 - Verbs With Fixed Prepositions
Verbs such as praat met and trou met always take met.
Level 3 - virFor
Vir (for) is another common preposition that joins with daar, as daarvoor.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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