geniet
To enjoy in Afrikaans is to say geniet.
The verb geniet is used to express receiving pleasure or satisfaction from an activity or experience. You can use the phrase geniet dit to tell someone to enjoy it or enjoy that.
Meaning: to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the future tense will enjoy, place the auxiliary verb sal before geniet (e.g., sal geniet).
Did you know?
- In written Afrikaans, the verb geniet can appear in a double negative construction, a unique feature of the language where a second nie is added to the end of the sentence to negate the enjoyment.
- Because Afrikaans is a highly phonetic language, the 'g' in geniet is not a hard 'g' as in 'go', but a guttural sound similar to the 'ch' in the Scottish 'loch'.
- The concept of enjoyment in Afrikaans is often tied to the word lekker, a ubiquitous term for anything pleasant. While geniet is the formal verb, lekker is the soul of how people actually describe pleasure in daily life.
Examples in context
- Tom sal dit geniet.Tom will enjoy it.This sentence shows how to use geniet to express a future enjoyment.Tatoeba #6459231 by Dewald, translation #6440549 by CK
- As jy iets vind waarmee jy goed is en wat jy geniet, dit is 'n wonderlike ding.When you find something that you are good at and that you enjoy, it's a great thing.This sentence uses geniet to describe enjoying an activity one is good at.Tatoeba #6456103 by Dewald, translation #6453147 by Mikomalik
- Ek geniet dit om in 'n winkel te werk.I enjoy working in a shop.This sentence uses geniet to express enjoyment of a specific work environment.Tatoeba #7986805 by SadeceTurkce, translation #7032790 by azraelgnosis
Example conversation
Marelize and Johan are eating lunch at a restaurant.
- MarelizeGeniet jou kos, Johan.Enjoy your food, Johan.
- JohanDankie, ek geniet dit baie.Thanks, I am enjoying it a lot.
- MarelizeDit lyk heerlik vandag.It looks delicious today.
- JohanJa, die kos is uitstekend.Yes, the food is excellent.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
