"seker" meaning in Afrikaans

See seker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsiə̯kər/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-seker.wav Forms: sekere [attributive], seker [attributive], sekerder [comparative], sekerste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch seker, from Old Dutch *sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zeker}} Dutch zeker, {{inh|af|dum|seker}} Middle Dutch seker, {{inh|af|odt|*sikur}} Old Dutch *sikur, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*sikur||free, secure}} Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”) Head templates: {{af-adj|attr2=seker}} seker (attributive sekere or seker, comparative sekerder, superlative sekerste)
  1. sure, definite, certain
    Sense id: en-seker-af-adj-u3njz07L Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 56 37 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 25 7 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 24 7 16 16
  2. confident, secure
    Sense id: en-seker-af-adj-QudFVq~X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sekerlik

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsiə̯kər/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-seker.wav
Etymology: From Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch seker, from Old Dutch *sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zeker}} Dutch zeker, {{inh|af|dum|seker}} Middle Dutch seker, {{inh|af|odt|*sikur}} Old Dutch *sikur, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*sikur||free, secure}} Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”) Head templates: {{head|af|adverb}} seker
  1. probably, likely Synonyms: waarskynlik
    Sense id: en-seker-af-adv-MB~N2ISL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Dis seker wat gebeur het.",
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        },
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        {
          "english": "That's probably what happened.",
          "text": "Dis seker wat gebeur het.",
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