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Meaning of af | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR A1 Common
[a]

Definitions

  1. by
  2. of
  3. from
  4. off
  5. with
  6. out of

Examples

“the active part, originator: En roman af Hemingway”

A novel by Hemingway

“indicating connection: Ejeren af huset”

The owner of the house

“in descriptions: En mand af format - A man of stature; Et hus lavet af træ - A house made of wood”
“part of: ni ud af ti”

nine out of ten

“of origin: Jeg hørte det af ham”

I heard it from him

“away from: Jeg faldt af cyklen”

I fell off the bike

“caused by: grøn af misundelse”

green with envy

“motivated by: Han gjorde det af nysgerrighed”

He did it out of curiosity

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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