anders

See also: Anders, änders, ånders, and ænders

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anders.

Adverb

anders

1. 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.

2. otherwise

   Hy moet geopereer word, anders gaan hy dood.

   He must be operated, otherwise he'll die.

Adjective

anders

1. 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/

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• Hyphenation: an‧ders
• Rhymes: -ɑndərs

Adjective

anders

1. predicative of ander

   De situatie is anders dan vorig jaar. ― The situation is different from last year.

2. partitive of ander

   Vandaag wil ik iets anders doen. ― Today I want to do something different.

Adverb

anders

1. 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].

2. 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

• danser, Sander

German

Pronunciation

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Adverb

anders

1. 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.

2. else
3. otherwise

Related terms

• anderer

Further reading

• “anders” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “anders” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “anders” in Duden online