Intensief en Vergelykings

Af

(Off)

Morsaf

(spill off)

*no vergelyking

alleen

(alone)

vingerallen

(finger alone) - ironic , fingers are never alone

*no vergelyking

arm

(poor)

brandarm

(fire poor) - think of rural families using fires in informal settlements

So arm soos 'n kerk muis

(as poor as a church mouse)

bang

(scared)

doodbang

(dead scared)

so bang soos 'n haas vir 'n hond

(as scared as a rabbit for a dog)

bewe

(tremble)

*no intensief

Hy bewe soos 'n riet

(he trembles like a reed)

bitter

(bitter)

galbitter

(gall bitter)

So bitter soos 'n gal

bleek

(pale)

doodsbleek - notice the S

(dead pale)

So bleek soos 'n laken

As pale as a sheet of paper

blind

(blind)

stokblind

(stick blind)

so blind soos 'n mol

(as blind as a mole)

blou

(blue)

potblou

(covered in bruises)

So blou soos die hemel

(as blue as the sky)

dapper

(brave)

So dapper soos 'n leeu

(as brave as a lion)

dik

(thick)

trommeldik

(drum thick)

dom

(dumb)

so dom soos 'n esel

(dumb as an ***)

donker

(dark)

pik/stikdonker

(pitch dark)

so donker soos die nag

as dark as the night

dood

(dead)

Morsdood

(stone-dead)

so dood soos 'n mossie

(as dead as a mossie)

doof

(deaf)

stokdoof

(stik deaf)

so doof soos 'n kwartel

(as dead as a quail)

dronk

(drunk)

smoor/papdronk

(throttle drunk)

so dronk soos 'n matroos

(as drunk as a sailor)

droog

(dry)

kurkdroog

(church dry)

so droog soos 'n kurk

dun

(thin)

plankdun

(plank thin)

so dun soos 'n plank

duur

(expensive)

peperduur

(pepper expensive)

eenvoudig

(simple)

doodeenvoudig

(dead simple)

eerlik

(honest)

doodeerlik

(dead honest)

flou

(weak)

stokflou

(stick weak)

 fris

(fresh)

perdfris

( horse fresh)

so fris soos 'n perd

geel

goudgeel

(golden yellow)

so geel soos goud

gek

(crazy)

stapelgek

(stack crazy)

geld

(money)

geld soos bossies

(money like bushes)

gelukkig

(happy)

doodgelukkig

(dead happy)

gelukkig soos tien

(happy like 10)

giftig

(toxic)

giftig soos 'n slang

(toxic like a snake)

glad

(slippery)

seepglad

(soap slippery)

So glad soos seep

goedkoop

(cheap)

spotgoedkoop

(dirt cheap)

graag

(like (to))

dolgraag

(love to)

groen

(green)

grasgroen

(grass green)

so groen soos gras

hard

(hard)

kliphard

(stone hard)

so hard soos klip

helder

(clear)

kristalhelder

(crystal clear)

ao helder soos kristal

hoog

(high)

hemelhoog

(heaven high)

so hoog soos die hemel/lug/berge

jonk

(young)

bloedjonk

(blood young)

klein

(small)

piepklein

(pip small)

so klein soos 'n muis

as small as a mouse

koel

(cool)

komkommerkoel

(cucumber cool)

so koel soos 'n komkommer

koud

(cold)

yskoud

(ice cold)

so koud soos ys

krom

(crooked)

hoepelkrom

(hoop crooked)

so krom soos 'n hoepel

kwaad

(angry)

smoorkwaad

(throttle angry)

lam

(lame)

boeglam

(stem lame)

lank

(long)

so lank soos 'n paal

(as long as a pole)

leeg

(empty)

dolleeg

(crazy empty)

so leeg soos 'n eierdop

(as empty as an egg shell)

lelik

(ugly)

skreeulelik

(screaming ugly)

so lelik soos die nag

(as ugly as the night)

lewendig

(lively)

springlewendig

(springing lively)

so lewendig soos 'n vis in dir water

( as lively as a fish in the water)

lieg

(lie)

hy lieg soos 'n tandetrekker

(he lies like a teeth tractor)

lig

(light)

veerlig

(feather light)

so lig soos 'n veer

lui

(lazy)

vreklui

so lui soos 'n donkie

maer

(skinny)

brandmaer

(fire skinny)

so maer soos 'n kraai/ riet

(as skinny as a crow or a reed)

mak

(tame)

handmak

(hand tame)

so mak soos 'n lam

(as tame as a lamb)

mal

(crazy)

so mal soos 'n haas

(as crazy as a rabbit)

moeg

(tired)

doodmoeg

(dead tired)

so moeg soos 'n hond

(as tired as a dog)

mooi

(pretty)

wondermooi

naak

(naked)

poedelnakend

(poodle naked)

naar

(sick)

so naar soos 'n kat

nat

(wet)

papnat

so nat soos 'n kat/hoender

(as wet as a cat/hen)

nodig

(necessary)

broodnodig

(bread necessary)

nugter

(sober)

doodnugter

(dead sober)

nuuskierig

(curious)

so nuuskierig soos 'n aap

(as curious as an ape)

onskuldig

(innocent)

doodonskuldig

so onskuldig soos 'n lam

(as innocent as a lamb)

orent

(erect)

penorent

(pen erect)

oud

(old)

stokoud

so oud soos die berge

(as old as the mountains)

plat

(flat)

so plat soos 'n pannekoek

(as flat as a pancake)

pronk

(flamboyance)

Pronk soos 'n pou

(flamboyant like a peacock)

reg

(right)

Loodreg

(lead right)

so reg soos 'n roer

(so right as a rudder)

regop

(upright)

penregop

(pen upright)

so regop soos 'n kers

(as upright as a candle)

reguit

(straight)

pylreguit

(arrow straight)

so reguit soos 'n pyl

rond

(round)

koeëlrond

(ball round)

so rond soos 'n koeël

rooi

(red)

bloedrooi

(bloodred)

so rooi soos bloed

rook

(smoke)

Rook soos 'n skoorsteen

Smokes like a chimney

ryk

(rich)

Skatryk

so ryk soos Salomo

Ryp

(ripe)

papryp

sag

(soft)

pap/fluweelsag

(velvet soft)

so sag soos fluweel

siek

(sick)

hondsiek

(dog sick)

so siek soos 'n hond

skoon

(clean)

silwerskoon

(silver clean)

so skoon soos silwer

skurf

(scaly)

so skurf soos 'n padda

(as scaly as a frog)

slaap

(sleep)

Slaap soos 'n klip

slim

(clever)

so slim soos die houtjie van die galg

(as clever as the wood from the gallows)

soet

(sweet)

stroopsoet

(syrup sweet)

so soet soos stroop

Steeks

(stubborn)

so steeks soos 'n donkie

(as stubborn as a donkey)

sterk

(strong)

ystersterk

(iron strong)

so sterk soos 'n os

( as strong as an ox)

stil

(silent)

doodstil

(dead silent)

so stil soos 'n muis

( as silent as a mouse)

stuf

(stiff)

stokstyf

(stick stiff)

so styf soos 'n paal

(as stiff as a pole)

suining

(stingy)

vreksuinig

suur

(sour)

asynsuur

(vinegar sour)

so suur soos asyn

swaar

(heavy)

loodswaar

(lead heavy)

so swaar soos lood

swak

(weak)

doodswak

(dead weak)

so swak soos 'n lammetjie

(as weak as a lamb)

swart

(black)

pikswart

(pitch black)

so swart soos die nag

sweet

(sweat)

Sweet soos 'n perd

(sweats like a horse)

swem

(swim)

Swem soos 'n vis

(swims like a fish)

taai

(hardy)

rateltaai

(rattle hardy)

so taai soos 'n ratel

vaal

(pale)

asvaal

vars

(fresh)

kraakvars

(crispy fresh)

verlief

(in love)

dol/smoorverlief

vet

(fat)

spekvat

(bacon fat)

so vet soos 'n vark

(as fat as a pig)

vinnig

(fast)

blitsvinnig

(lightning fast)

so vinnig soos blits

vol

(full)

propvol

(gag full)

vreemd

(strange)

wildvreemd

(wild strange)

vrot

(rotten)

papvrot