| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| beginsel | ⇆ plank; ⇆ principle; ⇆ rudiment; ⇆ tenet |
| handel volgens ’n mens se beginsels | ⇆ act up to one’s principles |
| in beginsel | ⇆ in principle |
| man met vaste beginsels | ⇆ man of principles |
| uit beginsel | ⇆ on principle |
| beginselloos | ⇆ unscrupulous; ⇆ unprincipled |
| beginsels | ⇆ elements |
| beginselvas | ⇆ principled; ⇆ uncompromising |
| grondbeginsel | ⇆ first principle; ⇆ basic principle; ⇆ rudiment; ⇆ ground; ⇆ fundamental; ⇆ essence; ⇆ principle; ⇆ ultimatum |
| regsbeginsel | ⇆ legal principle |
| vrugbeginsel | ⇆ germen; ⇆ ovary |