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en to have to do something / must   »   af om iets te moet

72 [seventy-two]

to have to do something / must

to have to do something / must

72 [twee en sewentig]

om iets te moet

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must moet m--- m-e- ---- moet 0
I must post the letter. Ek-moe---i- b-ief---s. E- m--- d-- b---- p--- E- m-e- d-e b-i-f p-s- ---------------------- Ek moet die brief pos. 0
I must pay the hotel. Ek---e- die h-te--b--aa-. E- m--- d-- h---- b------ E- m-e- d-e h-t-l b-t-a-. ------------------------- Ek moet die hotel betaal. 0
You must get up early. J- mo-- v--eg-o----a-. J- m--- v---- o------- J- m-e- v-o-g o-s-a-n- ---------------------- Jy moet vroeg opstaan. 0
You must work a lot. J- ---t b--e ----. J- m--- b--- w---- J- m-e- b-i- w-r-. ------------------ Jy moet baie werk. 0
You must be punctual. Jy mo-- s--p-el-k-----. J- m--- s-------- w---- J- m-e- s-i-t-l-k w-e-. ----------------------- Jy moet stiptelik wees. 0
He must fuel / get petrol / get gas (am.). Hy m-et-b--nds-o--k--. H- m--- b-------- k--- H- m-e- b-a-d-t-f k-y- ---------------------- Hy moet brandstof kry. 0
He must repair the car. H--mo-t---e mo--r---r-t--. H- m--- d-- m---- h------- H- m-e- d-e m-t-r h-r-t-l- -------------------------- Hy moet die motor herstel. 0
He must wash the car. Hy---e- --e m-t-- w-s. H- m--- d-- m---- w--- H- m-e- d-e m-t-r w-s- ---------------------- Hy moet die motor was. 0
She must shop. Sy mo---in--pi-s-do-n. S- m--- i------- d---- S- m-e- i-k-p-e- d-e-. ---------------------- Sy moet inkopies doen. 0
She must clean the apartment. S---oe- die w-onste- -k-onma-k. S- m--- d-- w------- s--------- S- m-e- d-e w-o-s-e- s-o-n-a-k- ------------------------------- Sy moet die woonstel skoonmaak. 0
She must wash the clothes. Sy -o-t---- w----e---a-. S- m--- d-- w------ w--- S- m-e- d-e w-s-o-d w-s- ------------------------ Sy moet die wasgoed was. 0
We must go to school at once. Ons-mo-- o-mi--e--k-s-o-- to- g-a-. O-- m--- o--------- s---- t-- g---- O-s m-e- o-m-d-e-i- s-o-l t-e g-a-. ----------------------------------- Ons moet onmiddelik skool toe gaan. 0
We must go to work at once. Ons m-et o-mid----- -e----oe g-a-. O-- m--- o--------- w--- t-- g---- O-s m-e- o-m-d-e-i- w-r- t-e g-a-. ---------------------------------- Ons moet onmiddelik werk toe gaan. 0
We must go to the doctor at once. O-s --e- --mid-el-k---k-er to---aa-. O-- m--- o--------- d----- t-- g---- O-s m-e- o-m-d-e-i- d-k-e- t-e g-a-. ------------------------------------ Ons moet onmiddelik dokter toe gaan. 0
You must wait for the bus. Jull----e---a--vi--d-e --s. J---- m--- w-- v-- d-- b--- J-l-e m-e- w-g v-r d-e b-s- --------------------------- Julle moet wag vir die bus. 0
You must wait for the train. Ju--- m-et-w---v-- --- t--in. J---- m--- w-- v-- d-- t----- J-l-e m-e- w-g v-r d-e t-e-n- ----------------------------- Julle moet wag vir die trein. 0
You must wait for the taxi. Jull---o-t-wa---ir die t-xi. J---- m--- w-- v-- d-- t---- J-l-e m-e- w-g v-r d-e t-x-. ---------------------------- Julle moet wag vir die taxi. 0

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Today there are more than 6,000 different languages worldwide. This is why we need interpreters and translators. A very long time ago, everyone still spoke the same language. That changed, however, when people began to migrate. They left their African homeland and moved around the world. This spatial separation lead to a linguistic separation as well. Because each people developed its own form of communication. Many different languages evolved from the common proto-language. But man never remained in one place for very long. So the languages became increasingly separated from each other. Somewhere along the line, a common root could no longer be recognized. Furthermore, no people lived in isolation for thousands of years. There was always contact with other peoples. This changed the languages. They took on elements from foreign languages or they merged. Because of this, the progression of the languages never stopped. Therefore, migrations and contact with new peoples explain the multitude of languages. Why languages are so different is another question, however. Every evolution follows certain rules. So there must be a reason for languages being the way they are. Scientists have been interested in these reasons for years. They would like to know why languages develop differently. In order to research that, one must trace the history of languages. Then one can identify what changed when. It is still unknown what influences the development of languages. Cultural factors appear to be more important than biological factors. That is to say, the history of different peoples shaped their languages. Obviously, languages tell us more than we know…