Vocabulary

Learn Verbs – Afrikaans

begin
Hulle sal hulle egskeiding begin.
initiate
They will initiate their divorce.
rook
Die vleis word gerook om dit te bewaar.
smoke
The meat is smoked to preserve it.
deurkom
Die water was te hoog; die vragmotor kon nie deurkom nie.
get through
The water was too high; the truck couldn’t get through.
spaar
Die meisie spaar haar sakgeld.
save
The girl is saving her pocket money.
roep
Die seun roep so hard soos hy kan.
call
The boy calls as loud as he can.
bedek
Sy bedek haar gesig.
cover
She covers her face.
stop
Jy moet by die rooi lig stop.
stop
You must stop at the red light.
lewer kommentaar
Hy lewer elke dag kommentaar oor politiek.
comment
He comments on politics every day.
’n jaar herhaal
Die student het ’n jaar herhaal.
repeat a year
The student has repeated a year.
verwag
My suster verwag ’n kind.
expect
My sister is expecting a child.
sterf
Baie mense sterf in flieks.
die
Many people die in movies.
werk
Die motorfiets is stukkend; dit werk nie meer nie.
work
The motorcycle is broken; it no longer works.