No. 209 in Afrikaans

aangesien

"Seeing that" or "since."

In a sentence

Aangesien dit reën, moet ons binnenshuis bly.
Since it is raining, we have to stay indoors.
Here, 'aangesien' is used as a conjunction to explain the reason for staying indoors.
Ons het besluit om vroeg te vertrek aangesien die weer sleg kan word.
We decided to leave early since the weather might turn bad.
In this context, 'aangesien' introduces a cause for the decision to leave early.
Aangesien jy daarvan hou, kan ons die film weer kyk.
Since you like it, we can watch the movie again.
Here, 'aangesien' is used to provide the reason why they decided to watch the movie again.

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