No. 555 in Afrikaans
aangestel
Appointed.
In a sentence
Hy is as bestuurder van die afdeling aangestel.
He was appointed as the manager of the department.
The word 'aangestel' is used in the context of appointment or assignment to a position.
Sy was baie trots dat sy in die rol aangestel is.
She was very proud to have been appointed to the role.
Here, 'aangestel' signifies being designated to a specific role or position.
Die geselskap het onlangs 'n nuwe voorsitter aangestel.
The company recently appointed a new chairman.
In this instance, 'aangestel' refers to the action of appointing a new person to a position or responsibility.
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