No. 753 in Afrikaans
afgekom
"Afgekom" means "descended" or "gotten off" in English.
In a sentence
Ek het op ’n ou boek afgekom in die biblioteek.
I came across an old book in the library.
Here, 'afgekom' is used to mean 'came across' or 'discovered' something by chance.
Sy het van die laaste sport van die leer afgekom.
She descended from the last rung of the ladder.
In this sentence, 'afgekom' refers to the act of descending or coming down from something.
Ons het afgekom na die nuwe inligting oor die onderwerp tydens ons navorsing.
We stumbled upon the new information about the subject during our research.
Here, 'afgekom' is used metaphorically to describe discovering information as a result of an inquiry.
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