No. 978 in Afrikaans
afhanklik
Dependent.
In a sentence
Kinders is afhanklik van hul ouers vir ondersteuning.
Children are dependent on their parents for support.
In this sentence, 'afhanklik' is used as an adjective to describe the dependent nature of children on their parents for support.
Hy voel afhanklik van die situasie en kan nie 'n besluit neem nie.
He feels dependent on the situation and cannot make a decision.
Here, 'afhanklik' is used as an adjective to express a person's reliance on a specific situation, affecting their decisiveness.
Die sukses van die projek is afhanklik van noukeurige beplanning.
The success of the project depends on careful planning.
In this case, 'afhanklik' refers to the state of the project's success being contingent upon careful planning, indicating reliance.
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