No. 815 in Afrikaans
beamptes
"Officials" or "officers."
In a sentence
Die beamptes het die vergadering bygewoon.
The officials attended the meeting.
In this sentence, 'beamptes' refers to officials, used to denote people in a position of authority or responsibility.
Die beamptes se besluit was goed oorweeg.
The officials’ decision was well considered.
Here, 'beamptes' signifies officials in the possessive form to indicate ownership of the decision.
Baie beamptes werk hard om orde te handhaaf.
Many officials work hard to maintain order.
'Beamptes' in this context represents a group of officials who are actively performing their duties.
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