No. 216 in Afrikaans

beserings

Injuries.

In a sentence

Hy het beserings opgedoen tydens die rugbywedstryd.
He sustained injuries during the rugby match.
In this sentence, 'beserings' refers to conventional physical injuries.
Sy emosionele beserings het tyd geneem om te genees.
His emotional wounds took time to heal.
Here, 'beserings' metaphorically represents emotional or psychological harm.
Die masjien is uitgeskakel weens beserings aan die werksoppervlak.
The machine was shut down due to damage to the working surface.
In this example, 'beserings' is used to describe damage to inanimate objects.

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