No. 482 in Afrikaans
beskryf
Describe.
In a sentence
Die skrywer beskryf die karakter se gevoelens in detail.
The author describes the character's feelings in detail.
Here, 'beskryf' is used to mean 'describes', referring to the author's act of depicting details about the character's emotions.
Ons moet die probleem beskryf sodat ander dit kan verstaan.
We need to describe the problem so that others can understand it.
In this instance, 'beskryf' indicates the act of giving a detailed explanation about the issue to aid comprehension.
Sy het gevra dat ek die prentjie kortliks beskryf.
She asked that I briefly describe the picture.
Here, 'beskryf' means 'describe', which entails giving a succinct depiction or summary of the features of the picture.
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