No. 710 in Afrikaans
boodskappe
Messages or groceries.
In a sentence
Ek het gister baie boodskappe ontvang.
I received many messages yesterday.
In this sentence, 'boodskappe' is used to mean 'messages', referring to written or electronic communications received from others.
Sy het na die winkel gegaan om haar weeklikse boodskappe te koop.
She went to the shop to buy her weekly groceries.
Here, 'boodskappe' is used in the sense of 'groceries', a common idiomatic usage in Afrikaans to refer to shopping items.
'n Voorloper het die boodskappe aan die generaal afgelewer.
A messenger delivered the messages to the general.
In this usage, 'boodskappe' refers again to 'messages', specifically formal or official ones being delivered by a messenger.
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