No. 898 in Afrikaans
borge
Sponsors or guarantors.
In a sentence
Die gemeenskap het borge gevind om die plaaslike skoolprojek te ondersteun.
The community found sponsors to support the local school project.
Here, 'borge' is used to mean 'sponsors,' referring to individuals or organizations providing financial or other support.
Die deelnemers moes borge vind om hul deelname aan die kompetisie te befonds.
The participants had to find sponsors to fund their participation in the competition.
In this sentence, 'borge' again means 'sponsors,' emphasizing the financial contribution required for an activity.
Die konferensie se sukses was deels te danke aan die bydrae van verskeie borge.
The success of the conference was partly thanks to the contribution of various sponsors.
Here, 'borge' refers to the entities that provided support, highlighting their role in enabling the event's success.
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