No. 151 in Afrikaans
de
In Afrikaans, "de" is not a standard word; it may be a misspelling or borrowed from another language.
In a sentence
Die skool word deur die departement beheer.
The school is administered by the department.
Here, 'de' appears as part of the Afrikaans definite article 'die', which translates to 'the' in English.
Ons hou van die dekbeddens in die gastekamer.
We like the duvets in the guestroom.
In this sentence, 'de' is embedded in 'dekbeddens', meaning 'duvets', illustrating its usage as part of a compound word.
Die verslag van die departemente moet nagegaan word.
The report from the departments must be reviewed.
'De' is integrated into 'departemente', showing its application within a plural noun type, 'departments'.
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