No. 995 in Afrikaans

foute

Mistakes.

In a sentence

Die student het sy foute reggemaak.
The student corrected his mistakes.
Here, 'foute' is used to refer to errors or mistakes made by the student.
Hulle moet hul foute in die verslag regstel.
They need to rectify their mistakes in the report.
In this sentence, 'foute' denotes inaccuracies or errors present within the report.
Sy foute in spelling was maklik om te verbeter.
His spelling mistakes were easy to correct.
This usage highlights typical errors, specifically spelling mistakes, emphasizing the domain where mistakes were identified.

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