No. 713 in Afrikaans
gehardloop
"Ran" (past tense of run).
In a sentence
Ek het vinnig na die winkel gehardloop.
I quickly ran to the store.
The word 'gehardloop' is used as the past participle, demonstrating the action of running performed in the past.
Die wind het soos 'n wild perd gehardloop.
The wind ran like a wild horse.
Here, 'gehardloop' is used metaphorically, describing the movement of the wind, personifying it to add vivid imagery.
Hy hardloop elke oggend, maar gister het hy nie gehardloop nie.
He runs every morning, but yesterday he did not run.
In this example, 'gehardloop' is used in the context of past events, contrasting with present habitual actions in the earlier part of the sentence.
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