No. 98 in Afrikaans

gekry

"Got" or "received."

In a sentence

Ek het die boek in die biblioteek gekry.
I found the book in the library.
Here, 'gekry' is used to indicate discovering or finding something.
Ek het 'n nuwe werk gekry.
I got a new job.
In this context, 'gekry' expresses the action of obtaining or receiving something.
Ons het goeie terugvoer gekry oor ons projek.
We received good feedback on our project.
In this sentence, 'gekry' describes the process of receiving some input or feedback.

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