No. 188 in Afrikaans

gelede

"Ago" or "elapsed time."

In a sentence

Ek het tien jaar gelede in Kaapstad gewoon.
I lived in Cape Town ten years ago.
Here, 'gelede' indicates the time elapsed since the event occurred.
Die vergadering het 'n week gelede plaasgevind.
The meeting took place a week ago.
In this sentence, 'gelede' is used to specify when—relative to now—the event happened.
Ons het hom 'n rukkie gelede gesien.
We saw him a short while ago.
The term 'gelede' expresses a recent past moment in this case.

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