No. 341 in Afrikaans
geleer
Learned; taught; educated.
In a sentence
Ek het baie geleer tydens die les.
I learned a lot during the lesson.
In this sentence, "geleer" is used as the past participle of the verb "leer," meaning "to learn." It indicates that the subject has acquired knowledge during the lesson.
Sy is 'n geleerde persoon in wiskunde.
She is a learned person in mathematics.
Here, "geleerde" is the adjectival form of the verb "leer," describing someone as knowledgeable or well-educated in a specific field.
Ek het jou iets nuuts geleer.
I taught you something new.
In this context, "geleer" is functioning again as the past participle of "leer," but with the meaning of "taught," indicating that the subject provided instruction or knowledge to someone else.
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