No. 254 in Afrikaans

gelei

"Guided" or "led."

In a sentence

Hy het die groep gelei deur die bergpas.
He led the group through the mountain pass.
In this sentence, 'gelei' is used as the past participle of the verb 'lei', meaning 'to lead'.
Die draad het elektrisiteit gelei.
The wire conducted electricity.
Here, 'gelei' functions as a verb in the past participle form to mean 'conduct' in a physical sense.
Sy het die musiekles gelei.
She facilitated the music lesson.
In this case, 'gelei' indicates the facilitation or leading of an activity, similar to hosting or directing.

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