No. 450 in Afrikaans

gelukkig

Happy or fortunate.

In a sentence

Ek is gelukkig met my nuwe werk.
I am happy with my new job.
In this sentence, 'gelukkig' is used as an adjective meaning 'happy' to express contentment or satisfaction.
Gelukkig het ons vandag mooi weer.
Fortunately, we have good weather today.
Here, 'gelukkig' is used as an adverb meaning 'fortunately' to indicate a positive turn of events.
Die verhouding werk gelukkig uit.
The relationship is fortunately working out.
In this example, 'gelukkig' again functions as an adverb meaning 'fortunately,' highlighting the positive outcome of the situation.

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