No. 355 in Afrikaans

gereed

Ready.

In a sentence

Ek is gereed om te vertrek.
I am ready to depart.
The word 'gereed' is used as an adjective to indicate a state of readiness or preparedness, describing the subject.
Hulle het die gereed skooltoerusting vir die nuwe jaar gekoop.
They purchased the prepared school supplies for the new year.
'Gereed' functions as an attribute describing a state of being ready, implying the school supplies are complete and arranged.
Ons moet aan die gereedmaking van die projek werk.
We need to work on the preparation of the project.
'Gereedmaking' is derived from 'gereed' and used as a noun to describe the act or process of preparing or making ready.

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