No. 599 in Afrikaans

geskakel

Connected or contacted.

In a sentence

Ek het jou vroeër geskakel.
I called you earlier.
Here, 'geskakel' means 'called', referring to making a phone call.
Die masjien is geskakel na die regte modus.
The machine is switched to the correct mode.
In this context, 'geskakel' means 'switched', indicating a change in mode or state.
Ons het suksesvol geskakel tussen die twee take.
We successfully connected between the two tasks.
Here, 'geskakel' implies 'connected', referring to linking or transitioning between tasks.

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