No. 1,000 in Afrikaans
gestap
"Gestap" means "walked" in English.
In a sentence
Ek het gistermiddag in die park gestap.
I walked in the park yesterday afternoon.
Here, 'gestap' is used to describe the past tense action of walking as a completed activity.
Ons stap elke naweek in die natuur, want ons hou van stap.
We walk in nature every weekend because we enjoy hiking.
The word 'gestap' here forms the recurring activity of walking or hiking, indicating a habitual activity in present tense.
Nadat ek my skoene aangedoen het, het ek begin stap.
After putting on my shoes, I started walking.
In this case, 'gestap' complements the action of beginning walking.
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