No. 715 in Afrikaans
getroud
Married.
In a sentence
Ek is getroud met my beste vriend.
I am married to my best friend.
'Getroud' describes the state of being married, used as a predicate adjective.
Ons het al vyf-en-twintig jaar gelede getroud.
We got married twenty-five years ago.
'Getroud' refers to the past event of getting married, used as the past participle of the verb.
Die paartjie het getroud onder 'n reuse boom in die woud.
The couple got married under a giant tree in the forest.
Here, 'getroud' indicates the specific action of getting married, part of the verb phrase in the past tense.
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