No. 765 in Afrikaans
gewapende
Armed.
In a sentence
Die polisie het die gewapende rower in hegtenis geneem.
The police arrested the armed robber.
In this sentence, the word 'gewapende' describes the adjective 'armed' modifying the noun 'robber', indicating an individual equipped with a weapon.
Die soldate was gereed met gewapende voertuie.
The soldiers were ready with armed vehicles.
Here, 'gewapende' is an adjective describing the vehicles by their characteristic of being equipped with weaponry.
Mense voel onveilig in 'n gebied met gewapende konflikte.
People feel unsafe in an area with armed conflicts.
In this example, 'gewapende' qualifies the noun 'conflicts' to specify that these conflicts involve the use of arms or weapons.
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