No. 342 in Afrikaans

gewys

Shown.

In a sentence

Ek het gister die pad aan iemand gewys.
I showed someone the way yesterday.
The word 'gewys' here functions as the past participle of the verb 'wys', meaning 'to show'.
Die onderwyser het op die kaart gewys.
The teacher pointed on the map.
In this sentence, 'gewys' describes the action of pointing or showing on something specific.
Haar werk is in die museum vir ander mense gewys.
Her work was shown in the museum for other people.
Here, 'gewys' is used in the passive voice to describe that her work was displayed.

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