No. 637 in Afrikaans
inperkingstyd
"Lockdown period."
In a sentence
Gedurende die inperkingstyd het ons baie tyd as gesin saam deurgebring.
During the lockdown period, we spent a lot of time together as a family.
The word 'inperkingstyd' is used here to denote a specific period, namely the time of lockdown, in a descriptive context.
Die regering het strenge reëls ingestel in die inperkingstyd om die verspreiding van siektes te voorkom.
The government implemented strict rules during the lockdown period to prevent the spread of diseases.
In this sentence, 'inperkingstyd' is used as a temporal context for governmental actions and policies.
Sommige mense het nuwe vaardighede aangeleer tydens die inperkingstyd.
Some people learned new skills during the lockdown period.
Here, 'inperkingstyd' provides a timeframe within which individuals carried out self-improvement activities.
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