No. 428 in Afrikaans

inwoners

Inhabitants.

In a sentence

Die inwoners van die stad het 'n fees gehou.
The residents of the city held a festival.
Here, 'inwoners' refers to the people who reside in the city, indicating a communal or societal context.
Ons weet baie min van die inwoners van daardie eiland.
We know very little about the inhabitants of that island.
In this case, 'inwoners' denotes the inhabitants of the island, focusing on a specified group of people in a geographically defined area.
Die nuwe inwoners het gou ingevoer met die buurt.
The new residents quickly settled into the neighborhood.
'Inwoners' here specifies the new individuals who have moved into a location, implying the action of establishing a residence.

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