No. 24 in Afrikaans

jaar

Year.

In a sentence

Ek het hierdie jaar baie geleer.
I have learned a lot this year.
In this sentence, "jaar" refers to the current chronological year.
Hy is twintig jaar oud.
He is twenty years old.
Here, "jaar" is used to measure age in years.
Ons gaan die nuwe jaar met vreugde begin.
We will start the new year with joy.
In this context, "jaar" is used to denote the annual cycle related to a new starting year.

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