No. 720 in Afrikaans
jonk
Young.
In a sentence
Die jonk kat speel met die bal.
The young cat is playing with the ball.
Here, "jonk" is used as an adjective to describe the cat's age as young.
Ek voel jonk wanneer ek dans.
I feel young when I dance.
In this sentence, "jonk" is describing a state or feeling of youthfulness experienced by the speaker.
Hulle waardeer die jonk mense se idees.
They value the young people's ideas.
"Jonk" is used here as an adjective to describe people who are youthful.
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