No. 538 in Afrikaans

kaptein

Captain

In a sentence

Die kaptein van die span het die wedstryd gelei.
The captain of the team led the match.
In this sentence, 'kaptein' refers to the leader of a sports team.
Kaptein, daardie skip nader vinnig op die radar.
Captain, that ship is approaching quickly on the radar.
Here, 'kaptein' is used as a rank or title for the leader of a ship.
Hy probeer altyd soos 'n kaptein op die skip optree.
He always tries to act like a captain on the ship.
In this case, 'kaptein' is used metaphorically to describe someone taking charge.

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