No. 837 in Afrikaans
katte
Cats.
In a sentence
Ek het twee katte by die huis.
I have two cats at home.
Here, 'katte' is used as the plural form of 'kat' (cat), referring to multiple animals.
Die katte het snags in die tuin gespeel.
The cats played in the garden at night.
In this sentence, 'katte' again denotes multiple cats, showing an action they performed collectively.
Hulle as groep, die katte, is baie speels.
As a group, the cats are very playful.
In this example, 'katte' is used to describe a specific group of cats, emphasizing their playful behavior collectively.
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