No. 102 in Afrikaans

lyk

The Afrikaans word "lyk" means "corpse" or "seems/appears," depending on context.

In a sentence

Die perd lyk gesond.
The horse seems healthy.
In this sentence, 'lyk' means 'seems' or 'appears' and describes the state of the horse based on observation.
Die lyk van die storie is interessant.
The outline of the story is interesting.
Here, 'lyk' refers to the 'outline' or 'shape', describing an abstract representation of the story.
Sy het die lyk ontdek in die bos.
She discovered the corpse in the forest.
In this context, 'lyk' means 'corpse' and refers to a deceased person's body.

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