No. 773 in Afrikaans
mond
Mouth.
In a sentence
Sy gebruik haar mond om te praat.
She uses her mouth to speak.
In this sentence, 'mond' refers to the physical part of the body, the mouth.
Die riviermond het grootliks verskuif ná die vloed.
The river mouth shifted significantly after the flood.
Here, 'mond' is used as a metaphorical term describing the mouth of a river, indicating the part of a river that flows into another body of water.
Hy het alles uit sy mond laat val.
He let everything drop out of his mouth.
In this case, 'mond' again refers to the physical mouth, but the expression emphasizes the context of speaking or maintaining control over speech.
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