No. 848 in Afrikaans

oortuig

"Convince" or "persuade."

In a sentence

Hy het my oortuig om die aanbod te aanvaar.
He convinced me to accept the offer.
Here, 'oortuig' is used as a verb meaning 'to convince' or 'persuade'.
Ek is oortuig dat ons die regte keuse gemaak het.
I am convinced that we made the right choice.
In this sentence, 'oortuig' is used to indicate being certain or having firm belief.
Sy toespraak het by almal oortuiging geskep.
His speech created conviction among everyone.
Here, 'oortuiging' derived from 'oortuig' is used as a noun meaning 'conviction' or 'strong belief'.

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