No. 544 in Afrikaans
sak
Bag.
In a sentence
Ek sit my boek in my sak.
I put my book in my bag.
Here, 'sak' refers to a physical container, like a bag or sack.
Sy sak elke aand vroeg in die bed.
She goes to bed early every evening.
In this context, 'sak' is used as a verb meaning 'to go to bed' or 'to lay down'.
Die bal het in die sak gesak.
The ball sank into the pocket.
Here, 'sak' is used as a part of the phrase 'in die sak gesak', describing an action where the ball ends its motion in the bag or pocket, as in billiards.
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