No. 684 in Afrikaans

skielik

Suddenly.

In a sentence

Die wind het skielik begin waai.
The wind suddenly started blowing.
Here, 'skielik' means 'suddenly' and indicates an abrupt change or onset of the action described by the verb.
Sy het skielik besluit om te vertrek.
She suddenly decided to leave.
In this context, 'skielik' emphasizes the unexpected or spontaneous nature of the decision.
Alles het so skielik gebeur dat ek nie kon reageer nie.
Everything happened so suddenly that I couldn't react.
'Skielik' is used here to describe the quick and unanticipated manner in which events unfolded.

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