No. 647 in Afrikaans

skiet

"Skiet" means "shoot" in English.

In a sentence

Hy het besluit om die pyl en boog te gebruik en 'n pyl te skiet.
He decided to use the bow and arrow to shoot an arrow.
Here, 'skiet' refers to the act of launching an arrow using a bow.
Die span skiet vinnig deur die kompetisie na die finale.
The team shoots quickly through the competition to the finals.
In this sentence, 'skiet' is used metaphorically to describe rapid progress.
Sy het 'n pragtige foto geskiet met haar kamera.
She shot a lovely photo with her camera.
Here, 'skiet' refers to taking a photograph.

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