No. 729 in Afrikaans
skrywer
Writer.
In a sentence
Die skrywer het 'n nuwe boek oor die natuur voltooi.
The author has completed a new book about nature.
Here, 'skrywer' refers to someone who writes books, thus representing its primary meaning as 'author'.
My suster streef daarna om 'n skrywer van fiksie te wees.
My sister aspires to be a writer of fiction.
In this sentence, 'skrywer' describes a person's profession or ambition to create written works such as stories or novels.
By die skrywerswerk is kreatiwiteit en deursettingsvermoë baie belangrik.
In writing work, creativity and perseverance are very important.
Here, 'skrywer' is part of a compound word 'skrywerswerk,' indicating the field or act of writing.
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