No. 92 in Afrikaans

suid

"South"

In a sentence

Ons reis suid om die strande te besoek.
We are traveling south to visit the beaches.
In this sentence, 'suid' is used as a direction to indicate 'south'.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse landskap is baie uiteenlopend.
The South African landscape is very diverse.
Here, 'Suid' is part of the compound term 'Suid-Afrikaanse', referring to South Africa, the name of a country.
Ek hou van die suid wind wat koel die lug maak.
I like the south wind that cools the air.
In this context, 'suid' describes the origin of the wind, indicating it comes from the south.

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