No. 495 in Afrikaans
sukkel
Struggle.
In a sentence
Ek sukkel om die probleem op te los.
I struggle to solve the problem.
Here, 'sukkel' means to struggle or to find something challenging.
Hulle sukkel om geld vir die projek in te samel.
They struggle to raise money for the project.
In this case, 'sukkel' refers to the difficulty of completing a task.
Ons hond sukkel om middagetes uit die kas se haal.
Our dog struggles to get lunches out of the cupboard.
Here, 'sukkel' is used to describe an effortful action carried out by an animal.
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