No. 52 in Afrikaans

tydens

During.

In a sentence

Tydens die vergadering het ons oor die nuwe projek gepraat.
During the meeting, we discussed the new project.
In this sentence, 'tydens' indicates the period during which the discussion about the project took place.
Hy het vinnig geskryf tydens die eksamen om alles betyds klaar te kry.
He wrote quickly during the exam to finish everything on time.
Here, 'tydens' expresses the time frame in which the action of writing occurred.
Ons het baie gesing tydens die feesvieringe.
We sang a lot during the celebrations.
In this example, 'tydens' specifies the duration of the celebrations when the singing occurred.

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