No. 76 in Afrikaans

vandag

"Vandag" means "today" in English.

In a sentence

Vandag is 'n pragtige dag.
Today is a beautiful day.
The word 'vandag' is used here to refer to the current day in general and acts as the subject of the sentence.
Ek sal vandag besluit wat om te doen.
I will decide today what to do.
Here, 'vandag' specifies the timing of when the decision will take place, providing a timeframe for the action.
Hoe voel jy vandag, na gister se oefening?
How do you feel today, after yesterday's exercise?
In this sentence, 'vandag' is used to specify the current day for context in a comparison to the past (yesterday).

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