No. 281 in Afrikaans

veel

"Veel" in Afrikaans means "many" or "much" in English.

In a sentence

Ek het nie veel tyd vandag om inkopies te doen nie.
I don't have much time today to go shopping.
In this sentence, "veel" is used to mean "much" in a negative context, describing the quantity of time available.
Sy het baie veel boeke oor geskiedenis gelees.
She has read a great deal of books about history.
Here, "veel" is used within a phrase to emphasize the large quantity of books read about history.
Die kinders het al te veel lekkernye geëet.
The children have eaten far too many sweets.
In this context, "veel" combined with "te" denotes an excessive quantity of sweets consumed by the children.

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