No. 288 in Afrikaans

verander

Change.

In a sentence

Ek het die plan verander om dit beter te maak.
I changed the plan to make it better.
The word 'verander' is used here as a verb in past tense ('het verander'), signifying an action of change that the speaker performed on the plan.
Die weer kan skielik verander in hierdie seisoen.
The weather can change suddenly during this season.
In this sentence, 'verander' denotes a potential action that can naturally happen, linked with the modal verb 'kan' indicating possibility.
Mense verander oor tyd soos hulle nuwe ervarings opdoen.
People change over time as they gain new experiences.
Here, 'verander' describes a general process of change or transformation that occurs over time.

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