No. 946 in Afrikaans

vierde

"Fourth."

In a sentence

Ek was die vierde persoon wat die gebou betree het.
I was the fourth person to enter the building.
The word "vierde" indicates an ordinal number, representing 'fourth' in the sequence.
Ons vierde die oorwinning met 'n groot fees.
We celebrated the victory with a big feast.
Here "vierde" is a homonym for 'celebrate,' which shares spelling but has a different meaning depending on context.
Die vierde bladsy van die boek ontbreek.
The fourth page of the book is missing.
The word "vierde" again represents an ordinal number, indicating a specific position in order.

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