No. 792 in Afrikaans

voorberei

"Prepare."

In a sentence

Ek het my notas voorberei vir die toespraak.
I prepared my notes for the speech.
Here, 'voorberei' is used as a verb in the past tense to mean 'prepared' or 'got ready.'
Sy moet voorberei vir haar eksamen môre.
She has to prepare for her exam tomorrow.
In this case, 'voorberei' is used as an infinitive verb meaning 'to prepare' for an upcoming event.
Ons span sal deeglik voorberei voordat die kompetisie begin.
Our team will thoroughly prepare before the competition starts.
Here, 'voorberei' is used as a future intention, indicating preparation or getting ready beforehand.

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