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Afrikaans frequency list

No. 617 in Afrikaans

voort

"Voort" means "forward" or "ahead" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ons het die projek voortgesit ondanks die uitdagings.

    We continued the project despite the challenges.

    The word 'voort' here is used as part of the verb 'voortgesit', meaning 'continued'.

  • Die rivier vloei voort na die see.

    The river flows onward to the sea.

    In this sentence, 'voort' implies continuous movement in a forward or onward direction.

  • Sy lees voort terwyl die ander slaap.

    She continues reading while the others sleep.

    Here, 'voort' is used to denote the continuation of an action, indicating persistence in progress.

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