No. 410 in Afrikaans
waarop
"Waarop" means "on which" or "upon which" in English.
In a sentence
Dit is die boek waarop ek gewag het.
This is the book I was waiting for.
In this sentence, 'waarop' refers to the object of waiting and is part of a relative clause.
Waarop baseer jy jou argument?
On what do you base your argument?
Here, 'waarop' functions as a question word asking about the basis of the argument.
Hy het 'n konsep waarop die bespreking geskoei sal word.
He has a concept on which the discussion will be based.
In this case, 'waarop' links the concept to its role in forming the basis for the discussion.
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