sy

his

Usages of sy

• Ek wag vir sy antwoord.: I wait for his answer.
• Hy sê die stad is groter, maar sy dorpie is die vriendelikste.: He says the city is larger, but his village is the friendliest.
• Hy verloor sy kaartjie.: He loses his ticket.
• Hy hou sy paspoort en vliegtuigkaartjie in sy sak.: He keeps his passport and plane ticket in his pocket.
• Hy kry sy paspoort en vliegtuigkaartjie uit sy sak.: He gets his passport and plane ticket out of his pocket.
• Hy hardloop vyf kilometer om sy spiere te versterk.: He runs five kilometres to strengthen his muscles.
• My kollega lees dieselfde nota op sy skerm in die biblioteek.: My colleague reads the same note on his screen in the library.
• Hy vertel later dieselfde storie aan sy seun.: He later tells the same story to his son.
• Die seun is dankbaar wanneer hy sy huiswerk vinnig klaar kry.: The son is grateful when he finishes his homework quickly.
• Hy noem sy hond en kat in die verslag.: He mentions his dog and cat in the report.
• Die winkelier sluit sy deur tydens die storm.: The shopkeeper closes his door during the storm.
• Hy soek sy mes, maar niemand sien dit op die bord nie.: He looks for his knife, but nobody sees it on the plate.
• Ons weet nou hoekom die kelner laat is: sy bus was stadig.: We now know why the waiter is late: his bus was slow.

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