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Usages of om

• Hulle het genoeg tyd om te werk.: They have enough time to work.
• Ek het tyd om te lees.: I have time to read.
• Sy spaar nou genoeg geld om later melk en suiker te koop.: She is now saving enough money to buy milk and sugar later.
• Is dit moontlik om nou te vertrek?: Is it possible to leave now?
• Voel gerus vry om jou vraag op enige tyd te vra.: Feel free to ask your question at any time.
• Die buurman vra of hy my boek kan leen, maar hy belowe om dit vanaand terug te gee.: The male neighbor asks whether he may borrow my book, but he promises to give it back tonight.
• Sy is bang om die deur oop te sluit wanneer dit donker is.: She is afraid to unlock the door when it is dark.
• Sonder krag is die kamer te donker om te lees.: Without electricity the room is too dark to read.
• Die vorm is te lank om nou te lees.: The form is too long to read now.
• Hierdie dokument is te belangrik om te verloor.: This document is too important to lose.
• My broer belowe om my terug te bel sodra hy die probleem verstaan.: My brother promises to call me back as soon as he understands the problem.
• Die lamp op die tafel is te klein om die hele kamer helder te maak.: The lamp on the table is too small to make the whole room bright.
• Die kind is te bang om nou in die donker te slaap.: The child is too afraid to sleep in the dark now.
• Ek is bang om in die donker te loop.: I am afraid to walk in the dark.
• Sy is regtig slim, en my ouma vra haar dikwels om die kinders met huiswerk te help.: She is really clever, and my grandmother often asks her to help the children with homework.
• Ná ete help my tante om die tafel af te vee en die borde te was, al is sy ook moeg.: After the meal my aunt helps to wipe the table and wash the plates, although she is also tired.
• As daar iets van die kos oor is, gee my ouma dit vir my neef om huis toe saam te neem.: If some of the food is left, my grandmother gives it to my male cousin to take home with him.
• Ek hou daarvan om in die tuin te werk.: I like to work in the garden.
• My ma sê daar is 'n goeie rede om vroeg te vertrek.: My mother says there is a good reason to leave early.
• Dit is my gewoonte om eers die venster oop te maak.: It is my habit to open the window first.
• Sy sê dit is ook haar gewoonte om vroeg op te staan.: She says it is also her habit to get up early.
• Die kinders is aan die wag vir hul beurt om die kos te proe.: The children are waiting for their turn to taste the food.
• Dit is nou haar beurt om die hoender uit die oond te haal.: It is now her turn to take the chicken out of the oven.
• Daar is net een goeie plek by die venster om groente te sny.: There is only one good place by the window to cut vegetables.
• Ek is nog nie gereed om te vertrek nie.: I am not ready to leave yet.

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