voordat

Usages of voordat

Ons moet warm groente voorberei voordat ons eet.
We must prepare warm vegetables before we eat.
Ons moet water kry voordat ons groente kook.
We must get water before we cook vegetables.
Sy vra my wagwoord voordat sy die lêer aanlyn aflaai.
She asks for my password before she downloads the file online.
Ek stuur ’n nota aan elke kollega voordat die projek begin.
I send a note to every colleague before the project starts.
Die rekenaar stoor ’n kopie aanlyn voordat dit die lêer druk.
The computer saves a copy online before it prints the file.
Ons wil die verslag klaar kry voordat ons slaap.
We want to finish the report before we sleep.
Ek sluit die hek voordat ek gaan slaap.
I close the gate before I go to sleep.
Sy maak haar skoenveters vas voordat sy skool toe gaan.
She ties her shoelaces before she goes to school.
Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan voordat sy skool toe gaan.
She puts on her new coat before she goes to school.
Ek maak my skoenveters vas voordat ek skool toe loop.
I tie my shoelaces before I walk to school.
Ek sit die vuil wasgoed in die wasmasjien voordat ek werk toe gaan.
I put the dirty laundry in the washing machine before I go to work.
Sy wil die nuwe plante elke oggend natmaak voordat daar te veel sonlig is.
She wants to water the new plants every morning before there is too much sunlight.
Ek haal die pakkie by die winkel voordat ek huis toe gaan.
I pick up the parcel at the store before I go home.
Op Sondag maak my ouma die ketel vol water voordat almal wakker word.
On Sunday my grandmother fills the kettle with water before everyone wakes up.
Ek skil ook 'n aartappel voordat ek die oond oopmaak.
I also peel a potato before I open the oven.
Sy skryf 'n nuwe lys uit die kookboek neer voordat ons vertrek.
She writes down a new list from the cookbook before we leave.
Ons pak die bagasie in die motor voordat ons vertrek.
We pack the luggage into the car before we leave.
Ek gooi die vullis in die asblik voordat ek die deur sluit.
I throw the trash into the bin before I close the door.
As die voël haar nes verlaat, wag sy nog 'n oomblik op die tak voordat sy weer beweeg.
If the bird leaves her nest, she waits another moment on the branch before she moves again.
Voordat ons vertrek, maak ek my reënjas vas.
Before we leave, I fasten my raincoat.
Ek loop deur die park voordat ek huis toe gaan.
I walk through the park before I go home.
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