Usages of daar
Waarskynlik sal ons sneeu sien, maar as daar reën is, bly ons binne en lees inligting oor die weer.
We will probably see snow, but if there is rain, we stay inside and read information about the weather.
Daar is ’n hond in die tuin.
There is a dog in the garden.
Indien daar nerens ’n sleutel is nie, sal die hond onrustig raak.
If there is no key anywhere, the dog will become restless.
Kan jy verduidelik hoekom daar geen sout op die tafel is nie?
Can you explain why there is no salt on the table?
Die kassier vra of ek kontant het, maar ek wys vir haar die beursie waarin daar net kleingeld is.
The cashier asks whether I have cash, but I show her the wallet in which there is only change.
Op die eerste bladsy van die koerant is daar nuus en 'n kort artikel.
On the first page of the newspaper there is news and a short article.
In die yskas is daar botter, konfyt en kaas vir toebroodjies.
In the refrigerator there is butter, jam, and cheese for sandwiches.
Miskien lek die kraan, want daar is water in die emmer onder die wasbak.
Maybe the tap is leaking, because there is water in the bucket under the sink.
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.
Ons plant nog saad langs die muur waar daar meer skaduwee is.
We plant more seed next to the wall where there is more shade.
Ek neem ’n sambreel saam as daar swaar reën kom.
I take an umbrella along if heavy rain is coming.
Wanneer daar geen krag is nie, kook ons nie en bly die kombuis donker.
When there is no electricity, we do not cook and the kitchen stays dark.
By die tandarts kon sy uiteindelik rustig wees, omdat daar min mense was.
At the dentist she could finally be calm, because there were few people there.
Ons het die noodnommer gebel, en die ambulans was binne 'n kort tyd daar.
We called the emergency number, and the ambulance was there within a short time.
Daar is vanaand 'n goeie program oor die see op televisie.
Tonight there is a good program about the sea on television.
Daar is min mense by die stasie.
There are few people at the station.
Is daar iemand by die deur, of hoor ek iets in die straat?
Is there someone at the door, or do I hear something in the street?
Ek wou eintlik vroeg vertrek, maar my handsak was nie daar nie en ek kon dit nerens vind nie.
I actually wanted to leave early, but my handbag was not there and I could find it nowhere.
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.
Daar is nog sop oor.
There is still soup left.
My ma sê daar is 'n goeie rede om vroeg te vertrek.
My mother says there is a good reason to leave early.
Daar is 'n groot verskil tussen haastig praat en kalm praat.
There is a big difference between speaking hurriedly and speaking calmly.
Daar is nog 'n paar mense by die stasie.
There are still a few people at the station.
Die piesangs is vandag goedkoop, omdat daar 'n groot afslag is.
The bananas are cheap today, because there is a big discount.
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.
Ons hoop dat daar môre weer vars vrugte in die supermark sal wees.
We hope that there will be fresh fruit in the supermarket again tomorrow.
Die kombuis is deurmekaar, want daar is rommel op die tafel en op die vloer.
The kitchen is messy, because there is clutter on the table and on the floor.
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