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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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