Usages of van
In die geheime afdeling versamel hulle skaars voorwerpe van ou skepe.
In the secret section they collect rare objects from old ships.
Ek kry inligting van die onderwyser.
I get information from the teacher.
Ons huis is ’n kilometer van die winkel.
Our house is a kilometre from the store.
Die katjie spring van die tafeltjie af en kyk na die hondjie.
The kitten jumps off the little table and looks at the puppy.
Ek klim van die stoel af.
I climb off the chair.
Die geur kom van die vleis.
The aroma comes from the meat.
Die kers bly weg van die muurprop en die verlengkoord.
The candle stays away from the wall socket and the extension lead.
Die noodoproep kom van die slagoffer.
The emergency call comes from the victim.
Sy navigeer van die kontrolepunt na die eindpunt.
She navigates from the checkpoint to the finish.
Die beligting kom van die sonlig.
The lighting comes from the sunlight.
Ons volg die wedlooproete van die wegspringplek tot die eindstreep.
We follow the race route from the starting point to the finish line.
Die afvoerslang loop van die dreineerpomp.
The drain hose runs from the drain pump.
Ons onderskei rooi van blou.
We distinguish red from blue.
Die kind onderskei die kat van die hond.
The child distinguishes the cat from the dog.
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