reeds

already

Usages of reeds

• Die kwitansie wys dat ons reeds betaal het vir die toerusting.: The receipt shows that we have already paid for the equipment.
• Ek is reeds moeg.: I am already tired.
• Ek weet nie of hulle reeds ontbyt bedien nie.: I do not know whether they are already serving breakfast.
• Sy weet nie of die rekening reeds betaal is nie.: She does not know whether the bill has already been paid.
• Niemand kan weet hoekom die bottel reeds leeg is nie.: Nobody can know why the bottle is already empty.
• Ek weet nie of die bus reeds by die stasie is nie.: I do not know whether the bus is already at the station.
• Ek werk nog, al is ek reeds moeg.: I am still working, although I am already tired.
• Ek is reeds moeg, daarom rus ek nou in my kamer.: I am already tired, so I am resting in my room now.
• Toe ek by die poskantoor aankom, het die posbode reeds vertrek.: When I arrived at the post office, the mail carrier had already left.
• My broer stryk sy broek, maar sy suster bêre reeds die handdoeke in die kas.: My brother irons his trousers, but his sister is already putting the towels away in the cupboard.
• By die apteek vra die man vir u nie net of u koors het nie, maar ook watter medisyne u reeds probeer het.: At the pharmacy the man asks you not only whether you have a fever, but also which medicine you have already tried.
• Ek is seker dat my ma reeds by die stasie is.: I am sure that my mother is already at the station.
• Die hoender is reeds in die oond, maar die rys is nog nie gaar nie.: The chicken is already in the oven, but the rice is not cooked yet.

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