sit

to put

Usages of sit

• Ek sit my boek op die speelgoedrak.: I put my book on the toy shelf.
• Ek sit my vurk en lepel langs die bord.: I put my fork and spoon next to the plate.
• Dit is die winkelmandjie waarin ons die hemp en die broek sit.: This is the shopping basket in which we put the shirt and the trousers.
• Ek sit die brief in 'n koevert en skryf die adres op die koevert.: I put the letter in an envelope and write the address on the envelope.
• Ek plak 'n posseël op die koevert en sit dit in die posbus.: I stick a stamp on the envelope and put it in the mailbox.
• Toe haar telefoon gelui het, het sy die koerant op die tafel gesit.: When her telephone rang, she put the newspaper on the table.
• Toe ons die adres weer gelees het, het ons die brief in die posbus gesit.: When we read the address again, we put the letter in the mailbox.
• Ek sit die tydskrif en die koerant op die tafel, want ek wil later weer die nuus en die advertensie lees.: I put the magazine and the newspaper on the table, because I want to read the news and the advertisement again later.
• Ons moet die brief môre in die posbus sit.: We must put the letter in the mailbox tomorrow.
• 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.
• As dit reën, sit ons die wasgoed in die droër sodat dit droog bly.: If it rains, we put the laundry in the dryer so that it stays dry.
• Wanneer ek honger is, maak ek gou 'n toebroodjie en sit die botter terug in die yskas.: When I am hungry, I quickly make a sandwich and put the butter back in the refrigerator.
• Ek sit 'n lamp by die bed sodat my suster kan skryf.: I put a lamp by the bed so that my sister can write.
• Die kliënt vra waar sy haar handtekening moet sit.: The client asks where she must put her signature.
• Die dokument lê nog by die deur waar die kliënt dit gesit het.: The document is still lying by the door where the client put it.
• Sy sit 'n pleister oor die sny sodat die wond skoon bly.: She puts a plaster over the cut so that the wound stays clean.
• Sy sit die salf op die wond sodat dit beter word.: She puts the ointment on the wound so that it gets better.
• Ek weet nie presies waar my pa die kaartjie gesit het nie.: I do not know exactly where my father put the ticket.
• U kan die vullis gerus buite in die groot asblik sit, Meneer.: You may put the trash outside in the big bin, Sir.

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