Usages of die koerant
Ek lees die koerant om die nuus te verstaan.
I read the newspaper to understand the news.
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.
Toe haar telefoon gelui het, het sy die koerant op die tafel gesit.
When her telephone rang, she put the newspaper on the table.
My broer lees die nuus in die koerant, maar ek verkies die tydskrif.
My brother reads the news in the newspaper, but I prefer the magazine.
Ek hou die koerant oop op die bladsy waar die lang artikel begin.
I keep the newspaper open on the page where the long article begins.
Toe sy die opskrif in die koerant lees, het sy gelag en die artikel vir haar suster gewys.
When she read the headline in the newspaper, she laughed and showed the article to her sister.
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.
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