Usages of sonder om
Ons moet die tafel afvee sonder om die water te mors.
We must wipe the table without spilling the water.
Moenie uit die bottel drink sonder om jou hande te was nie.
Do not drink from the bottle without washing your hands.
Sy gaan kombuis toe sonder om in die yskas te kyk.
She goes to the kitchen without looking in the refrigerator.
Sy drink water sonder om te mors, maar haar broer mors altyd op die tafel.
She drinks water without spilling, but her brother always spills on the table.
Kan u regs draai en dan reguit loop sonder om by die eerste deur in te gaan?
Can you turn right and then walk straight without going in at the first door?
Test yourself: What does sonder om mean?
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