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Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde 3

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She has a dog. Sy h-- -n--o-d. S_ h__ ’_ h____ S- h-t ’- h-n-. --------------- Sy het ’n hond. 0
The dog is big. Die-ho-d i--g-oot. D__ h___ i_ g_____ D-e h-n- i- g-o-t- ------------------ Die hond is groot. 0
She has a big dog. Sy-he- ’- -root -o--. S_ h__ ’_ g____ h____ S- h-t ’- g-o-t h-n-. --------------------- Sy het ’n groot hond. 0
She has a house. S--h-t ’--hu--. S_ h__ ’_ h____ S- h-t ’- h-i-. --------------- Sy het ’n huis. 0
The house is small. Die----s-is klei-. D__ h___ i_ k_____ D-e h-i- i- k-e-n- ------------------ Die huis is klein. 0
She has a small house. S- h-- -n -lein -uis. S_ h__ ’_ k____ h____ S- h-t ’- k-e-n h-i-. --------------------- Sy het ’n klein huis. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Hy wo---i---n ----l. H_ w___ i_ ’_ h_____ H- w-o- i- ’- h-t-l- -------------------- Hy woon in ’n hotel. 0
The hotel is cheap. Die-----l-----o--k-o-. D__ h____ i_ g________ D-e h-t-l i- g-e-k-o-. ---------------------- Die hotel is goedkoop. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. H- -o-n i- -- ---d-oop-h--el. H_ w___ i_ ’_ g_______ h_____ H- w-o- i- ’- g-e-k-o- h-t-l- ----------------------------- Hy woon in ’n goedkoop hotel. 0
He has a car. Hy -e- -n m-------kar. H_ h__ ’_ m____ / k___ H- h-t ’- m-t-r / k-r- ---------------------- Hy het ’n motor / kar. 0
The car is expensive. Die -ot---is-----. D__ m____ i_ d____ D-e m-t-r i- d-u-. ------------------ Die motor is duur. 0
He has an expensive car. Hy --t--n -u---mo-or. H_ h__ ’_ d___ m_____ H- h-t ’- d-u- m-t-r- --------------------- Hy het ’n duur motor. 0
He reads a novel. Hy lees ’n ---a-. H_ l___ ’_ r_____ H- l-e- ’- r-m-n- ----------------- Hy lees ’n roman. 0
The novel is boring. D---r-man--- ---v-lig. D__ r____ i_ v________ D-e r-m-n i- v-r-e-i-. ---------------------- Die roman is vervelig. 0
He is reading a boring novel. Hy-l-e- ’---erv-lige r-ma-. H_ l___ ’_ v________ r_____ H- l-e- ’- v-r-e-i-e r-m-n- --------------------------- Hy lees ’n vervelige roman. 0
She is watching a movie. Sy-ky---n r----e-t. S_ k__ ’_ r________ S- k-k ’- r-l-r-n-. ------------------- Sy kyk ’n rolprent. 0
The movie is exciting. D------p-en--i-----n-e--. D__ r_______ i_ s________ D-e r-l-r-n- i- s-a-n-n-. ------------------------- Die rolprent is spannend. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. S- --k--- span-en-e-rolpr--t. S_ k__ ’_ s________ r________ S- k-k ’- s-a-n-n-e r-l-r-n-. ----------------------------- Sy kyk ’n spannende rolprent. 0

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