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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [twee en tagtig]

Verlede tyd 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? M-es--y-’n-a---l-ns --l? Moes jy ’n ambulans bel? M-e- j- ’- a-b-l-n- b-l- ------------------------ Moes jy ’n ambulans bel? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? M--s jy-die---kt-- -e-? Moes jy die dokter bel? M-e- j- d-e d-k-e- b-l- ----------------------- Moes jy die dokter bel? 0
Did you have to call the police? M--- -y-----p---s------? Moes jy die polisie bel? M-e- j- d-e p-l-s-e b-l- ------------------------ Moes jy die polisie bel? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. H-t u--ie---le-o------er? -- --- -it -et-o- n-g g-ha-. Het u die telefoonnommer? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. H-t u d-e t-l-f-o-n-m-e-? E- h-t d-t n-t-o- n-g g-h-d- ------------------------------------------------------ Het u die telefoonnommer? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. He- u -i--a--es- -k-h-t ----ne--ou-n-g geh-d. Het u die adres? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. H-t u d-e a-r-s- E- h-t d-t n-t-o- n-g g-h-d- --------------------------------------------- Het u die adres? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. H---u --e----dsk----?-Ek he--d-- n-tno----g-gehad. Het u die stadskaart? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. H-t u d-e s-a-s-a-r-? E- h-t d-t n-t-o- n-g g-h-d- -------------------------------------------------- Het u die stadskaart? Ek het dit netnou nog gehad. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. Het h- --t--- ge--m--H- --- -ie---tyds-k-- -i-. Het hy betyds gekom? Hy kon nie betyds kom nie. H-t h- b-t-d- g-k-m- H- k-n n-e b-t-d- k-m n-e- ----------------------------------------------- Het hy betyds gekom? Hy kon nie betyds kom nie. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Het -y -ie -e--g--i-d?-H--ko---i- -ie-we- v-n--ni-. Het hy die weg gevind? Hy kon nie die weg vind nie. H-t h- d-e w-g g-v-n-? H- k-n n-e d-e w-g v-n- n-e- --------------------------------------------------- Het hy die weg gevind? Hy kon nie die weg vind nie. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. H---h---o- ver-taa-?-Hy --n--y -ie-ver----- ---. Het hy jou verstaan? Hy kon my nie verstaan nie. H-t h- j-u v-r-t-a-? H- k-n m- n-e v-r-t-a- n-e- ------------------------------------------------ Het hy jou verstaan? Hy kon my nie verstaan nie. 0
Why could you not come on time? Waa--- k-n--y-ni- bety-s--o- n-e? Waarom kon jy nie betyds kom nie? W-a-o- k-n j- n-e b-t-d- k-m n-e- --------------------------------- Waarom kon jy nie betyds kom nie? 0
Why could you not find the way? W-aro----n -y-n-- d----eg--i---ni-? Waarom kon jy nie die weg vind nie? W-a-o- k-n j- n-e d-e w-g v-n- n-e- ----------------------------------- Waarom kon jy nie die weg vind nie? 0
Why could you not understand him? W-ar-m---- -- -o- ni- ve--taan -ie? Waarom kon jy hom nie verstaan nie? W-a-o- k-n j- h-m n-e v-r-t-a- n-e- ----------------------------------- Waarom kon jy hom nie verstaan nie? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Ek-k-- -ie---t--s -ees --e- omdat daa- n---’n ----wa- ---. Ek kon nie betyds wees nie, omdat daar nie ’n bus was nie. E- k-n n-e b-t-d- w-e- n-e- o-d-t d-a- n-e ’- b-s w-s n-e- ---------------------------------------------------------- Ek kon nie betyds wees nie, omdat daar nie ’n bus was nie. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. Ek-kon-nie--ie---g v--d-n--,--------k ni- -n---art-ge-a--h-t n--. Ek kon nie die weg vind nie, omdat ek nie ’n kaart gehad het nie. E- k-n n-e d-e w-g v-n- n-e- o-d-t e- n-e ’- k-a-t g-h-d h-t n-e- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ek kon nie die weg vind nie, omdat ek nie ’n kaart gehad het nie. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. E--k-----m -ie---r-ta-- --e-omda- --- mu-i-k -o--------s. Ek kon hom nie verstaan nie omdat die musiek so hard was. E- k-n h-m n-e v-r-t-a- n-e o-d-t d-e m-s-e- s- h-r- w-s- --------------------------------------------------------- Ek kon hom nie verstaan nie omdat die musiek so hard was. 0
I had to take a taxi. Ek--oe--’- ---i-neem. Ek moes ’n taxi neem. E- m-e- ’- t-x- n-e-. --------------------- Ek moes ’n taxi neem. 0
I had to buy a city map. Ek-m-e---n --adska--t --op. Ek moes ’n stadskaart koop. E- m-e- ’- s-a-s-a-r- k-o-. --------------------------- Ek moes ’n stadskaart koop. 0
I had to switch off the radio. E- ---- -ie -ad-o----k----. Ek moes die radio afskakel. E- m-e- d-e r-d-o a-s-a-e-. --------------------------- Ek moes die radio afskakel. 0

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