Meaning of be- | Babel Free
bəDefinitions
- Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a direct object (making an intransitive verb into a transitive verb). Always unstressed.
- Used to change the direct object of a transitive verb, so that what was previously expressed as an optional prepositional object becomes the direct object and vice versa. Always unstressed.
Examples
“pyle op die diere skiet → die diere met pyle beskiet”
to shoot arrows at the animals
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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