This is the 813th most frequent Afrikaans word.
aftrede
Retirement.
Here, 'aftrede' functions as a noun indicating the act of retiring after a career.
Na dertig jaar se diens het sy besluit om aftrede te neem.
After thirty years of service, she decided to retire.
Here, 'aftrede' again functions as a noun, but in a general sense indicating the concept or state of being retired.
Die regering het nuwe planne aangekondig om die aftrede van staatsamptenare te verbeter.
The government announced new plans to improve the retirement of civil servants.
In this context, 'aftrede' is used as a noun referring to the period of one's life after having retired.