This is the 815th most frequent Afrikaans word.
beamptes
"Officials" or "officers."
In this sentence, 'beamptes' refers to officials, used to denote people in a position of authority or responsibility.
Die beamptes het die vergadering bygewoon.
The officials attended the meeting.
Here, 'beamptes' signifies officials in the possessive form to indicate ownership of the decision.
Die beamptes se besluit was goed oorweeg.
The officials’ decision was well considered.
'Beamptes' in this context represents a group of officials who are actively performing their duties.