This is the 509th most frequent Afrikaans word.
destyds
"In those days" or "back then."
The word 'destyds' is used here to refer to a specific time in the past.
Destyds het ons elke aand saam geëet.
In those days, we ate together every evening.
The word 'destyds' indicates a reference to a past period where the action took place.
Hy het destyds in die stad gewoon.
He lived in the city back then.
The word 'destyds' expresses a nostalgic look back at an earlier time.