This is the 598th most frequent Afrikaans word.
gediagnoseer
Diagnosed.
Here, 'gediagnoseer' is used in its verb form to describe the action of determining a medical condition by a doctor.
Die dokter het die pasiënt met asma gediagnoseer.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with asthma.
In this sentence, 'gediagnoseer' is in the past participle form and used in the passive voice, indicating who received the diagnosis.
Ek is gediagnoseer met diabetes verlede jaar.
I was diagnosed with diabetes last year.
Here, the word stems to 'diagnoseer,' which is its present tense form, and it is used in an educational context to discuss the learning of the diagnostic process.