This is the 828th most frequent Afrikaans word.
gekyk
"Looked" or "watched."
Here, 'gekyk' is used as the past participle of the verb 'kyk', indicating the act of looking or watching something, specifically the sunset.
Ek het na die sonsondergang gekyk.
I looked at the sunset.
In this sentence, 'gekyk' describes the manner in which the subject looked at the speaker, indicating an expression or reaction.
Hy het my vreemd gekyk toe ek dit gesê het.
He looked at me strangely when I said that.
'Gekyk' here conveys sustained attention or observation directed towards the puppies.