This is the 188th most frequent Afrikaans word.
gelede
"Ago" or "elapsed time."
Here, 'gelede' indicates the time elapsed since the event occurred.
Ek het tien jaar gelede in Kaapstad gewoon.
I lived in Cape Town ten years ago.
In this sentence, 'gelede' is used to specify when—relative to now—the event happened.
Die vergadering het 'n week gelede plaasgevind.
The meeting took place a week ago.
The term 'gelede' expresses a recent past moment in this case.