geleer

This is the 341st most frequent Afrikaans word.


geleer

Learned; taught; educated.


In this sentence, "geleer" is used as the past participle of the verb "leer," meaning "to learn." It indicates that the subject has acquired knowledge during the lesson.

Ek het baie geleer tydens die les.

I learned a lot during the lesson.


Here, "geleerde" is the adjectival form of the verb "leer," describing someone as knowledgeable or well-educated in a specific field.

Sy is 'n geleerde persoon in wiskunde.

She is a learned person in mathematics.


In this context, "geleer" is functioning again as the past participle of "leer," but with the meaning of "taught," indicating that the subject provided instruction or knowledge to someone else.

Ek het jou iets nuuts geleer.

I taught you something new.