This is the 169th most frequent Afrikaans word.
onlangs
Recently.
The word 'onlangs' is used here to indicate an event that occurred in the near past.
Ek het onlangs 'n nuwe boek gelees.
I recently read a new book.
In this sentence, 'onlangs' is posed within a question to inquire about experiences in the recent past.
Het jy onlangs iets interessant ervaar?
Have you recently experienced something interesting?
Here, 'onlangs' is used to set a timeframe reference for an action that took place in the past.