This is the 52nd most frequent Afrikaans word.
tydens
During.
In this sentence, 'tydens' indicates the period during which the discussion about the project took place.
Tydens die vergadering het ons oor die nuwe projek gepraat.
During the meeting, we discussed the new project.
Here, 'tydens' expresses the time frame in which the action of writing occurred.
Hy het vinnig geskryf tydens die eksamen om alles betyds klaar te kry.
He wrote quickly during the exam to finish everything on time.
In this example, 'tydens' specifies the duration of the celebrations when the singing occurred.