| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Afrikaans term or phrase: | Dit was vir hom 'n swaar beproewing toe sy ma oorlede is. | | English translation: | see text | | Entered by: | Mortido |
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | | Afrikaans term or phrase: Dit was vir hom 'n swaar beproewing toe sy ma oorlede is. | | ������� ��������� ���������. |
| | | see text | Explanation:
beproewing is actually = trial, affliction, test, temptation etc.
The sentence actually wants to convey that the death of his mother affected him very much. It was a heavy loss.
You need therefore to convey the feeling here.
You could say:
He was very heavily affected by the death of his mother or
The death of his mother had a huge impact on him etc |
| Selected response from:
 L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
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