Afrikaans Word of the Day
besig
/be-SIG/ • adjective — 18th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: busy; occupied (engaged in an activity)
Examples
- Ek is besig.
(I am busy.) - Sy is besig om te kook.
(She is busy cooking.) - Ons is besig met die projek.
(We are busy with the project.)
Synonyms
- druk
- bezet
Besig is commonly used to say you are occupied or in the middle of something. It often appears with 'om' plus an infinitive (besig om te + verb) to mean 'busy doing [something],' or with 'met' to indicate being occupied with a particular task.
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