Miscellaneous V Flashcards
Don’t
Musa uku-
Usually (stative verb)
- vamise uku-
- jwayele uku-
I usually ate late
Ngivamisile ukudla leyithi
Ngijwayelile ukudla leyithi
“x x” said Sipho
“x x” kusho Sipho
kusho follows speech; ukuthi appears before a quote
and then (present, future tense)
bese
and then (past tenses)
ngase (conjugates)
I will pass your money along to Mzamo
Ngizoyipathisa uMzamo imali yakho
you said …. and then you said
uthe … wathi futhi
uthe … wase uthi
uthe … wathi
give (verb)
-nik-
contribute
-nikel-
How was your weekend?
Beyinjani impelasonto?
Kade injani impelasonto yakho?
Time has escaped us/run fast
Isikhathi sesidliwe (y)injya
to reach the age of puberty
ukuthomba
abide, become humble, bend, bow (verb)
-thob-
to abide by the law
ukuthoba umthetho
It’s possible
Kungenseka
It’s better than nothing
Akufani
It’s still the same
Kusafana
ambiguity
indida (Izin)
confuse (verb)
-did-
I’m confused
Ngididekile
emphasize (verb)
-gcizelel-
change (verb)
-guquk-
the difference between x and y
umehluko phakathi x awe y
relationship
ubudlewane
That is why
Yingakho
appear (verb)
- vel-
- qamuk-
group, team
iqembu (ili/ama)
opportunity
ithuba loku …
be mistaken (verb)
-phosis-
you are lying
unamanga
It is me/my turn now
Sekuyimi manje
transport
isithuthi (iziN)
critical eye
ihle elinjojo
Nginenhle elinjono
different from
-hlukile kuna-
like, same as
- fana na-
- lingana na- (specific to age or size/height)
- nganga-
- mise okwa- [from -m- (stand) +-isa+ stative verb -e]
pass, excel, exceed, surpass (verb)
-dlul-
or -edlul-
than
ukwedlul-
kuna-
Table Mountain is like a table
iTable Mountain ifana netafula
iTable Mountain imise okwetafula
Sipho is taller than you
uSipho mude kunawe