Miscellaneous V

Question 1

Don’t

Answer 1

Musa uku-

Question 2

Usually (stative verb)

Answer 2

• vamise uku-

- jwayele uku-

Question 3

I usually ate late

Answer 3

Ngivamisile ukudla leyithi

Ngijwayelile ukudla leyithi

Question 4

“x x” said Sipho

Answer 4

“x x” kusho Sipho

kusho follows speech; ukuthi appears before a quote

Question 5

and then (present, future tense)

Answer 5

bese

Question 6

and then (past tenses)

Answer 6

ngase (conjugates)

Question 7

I will pass your money along to Mzamo

Answer 7

Ngizoyipathisa uMzamo imali yakho

Question 8

you said …. and then you said

Answer 8

uthe … wathi futhi
uthe … wase uthi
uthe … wathi

Question 9

give (verb)

Answer 9

-nik-

Question 10

contribute

Answer 10

-nikel-

Question 11

How was your weekend?

Answer 11

Beyinjani impelasonto?

Kade injani impelasonto yakho?

Question 12

Time has escaped us/run fast

Answer 12

Isikhathi sesidliwe (y)injya

Question 13

to reach the age of puberty

Answer 13

ukuthomba

Question 14

abide, become humble, bend, bow (verb)

Answer 14

-thob-

Question 15

to abide by the law

Answer 15

ukuthoba umthetho

Question 16

It’s possible

Answer 16

Kungenseka

Question 17

It’s better than nothing

Answer 17

Akufani

Question 18

It’s still the same

Answer 18

Kusafana

Question 19

ambiguity

Answer 19

indida (Izin)

Question 20

confuse (verb)

Answer 20

-did-

Question 21

I’m confused

Answer 21

Ngididekile

Question 22

emphasize (verb)

Answer 22

-gcizelel-

Question 23

change (verb)

Answer 23

-guquk-

Question 24

the difference between x and y

Answer 24

umehluko phakathi x awe y

Question 25

relationship

Answer 25

ubudlewane

Question 26

That is why

Answer 26

Yingakho

Question 27

appear (verb)

Answer 27

• vel-

- qamuk-

Question 28

group, team

Answer 28

iqembu (ili/ama)

Question 29

opportunity

Answer 29

ithuba loku …

Question 30

be mistaken (verb)

Answer 30

-phosis-

Question 31

you are lying

Answer 31

unamanga

Question 32

It is me/my turn now

Answer 32

Sekuyimi manje

Question 33

transport

Answer 33

isithuthi (iziN)

Question 34

critical eye

Answer 34

ihle elinjojo

Nginenhle elinjono

Question 35

different from

Answer 35

-hlukile kuna-

Question 36

like, same as

Answer 36

• fana na-
• lingana na- (specific to age or size/height)
• nganga-
• mise okwa- [from -m- (stand) +-isa+ stative verb -e]

Question 37

pass, excel, exceed, surpass (verb)

Answer 37

-dlul-

or -edlul-

Question 38

than

Answer 38

ukwedlul-

kuna-

Question 39

Table Mountain is like a table

Answer 39

iTable Mountain ifana netafula

iTable Mountain imise okwetafula

Question 40

Sipho is taller than you

Answer 40

uSipho mude kunawe