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Future tense rule POSITIVE

“I Will go” eg

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Rule: +”zo”
Ex: Ndizohamba

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Future tense rule NEGATIVE

Eg “I will not read”

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Rule: +zu
Eg: Andizufunda

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How

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Njani

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Who

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Bani

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What

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Ntoni

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Where

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Phi

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When

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Nini

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Who taught you Xhosa?

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Uyasifundiswa ngubani?

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Where do you work?

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Usebenza phi?

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When are you going?

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Uhamba nini?

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Why (2 options)

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Kutheni

Ngoba

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Because

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Kuba

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Why are you learning Xhosa?

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Kutheni ufunda isiXosa?

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Because I like to speak Xhosa

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Kuba ndithandi ukutheta isiXhosa

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Because it is important to talk to people

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Kuba kubhalulekile ukuthetha nabantu

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People
Things
Places
…begin with…

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Upeople
Ithings
Eplaces

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Where are you coming from?

I am coming from….

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Uvela phi?

Ndivela e….

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Where do you originate from?

I originate from….

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Usuka phi?

Ndisuka eSeattle.

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Where do you live?

I live in….

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Uhlala phi?

Ndihlala e…

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Near by…

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Ngase(place)

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Whereabouts?

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Ndawoni?

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Are you employed?

Yes I work in…

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Uyaphangela na?

Ewe, ndisebenza e…

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What do you do?

I do/make…

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Wenza ntoni (wenzani)?
Ndenza i.....
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When did you arrive?

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Ufike nini?

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When will you go home?
Uzogoduka nini?
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When will you leave work?
Uzotshayisa nini?
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What is the time? (Who...)
Ngubani ixesha
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Go to
Ya
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Exit
Phuma
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Finish an action
Gqiba
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Arrive
Fika
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Originate from
Suka
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Come from (immediately)
Vela
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Today
Namhlanje
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Yesterday
Izolo
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In town
Edolophini
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At work
Emsebenzini
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In the township/location
Elokshini
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In the rural villages
Ezilalini
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A house
Indlu
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Whenever/if
Xa
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That's all
Qha!
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Tomorrow
Ngomso
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At the place of.....
Kwa...
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That
Ukuba
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Only/just (3 options)
Qha Khupela Nje
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2 words for broken
Phuka | Qawuka
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First person possessives Mine Yours His/hers
(Noun class determines first letter) + .. Am Akho Akhe
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Beautiful
Hle
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Random thing is beautiful
Inhle
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Person is beautiful
Umhle
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Random things are beautiful (pl)
Zinhle
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Your headband is pretty
Inhle iheadband yakho (can say in any order)
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Happy (+rule)
Onwabile | Rule: When add the prefix, remove last vowel. Eg: Ndi+onwabile = Ndonwabile
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RECENT PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE PREFIXES "I had been..." POSITIVE
``` Bendi (I was) Ubu (you were) Ebe (he/she was) Besi (we were) Beni (you all were) Bebe (they were) NOT exclusive to stative verbs ```
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RECENT PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE PREFIXES "I had not been...." NEGATIVE
``` Bendinga (I was not or haven't been) Ubunga Ebenga Besinga Beninga Bebenga ```
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I was not hungry
Bendilambanga
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You weren't married
Ubungatshatanga
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He was not tired
Ebengadinwanga
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We were not ready
Besingalunganga
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You all were not busy
Beningaxakekanga
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They were not scarce
Bebenganqabanga
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Class was/wasn't difficult yesterday
``` iclass izolo ibinzima iclass izolo ibingazimanga ```
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It is hot
Kushushu
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It's cold
Kuyabanda
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It's cool
Kupholile
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It wasn't hot
Bekungashushwanga
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How was your weekend
Ibinjani impelaveki yakho
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How was it? | It was difficult.
Bekunjani? | Bekunzima
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For RPCT negative, can + anga to end, or +i | Ex: sebenza
Ibingasebenzanga OR Ibingasebenz
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For NORMAL verbs (not Statives) endings rules in RPCT Rule | Eg. Funda
Can choose to use past or present endings +: Funda OR fundile (or funde if >1 word sentence) -: funds OR fundanga
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Who do you live with?
Uhlala nabani?
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What do you want? (Not rude)
Ufuna ntoni?
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Where is....
iphi iphoni
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Where are the people?
Baphi abantu?
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Where did you get that book?
Uthenge phi incwadi?
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to buy
Thenga
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Book
Ncwadi (incwadi)
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To come back
Buya
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When will you come back?
Uzobuya nini?
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Why
Kutheni
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Why are you happy today?
Kutheni wonwabile namhlanje?
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How was your weekend?
Ibinjani impelaveki yahko?
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By car
NgeMoto
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What are you going to do this weekend?
Uzokwenza ntoni ngepelaveki?
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With friends
Nabahlobo
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With prefix
No....
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You must
Funeka
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I told her
Ndithethe naye
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To tell
Xelela

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