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A list of verbs in past tense translated from Xitsonga to English.
- A verb is riendli in Xitsonga
- A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
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This is for in one of three ways.
- Generally, one drops the 'a' from the verb and adds the prefix '-ile'
- With verbs that end with -ala, in the past change to -ele or -ale.
- In many cases merely changing the last 'a' in the verb to an 'e' indicates past action
Verb | Past tense |
---|---|
Ahlamula | Ahlamurile |
Ahlula | Ahlurile |
Aka | Akile |
Ambexa | - |
Anakanya | - |
Anamile | - |
Antswisa | - |
Bajeta | - |
Bamba | - |
Bana | Bile |
Barisa | - |
Belela | - |
Boha | - |
Burile | - |
Bvubvuka | Bvubvukile |