The Noun: Part 2

Continuation from Part 1: The Prefix Classes

Ili-/I-

And

Ama-

Class 5 and 6
Ikati

udla

amagundane.

Ikati

lifuna ukubamba amagundane

The cat

eats

rats.

the cat

wants

to catch

rats

ngoba

ikati 

lilambile.

 

 

 

 

because

the cat

is hungry.

 

 

 

 

 

Isi/isa-

And

Izi-/iza-

Class 7 and 8

Ezakhe

izandla

zivula

isivalo

sebhothela.

 

Her

hand s

open

the lid.

of the butter.

 

Umfazi

ufaka

ibhothela

kuso

isinkwa

 

The girl

puts

butter

onto

the bread.

 

In-/im-

And

Izin-/izim-

Class 9 and 10

Izinja

zihlasela

impisi.

Impisi

iyabaleka.

The dogs

attack

the hyena.

The hyena

flees.

Imbube

ibona

futhi

ihlasela

impisi

The lion sees as well, and

attacks

the hyena.

 

Ulu-

Class 11

Umfana

udlala

ngalwo

uluphaphe.

 

 

The boy

plays

with

the feather

 

 

Umfana

ufaka

uluphaphe

kulezi

ezakhe

izinwele.

The boy

puts

the feather

in

his

hair

Uku-

Class 14

Umfana

ufuna

ukudla.

Umfana

ufunela

unina

ukupheka.

The boy

wants

food/to eat

The boy

wants

his mother

to cook.

Unina

uthi

umfana

adelele.

Unina

ufuna

ukumshaya.

His mother

thinks

the boy

is rude.

His mother

wants

to hit him.

 

Ubu-

Class 15

Ubuthi

bubulala

inja.

Umfana

ukhala   kaningi.

The poison

kills

the dog.

The boy

cries      a lot

Amaphoyisi

azobamba

izigebengu

ngoba

izigebengu

anabo

ububi.

The police

will catch

the criminals

because

the criminals

have

badness.

 

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