go to - ya

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuya
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either
Note	'ya' is almost always seen with a destination (contrast with 'hamba' which is not usually seen with one). Note with the reflexive Object Concord -zi- and the applied extension -el- this verb can be used to mean "Go by the self" e.g. Umntwana wam uziyela esikolweni "The child goes by itself to school"

Example sentences

• English

  Where are you going?

  IsiXhosa

  Uya phi?

• English

  I'm not going anywhere.

  IsiXhosa

  Andiyi ndawo.

• English

  I am going to Johannesburg.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndiya eRhawutini.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Antonym	come - (i)za (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	go - hamba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	go home - goduka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	walk - hamba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	move - fudukela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	travel towards - bheka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)