break - aphuka

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukwaphuka
Inchoative	yes
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	In some dialects it is "ophuka".

Example sentences

• English

  I can't use the remote - it's broken.

  IsiXhosa

  Andikwazi ukusebenzisa iremote - yaphukile.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	break - aphula (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	break into - qhekeza (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)