become scarce - nqaba

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukunqaba
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive

Example sentences

• English

  Water is scarce in South Africa.

  IsiXhosa

  Amanzi anqabile eMzantsi Afrika.

• English

  You've been scarce lately.

  IsiXhosa

  Unqabile mva nje.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Confusable	castle - inqaba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)in⁩⁩⁩)
Confusable	castles - iinqaba (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)in⁩⁩⁩)