request - cela

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukucela
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either
Note	This is a more polite way of asking for something than funa.

Example sentences

• English

  I request water.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndicela amanzi.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Alternate Use	ask politely - cela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)