rain - netha

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukunetha
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive

Example sentences

• English

  It is raining hard!

  IsiXhosa

  Kuyanetha gqitha!

• English

  It does not rain regularly in the desert.

  IsiXhosa

  Ayinethi rhoqo entlango.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	rain - imvula (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)i(n)⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	snow - ikhephu (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	raincoat - isikhwehla semvula (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨isi/izi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	rainbow - umnyama (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/imi⁩⁩⁩)