smile - ncuma

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuncuma
Inchoative	yes
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	"Smiling" is normally translated as "ncumile"

Example sentences

• English

  When admiring his new car, my father would smile.

  IsiXhosa

  Akubukela imoto yakhe entsha, utata wam wancuma.

• English

  I am smiling.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndincumile.

• English

  I smile when I see them.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndiyancuma xa ndibabona.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	laugh - hleka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)