work - sebenza

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukusebenza
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either

Example sentences

• English

  I work at school, because I am a teacher.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndisebenza esikolweni, ngoba ndingutitshala.

• English

  I have worked hard this week!

  IsiXhosa

  Ndisebenze nzima kule veki!

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	use - sebenzisa (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	be employed - phangela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	work/job - umsebenzi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/imi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	worker/staff member/employee - umsebenzi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/aba⁩⁩⁩)
Confusable	whisper - sebeza (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)