go - hamba

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuhamba
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	Hamba does not describe the act of going to a location, it refers to the act of going in general. Therefore it usually does not have a destination - "ndihamba esikolweni" does not mean "I go to school", but rather "I am walking at school" or similar. Use "ya" if a destination is needed.

Example sentences

• English

  Let's go, I don't want to be here.

  IsiXhosa

  Masihambe, andifuni ukuba lapha.

• English

  Go well.

  IsiXhosa

  Hamba kakuhle.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Alternate Use	walk - hamba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Antonym	come - (i)za (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	go to - ya (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	go home - goduka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	leave - (i)mka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	journey or trip - uhambo (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨ulu⁩⁩⁩)