leave - (i)mka

Word information
Part of speech verb
Infinitive ukumka
Inchoative no
Transitivity either
Note "mka" is a latent-i verb. This verb is used generally to indicate "depart"/"depart from"

Example sentences

  • English

    When are you leaving?

    IsiXhosa

    Nimka nini?

  • English

    She left South Africa in 2000 and went to live in Mozambique.

    IsiXhosa

    Wemka eMzantsi Afrika ngo2000 wayokuhlala eMozambiki.

Contributors
  • William Moultrie
  • Cael Marquard
  • Jacob Lund