move - bekelisa

Word information
Part of speech verb
Infinitive ukubekelisa
Inchoative no
Transitivity transitive
Note "bekelisa" should not be used for a person moving houses, for instance - "fudukela" should be used instead. Bekelisa is often used to mean "move out of the way".

Example sentences

  • English

    He moved the chair to be close to the fire.

    IsiXhosa

    Ubekelise isitulo ukuba ngasemlilweni.

  • English

    Move your car out of the way brother so that I can pass.

    IsiXhosa

    Bekelisa imoto yakho, bhuti ukuze ndigqithe.

Contributors
  • William Moultrie
  • Cael Marquard
  • Jacob Lund