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.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	move - fudukela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	move - shukuma (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	remove - susa (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)