have a birthday - bhafa

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukubhafa
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	This is the colloquial use - formal Xhosa uses "zalwa - be given birth".

Example sentences

• English

  It is her birthday today!

  IsiXhosa

  Uyabhafa namhlanje!

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	wish happy birthday - bhafisa (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Confusable	bathe - bhafa (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)