come from - suka

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukusuka
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	Also used to translate "go from", as in "this train goes from Cape Town to Simonstown" "Le treyini isuka eKapa isiya eSimonstown". In its infinitive form it can be used for time spans, e.g. From Monday to Friday: Ukusuka ngoMvulo ukuya ngoLwesihlanu.

Example sentences

• English

  Where do these drugs come from?

  IsiXhosa

  Zisuka phi ezi ziyobisi?

• English

  How long will it take me to get to Khayelitsha coming from Muizenberg?

  IsiXhosa

  Kuzondithatha ixesha elingakanani ukuya eKhayelitsha ukusuka eMuizenberg?

• English

  Where do you come from?

  IsiXhosa

  Usuka phi?

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	come from - vela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	come - (i)za (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	come from/come out from - phuma (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)