trust - themba

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukuthemba
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either
Note	With the reflexive object concord -zi- it can also mean "confident" [self-trust].

Example sentences

• English

  I trust myself.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndiyazithemba.

• English

  You must trust yourself.

  IsiXhosa

  Kufuneka uzithembe.

• English

  He does not trust himself.

  IsiXhosa

  Akazithembi.

• English

  I am confident.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndiyazithemba.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	hope - themba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	hope - ithemba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	be confident - zithemba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)