be equal - lingana

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukulingana
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	intransitive
Note	Refers to things or people being the same in size, quality, age, etc. It can also be used for social equality.

Example sentences

• English

  These strings are the same length.

  IsiXhosa

  Ezi ntambo zilingana ngobude.

• English

  We are all equal before the law.

  IsiXhosa

  Siyalingana sonke phambi komthetho.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	be similar - fana (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Related meaning	measure - umlinganiso (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/imi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	gender equality - ukulingana ngokwesini (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨uku⁩⁩⁩)