1-34 The Ya Rule

The ‘ya’ rule [34] When the above prefixes are added to a verb such as Ilearn: ndi+funda = ndifunda, and it stands alone as asentence in itself, in other words there are no otherwords in the sentence, a ya is placed inbetween: Ndiyafunda NB. The ya is only ever used when the action word isin the present and positive. You know this becausethey end in –a (see all above).Examples:learn - funda I am learning - ndiyafundapraise - bulela I am praising - ndiyabulelago home - goduka I am going home - ndiyagodukatry - zama You are trying - uyazamahelp - nceda He is helping - uyancedalisten - mamela We are listening - siyamamelaNote: Ya does not translate as ‘am’/’are’/’is’.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa