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Bilingual School Dict N.Sotho&Eng titp.indd 1 2010/09/22 10:12 AM

seripa sa lefa la tate. They were also givenhalf of my father’s inheritance.

nele /nelê/ verb + perfect (ile) b na3 : rained

l Pula e nele kudu maabane. It rainedheavily yesterday.

nene 1 : not enough l Madulo ga a nene.There is not enough accommodation. 2 : alittle bit; a little while l Serumula a homolago se nene, gomme a re: ‘‘Ke morwa waka.’’ Serumula was quiet for a while, thensaid: ‘‘It is my son.’’

neng adverb : when l O tloga neng?When are you leaving?

kneng le neng : always

The adverb neng is mostly used as a questionword to ask questions.

neo /neô/ noun 9/10 (pl. dineo) : gift; presentl Batswadi ba gagwe ba mo file dineo kaletsatsi la gagwe la matswalo. His parentsgave him gifts on his birthday.

nepagala /nêpagala/ verb+ intens.-neuter.-act. (agal) : be correct; beaccurate l Kgetha karabo ya go nepagalamo mantsung a. Choose the answer which iscorrect from amongst these words.

nepagalo /nêpagalô/ noun 9/- : precision;correctness l Mongwadi o swanetse gongwala puku ka sedi le nepagalo goremmadi a kgone go kwesisa. An authorshould write a book with care and precisionso that the reader can understand it.

nepagetsego /nêpagêtsego/ verb+ intens.-neuter.-act. (agal) + perfect (ile) + rel.marker (go) : which is correct; which isaccurate l Go potsiso ya mathomo o filekarabo ye e nepagetsego. On the firstquestion, you gave an answer that is correct.

nepisa /nêpisa/ verb + causative (is) : aim atl Dikokwane tseo di bohlokwa ka ge dinepisa go utolla molaetsa wakanegelokopana. Those aspects areimportant as they aim at revealing themessage of the short story.

nepo /nêpô/ noun 9/10 (pl. dinepo) : aiml Nepo ya rena ke go hlagisa kgonagalo lebohlokwa bja polelo ye nngwe le yenngwe. Our aim is to realize the potentialand importance of every language.

nesa verb + causative (is) b na3 : cause to

rain l Kgosigadi Modjadji o tumile ka gokgona go nesa pula, ke ka moo a bitswago‘‘Rain Queen’’. Queen Modjadji is well known

for her ability to cause rain, hence the name‘‘Rain Queen’’.

netefatsa verb + causative (is) : make sure;ensure l Netefatsa gore o tladitse foromoka nepagalo. Make sure that you filled in theform correctly.

netefatso /netefatsô/ noun 9/10 (pl.dinetefatso) : proof l Setifikeiti sa gago samatswalo e be e tla ba netefatso ya goreke nna mmago wa madi. Your birthcertificate would have been proof that I amyour biological mother.

newa verb + passive (w) b nea : be givenl Thoto e ile ya newa bana ba gagwe. Theproperty was given to his children.

ngaka noun 9/10 (pl. dingaka) 1 : doctorl Ba thwetse dingaka tse pedi kuabookelong. They hired two doctors at thehospital. 2 : traditional healer l Ngaka e reba phase badimo gore ditaba di loke. Thetraditional healer told them to sacrifice tothe ancestors so that the matters could beresolved.jngakeng /ngakêng/ (pl. dingakeng) : at/to

the doctor l O be a sa ikwe gabotse a yangakeng maabane. He was not feeling welland went to the doctor yesterday.

ngala verb 1 : sulk l Ke lekile go boledisanale yena fela a tswa mo ka go ngala. I triedtalking to her, but she left here sulking.2 : forsake l Kgwerano yeo ba e sentse, lenna ka ba ngala. They have ruined thefriendship, and I have also forsaken them.

nganga1 verb : argue l Batho ba banganga ka lebaka la eng? Why are thesepeople arguing?

nganga2 verb : stretch; pull tight l Ba ile bathusana go nganga thapo yeo e bego enyefile. They helped each other to pull tightthe rope that had been loose.

ngangego /ngangêgô/ noun 9/- : tensionl Go na le ngangego magareng gamorektoro le motlatsi wa gagwe. There istension between the rector and his deputy.

ngangisano /ngangisanô/ noun 9/10 (pl.dingangisano) 1 : argument; dispute l Gake rate go tsena ngangisano ya bona kagore ga ke tsebe gore ke eme kae. I don’twant to be involved in their argument,because I don’t know where I stand.2 : debate l Mathomong a ngangisano gobitswa seboledi sa mathomo go sisinya seoa se swerego. At the beginning of the debate,

nele Z ngangisano 166 Sesotho sa Leboa–Seisimane

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beloved noun (no plural) : moratiwabelow preposition : (ka) fase gabench noun (pl. benches) : panka l We sat on

the bench and watched the match. Re ile radula pankeng gomme ra bogela papadi.

bend verb (bends, bending, bent)kbend one’s back : kodumela l He knows

that in life a person must bend his backbefore he can get something to eat. O tsebage bophelong motho a swanetse go kodumelapele a ka hwetsa sa go ja.

kbend oneself : inama l Kalodi then bentdown and picked up the papers he haddropped. Kalodi o ile a inama a topadipampiri tseo a bego a di wesitse fase.

benefit verb (benefits, benefiting/ benefitting,benefited/benefitted) : holegal Schoolchildren will benefit from thefeeding schemes provided by thegovernment. Bana ba dikolo ba tla holegaka lenaneo la phepo ya dikolong ya go abjake mmuso.

besides preposition, adverb

•preposition : ka ntle ga l Who came besidesyou? Ke mang a tlilego ka ntle ga gago?

•adverb : godimo ga moo; godimo ga fao l Idon’t like the shirt and, besides, it’s tooexpensive. Ga ke rate hempe ye, godimo gamoo, e bitsa maseleng a mantsi kudu.

best adjective, adverb Superlative ofgood, well

1 1 : kaonekaone l These booksare all good, but this one is the best. Dipukutse ka moka di kaone, eupsa ye ke yekaonekaone. l Who is your best friend?Mogwera wa gago yo kaonekaone ke mang?2 : bokaone l I work best under a bit ofpressure. Ke soma bokaone ka fase gakgatelelo.

kdo your best : ntsha ka ga tshwene l Alwaystry to do your best. Ka mehla o leke go ntshaka ga tshwene.

bet verb, noun

•verb (bets, betting, bet) 1 : petsha l I am goingto bet R50 on the race. Ke ile go petsha R50mokatong. 2 informal : petsha l I bet youhe will win again! Ke a petsha gore o ile gothopa sefoka gape!

•noun (pl. bets) : peeletso l I placed a bet onthe blue team winning. Ke dirile peeletsogore sehlopha sa tse ditalalerata se tlo fenya.

betray verb (betrays, betraying, betrayed): eka l That woman was accused ofbetraying the government. Mosadi yola obe a pharwa molato wa go eka mmuso.

better adjective, adverb Comparative ofgood, well

1 : kaone; [DEM +] CPkaone;[DEM + ] kaone l It would be better if wecould have our own school here at Tenerife.Go ka ba kaone ge re ka ba le sekolo sa renamono Tenerife. l Take your child to school sothat she can have a better life in future. Isangwana wa gago sekolong gore a tle a be lebophelo bjo bokaone ka moso.

between preposition 1 : gare l Theaccident happened between Schoemanand Pretorius streets. Kotsi e diregile garega mmila wa Schoeman le wa Pretorius.2 : makgatheng l Today, we are betweenlife and death! Lehono re makgatheng alehu le bophelo!

bewitch verb (bewitches, bewitching,bewitched) : loya l He believed that heraunt would bewitch him. O kgolwa goremmaneagwe o tla mo loya.

beyond preposition, adverb : mosolal Don’t go beyond the river. O se fetele kamosola wa noka.

bias noun (no plural) (Language, Life Orientation): sepitsae a form of discrimination, when weunfairly have a preference for or a dislike ofsomething or someone tsela ya kgethologanyo,moo re kgethago selo goba motho godimo ga yomongwe ka ntle le go ba le sebaka l Jobadvertisements should not have any biastowards a particular group of people.Dikwalakwatso tsa mesomo ga tsa swanelago ba sepitsa go sehlopha se se itsego sabatho.

biased adjective (more biased, most biased)(Language, Life Orientation) : tsea lehlakorel The report was biased in favour of onepolitical party. Pego e be e tsea lehlakore lamokgatlo o tee wa dipolitiki.

Bible noun (pl. Bibles) : Beibele l He pickedup his Bible and told his friends that hewas going to church. O ile a topa Beibele yagagwe a botsa bagwera ba gagwe gore o yakerekeng.

bicycle noun (pl. bicycles) : paesekela l Myparents gave me my first bicycle when Iwas five years old. Batswadi ba ka bamphile paesekela ya ka ya mathomo ge kena le mengwaga ye mehlano.

bid noun, verb

•noun (pl. bids) : peeletso l She put in a bid ofR100 for the cupboard. O dirile peeletso yaR100 go raka.

•verb (bids, bidding, bid) : beeletsa l He bid for

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