Nature & Outdoors

1. Sekgwa se segolo kudu

   The forest is very large

   Usage

   Used when talking about a large forest

   Grammar Note

   "sekgwa" is class 7, so the adjective agrees with "se". "kudu" means very (a regularly composed sentence)

2. Dithaba di botse

   The mountains are beautiful

   Usage

   Used to praise mountain scenery

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "thaba" (mountain) is "dithaba". A regularly composed sentence

3. Noka e telele

   The river is long

   Usage

   Used when talking about a river

   Grammar Note

   "noka" is class 9, so the adjective agrees with "e" (a regularly composed sentence)

4. Nonyana e a fofa

   The bird is flying

   Usage

   Used when you see a bird flying

   Grammar Note

   "fofa" means fly, the root of "sefofane" (aeroplane) (a regularly composed sentence)

5. Ngwedi o botse

   The moon is beautiful

   Usage

   Used to praise the moon at night

   Grammar Note

   "ngwedi" is a class 3 noun (moon) (a regularly composed sentence)

6. Ditlou di phela gabotse

   The elephants are living well

   Usage

   Used to say wild animals are doing well

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "tlou" (elephant) is "ditlou". "phela" means live (a regularly composed sentence)

7. Motho o rata naga ya gagwe

   A person loves their land

   Usage

   Used to speak of attachment to one's homeland

   Grammar Note

   "naga" means land or country. "gagwe" means his or her, with no gender distinction (a regularly composed sentence)

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