The meaning of ya [35]

*** The ya serves the express purpose of lengthening
the word. It has no meaning!! So, if another word is
added into the sentence, the ya would fall away:

I learn is ndiyafunda but
I learn Xhosa is ndifunda isiXhosa (no ya)
you are trying - uyazama
you are trying a lot - uzama kakhulu
we are talking - siyathetha
we are talking Xhosa - sithetha isiXhosa
they’re going home – bayagoduka
they’re going home now – bagoduka ngoku

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