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🗣️ EXPLANATION
WP ID: 2371
Ngicela ubheke isithombe sakho
Please look at your X-ray
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Ngi-cela
I request (polite)

u-bheke
you look (subjunctive verb)

isithombe
X-ray (isi-izi group)

sa-kho
sa- (possessive link for isi-) + -kho (your)

WP ID: 2395
Kunenkinga nenhliziyo namaphaphu
There is a problem with the heart and lungs
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Ku-ne-nkinga
there is a problem (associative na-)

ne-nhliziyo
with the heart (associative na-)

na-maphaphu
and the lungs (associative na-)

Ikhona imibuzo onayo ngokugula kwakho?
Do you have any questions about your illness?
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I-khona
there is (present tense)

imibuzo
questions (um-imi noun group)

onayo
that you have (relative associative na-)

ngokugula
about the illness (instrumental nga-)

kwa-kho
kwa- (possessive link for uku-) + -kho (your)

Ngabe ikhona into okhathazeke ngayo
Is there anything you are worried about?
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ngabe i-khona
is there (conjunction + present tense)

into
anything (iN-iziN noun group)

okhathazeke
that you are worried (relative clause)

ngayo
about it (instrumental nga- with pronoun)

💊 TREATMENT / ADVICES
WP ID: 2396
Ngicela ukuba uyeke ukubhema
I advise you to stop smoking
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Ngi-cela ukuba
I advise that (polite request + conjunction)

u-yeke-e
you stop (subjunctive)

uku-bhema
to smoke (infinitive)

Akufanele ukuba ubuye ngaphandle uma ubuhlungu buqhubeke
It is not necessary to come back unless the pain continues
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akufanele
it is not necessary (negative subjunctive)

ukuba ubuye
that you come back (conjunction + subjunctive)

ngaphandle uma
unless / without if (adverb + conjunction)

ubuhlungu buqhubeke
pain continues (ubu- noun group + subjunctive)

WP ID: 2397
Kubalulekile ukuzivocavoca okungenani imizuzu eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu ngesonto
It is important to exercise for at least 150 minutes per week
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kubalulekile
it is important (stative verb)

ukuzivocavoca
to exercise (infinitive)

okungenani
at least (adverb)

imizuzu eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu
150 minutes (relative numbers)

ngeviki / ngesonto
per week (instrumental nga-)

WP ID: 2398
Uyelulekwa ukuthi unciphise ukudla okunosawoti namafutha.
It is advisable to cut down your intake of salty and oily foods
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U-ye-lulekwa
it is advisable (passive verb)

ukuthi
that (conjunction)

unciphise
to cut down (subjunctive verb)

ukudla okunosawoti namafutha
foods that are salty and oily (relative clause with associative na-)

Ngicela ubuye uze emtholampilo noma esibhedlela uma ungabi ngcono emva kwesonto
Please come back to the clinic/hospital if you don't feel better after a week
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Ngi-cela u-buye uze
I request you come back (polite + subjunctive)

emtholampilo
to the clinic (locative)

noma esibhedlela
or to the hospital (locative)

uma ungabi ngcono
if you don’t feel better (conjunction + negative copulative)

emva kwesonto
after a week

WP ID: 2381
Kumele ugcobe lamafutha ezindaweni ezithintekile
You should apply this ointment on the affected areas
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Kumele
should (subjunctive)

u-gcobe
you apply (subjunctive verb)

lamafutha
this ointment (demonstrative)

ezindaweni ezithintekile
on the affected areas (locative + relative clause)

Usuku oluzobuya ngalo lu...
The date for your next appointment is…
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usuku
the date/day (u(lu) noun group)

oluzobuya
that you will return (relative future clause)

ngalo
for the appointment (instrumental nga- with pronoun)

lu-
subject link for u(lu) class

Uyaqonda ukuthi kumele uyithathe kanjani imithi yakho?
Do you understand how to take your medication?
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uya-qonda
you understand (present tense)

ukuthi kumele
that you must (conjunction + subjunctive)

u-yi-thathe kanjani
you take it how (subjunctive mood + question word)

imithi
medicine (umu-imi noun group)

ya-kho
ya- (possessive link for iM/iN-) + -kho (your)

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