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Sesotho word (South African orthography): o
Sesotho word (Lesotho orthography): o
English translation: you - singular (subject concord used pronominally)
Derivative(s)/Related word(s): wena (you - second person absolute pronoun; singular)
Example of usage: Wena o motswalle wa ka. (You are my friend.)
Sesotho word (South African orthography): o
Sesotho word (Lesotho orthography): o
o - subject concord
In Sesotho nouns are divided into various noun classes. The noun class
determines the subject concord for instance - this is very important in the construction
of sentences.
Class | Prefix | Subject concord |
Example | Translation of example |
1 | mo- | o | mosadi | woman |
2 | ba- | ba | basadi | women |
1a | - | o | ntate | father |
2a | ba- | ba | bontate | fathers |
3 | mo- | o | mose | dress |
4 | me- | e | mese | dresses |
5 | le- | le | leleme | tongue |
6 | ma- | a | maleme | tongues |
7 | se- | se | sefate | tree |
8 | di- | di | difate | trees |
9 | - | e | ntja | dog |
10 | di- | di | dintja | dogs |
Classes 11, 12 and 13 are mainly used in languages such as isiZulu and isiXhosa | ||||
14 | bo- | bo | bohobe | bread |
15 | ho- | ho | ho tsamaja | to walk |
16 | - | ho | fatshe | down |
17 | ho- | ho | hodimo | up |
18 | mo- | o | mose | abroad |