alkaa Northern Sotho

4 translations
Translation Context Audio
common
🇿🇦 O alkaa go ja mang?
🇿🇦 He started to eat what?
🇿🇦 O alkaa go ja ka lengwalo la gagwe.
🇿🇦 He began to read his letter.
everyday use
common
🇿🇦 Moruti o ile a alkaa go botsa dipotso.
🇿🇦 The teacher began to ask questions.
🇿🇦 Baithuti ba alkaa go ithuta ka nako e e nepahetseng.
🇿🇦 The students started studying at the right time.
formal
common
🇿🇦 Karolo e nngwe ya lenaneo e ile ya alaa ka moso.
🇿🇦 Part of the program started early.
🇿🇦 O alaa go šoma ka nako e e nepahetseng.
🇿🇦 He started working at the right time.
standard language
rare
🇿🇦 Kgang e ile ya alaa ka nako ya go simolola ya nako ya bogologolo.
🇿🇦 The story began in the old times.
🇿🇦 Phetho ya tšhupomogolo e alaa ka nako ya go simolola ya tšhupomogolo.
🇿🇦 The climax started at the beginning of the story.
literary