jerk Northern Sotho

4 translations

Translation	Context	Audio
go thikga common 🇿🇦 O thikga dihlong 🇿🇦 He/She jerks the rope 🇿🇦 Go thikga go dira gore motho a se tlhoke go ema 🇿🇦 Jerk can cause someone to lose balance	everyday use
go ithekga rare 🇿🇦 Motho o ithekga ka matla 🇿🇦 The person jerks strongly 🇿🇦 Go ithekga ga go na maikarabelo a a tseneletseng 🇿🇦 The sudden jerk has no serious consequence	formal
kgope colloquial 🇿🇦 Ke kgope ya go sa lebelelwa 🇿🇦 It's a sudden jerk without warning 🇿🇦 Moemo wa kgope o a thoka 🇿🇦 The jerk hits hard	slang
go thuša ka matla informal 🇿🇦 O ithekga go thuša ka matla 🇿🇦 He/she jerks to help forcefully 🇿🇦 Ga go na go ithekga go se na maatla 🇿🇦 There is no jerk without force	colloquial