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xebe

In a message dated 2002-09-17 5:38:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sts@hidden.email writes:


sts:
i still would like to know if "xebe" is a verb meaning "maxebenza".


stefo,
"xebe" is not a verb. it's a modal disjunct which takes a sentence/clause as its argument.
"maxebenza" is a verb, very similar in meaning, but more general, i believe, in that it applies to others, whereas "xebe" is strictly a 1st-person evaluation.
stevo

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