Firstly, this is a verbal extension.
Secondly, it the least common of the 4 active izimpambosi in the language. It is called the Intensive extension.
Thirdly, what it does is:
- it intensifies an action
Here are some examples explaining what happens to a verb’s meaning when you add this extension.
| original verb | extended version |
| thanda love a thing prefer a thing | thandisisa adore something [love+ intensive] |
| shaya exert force on a thing strike or hit a thing | shayisisa smash something [hit + intensive] |
| dla eat something consume something | dlisisa devour something [consume + intensive] |
| funda read something study something | fundisisa comprehend something [study + intensive] |
| cabanga think imagine | cabangisisa meditate [think + intensive] |
Generally, the -ISIS- extension allows the verb to happen intensely, which means that they sometimes translate a completely different English concept.
As with the -IS- extension, whatever function a word fulfills before adding the impambosi gets incorporated into the new meaning.
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