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Translation of -chitheka in English:

-chitheka

be thrown away

verb

  • 1

    be thrown away
    be spilled
    be discarded
    be wasted
    be scattered
    ‘UDambuza ashayeke etafuleni, ingilazi iwele phansi ife, kuchitheke ugavini ophakathi’ — Then Dambuza falls on the table, and the glass falls on the floor and breaks, and the alcoholic drink inside gets spilled

  • 2

    (money, time, …) be spent
    ‘Kodwa sekuqala ukucaca ukuthi kunengozi yokuthi kuchitheke ezinye izimali’ — But it now started to become clear that there is a danger that other money will have to be spent

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