Gucula lenkhulumongco ibe inkhulumombiko: (Change the direct speech to reported speech:)

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Here are the conversions between direct and reported speech:

Gucula lenkhulumongco ibe inkhulumombiko: (Change the direct speech to reported speech:)

Babe utsi, "Ngiyasebenta."

Identify the direct speech "Ngiyasebenta" (I am working).
Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that the father is speaking about himself.
Remove the quotation marks.
* Answer: $\boxed{\text{Babe utsi uyasebenta.}}$
2. Sipho utsi, "Ngiyagijima."
Identify the direct speech "Ngiyagijima" (I am running).
Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that Sipho is speaking about himself.
Remove the quotation marks.
* Answer: $\boxed{\text{Sipho utsi uyagijima.}}$
3. Make utsi, "wota ekhaya."
Identify the direct speech "wota ekhaya" (come home), which is an imperative (command).
Convert the imperative to the subjunctive mood for reported speech, assuming the command is directed at a third person (he/she).
"wota" (come) becomes "ate" (that he/she should come).
Remove the quotation marks.
* Answer: $\boxed{\text{Make utsi ate ekhaya.}}$
Gucula lenkhulumombiko ibe inkhulumongco: (Change the reported speech to direct speech:)
1. Gogo utsi upheka kudla.
Identify the reported speech "upheka kudla" (she is cooking food).
Change the third-person subject concord "u-" (she) to the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) because Gogo would refer to herself as "I" in direct speech.
Add quotation marks around the direct statement.
* Answer: $\boxed{\text{Gogo utsi, "Ngipheka kudla."}}$
5. Tishela utsi bafundze kahle.
Identify the reported speech "bafundze kahle" (they learned well).
If the teacher is addressing the students directly, "they" (ba-) becomes "you (plural)" (ni-).
So, "bafundze" becomes "nifundze".
Add quotation marks around the direct statement.
* Answer: $\boxed{\text{Tishela utsi, "Nifundze kahle."}}$

Gucula lenkhulumongco ibe inkhulumombiko: (Change the direct speech to reported speech:)

Step-by-step solution

Identify the direct speech "Ngiyasebenta" (I am working).

Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that the father is speaking about himself.

Remove the quotation marks.

Identify the direct speech "Ngiyagijima" (I am running).

Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that Sipho is speaking about himself.

Remove the quotation marks.

Identify the direct speech "wota ekhaya" (come home), which is an imperative (command).

Convert the imperative to the subjunctive mood for reported speech, assuming the command is directed at a third person (he/she).

Remove the quotation marks.

Identify the reported speech "upheka kudla" (she is cooking food).

Change the third-person subject concord "u-" (she) to the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) because Gogo would refer to herself as "I" in direct speech.

Add quotation marks around the direct statement.

Identify the reported speech "bafundze kahle" (they learned well).

If the teacher is addressing the students directly, "they" (ba-) becomes "you (plural)" (ni-).

Add quotation marks around the direct statement.

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