Hlama mafokontsi a šupago

The question is "Hlama mafokontši a šupago", which means "Identify seven suffixes". A suffix is a part of a word added to the end of a root word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

Here are seven common suffixes in Sepedi:

1. -ana: This suffix can indicate a diminutive (e.g., ngwana (child) $\rightarrow$ ngwanana (small child)) or a reciprocal action (e.g., rata (love) $\rightarrow$ ratana (love each other)).
2. -i: This suffix often forms an agent noun, indicating the doer of an action (e.g., ruta (teach) $\rightarrow$ moruti (teacher)).
3. -ela: This is the applicative or benefactive suffix, meaning "for" or "at" (e.g., ja (eat) $\rightarrow$ jela (eat for/at)).
4. -iša: This is the causative suffix, meaning "to make/cause to do" (e.g., ja (eat) $\rightarrow$ jwiša (make eat)).
5. -ega: This is the neuter or stative suffix, indicating a state or possibility (e.g., bona (see) $\rightarrow$ bonala (be visible/appear)).
6. -wa: This is the passive suffix, indicating that the subject is acted upon (e.g., ja (eat) $\rightarrow$ jewa (be eaten)).
7. -olla: This suffix often indicates a reversal of an action (e.g., tšwela (put on) $\rightarrow$ tšwolla (take off)).