In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
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Question: Kwakulindeleke ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba imisebenzi iyakuphumelela phambi kokuzala nokurhoxa kolwandle kwentwasahlobo yaqala ukuphela.

Answer: It was confidently expected that the operations would be successful before the spring tides began to fall away.


Question: Ubungakanani bayo buxhomekeke kubungakanani benqanawa.

Answer: Its actual size depends on the size of the ship.


Question: Umntu osemanzini nyatshaya kwaye akhanyise umqondiso.

Answer:
Man-overboard smoke and light marker.