instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
It produces a double improvement because it lightens the ship, and thus increases her reserve of buoyancy.
answer:
Iye idale uphindwano lotshitsho luye lukhanyise inqanawa, kwaye oko kunyusa ufumaneko lwamandla okudada.


question:
Forced-draught ventilation in any ship was nine years away.
answer:
Ukungeniswa nokukhutshwa komoya okunyanzelwayo nakuyiphi inqanawa kwakwiminyaka eluthoba kudala.


question:
This chewed its way into the timbers and could reduce the ship to a sinking condition in a few months.
answer:

Lento iphelisa indlela eyokutsho emithini iyakuyihlisa inqanawa kwimeko zokuzika kwezimbalwa inyanga.