instruction:
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.
question:
Umthwalo wenqanawa olinganiswa nee-athom kunokuba kufuneka ujongwe ngokokuthwala umbilini wenqanawa kwifatyi enkulu yewayini.
answer:
Tonnage is supposed to have referred originally to the carrying capacity of a ship in ”tuns” of wine.


question:
Ukuba iimoto ezimbini ziphezulu kweplanga eliphezulu komnyango funeka kubekho noko ii-intshi ezingamashumi amambini phakathi kwazo (ukusuka kwisangqa uye kwesinye) ngapha koko uphazamiso olwenziwa ngabaqhubi abadibeneyo lungenelela ngamandla ngemfuneko yothabathekiso lomqhubi
answer:
If two motors are on the transom, there must be at least 20 inches distance between them (from centre to centre) otherwise the disturbance caused by the combined propeller turbulence interferes very considerably with efficiency of propeller grip.


question:
Inqanawa nganye kumele rhoqo ngamaxesha okuphumla iye kwixesha lokulungisa elincedisiweyo.
answer:

Each ship must at regular intervals undergo an assisted maintenance period.