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: Igama elisetyenziswa kumaplanga eenkuni okanye amacangci entsimbi asetyenziswe ekufikelezeni umngxuma wemasti anike inkxaso kumacala emasti.

Answer: A term applied to wood planking or steel plating worked around a mast hole to give side support to the mast.


Question: Isipili asinakunceda ngaphandle kokuba sibekwe ngokunqamleza, kodwa ulwelo lunikezela indawo ethe tyaba efunekayo.

Answer: A mirror will not serve unless it can be set horizontally with the utmost precision, but a liquid automatically gives the level surface required.


Question: Ngaphambili.

Answer:
Before.