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:
However, the tinning process cut down corrosion and gave a much longer life to nail and wood.
answer:
Ngoko, Inkqubo yokunkonxa yasusa ukudleka yaze yanika ubomi obude isikhonkwane nokhuni.

question:
A smoothly set mainsail sheeted in flat is a basic requirement for satisfactorily enduring a storm.
answer:
Iseyile enkulu emiswe ngokuzoli leye yaze yabotshelelwa kwisityaba, yimfuneko esisiseko yokunyomezela uqhwithelo ngokuphumeleleyo.

question:
A physical or mental competition in which the participants, called players, seek to achieve some objective within a given set of rules. See also: game theory. [DIS; IEEE]
answer:
Lukhuphiswano oluphathekayo okanye lwengqondo apho abathathi-nxaxheba, ababizwa ngiokuba ngabadlali, befuna ukuphumelela injongo ethile ngaphakathi koludwe lwemithetho. Kwakhona jonga: ithiyori yomdlalo. [DIS; IEEE]