bhekana

Zulu

Etymology

From -bheka +‎ -ana.

Verb

-bhekana^?

1. (intransitive) to look at each other
2. (intransitive) to watch each other
3. (intransitive) to be faced, confronted [with na- ‘with’]
4. (intransitive) to meet [with na- ‘with’]

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhekana
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhekana	ukungabhekani
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhekana	-bhekane
Plural	bhekanani	-bhekaneni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhekana, ngibhekana	engibhekanayo, engibhekana	ngibhekana	angibhekani	engingabhekani	ngingabhekani
2nd singular	uyabhekana, ubhekana	obhekanayo, obhekana	ubhekana	awubhekani	ongabhekani	ungabhekani
1st plural	siyabhekana, sibhekana	esibhekanayo, esibhekana	sibhekana	asibhekani	esingabhekani	singabhekani
2nd plural	niyabhekana, nibhekana	enibhekanayo, enibhekana	nibhekana	anibhekani	eningabhekani	ningabhekani
Class 1	uyabhekana, ubhekana	obhekanayo, obhekana	ebhekana	akabhekani	ongabhekani	engabhekani
Class 2	bayabhekana, babhekana	ababhekanayo, ababhekana	bebhekana	ababhekani	abangabhekani	bengabhekani
Class 3	uyabhekana, ubhekana	obhekanayo, obhekana	ubhekana	awubhekani	ongabhekani	ungabhekani
Class 4	iyabhekana, ibhekana	ebhekanayo, ebhekana	ibhekana	ayibhekani	engabhekani	ingabhekani
Class 5	liyabhekana, libhekana	elibhekanayo, elibhekana	libhekana	alibhekani	elingabhekani	lingabhekani
Class 6	ayabhekana, abhekana	abhekanayo, abhekana	ebhekana	awabhekani	angabhekani	engabhekani
Class 7	siyabhekana, sibhekana	esibhekanayo, esibhekana	sibhekana	asibhekani	esingabhekani	singabhekani
Class 8	ziyabhekana, zibhekana	ezibhekanayo, ezibhekana	zibhekana	azibhekani	ezingabhekani	zingabhekani
Class 9	iyabhekana, ibhekana	ebhekanayo, ebhekana	ibhekana	ayibhekani	engabhekani	ingabhekani
Class 10	ziyabhekana, zibhekana	ezibhekanayo, ezibhekana	zibhekana	azibhekani	ezingabhekani	zingabhekani
Class 11	luyabhekana, lubhekana	olubhekanayo, olubhekana	lubhekana	alubhekani	olungabhekani	lungabhekani
Class 14	buyabhekana, bubhekana	obubhekanayo, obubhekana	bubhekana	abubhekani	obungabhekani	bungabhekani
Class 15	kuyabhekana, kubhekana	okubhekanayo, okubhekana	kubhekana	akubhekani	okungabhekani	kungabhekani
Class 17	kuyabhekana, kubhekana	okubhekanayo, okubhekana	kubhekana	akubhekani	okungabhekani	kungabhekani
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhekanile, ngibhekanē	engibhekanile, engibhekanē	ngibhekanile, ngibhekanē	angibhekananga	engingabhekananga	ngingabhekananga
2nd singular	ubhekanile, ubhekanē	obhekanile, obhekanē	ubhekanile, ubhekanē	awubhekananga	ongabhekananga	ungabhekananga
1st plural	sibhekanile, sibhekanē	esibhekanile, esibhekanē	sibhekanile, sibhekanē	asibhekananga	esingabhekananga	singabhekananga
2nd plural	nibhekanile, nibhekanē	enibhekanile, enibhekanē	nibhekanile, nibhekanē	anibhekananga	eningabhekananga	ningabhekananga
Class 1	ubhekanile, ubhekanē	obhekanile, obhekanē	ebhekanile, ebhekanē	akabhekananga	ongabhekananga	engabhekananga
Class 2	babhekanile, babhekanē	ababhekanile, ababhekanē	bebhekanile, bebhekanē	ababhekananga	abangabhekananga	bengabhekananga
Class 3	ubhekanile, ubhekanē	obhekanile, obhekanē	ubhekanile, ubhekanē	awubhekananga	ongabhekananga	ungabhekananga
Class 4	ibhekanile, ibhekanē	ebhekanile, ebhekanē	ibhekanile, ibhekanē	ayibhekananga	engabhekananga	ingabhekananga
Class 5	libhekanile, libhekanē	elibhekanile, elibhekanē	libhekanile, libhekanē	alibhekananga	elingabhekananga	lingabhekananga
Class 6	abhekanile, abhekanē	abhekanile, abhekanē	ebhekanile, ebhekanē	awabhekananga	angabhekananga	engabhekananga
Class 7	sibhekanile, sibhekanē	esibhekanile, esibhekanē	sibhekanile, sibhekanē	asibhekananga	esingabhekananga	singabhekananga
Class 8	zibhekanile, zibhekanē	ezibhekanile, ezibhekanē	zibhekanile, zibhekanē	azibhekananga	ezingabhekananga	zingabhekananga
Class 9	ibhekanile, ibhekanē	ebhekanile, ebhekanē	ibhekanile, ibhekanē	ayibhekananga	engabhekananga	ingabhekananga
Class 10	zibhekanile, zibhekanē	ezibhekanile, ezibhekanē	zibhekanile, zibhekanē	azibhekananga	ezingabhekananga	zingabhekananga
Class 11	lubhekanile, lubhekanē	olubhekanile, olubhekanē	lubhekanile, lubhekanē	alubhekananga	olungabhekananga	lungabhekananga
Class 14	bubhekanile, bubhekanē	obubhekanile, obubhekanē	bubhekanile, bubhekanē	abubhekananga	obungabhekananga	bungabhekananga
Class 15	kubhekanile, kubhekanē	okubhekanile, okubhekanē	kubhekanile, kubhekanē	akubhekananga	okungabhekananga	kungabhekananga
Class 17	kubhekanile, kubhekanē	okubhekanile, okubhekanē	kubhekanile, kubhekanē	akubhekananga	okungabhekananga	kungabhekananga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhekana	engābhekana	ngābhekana	angibhekananga	engingabhekananga	ngingabhekananga
2nd singular	wābhekana	owābhekana	wābhekana	awubhekananga	ongabhekananga	ungabhekananga
1st plural	sābhekana	esābhekana	sābhekana	asibhekananga	esingabhekananga	singabhekananga
2nd plural	nābhekana	enābhekana	nābhekana	anibhekananga	eningabhekananga	ningabhekananga
Class 1	wābhekana	owābhekana	ābhekana	akabhekananga	ongabhekananga	engabhekananga
Class 2	bābhekana	abābhekana	bābhekana	ababhekananga	abangabhekananga	bengabhekananga
Class 3	wābhekana	owābhekana	wābhekana	awubhekananga	ongabhekananga	ungabhekananga
Class 4	yābhekana	eyābhekana	yābhekana	ayibhekananga	engabhekananga	ingabhekananga
Class 5	lābhekana	elābhekana	lābhekana	alibhekananga	elingabhekananga	lingabhekananga
Class 6	ābhekana	ābhekana	ābhekana	awabhekananga	angabhekananga	engabhekananga
Class 7	sābhekana	esābhekana	sābhekana	asibhekananga	esingabhekananga	singabhekananga
Class 8	zābhekana	ezābhekana	zābhekana	azibhekananga	ezingabhekananga	zingabhekananga
Class 9	yābhekana	eyābhekana	yābhekana	ayibhekananga	engabhekananga	ingabhekananga
Class 10	zābhekana	ezābhekana	zābhekana	azibhekananga	ezingabhekananga	zingabhekananga
Class 11	lwābhekana	olwābhekana	lwābhekana	alubhekananga	olungabhekananga	lungabhekananga
Class 14	bābhekana	obābhekana	bābhekana	abubhekananga	obungabhekananga	bungabhekananga
Class 15	kwābhekana	okwābhekana	kwābhekana	akubhekananga	okungabhekananga	kungabhekananga
Class 17	kwābhekana	okwābhekana	kwābhekana	akubhekananga	okungabhekananga	kungabhekananga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhekana	—	ngingabhekana	ngingebhekane	—	ngingebhekane
2nd singular	ungabhekana	—	ungabhekana	ungebhekane	—	ungebhekane
1st plural	singabhekana	—	singabhekana	singebhekane	—	singebhekane
2nd plural	ningabhekana	—	ningabhekana	ningebhekane	—	ningebhekane
Class 1	angabhekana	—	engabhekana	angebhekane	—	engebhekane
Class 2	bangabhekana	—	bengabhekana	bangebhekane	—	bengebhekane
Class 3	ungabhekana	—	ungabhekana	ungebhekane	—	ungebhekane
Class 4	ingabhekana	—	ingabhekana	ingebhekane	—	ingebhekane
Class 5	lingabhekana	—	lingabhekana	lingebhekane	—	lingebhekane
Class 6	angabhekana	—	engabhekana	angebhekane	—	engebhekane
Class 7	singabhekana	—	singabhekana	singebhekane	—	singebhekane
Class 8	zingabhekana	—	zingabhekana	zingebhekane	—	zingebhekane
Class 9	ingabhekana	—	ingabhekana	ingebhekane	—	ingebhekane
Class 10	zingabhekana	—	zingabhekana	zingebhekane	—	zingebhekane
Class 11	lungabhekana	—	lungabhekana	lungebhekane	—	lungebhekane
Class 14	bungabhekana	—	bungabhekana	bungebhekane	—	bungebhekane
Class 15	kungabhekana	—	kungabhekana	kungebhekane	—	kungebhekane
Class 17	kungabhekana	—	kungabhekana	kungebhekane	—	kungebhekane
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhekana	engizobhekana	ngizobhekana	angizubhekana	engingezubhekana	ngingezubhekana
2nd singular	uzobhekana	ozobhekana	uzobhekana	awuzubhekana	ongezubhekana	ungezubhekana
1st plural	sizobhekana	esizobhekana	sizobhekana	asizubhekana	esingezubhekana	singezubhekana
2nd plural	nizobhekana	enizobhekana	nizobhekana	anizubhekana	eningezubhekana	ningezubhekana
Class 1	uzobhekana	ozobhekana	ezobhekana	akazubhekana	ongezubhekana	engezubhekana
Class 2	bazobhekana	abazobhekana	bezobhekana	abazubhekana	abangezubhekana	bengezubhekana
Class 3	uzobhekana	ozobhekana	uzobhekana	awuzubhekana	ongezubhekana	ungezubhekana
Class 4	izobhekana	ezobhekana	izobhekana	ayizubhekana	engezubhekana	ingezubhekana
Class 5	lizobhekana	elizobhekana	lizobhekana	alizubhekana	elingezubhekana	lingezubhekana
Class 6	azobhekana	azobhekana	ezobhekana	awazubhekana	angezubhekana	engezubhekana
Class 7	sizobhekana	esizobhekana	sizobhekana	asizubhekana	esingezubhekana	singezubhekana
Class 8	zizobhekana	ezizobhekana	zizobhekana	azizubhekana	ezingezubhekana	zingezubhekana
Class 9	izobhekana	ezobhekana	izobhekana	ayizubhekana	engezubhekana	ingezubhekana
Class 10	zizobhekana	ezizobhekana	zizobhekana	azizubhekana	ezingezubhekana	zingezubhekana
Class 11	luzobhekana	oluzobhekana	luzobhekana	aluzubhekana	olungezubhekana	lungezubhekana
Class 14	buzobhekana	obuzobhekana	buzobhekana	abuzubhekana	obungezubhekana	bungezubhekana
Class 15	kuzobhekana	okuzobhekana	kuzobhekana	akuzubhekana	okungezubhekana	kungezubhekana
Class 17	kuzobhekana	okuzobhekana	kuzobhekana	akuzubhekana	okungezubhekana	kungezubhekana
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhekana	engiyobhekana	ngiyobhekana	angiyubhekana	engingeyubhekana	ngingeyubhekana
2nd singular	uyobhekana	oyobhekana	uyobhekana	awuyubhekana	ongeyubhekana	ungeyubhekana
1st plural	siyobhekana	esiyobhekana	siyobhekana	asiyubhekana	esingeyubhekana	singeyubhekana
2nd plural	niyobhekana	eniyobhekana	niyobhekana	aniyubhekana	eningeyubhekana	ningeyubhekana
Class 1	uyobhekana	oyobhekana	eyobhekana	akayubhekana	ongeyubhekana	engeyubhekana
Class 2	bayobhekana	abayobhekana	beyobhekana	abayubhekana	abangeyubhekana	bengeyubhekana
Class 3	uyobhekana	oyobhekana	uyobhekana	awuyubhekana	ongeyubhekana	ungeyubhekana
Class 4	iyobhekana	eyobhekana	iyobhekana	ayiyubhekana	engeyubhekana	ingeyubhekana
Class 5	liyobhekana	eliyobhekana	liyobhekana	aliyubhekana	elingeyubhekana	lingeyubhekana
Class 6	ayobhekana	ayobhekana	eyobhekana	awayubhekana	angeyubhekana	engeyubhekana
Class 7	siyobhekana	esiyobhekana	siyobhekana	asiyubhekana	esingeyubhekana	singeyubhekana
Class 8	ziyobhekana	eziyobhekana	ziyobhekana	aziyubhekana	ezingeyubhekana	zingeyubhekana
Class 9	iyobhekana	eyobhekana	iyobhekana	ayiyubhekana	engeyubhekana	ingeyubhekana
Class 10	ziyobhekana	eziyobhekana	ziyobhekana	aziyubhekana	ezingeyubhekana	zingeyubhekana
Class 11	luyobhekana	oluyobhekana	luyobhekana	aluyubhekana	olungeyubhekana	lungeyubhekana
Class 14	buyobhekana	obuyobhekana	buyobhekana	abuyubhekana	obungeyubhekana	bungeyubhekana
Class 15	kuyobhekana	okuyobhekana	kuyobhekana	akuyubhekana	okungeyubhekana	kungeyubhekana
Class 17	kuyobhekana	okuyobhekana	kuyobhekana	akuyubhekana	okungeyubhekana	kungeyubhekana
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhekane	ngingabhekani
2nd singular	ubhekane	ungabhekani
1st plural	sibhekane	singabhekani
2nd plural	nibhekane	ningabhekani
Class 1	abhekane	angabhekani
Class 2	babhekane	bangabhekani
Class 3	ubhekane	ungabhekani
Class 4	ibhekane	ingabhekani
Class 5	libhekane	lingabhekani
Class 6	abhekane	angabhekani
Class 7	sibhekane	singabhekani
Class 8	zibhekane	zingabhekani
Class 9	ibhekane	ingabhekani
Class 10	zibhekane	zingabhekani
Class 11	lubhekane	lungabhekani
Class 14	bubhekane	bungabhekani
Class 15	kubhekane	kungabhekani
Class 17	kubhekane	kungabhekani
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhekana	ngangabhekana, angabhekana, angangabhekana
2nd singular	wabhekana	wangabhekana, awabhekana, awangabhekana
1st plural	sabhekana	sangabhekana, asabhekana, asangabhekana
2nd plural	nabhekana	nangabhekana, anabhekana, anangabhekana
Class 1	wabhekana	wangabhekana, akabhekana, akangabhekana
Class 2	babhekana	bangabhekana, ababhekana, abangabhekana
Class 3	wabhekana	wangabhekana, awabhekana, awangabhekana
Class 4	yabhekana	yangabhekana, ayabhekana, ayangabhekana
Class 5	labhekana	langabhekana, alabhekana, alangabhekana
Class 6	abhekana	angabhekana, awabhekana, awangabhekana
Class 7	sabhekana	sangabhekana, asabhekana, asangabhekana
Class 8	zabhekana	zangabhekana, azabhekana, azangabhekana
Class 9	yabhekana	yangabhekana, ayabhekana, ayangabhekana
Class 10	zabhekana	zangabhekana, azabhekana, azangabhekana
Class 11	lwabhekana	lwangabhekana, alwabhekana, alwangabhekana
Class 14	babhekana	bangabhekana, ababhekana, abangabhekana
Class 15	kwabhekana	kwangabhekana, akwabhekana, akwangabhekana
Class 17	kwabhekana	kwangabhekana, akwabhekana, akwangabhekana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “bekana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “bekana (3.2.9)”