bonwa

Zulu

Etymology

From -bona +‎ -wa.

Verb

-bônwa

(intransitive) to be seen

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukubonwa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubonwa	ukungabonwa
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bonwa	-bonwe
Plural	bonwani	-bonweni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabonwa, ngibonwa	engibonwayo, engibonwa	ngibonwa	angibonwa	engingabonwa	ngingabonwa
2nd singular	uyabonwa, ubonwa	obonwayo, obonwa	ubonwa	awubonwa	ongabonwa	ungabonwa
1st plural	siyabonwa, sibonwa	esibonwayo, esibonwa	sibonwa	asibonwa	esingabonwa	singabonwa
2nd plural	niyabonwa, nibonwa	enibonwayo, enibonwa	nibonwa	anibonwa	eningabonwa	ningabonwa
Class 1	uyabonwa, ubonwa	obonwayo, obonwa	ebonwa	akabonwa	ongabonwa	engabonwa
Class 2	bayabonwa, babonwa	ababonwayo, ababonwa	bebonwa	ababonwa	abangabonwa	bengabonwa
Class 3	uyabonwa, ubonwa	obonwayo, obonwa	ubonwa	awubonwa	ongabonwa	ungabonwa
Class 4	iyabonwa, ibonwa	ebonwayo, ebonwa	ibonwa	ayibonwa	engabonwa	ingabonwa
Class 5	liyabonwa, libonwa	elibonwayo, elibonwa	libonwa	alibonwa	elingabonwa	lingabonwa
Class 6	ayabonwa, abonwa	abonwayo, abonwa	ebonwa	awabonwa	angabonwa	engabonwa
Class 7	siyabonwa, sibonwa	esibonwayo, esibonwa	sibonwa	asibonwa	esingabonwa	singabonwa
Class 8	ziyabonwa, zibonwa	ezibonwayo, ezibonwa	zibonwa	azibonwa	ezingabonwa	zingabonwa
Class 9	iyabonwa, ibonwa	ebonwayo, ebonwa	ibonwa	ayibonwa	engabonwa	ingabonwa
Class 10	ziyabonwa, zibonwa	ezibonwayo, ezibonwa	zibonwa	azibonwa	ezingabonwa	zingabonwa
Class 11	luyabonwa, lubonwa	olubonwayo, olubonwa	lubonwa	alubonwa	olungabonwa	lungabonwa
Class 14	buyabonwa, bubonwa	obubonwayo, obubonwa	bubonwa	abubonwa	obungabonwa	bungabonwa
Class 15	kuyabonwa, kubonwa	okubonwayo, okubonwa	kubonwa	akubonwa	okungabonwa	kungabonwa
Class 17	kuyabonwa, kubonwa	okubonwayo, okubonwa	kubonwa	akubonwa	okungabonwa	kungabonwa
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiboniwe, ngibonwē	engiboniwe, engibonwē	ngiboniwe, ngibonwē	angibonwanga	engingabonwanga	ngingabonwanga
2nd singular	uboniwe, ubonwē	oboniwe, obonwē	uboniwe, ubonwē	awubonwanga	ongabonwanga	ungabonwanga
1st plural	siboniwe, sibonwē	esiboniwe, esibonwē	siboniwe, sibonwē	asibonwanga	esingabonwanga	singabonwanga
2nd plural	niboniwe, nibonwē	eniboniwe, enibonwē	niboniwe, nibonwē	anibonwanga	eningabonwanga	ningabonwanga
Class 1	uboniwe, ubonwē	oboniwe, obonwē	eboniwe, ebonwē	akabonwanga	ongabonwanga	engabonwanga
Class 2	baboniwe, babonwē	ababoniwe, ababonwē	beboniwe, bebonwē	ababonwanga	abangabonwanga	bengabonwanga
Class 3	uboniwe, ubonwē	oboniwe, obonwē	uboniwe, ubonwē	awubonwanga	ongabonwanga	ungabonwanga
Class 4	iboniwe, ibonwē	eboniwe, ebonwē	iboniwe, ibonwē	ayibonwanga	engabonwanga	ingabonwanga
Class 5	liboniwe, libonwē	eliboniwe, elibonwē	liboniwe, libonwē	alibonwanga	elingabonwanga	lingabonwanga
Class 6	aboniwe, abonwē	aboniwe, abonwē	eboniwe, ebonwē	awabonwanga	angabonwanga	engabonwanga
Class 7	siboniwe, sibonwē	esiboniwe, esibonwē	siboniwe, sibonwē	asibonwanga	esingabonwanga	singabonwanga
Class 8	ziboniwe, zibonwē	eziboniwe, ezibonwē	ziboniwe, zibonwē	azibonwanga	ezingabonwanga	zingabonwanga
Class 9	iboniwe, ibonwē	eboniwe, ebonwē	iboniwe, ibonwē	ayibonwanga	engabonwanga	ingabonwanga
Class 10	ziboniwe, zibonwē	eziboniwe, ezibonwē	ziboniwe, zibonwē	azibonwanga	ezingabonwanga	zingabonwanga
Class 11	luboniwe, lubonwē	oluboniwe, olubonwē	luboniwe, lubonwē	alubonwanga	olungabonwanga	lungabonwanga
Class 14	buboniwe, bubonwē	obuboniwe, obubonwē	buboniwe, bubonwē	abubonwanga	obungabonwanga	bungabonwanga
Class 15	kuboniwe, kubonwē	okuboniwe, okubonwē	kuboniwe, kubonwē	akubonwanga	okungabonwanga	kungabonwanga
Class 17	kuboniwe, kubonwē	okuboniwe, okubonwē	kuboniwe, kubonwē	akubonwanga	okungabonwanga	kungabonwanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābonwa	engābonwa	ngābonwa	angibonwanga	engingabonwanga	ngingabonwanga
2nd singular	wābonwa	owābonwa	wābonwa	awubonwanga	ongabonwanga	ungabonwanga
1st plural	sābonwa	esābonwa	sābonwa	asibonwanga	esingabonwanga	singabonwanga
2nd plural	nābonwa	enābonwa	nābonwa	anibonwanga	eningabonwanga	ningabonwanga
Class 1	wābonwa	owābonwa	ābonwa	akabonwanga	ongabonwanga	engabonwanga
Class 2	bābonwa	abābonwa	bābonwa	ababonwanga	abangabonwanga	bengabonwanga
Class 3	wābonwa	owābonwa	wābonwa	awubonwanga	ongabonwanga	ungabonwanga
Class 4	yābonwa	eyābonwa	yābonwa	ayibonwanga	engabonwanga	ingabonwanga
Class 5	lābonwa	elābonwa	lābonwa	alibonwanga	elingabonwanga	lingabonwanga
Class 6	ābonwa	ābonwa	ābonwa	awabonwanga	angabonwanga	engabonwanga
Class 7	sābonwa	esābonwa	sābonwa	asibonwanga	esingabonwanga	singabonwanga
Class 8	zābonwa	ezābonwa	zābonwa	azibonwanga	ezingabonwanga	zingabonwanga
Class 9	yābonwa	eyābonwa	yābonwa	ayibonwanga	engabonwanga	ingabonwanga
Class 10	zābonwa	ezābonwa	zābonwa	azibonwanga	ezingabonwanga	zingabonwanga
Class 11	lwābonwa	olwābonwa	lwābonwa	alubonwanga	olungabonwanga	lungabonwanga
Class 14	bābonwa	obābonwa	bābonwa	abubonwanga	obungabonwanga	bungabonwanga
Class 15	kwābonwa	okwābonwa	kwābonwa	akubonwanga	okungabonwanga	kungabonwanga
Class 17	kwābonwa	okwābonwa	kwābonwa	akubonwanga	okungabonwanga	kungabonwanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabonwa	—	ngingabonwa	ngingebonwe	—	ngingebonwe
2nd singular	ungabonwa	—	ungabonwa	ungebonwe	—	ungebonwe
1st plural	singabonwa	—	singabonwa	singebonwe	—	singebonwe
2nd plural	ningabonwa	—	ningabonwa	ningebonwe	—	ningebonwe
Class 1	angabonwa	—	engabonwa	angebonwe	—	engebonwe
Class 2	bangabonwa	—	bengabonwa	bangebonwe	—	bengebonwe
Class 3	ungabonwa	—	ungabonwa	ungebonwe	—	ungebonwe
Class 4	ingabonwa	—	ingabonwa	ingebonwe	—	ingebonwe
Class 5	lingabonwa	—	lingabonwa	lingebonwe	—	lingebonwe
Class 6	angabonwa	—	engabonwa	angebonwe	—	engebonwe
Class 7	singabonwa	—	singabonwa	singebonwe	—	singebonwe
Class 8	zingabonwa	—	zingabonwa	zingebonwe	—	zingebonwe
Class 9	ingabonwa	—	ingabonwa	ingebonwe	—	ingebonwe
Class 10	zingabonwa	—	zingabonwa	zingebonwe	—	zingebonwe
Class 11	lungabonwa	—	lungabonwa	lungebonwe	—	lungebonwe
Class 14	bungabonwa	—	bungabonwa	bungebonwe	—	bungebonwe
Class 15	kungabonwa	—	kungabonwa	kungebonwe	—	kungebonwe
Class 17	kungabonwa	—	kungabonwa	kungebonwe	—	kungebonwe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobonwa	engizobonwa	ngizobonwa	angizubonwa	engingezubonwa	ngingezubonwa
2nd singular	uzobonwa	ozobonwa	uzobonwa	awuzubonwa	ongezubonwa	ungezubonwa
1st plural	sizobonwa	esizobonwa	sizobonwa	asizubonwa	esingezubonwa	singezubonwa
2nd plural	nizobonwa	enizobonwa	nizobonwa	anizubonwa	eningezubonwa	ningezubonwa
Class 1	uzobonwa	ozobonwa	ezobonwa	akazubonwa	ongezubonwa	engezubonwa
Class 2	bazobonwa	abazobonwa	bezobonwa	abazubonwa	abangezubonwa	bengezubonwa
Class 3	uzobonwa	ozobonwa	uzobonwa	awuzubonwa	ongezubonwa	ungezubonwa
Class 4	izobonwa	ezobonwa	izobonwa	ayizubonwa	engezubonwa	ingezubonwa
Class 5	lizobonwa	elizobonwa	lizobonwa	alizubonwa	elingezubonwa	lingezubonwa
Class 6	azobonwa	azobonwa	ezobonwa	awazubonwa	angezubonwa	engezubonwa
Class 7	sizobonwa	esizobonwa	sizobonwa	asizubonwa	esingezubonwa	singezubonwa
Class 8	zizobonwa	ezizobonwa	zizobonwa	azizubonwa	ezingezubonwa	zingezubonwa
Class 9	izobonwa	ezobonwa	izobonwa	ayizubonwa	engezubonwa	ingezubonwa
Class 10	zizobonwa	ezizobonwa	zizobonwa	azizubonwa	ezingezubonwa	zingezubonwa
Class 11	luzobonwa	oluzobonwa	luzobonwa	aluzubonwa	olungezubonwa	lungezubonwa
Class 14	buzobonwa	obuzobonwa	buzobonwa	abuzubonwa	obungezubonwa	bungezubonwa
Class 15	kuzobonwa	okuzobonwa	kuzobonwa	akuzubonwa	okungezubonwa	kungezubonwa
Class 17	kuzobonwa	okuzobonwa	kuzobonwa	akuzubonwa	okungezubonwa	kungezubonwa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobonwa	engiyobonwa	ngiyobonwa	angiyubonwa	engingeyubonwa	ngingeyubonwa
2nd singular	uyobonwa	oyobonwa	uyobonwa	awuyubonwa	ongeyubonwa	ungeyubonwa
1st plural	siyobonwa	esiyobonwa	siyobonwa	asiyubonwa	esingeyubonwa	singeyubonwa
2nd plural	niyobonwa	eniyobonwa	niyobonwa	aniyubonwa	eningeyubonwa	ningeyubonwa
Class 1	uyobonwa	oyobonwa	eyobonwa	akayubonwa	ongeyubonwa	engeyubonwa
Class 2	bayobonwa	abayobonwa	beyobonwa	abayubonwa	abangeyubonwa	bengeyubonwa
Class 3	uyobonwa	oyobonwa	uyobonwa	awuyubonwa	ongeyubonwa	ungeyubonwa
Class 4	iyobonwa	eyobonwa	iyobonwa	ayiyubonwa	engeyubonwa	ingeyubonwa
Class 5	liyobonwa	eliyobonwa	liyobonwa	aliyubonwa	elingeyubonwa	lingeyubonwa
Class 6	ayobonwa	ayobonwa	eyobonwa	awayubonwa	angeyubonwa	engeyubonwa
Class 7	siyobonwa	esiyobonwa	siyobonwa	asiyubonwa	esingeyubonwa	singeyubonwa
Class 8	ziyobonwa	eziyobonwa	ziyobonwa	aziyubonwa	ezingeyubonwa	zingeyubonwa
Class 9	iyobonwa	eyobonwa	iyobonwa	ayiyubonwa	engeyubonwa	ingeyubonwa
Class 10	ziyobonwa	eziyobonwa	ziyobonwa	aziyubonwa	ezingeyubonwa	zingeyubonwa
Class 11	luyobonwa	oluyobonwa	luyobonwa	aluyubonwa	olungeyubonwa	lungeyubonwa
Class 14	buyobonwa	obuyobonwa	buyobonwa	abuyubonwa	obungeyubonwa	bungeyubonwa
Class 15	kuyobonwa	okuyobonwa	kuyobonwa	akuyubonwa	okungeyubonwa	kungeyubonwa
Class 17	kuyobonwa	okuyobonwa	kuyobonwa	akuyubonwa	okungeyubonwa	kungeyubonwa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibonwe	ngingabonwa
2nd singular	ubonwe	ungabonwa
1st plural	sibonwe	singabonwa
2nd plural	nibonwe	ningabonwa
Class 1	abonwe	angabonwa
Class 2	babonwe	bangabonwa
Class 3	ubonwe	ungabonwa
Class 4	ibonwe	ingabonwa
Class 5	libonwe	lingabonwa
Class 6	abonwe	angabonwa
Class 7	sibonwe	singabonwa
Class 8	zibonwe	zingabonwa
Class 9	ibonwe	ingabonwa
Class 10	zibonwe	zingabonwa
Class 11	lubonwe	lungabonwa
Class 14	bubonwe	bungabonwa
Class 15	kubonwe	kungabonwa
Class 17	kubonwe	kungabonwa
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabonwa	ngangabonwa, angabonwa, angangabonwa
2nd singular	wabonwa	wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
1st plural	sabonwa	sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa
2nd plural	nabonwa	nangabonwa, anabonwa, anangabonwa
Class 1	wabonwa	wangabonwa, akabonwa, akangabonwa
Class 2	babonwa	bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa
Class 3	wabonwa	wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
Class 4	yabonwa	yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa
Class 5	labonwa	langabonwa, alabonwa, alangabonwa
Class 6	abonwa	angabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
Class 7	sabonwa	sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa
Class 8	zabonwa	zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa
Class 9	yabonwa	yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa
Class 10	zabonwa	zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa
Class 11	lwabonwa	lwangabonwa, alwabonwa, alwangabonwa
Class 14	babonwa	bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa
Class 15	kwabonwa	kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa
Class 17	kwabonwa	kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa