engeza

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia. Cognate with Xhosa -ongeza.

Verb

-éngeza

1. to add

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia. Equivalent to -onga +‎ -eza. Cognate with Xhosa -ongeza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enɡeːza/

Verb

-engeza

1. (transitive) add

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukwengeza
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwengeza	ukungengezi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yengeza	-engeze
Plural	yengezani	-engezeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyengeza, ngengeza	engengezayo, engengeza	ngengeza	angengezi	engingengezi	ngingengezi
2nd singular	uyengeza, wengeza	owengezayo, owengeza	wengeza	awengezi	ongengezi	ungengezi
1st plural	siyengeza, sengeza	esengezayo, esengeza	sengeza	asengezi	esingengezi	singengezi
2nd plural	niyengeza, nengeza	enengezayo, enengeza	nengeza	anengezi	eningengezi	ningengezi
Class 1	uyengeza, wengeza	owengezayo, owengeza	engeza	akengezi	ongengezi	engengezi
Class 2	bayengeza, bengeza	abengezayo, abengeza	bengeza	abengezi	abangengezi	bengengezi
Class 3	uyengeza, wengeza	owengezayo, owengeza	wengeza	awengezi	ongengezi	ungengezi
Class 4	iyengeza, yengeza	eyengezayo, eyengeza	yengeza	ayengezi	engengezi	ingengezi
Class 5	liyengeza, lengeza	elengezayo, elengeza	lengeza	alengezi	elingengezi	lingengezi
Class 6	ayengeza, engeza	engezayo, engeza	engeza	awengezi	angengezi	engengezi
Class 7	siyengeza, sengeza	esengezayo, esengeza	sengeza	asengezi	esingengezi	singengezi
Class 8	ziyengeza, zengeza	ezengezayo, ezengeza	zengeza	azengezi	ezingengezi	zingengezi
Class 9	iyengeza, yengeza	eyengezayo, eyengeza	yengeza	ayengezi	engengezi	ingengezi
Class 10	ziyengeza, zengeza	ezengezayo, ezengeza	zengeza	azengezi	ezingengezi	zingengezi
Class 11	luyengeza, lwengeza	olwengezayo, olwengeza	lwengeza	alwengezi	olungengezi	lungengezi
Class 14	buyengeza, bengeza	obengezayo, obengeza	bengeza	abengezi	obungengezi	bungengezi
Class 15	kuyengeza, kwengeza	okwengezayo, okwengeza	kwengeza	akwengezi	okungengezi	kungengezi
Class 17	kuyengeza, kwengeza	okwengezayo, okwengeza	kwengeza	akwengezi	okungengezi	kungengezi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngengezile, ngengezē	engengezile, engengezē	ngengezile, ngengezē	angengezanga	engingengezanga	ngingengezanga
2nd singular	wengezile, wengezē	owengezile, owengezē	wengezile, wengezē	awengezanga	ongengezanga	ungengezanga
1st plural	sengezile, sengezē	esengezile, esengezē	sengezile, sengezē	asengezanga	esingengezanga	singengezanga
2nd plural	nengezile, nengezē	enengezile, enengezē	nengezile, nengezē	anengezanga	eningengezanga	ningengezanga
Class 1	wengezile, wengezē	owengezile, owengezē	engezile, engezē	akengezanga	ongengezanga	engengezanga
Class 2	bengezile, bengezē	abengezile, abengezē	bengezile, bengezē	abengezanga	abangengezanga	bengengezanga
Class 3	wengezile, wengezē	owengezile, owengezē	wengezile, wengezē	awengezanga	ongengezanga	ungengezanga
Class 4	yengezile, yengezē	eyengezile, eyengezē	yengezile, yengezē	ayengezanga	engengezanga	ingengezanga
Class 5	lengezile, lengezē	elengezile, elengezē	lengezile, lengezē	alengezanga	elingengezanga	lingengezanga
Class 6	engezile, engezē	engezile, engezē	engezile, engezē	awengezanga	angengezanga	engengezanga
Class 7	sengezile, sengezē	esengezile, esengezē	sengezile, sengezē	asengezanga	esingengezanga	singengezanga
Class 8	zengezile, zengezē	ezengezile, ezengezē	zengezile, zengezē	azengezanga	ezingengezanga	zingengezanga
Class 9	yengezile, yengezē	eyengezile, eyengezē	yengezile, yengezē	ayengezanga	engengezanga	ingengezanga
Class 10	zengezile, zengezē	ezengezile, ezengezē	zengezile, zengezē	azengezanga	ezingengezanga	zingengezanga
Class 11	lwengezile, lwengezē	olwengezile, olwengezē	lwengezile, lwengezē	alwengezanga	olungengezanga	lungengezanga
Class 14	bengezile, bengezē	obengezile, obengezē	bengezile, bengezē	abengezanga	obungengezanga	bungengezanga
Class 15	kwengezile, kwengezē	okwengezile, okwengezē	kwengezile, kwengezē	akwengezanga	okungengezanga	kungengezanga
Class 17	kwengezile, kwengezē	okwengezile, okwengezē	kwengezile, kwengezē	akwengezanga	okungengezanga	kungengezanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngēngeza	engēngeza	ngēngeza	angengezanga	engingengezanga	ngingengezanga
2nd singular	wēngeza	owēngeza	wēngeza	awengezanga	ongengezanga	ungengezanga
1st plural	sēngeza	esēngeza	sēngeza	asengezanga	esingengezanga	singengezanga
2nd plural	nēngeza	enēngeza	nēngeza	anengezanga	eningengezanga	ningengezanga
Class 1	wēngeza	owēngeza	ēngeza	akengezanga	ongengezanga	engengezanga
Class 2	bēngeza	abēngeza	bēngeza	abengezanga	abangengezanga	bengengezanga
Class 3	wēngeza	owēngeza	wēngeza	awengezanga	ongengezanga	ungengezanga
Class 4	yēngeza	eyēngeza	yēngeza	ayengezanga	engengezanga	ingengezanga
Class 5	lēngeza	elēngeza	lēngeza	alengezanga	elingengezanga	lingengezanga
Class 6	ēngeza	ēngeza	ēngeza	awengezanga	angengezanga	engengezanga
Class 7	sēngeza	esēngeza	sēngeza	asengezanga	esingengezanga	singengezanga
Class 8	zēngeza	ezēngeza	zēngeza	azengezanga	ezingengezanga	zingengezanga
Class 9	yēngeza	eyēngeza	yēngeza	ayengezanga	engengezanga	ingengezanga
Class 10	zēngeza	ezēngeza	zēngeza	azengezanga	ezingengezanga	zingengezanga
Class 11	lwēngeza	olwēngeza	lwēngeza	alwengezanga	olungengezanga	lungengezanga
Class 14	bēngeza	obēngeza	bēngeza	abengezanga	obungengezanga	bungengezanga
Class 15	kwēngeza	okwēngeza	kwēngeza	akwengezanga	okungengezanga	kungengezanga
Class 17	kwēngeza	okwēngeza	kwēngeza	akwengezanga	okungengezanga	kungengezanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingengeza	—	ngingengeza	ngingengeze	—	ngingengeze
2nd singular	ungengeza	—	ungengeza	ungengeze	—	ungengeze
1st plural	singengeza	—	singengeza	singengeze	—	singengeze
2nd plural	ningengeza	—	ningengeza	ningengeze	—	ningengeze
Class 1	angengeza	—	engengeza	angengeze	—	engengeze
Class 2	bangengeza	—	bengengeza	bangengeze	—	bengengeze
Class 3	ungengeza	—	ungengeza	ungengeze	—	ungengeze
Class 4	ingengeza	—	ingengeza	ingengeze	—	ingengeze
Class 5	lingengeza	—	lingengeza	lingengeze	—	lingengeze
Class 6	angengeza	—	engengeza	angengeze	—	engengeze
Class 7	singengeza	—	singengeza	singengeze	—	singengeze
Class 8	zingengeza	—	zingengeza	zingengeze	—	zingengeze
Class 9	ingengeza	—	ingengeza	ingengeze	—	ingengeze
Class 10	zingengeza	—	zingengeza	zingengeze	—	zingengeze
Class 11	lungengeza	—	lungengeza	lungengeze	—	lungengeze
Class 14	bungengeza	—	bungengeza	bungengeze	—	bungengeze
Class 15	kungengeza	—	kungengeza	kungengeze	—	kungengeze
Class 17	kungengeza	—	kungengeza	kungengeze	—	kungengeze
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwengeza	engizokwengeza	ngizokwengeza	angizukwengeza	engingezukwengeza	ngingezukwengeza
2nd singular	uzokwengeza	ozokwengeza	uzokwengeza	awuzukwengeza	ongezukwengeza	ungezukwengeza
1st plural	sizokwengeza	esizokwengeza	sizokwengeza	asizukwengeza	esingezukwengeza	singezukwengeza
2nd plural	nizokwengeza	enizokwengeza	nizokwengeza	anizukwengeza	eningezukwengeza	ningezukwengeza
Class 1	uzokwengeza	ozokwengeza	ezokwengeza	akazukwengeza	ongezukwengeza	engezukwengeza
Class 2	bazokwengeza	abazokwengeza	bezokwengeza	abazukwengeza	abangezukwengeza	bengezukwengeza
Class 3	uzokwengeza	ozokwengeza	uzokwengeza	awuzukwengeza	ongezukwengeza	ungezukwengeza
Class 4	izokwengeza	ezokwengeza	izokwengeza	ayizukwengeza	engezukwengeza	ingezukwengeza
Class 5	lizokwengeza	elizokwengeza	lizokwengeza	alizukwengeza	elingezukwengeza	lingezukwengeza
Class 6	azokwengeza	azokwengeza	ezokwengeza	awazukwengeza	angezukwengeza	engezukwengeza
Class 7	sizokwengeza	esizokwengeza	sizokwengeza	asizukwengeza	esingezukwengeza	singezukwengeza
Class 8	zizokwengeza	ezizokwengeza	zizokwengeza	azizukwengeza	ezingezukwengeza	zingezukwengeza
Class 9	izokwengeza	ezokwengeza	izokwengeza	ayizukwengeza	engezukwengeza	ingezukwengeza
Class 10	zizokwengeza	ezizokwengeza	zizokwengeza	azizukwengeza	ezingezukwengeza	zingezukwengeza
Class 11	luzokwengeza	oluzokwengeza	luzokwengeza	aluzukwengeza	olungezukwengeza	lungezukwengeza
Class 14	buzokwengeza	obuzokwengeza	buzokwengeza	abuzukwengeza	obungezukwengeza	bungezukwengeza
Class 15	kuzokwengeza	okuzokwengeza	kuzokwengeza	akuzukwengeza	okungezukwengeza	kungezukwengeza
Class 17	kuzokwengeza	okuzokwengeza	kuzokwengeza	akuzukwengeza	okungezukwengeza	kungezukwengeza
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwengeza	engiyokwengeza	ngiyokwengeza	angiyukwengeza	engingeyukwengeza	ngingeyukwengeza
2nd singular	uyokwengeza	oyokwengeza	uyokwengeza	awuyukwengeza	ongeyukwengeza	ungeyukwengeza
1st plural	siyokwengeza	esiyokwengeza	siyokwengeza	asiyukwengeza	esingeyukwengeza	singeyukwengeza
2nd plural	niyokwengeza	eniyokwengeza	niyokwengeza	aniyukwengeza	eningeyukwengeza	ningeyukwengeza
Class 1	uyokwengeza	oyokwengeza	eyokwengeza	akayukwengeza	ongeyukwengeza	engeyukwengeza
Class 2	bayokwengeza	abayokwengeza	beyokwengeza	abayukwengeza	abangeyukwengeza	bengeyukwengeza
Class 3	uyokwengeza	oyokwengeza	uyokwengeza	awuyukwengeza	ongeyukwengeza	ungeyukwengeza
Class 4	iyokwengeza	eyokwengeza	iyokwengeza	ayiyukwengeza	engeyukwengeza	ingeyukwengeza
Class 5	liyokwengeza	eliyokwengeza	liyokwengeza	aliyukwengeza	elingeyukwengeza	lingeyukwengeza
Class 6	ayokwengeza	ayokwengeza	eyokwengeza	awayukwengeza	angeyukwengeza	engeyukwengeza
Class 7	siyokwengeza	esiyokwengeza	siyokwengeza	asiyukwengeza	esingeyukwengeza	singeyukwengeza
Class 8	ziyokwengeza	eziyokwengeza	ziyokwengeza	aziyukwengeza	ezingeyukwengeza	zingeyukwengeza
Class 9	iyokwengeza	eyokwengeza	iyokwengeza	ayiyukwengeza	engeyukwengeza	ingeyukwengeza
Class 10	ziyokwengeza	eziyokwengeza	ziyokwengeza	aziyukwengeza	ezingeyukwengeza	zingeyukwengeza
Class 11	luyokwengeza	oluyokwengeza	luyokwengeza	aluyukwengeza	olungeyukwengeza	lungeyukwengeza
Class 14	buyokwengeza	obuyokwengeza	buyokwengeza	abuyukwengeza	obungeyukwengeza	bungeyukwengeza
Class 15	kuyokwengeza	okuyokwengeza	kuyokwengeza	akuyukwengeza	okungeyukwengeza	kungeyukwengeza
Class 17	kuyokwengeza	okuyokwengeza	kuyokwengeza	akuyukwengeza	okungeyukwengeza	kungeyukwengeza
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngengeze	ngingengezi
2nd singular	wengeze	ungengezi
1st plural	sengeze	singengezi
2nd plural	nengeze	ningengezi
Class 1	engeze	angengezi
Class 2	bengeze	bangengezi
Class 3	wengeze	ungengezi
Class 4	yengeze	ingengezi
Class 5	lengeze	lingengezi
Class 6	engeze	angengezi
Class 7	sengeze	singengezi
Class 8	zengeze	zingengezi
Class 9	yengeze	ingengezi
Class 10	zengeze	zingengezi
Class 11	lwengeze	lungengezi
Class 14	bengeze	bungengezi
Class 15	kwengeze	kungengezi
Class 17	kwengeze	kungengezi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngengeza	ngangengeza, angengeza, angangengeza
2nd singular	wengeza	wangengeza, awengeza, awangengeza
1st plural	sengeza	sangengeza, asengeza, asangengeza
2nd plural	nengeza	nangengeza, anengeza, anangengeza
Class 1	wengeza	wangengeza, akengeza, akangengeza
Class 2	bengeza	bangengeza, abengeza, abangengeza
Class 3	wengeza	wangengeza, awengeza, awangengeza
Class 4	yengeza	yangengeza, ayengeza, ayangengeza
Class 5	lengeza	langengeza, alengeza, alangengeza
Class 6	engeza	angengeza, awengeza, awangengeza
Class 7	sengeza	sangengeza, asengeza, asangengeza
Class 8	zengeza	zangengeza, azengeza, azangengeza
Class 9	yengeza	yangengeza, ayengeza, ayangengeza
Class 10	zengeza	zangengeza, azengeza, azangengeza
Class 11	lwengeza	lwangengeza, alwengeza, alwangengeza
Class 14	bengeza	bangengeza, abengeza, abangengeza
Class 15	kwengeza	kwangengeza, akwengeza, akwangengeza
Class 17	kwengeza	kwangengeza, akwengeza, akwangengeza

Derived terms

• isengezo

Related terms

• -onga

References

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