hlofa

Zulu

Verb

-hlofa

(intransitive) to be fearless

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhlofa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlofa	ukungahlofi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlofa	-hlofe
Plural	hlofani	-hlofeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlofa, ngihlofa	engihlofayo, engihlofa	ngihlofa	angihlofi	engingahlofi	ngingahlofi
2nd singular	uyahlofa, uhlofa	ohlofayo, ohlofa	uhlofa	awuhlofi	ongahlofi	ungahlofi
1st plural	siyahlofa, sihlofa	esihlofayo, esihlofa	sihlofa	asihlofi	esingahlofi	singahlofi
2nd plural	niyahlofa, nihlofa	enihlofayo, enihlofa	nihlofa	anihlofi	eningahlofi	ningahlofi
Class 1	uyahlofa, uhlofa	ohlofayo, ohlofa	ehlofa	akahlofi	ongahlofi	engahlofi
Class 2	bayahlofa, bahlofa	abahlofayo, abahlofa	behlofa	abahlofi	abangahlofi	bengahlofi
Class 3	uyahlofa, uhlofa	ohlofayo, ohlofa	uhlofa	awuhlofi	ongahlofi	ungahlofi
Class 4	iyahlofa, ihlofa	ehlofayo, ehlofa	ihlofa	ayihlofi	engahlofi	ingahlofi
Class 5	liyahlofa, lihlofa	elihlofayo, elihlofa	lihlofa	alihlofi	elingahlofi	lingahlofi
Class 6	ayahlofa, ahlofa	ahlofayo, ahlofa	ehlofa	awahlofi	angahlofi	engahlofi
Class 7	siyahlofa, sihlofa	esihlofayo, esihlofa	sihlofa	asihlofi	esingahlofi	singahlofi
Class 8	ziyahlofa, zihlofa	ezihlofayo, ezihlofa	zihlofa	azihlofi	ezingahlofi	zingahlofi
Class 9	iyahlofa, ihlofa	ehlofayo, ehlofa	ihlofa	ayihlofi	engahlofi	ingahlofi
Class 10	ziyahlofa, zihlofa	ezihlofayo, ezihlofa	zihlofa	azihlofi	ezingahlofi	zingahlofi
Class 11	luyahlofa, luhlofa	oluhlofayo, oluhlofa	luhlofa	aluhlofi	olungahlofi	lungahlofi
Class 14	buyahlofa, buhlofa	obuhlofayo, obuhlofa	buhlofa	abuhlofi	obungahlofi	bungahlofi
Class 15	kuyahlofa, kuhlofa	okuhlofayo, okuhlofa	kuhlofa	akuhlofi	okungahlofi	kungahlofi
Class 17	kuyahlofa, kuhlofa	okuhlofayo, okuhlofa	kuhlofa	akuhlofi	okungahlofi	kungahlofi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlofile, ngihlofē	engihlofile, engihlofē	ngihlofile, ngihlofē	angihlofanga	engingahlofanga	ngingahlofanga
2nd singular	uhlofile, uhlofē	ohlofile, ohlofē	uhlofile, uhlofē	awuhlofanga	ongahlofanga	ungahlofanga
1st plural	sihlofile, sihlofē	esihlofile, esihlofē	sihlofile, sihlofē	asihlofanga	esingahlofanga	singahlofanga
2nd plural	nihlofile, nihlofē	enihlofile, enihlofē	nihlofile, nihlofē	anihlofanga	eningahlofanga	ningahlofanga
Class 1	uhlofile, uhlofē	ohlofile, ohlofē	ehlofile, ehlofē	akahlofanga	ongahlofanga	engahlofanga
Class 2	bahlofile, bahlofē	abahlofile, abahlofē	behlofile, behlofē	abahlofanga	abangahlofanga	bengahlofanga
Class 3	uhlofile, uhlofē	ohlofile, ohlofē	uhlofile, uhlofē	awuhlofanga	ongahlofanga	ungahlofanga
Class 4	ihlofile, ihlofē	ehlofile, ehlofē	ihlofile, ihlofē	ayihlofanga	engahlofanga	ingahlofanga
Class 5	lihlofile, lihlofē	elihlofile, elihlofē	lihlofile, lihlofē	alihlofanga	elingahlofanga	lingahlofanga
Class 6	ahlofile, ahlofē	ahlofile, ahlofē	ehlofile, ehlofē	awahlofanga	angahlofanga	engahlofanga
Class 7	sihlofile, sihlofē	esihlofile, esihlofē	sihlofile, sihlofē	asihlofanga	esingahlofanga	singahlofanga
Class 8	zihlofile, zihlofē	ezihlofile, ezihlofē	zihlofile, zihlofē	azihlofanga	ezingahlofanga	zingahlofanga
Class 9	ihlofile, ihlofē	ehlofile, ehlofē	ihlofile, ihlofē	ayihlofanga	engahlofanga	ingahlofanga
Class 10	zihlofile, zihlofē	ezihlofile, ezihlofē	zihlofile, zihlofē	azihlofanga	ezingahlofanga	zingahlofanga
Class 11	luhlofile, luhlofē	oluhlofile, oluhlofē	luhlofile, luhlofē	aluhlofanga	olungahlofanga	lungahlofanga
Class 14	buhlofile, buhlofē	obuhlofile, obuhlofē	buhlofile, buhlofē	abuhlofanga	obungahlofanga	bungahlofanga
Class 15	kuhlofile, kuhlofē	okuhlofile, okuhlofē	kuhlofile, kuhlofē	akuhlofanga	okungahlofanga	kungahlofanga
Class 17	kuhlofile, kuhlofē	okuhlofile, okuhlofē	kuhlofile, kuhlofē	akuhlofanga	okungahlofanga	kungahlofanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlofa	engāhlofa	ngāhlofa	angihlofanga	engingahlofanga	ngingahlofanga
2nd singular	wāhlofa	owāhlofa	wāhlofa	awuhlofanga	ongahlofanga	ungahlofanga
1st plural	sāhlofa	esāhlofa	sāhlofa	asihlofanga	esingahlofanga	singahlofanga
2nd plural	nāhlofa	enāhlofa	nāhlofa	anihlofanga	eningahlofanga	ningahlofanga
Class 1	wāhlofa	owāhlofa	āhlofa	akahlofanga	ongahlofanga	engahlofanga
Class 2	bāhlofa	abāhlofa	bāhlofa	abahlofanga	abangahlofanga	bengahlofanga
Class 3	wāhlofa	owāhlofa	wāhlofa	awuhlofanga	ongahlofanga	ungahlofanga
Class 4	yāhlofa	eyāhlofa	yāhlofa	ayihlofanga	engahlofanga	ingahlofanga
Class 5	lāhlofa	elāhlofa	lāhlofa	alihlofanga	elingahlofanga	lingahlofanga
Class 6	āhlofa	āhlofa	āhlofa	awahlofanga	angahlofanga	engahlofanga
Class 7	sāhlofa	esāhlofa	sāhlofa	asihlofanga	esingahlofanga	singahlofanga
Class 8	zāhlofa	ezāhlofa	zāhlofa	azihlofanga	ezingahlofanga	zingahlofanga
Class 9	yāhlofa	eyāhlofa	yāhlofa	ayihlofanga	engahlofanga	ingahlofanga
Class 10	zāhlofa	ezāhlofa	zāhlofa	azihlofanga	ezingahlofanga	zingahlofanga
Class 11	lwāhlofa	olwāhlofa	lwāhlofa	aluhlofanga	olungahlofanga	lungahlofanga
Class 14	bāhlofa	obāhlofa	bāhlofa	abuhlofanga	obungahlofanga	bungahlofanga
Class 15	kwāhlofa	okwāhlofa	kwāhlofa	akuhlofanga	okungahlofanga	kungahlofanga
Class 17	kwāhlofa	okwāhlofa	kwāhlofa	akuhlofanga	okungahlofanga	kungahlofanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlofa	—	ngingahlofa	ngingehlofe	—	ngingehlofe
2nd singular	ungahlofa	—	ungahlofa	ungehlofe	—	ungehlofe
1st plural	singahlofa	—	singahlofa	singehlofe	—	singehlofe
2nd plural	ningahlofa	—	ningahlofa	ningehlofe	—	ningehlofe
Class 1	angahlofa	—	engahlofa	angehlofe	—	engehlofe
Class 2	bangahlofa	—	bengahlofa	bangehlofe	—	bengehlofe
Class 3	ungahlofa	—	ungahlofa	ungehlofe	—	ungehlofe
Class 4	ingahlofa	—	ingahlofa	ingehlofe	—	ingehlofe
Class 5	lingahlofa	—	lingahlofa	lingehlofe	—	lingehlofe
Class 6	angahlofa	—	engahlofa	angehlofe	—	engehlofe
Class 7	singahlofa	—	singahlofa	singehlofe	—	singehlofe
Class 8	zingahlofa	—	zingahlofa	zingehlofe	—	zingehlofe
Class 9	ingahlofa	—	ingahlofa	ingehlofe	—	ingehlofe
Class 10	zingahlofa	—	zingahlofa	zingehlofe	—	zingehlofe
Class 11	lungahlofa	—	lungahlofa	lungehlofe	—	lungehlofe
Class 14	bungahlofa	—	bungahlofa	bungehlofe	—	bungehlofe
Class 15	kungahlofa	—	kungahlofa	kungehlofe	—	kungehlofe
Class 17	kungahlofa	—	kungahlofa	kungehlofe	—	kungehlofe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlofa	engizohlofa	ngizohlofa	angizuhlofa	engingezuhlofa	ngingezuhlofa
2nd singular	uzohlofa	ozohlofa	uzohlofa	awuzuhlofa	ongezuhlofa	ungezuhlofa
1st plural	sizohlofa	esizohlofa	sizohlofa	asizuhlofa	esingezuhlofa	singezuhlofa
2nd plural	nizohlofa	enizohlofa	nizohlofa	anizuhlofa	eningezuhlofa	ningezuhlofa
Class 1	uzohlofa	ozohlofa	ezohlofa	akazuhlofa	ongezuhlofa	engezuhlofa
Class 2	bazohlofa	abazohlofa	bezohlofa	abazuhlofa	abangezuhlofa	bengezuhlofa
Class 3	uzohlofa	ozohlofa	uzohlofa	awuzuhlofa	ongezuhlofa	ungezuhlofa
Class 4	izohlofa	ezohlofa	izohlofa	ayizuhlofa	engezuhlofa	ingezuhlofa
Class 5	lizohlofa	elizohlofa	lizohlofa	alizuhlofa	elingezuhlofa	lingezuhlofa
Class 6	azohlofa	azohlofa	ezohlofa	awazuhlofa	angezuhlofa	engezuhlofa
Class 7	sizohlofa	esizohlofa	sizohlofa	asizuhlofa	esingezuhlofa	singezuhlofa
Class 8	zizohlofa	ezizohlofa	zizohlofa	azizuhlofa	ezingezuhlofa	zingezuhlofa
Class 9	izohlofa	ezohlofa	izohlofa	ayizuhlofa	engezuhlofa	ingezuhlofa
Class 10	zizohlofa	ezizohlofa	zizohlofa	azizuhlofa	ezingezuhlofa	zingezuhlofa
Class 11	luzohlofa	oluzohlofa	luzohlofa	aluzuhlofa	olungezuhlofa	lungezuhlofa
Class 14	buzohlofa	obuzohlofa	buzohlofa	abuzuhlofa	obungezuhlofa	bungezuhlofa
Class 15	kuzohlofa	okuzohlofa	kuzohlofa	akuzuhlofa	okungezuhlofa	kungezuhlofa
Class 17	kuzohlofa	okuzohlofa	kuzohlofa	akuzuhlofa	okungezuhlofa	kungezuhlofa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlofa	engiyohlofa	ngiyohlofa	angiyuhlofa	engingeyuhlofa	ngingeyuhlofa
2nd singular	uyohlofa	oyohlofa	uyohlofa	awuyuhlofa	ongeyuhlofa	ungeyuhlofa
1st plural	siyohlofa	esiyohlofa	siyohlofa	asiyuhlofa	esingeyuhlofa	singeyuhlofa
2nd plural	niyohlofa	eniyohlofa	niyohlofa	aniyuhlofa	eningeyuhlofa	ningeyuhlofa
Class 1	uyohlofa	oyohlofa	eyohlofa	akayuhlofa	ongeyuhlofa	engeyuhlofa
Class 2	bayohlofa	abayohlofa	beyohlofa	abayuhlofa	abangeyuhlofa	bengeyuhlofa
Class 3	uyohlofa	oyohlofa	uyohlofa	awuyuhlofa	ongeyuhlofa	ungeyuhlofa
Class 4	iyohlofa	eyohlofa	iyohlofa	ayiyuhlofa	engeyuhlofa	ingeyuhlofa
Class 5	liyohlofa	eliyohlofa	liyohlofa	aliyuhlofa	elingeyuhlofa	lingeyuhlofa
Class 6	ayohlofa	ayohlofa	eyohlofa	awayuhlofa	angeyuhlofa	engeyuhlofa
Class 7	siyohlofa	esiyohlofa	siyohlofa	asiyuhlofa	esingeyuhlofa	singeyuhlofa
Class 8	ziyohlofa	eziyohlofa	ziyohlofa	aziyuhlofa	ezingeyuhlofa	zingeyuhlofa
Class 9	iyohlofa	eyohlofa	iyohlofa	ayiyuhlofa	engeyuhlofa	ingeyuhlofa
Class 10	ziyohlofa	eziyohlofa	ziyohlofa	aziyuhlofa	ezingeyuhlofa	zingeyuhlofa
Class 11	luyohlofa	oluyohlofa	luyohlofa	aluyuhlofa	olungeyuhlofa	lungeyuhlofa
Class 14	buyohlofa	obuyohlofa	buyohlofa	abuyuhlofa	obungeyuhlofa	bungeyuhlofa
Class 15	kuyohlofa	okuyohlofa	kuyohlofa	akuyuhlofa	okungeyuhlofa	kungeyuhlofa
Class 17	kuyohlofa	okuyohlofa	kuyohlofa	akuyuhlofa	okungeyuhlofa	kungeyuhlofa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlofe	ngingahlofi
2nd singular	uhlofe	ungahlofi
1st plural	sihlofe	singahlofi
2nd plural	nihlofe	ningahlofi
Class 1	ahlofe	angahlofi
Class 2	bahlofe	bangahlofi
Class 3	uhlofe	ungahlofi
Class 4	ihlofe	ingahlofi
Class 5	lihlofe	lingahlofi
Class 6	ahlofe	angahlofi
Class 7	sihlofe	singahlofi
Class 8	zihlofe	zingahlofi
Class 9	ihlofe	ingahlofi
Class 10	zihlofe	zingahlofi
Class 11	luhlofe	lungahlofi
Class 14	buhlofe	bungahlofi
Class 15	kuhlofe	kungahlofi
Class 17	kuhlofe	kungahlofi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlofa	ngangahlofa, angahlofa, angangahlofa
2nd singular	wahlofa	wangahlofa, awahlofa, awangahlofa
1st plural	sahlofa	sangahlofa, asahlofa, asangahlofa
2nd plural	nahlofa	nangahlofa, anahlofa, anangahlofa
Class 1	wahlofa	wangahlofa, akahlofa, akangahlofa
Class 2	bahlofa	bangahlofa, abahlofa, abangahlofa
Class 3	wahlofa	wangahlofa, awahlofa, awangahlofa
Class 4	yahlofa	yangahlofa, ayahlofa, ayangahlofa
Class 5	lahlofa	langahlofa, alahlofa, alangahlofa
Class 6	ahlofa	angahlofa, awahlofa, awangahlofa
Class 7	sahlofa	sangahlofa, asahlofa, asangahlofa
Class 8	zahlofa	zangahlofa, azahlofa, azangahlofa
Class 9	yahlofa	yangahlofa, ayahlofa, ayangahlofa
Class 10	zahlofa	zangahlofa, azahlofa, azangahlofa
Class 11	lwahlofa	lwangahlofa, alwahlofa, alwangahlofa
Class 14	bahlofa	bangahlofa, abahlofa, abangahlofa
Class 15	kwahlofa	kwangahlofa, akwahlofa, akwangahlofa
Class 17	kwahlofa	kwangahlofa, akwahlofa, akwangahlofa

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hlofa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlofa (6.3)”