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Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Inflection
1.3
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Zulu
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edit
]
Etymology
[
edit
]
From
-khetha
+
-isa
.
Verb
[
edit
]
-khethisa
?
(
transitive
)
to
make
/
help
choose
Inflection
[
edit
]
Tone unknown
Infinitive
ukukhethisa
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukukhethisa
ukungakhethisi
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
khethisa
-khethise
Plural
khethisani
-khethiseni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyakhethisa
,
ngikhethisa
engikhethisayo
,
engikhethisa
ngikhethisa
angikhethisi
engingakhethisi
ngingakhethisi
2nd singular
uyakhethisa
,
ukhethisa
okhethisayo
,
okhethisa
ukhethisa
awukhethisi
ongakhethisi
ungakhethisi
1st plural
siyakhethisa
,
sikhethisa
esikhethisayo
,
esikhethisa
sikhethisa
asikhethisi
esingakhethisi
singakhethisi
2nd plural
niyakhethisa
,
nikhethisa
enikhethisayo
,
enikhethisa
nikhethisa
anikhethisi
eningakhethisi
ningakhethisi
Class 1
uyakhethisa
,
ukhethisa
okhethisayo
,
okhethisa
ekhethisa
akakhethisi
ongakhethisi
engakhethisi
Class 2
bayakhethisa
,
bakhethisa
abakhethisayo
,
abakhethisa
bekhethisa
abakhethisi
abangakhethisi
bengakhethisi
Class 3
uyakhethisa
,
ukhethisa
okhethisayo
,
okhethisa
ukhethisa
awukhethisi
ongakhethisi
ungakhethisi
Class 4
iyakhethisa
,
ikhethisa
ekhethisayo
,
ekhethisa
ikhethisa
ayikhethisi
engakhethisi
ingakhethisi
Class 5
liyakhethisa
,
likhethisa
elikhethisayo
,
elikhethisa
likhethisa
alikhethisi
elingakhethisi
lingakhethisi
Class 6
ayakhethisa
,
akhethisa
akhethisayo
,
akhethisa
ekhethisa
awakhethisi
angakhethisi
engakhethisi
Class 7
siyakhethisa
,
sikhethisa
esikhethisayo
,
esikhethisa
sikhethisa
asikhethisi
esingakhethisi
singakhethisi
Class 8
ziyakhethisa
,
zikhethisa
ezikhethisayo
,
ezikhethisa
zikhethisa
azikhethisi
ezingakhethisi
zingakhethisi
Class 9
iyakhethisa
,
ikhethisa
ekhethisayo
,
ekhethisa
ikhethisa
ayikhethisi
engakhethisi
ingakhethisi
Class 10
ziyakhethisa
,
zikhethisa
ezikhethisayo
,
ezikhethisa
zikhethisa
azikhethisi
ezingakhethisi
zingakhethisi
Class 11
luyakhethisa
,
lukhethisa
olukhethisayo
,
olukhethisa
lukhethisa
alukhethisi
olungakhethisi
lungakhethisi
Class 14
buyakhethisa
,
bukhethisa
obukhethisayo
,
obukhethisa
bukhethisa
abukhethisi
obungakhethisi
bungakhethisi
Class 15
kuyakhethisa
,
kukhethisa
okukhethisayo
,
okukhethisa
kukhethisa
akukhethisi
okungakhethisi
kungakhethisi
Class 17
kuyakhethisa
,
kukhethisa
okukhethisayo
,
okukhethisa
kukhethisa
akukhethisi
okungakhethisi
kungakhethisi
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngikhethisile
,
ngikhethisē
engikhethisile
,
engikhethisē
ngikhethisile
,
ngikhethisē
angikhethisanga
engingakhethisanga
ngingakhethisanga
2nd singular
ukhethisile
,
ukhethisē
okhethisile
,
okhethisē
ukhethisile
,
ukhethisē
awukhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
ungakhethisanga
1st plural
sikhethisile
,
sikhethisē
esikhethisile
,
esikhethisē
sikhethisile
,
sikhethisē
asikhethisanga
esingakhethisanga
singakhethisanga
2nd plural
nikhethisile
,
nikhethisē
enikhethisile
,
enikhethisē
nikhethisile
,
nikhethisē
anikhethisanga
eningakhethisanga
ningakhethisanga
Class 1
ukhethisile
,
ukhethisē
okhethisile
,
okhethisē
ekhethisile
,
ekhethisē
akakhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
engakhethisanga
Class 2
bakhethisile
,
bakhethisē
abakhethisile
,
abakhethisē
bekhethisile
,
bekhethisē
abakhethisanga
abangakhethisanga
bengakhethisanga
Class 3
ukhethisile
,
ukhethisē
okhethisile
,
okhethisē
ukhethisile
,
ukhethisē
awukhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
ungakhethisanga
Class 4
ikhethisile
,
ikhethisē
ekhethisile
,
ekhethisē
ikhethisile
,
ikhethisē
ayikhethisanga
engakhethisanga
ingakhethisanga
Class 5
likhethisile
,
likhethisē
elikhethisile
,
elikhethisē
likhethisile
,
likhethisē
alikhethisanga
elingakhethisanga
lingakhethisanga
Class 6
akhethisile
,
akhethisē
akhethisile
,
akhethisē
ekhethisile
,
ekhethisē
awakhethisanga
angakhethisanga
engakhethisanga
Class 7
sikhethisile
,
sikhethisē
esikhethisile
,
esikhethisē
sikhethisile
,
sikhethisē
asikhethisanga
esingakhethisanga
singakhethisanga
Class 8
zikhethisile
,
zikhethisē
ezikhethisile
,
ezikhethisē
zikhethisile
,
zikhethisē
azikhethisanga
ezingakhethisanga
zingakhethisanga
Class 9
ikhethisile
,
ikhethisē
ekhethisile
,
ekhethisē
ikhethisile
,
ikhethisē
ayikhethisanga
engakhethisanga
ingakhethisanga
Class 10
zikhethisile
,
zikhethisē
ezikhethisile
,
ezikhethisē
zikhethisile
,
zikhethisē
azikhethisanga
ezingakhethisanga
zingakhethisanga
Class 11
lukhethisile
,
lukhethisē
olukhethisile
,
olukhethisē
lukhethisile
,
lukhethisē
alukhethisanga
olungakhethisanga
lungakhethisanga
Class 14
bukhethisile
,
bukhethisē
obukhethisile
,
obukhethisē
bukhethisile
,
bukhethisē
abukhethisanga
obungakhethisanga
bungakhethisanga
Class 15
kukhethisile
,
kukhethisē
okukhethisile
,
okukhethisē
kukhethisile
,
kukhethisē
akukhethisanga
okungakhethisanga
kungakhethisanga
Class 17
kukhethisile
,
kukhethisē
okukhethisile
,
okukhethisē
kukhethisile
,
kukhethisē
akukhethisanga
okungakhethisanga
kungakhethisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngākhethisa
engākhethisa
ngākhethisa
angikhethisanga
engingakhethisanga
ngingakhethisanga
2nd singular
wākhethisa
owākhethisa
wākhethisa
awukhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
ungakhethisanga
1st plural
sākhethisa
esākhethisa
sākhethisa
asikhethisanga
esingakhethisanga
singakhethisanga
2nd plural
nākhethisa
enākhethisa
nākhethisa
anikhethisanga
eningakhethisanga
ningakhethisanga
Class 1
wākhethisa
owākhethisa
ākhethisa
akakhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
engakhethisanga
Class 2
bākhethisa
abākhethisa
bākhethisa
abakhethisanga
abangakhethisanga
bengakhethisanga
Class 3
wākhethisa
owākhethisa
wākhethisa
awukhethisanga
ongakhethisanga
ungakhethisanga
Class 4
yākhethisa
eyākhethisa
yākhethisa
ayikhethisanga
engakhethisanga
ingakhethisanga
Class 5
lākhethisa
elākhethisa
lākhethisa
alikhethisanga
elingakhethisanga
lingakhethisanga
Class 6
ākhethisa
ākhethisa
ākhethisa
awakhethisanga
angakhethisanga
engakhethisanga
Class 7
sākhethisa
esākhethisa
sākhethisa
asikhethisanga
esingakhethisanga
singakhethisanga
Class 8
zākhethisa
ezākhethisa
zākhethisa
azikhethisanga
ezingakhethisanga
zingakhethisanga
Class 9
yākhethisa
eyākhethisa
yākhethisa
ayikhethisanga
engakhethisanga
ingakhethisanga
Class 10
zākhethisa
ezākhethisa
zākhethisa
azikhethisanga
ezingakhethisanga
zingakhethisanga
Class 11
lwākhethisa
olwākhethisa
lwākhethisa
alukhethisanga
olungakhethisanga
lungakhethisanga
Class 14
bākhethisa
obākhethisa
bākhethisa
abukhethisanga
obungakhethisanga
bungakhethisanga
Class 15
kwākhethisa
okwākhethisa
kwākhethisa
akukhethisanga
okungakhethisanga
kungakhethisanga
Class 17
kwākhethisa
okwākhethisa
kwākhethisa
akukhethisanga
okungakhethisanga
kungakhethisanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingakhethisa
—
ngingakhethisa
ngingekhethise
—
ngingekhethise
2nd singular
ungakhethisa
—
ungakhethisa
ungekhethise
—
ungekhethise
1st plural
singakhethisa
—
singakhethisa
singekhethise
—
singekhethise
2nd plural
ningakhethisa
—
ningakhethisa
ningekhethise
—
ningekhethise
Class 1
angakhethisa
—
engakhethisa
angekhethise
—
engekhethise
Class 2
bangakhethisa
—
bengakhethisa
bangekhethise
—
bengekhethise
Class 3
ungakhethisa
—
ungakhethisa
ungekhethise
—
ungekhethise
Class 4
ingakhethisa
—
ingakhethisa
ingekhethise
—
ingekhethise
Class 5
lingakhethisa
—
lingakhethisa
lingekhethise
—
lingekhethise
Class 6
angakhethisa
—
engakhethisa
angekhethise
—
engekhethise
Class 7
singakhethisa
—
singakhethisa
singekhethise
—
singekhethise
Class 8
zingakhethisa
—
zingakhethisa
zingekhethise
—
zingekhethise
Class 9
ingakhethisa
—
ingakhethisa
ingekhethise
—
ingekhethise
Class 10
zingakhethisa
—
zingakhethisa
zingekhethise
—
zingekhethise
Class 11
lungakhethisa
—
lungakhethisa
lungekhethise
—
lungekhethise
Class 14
bungakhethisa
—
bungakhethisa
bungekhethise
—
bungekhethise
Class 15
kungakhethisa
—
kungakhethisa
kungekhethise
—
kungekhethise
Class 17
kungakhethisa
—
kungakhethisa
kungekhethise
—
kungekhethise
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizokhethisa
engizokhethisa
ngizokhethisa
angizukhethisa
engingezukhethisa
ngingezukhethisa
2nd singular
uzokhethisa
ozokhethisa
uzokhethisa
awuzukhethisa
ongezukhethisa
ungezukhethisa
1st plural
sizokhethisa
esizokhethisa
sizokhethisa
asizukhethisa
esingezukhethisa
singezukhethisa
2nd plural
nizokhethisa
enizokhethisa
nizokhethisa
anizukhethisa
eningezukhethisa
ningezukhethisa
Class 1
uzokhethisa
ozokhethisa
ezokhethisa
akazukhethisa
ongezukhethisa
engezukhethisa
Class 2
bazokhethisa
abazokhethisa
bezokhethisa
abazukhethisa
abangezukhethisa
bengezukhethisa
Class 3
uzokhethisa
ozokhethisa
uzokhethisa
awuzukhethisa
ongezukhethisa
ungezukhethisa
Class 4
izokhethisa
ezokhethisa
izokhethisa
ayizukhethisa
engezukhethisa
ingezukhethisa
Class 5
lizokhethisa
elizokhethisa
lizokhethisa
alizukhethisa
elingezukhethisa
lingezukhethisa
Class 6
azokhethisa
azokhethisa
ezokhethisa
awazukhethisa
angezukhethisa
engezukhethisa
Class 7
sizokhethisa
esizokhethisa
sizokhethisa
asizukhethisa
esingezukhethisa
singezukhethisa
Class 8
zizokhethisa
ezizokhethisa
zizokhethisa
azizukhethisa
ezingezukhethisa
zingezukhethisa
Class 9
izokhethisa
ezokhethisa
izokhethisa
ayizukhethisa
engezukhethisa
ingezukhethisa
Class 10
zizokhethisa
ezizokhethisa
zizokhethisa
azizukhethisa
ezingezukhethisa
zingezukhethisa
Class 11
luzokhethisa
oluzokhethisa
luzokhethisa
aluzukhethisa
olungezukhethisa
lungezukhethisa
Class 14
buzokhethisa
obuzokhethisa
buzokhethisa
abuzukhethisa
obungezukhethisa
bungezukhethisa
Class 15
kuzokhethisa
okuzokhethisa
kuzokhethisa
akuzukhethisa
okungezukhethisa
kungezukhethisa
Class 17
kuzokhethisa
okuzokhethisa
kuzokhethisa
akuzukhethisa
okungezukhethisa
kungezukhethisa
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyokhethisa
engiyokhethisa
ngiyokhethisa
angiyukhethisa
engingeyukhethisa
ngingeyukhethisa
2nd singular
uyokhethisa
oyokhethisa
uyokhethisa
awuyukhethisa
ongeyukhethisa
ungeyukhethisa
1st plural
siyokhethisa
esiyokhethisa
siyokhethisa
asiyukhethisa
esingeyukhethisa
singeyukhethisa
2nd plural
niyokhethisa
eniyokhethisa
niyokhethisa
aniyukhethisa
eningeyukhethisa
ningeyukhethisa
Class 1
uyokhethisa
oyokhethisa
eyokhethisa
akayukhethisa
ongeyukhethisa
engeyukhethisa
Class 2
bayokhethisa
abayokhethisa
beyokhethisa
abayukhethisa
abangeyukhethisa
bengeyukhethisa
Class 3
uyokhethisa
oyokhethisa
uyokhethisa
awuyukhethisa
ongeyukhethisa
ungeyukhethisa
Class 4
iyokhethisa
eyokhethisa
iyokhethisa
ayiyukhethisa
engeyukhethisa
ingeyukhethisa
Class 5
liyokhethisa
eliyokhethisa
liyokhethisa
aliyukhethisa
elingeyukhethisa
lingeyukhethisa
Class 6
ayokhethisa
ayokhethisa
eyokhethisa
awayukhethisa
angeyukhethisa
engeyukhethisa
Class 7
siyokhethisa
esiyokhethisa
siyokhethisa
asiyukhethisa
esingeyukhethisa
singeyukhethisa
Class 8
ziyokhethisa
eziyokhethisa
ziyokhethisa
aziyukhethisa
ezingeyukhethisa
zingeyukhethisa
Class 9
iyokhethisa
eyokhethisa
iyokhethisa
ayiyukhethisa
engeyukhethisa
ingeyukhethisa
Class 10
ziyokhethisa
eziyokhethisa
ziyokhethisa
aziyukhethisa
ezingeyukhethisa
zingeyukhethisa
Class 11
luyokhethisa
oluyokhethisa
luyokhethisa
aluyukhethisa
olungeyukhethisa
lungeyukhethisa
Class 14
buyokhethisa
obuyokhethisa
buyokhethisa
abuyukhethisa
obungeyukhethisa
bungeyukhethisa
Class 15
kuyokhethisa
okuyokhethisa
kuyokhethisa
akuyukhethisa
okungeyukhethisa
kungeyukhethisa
Class 17
kuyokhethisa
okuyokhethisa
kuyokhethisa
akuyukhethisa
okungeyukhethisa
kungeyukhethisa
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngikhethise
ngingakhethisi
2nd singular
ukhethise
ungakhethisi
1st plural
sikhethise
singakhethisi
2nd plural
nikhethise
ningakhethisi
Class 1
akhethise
angakhethisi
Class 2
bakhethise
bangakhethisi
Class 3
ukhethise
ungakhethisi
Class 4
ikhethise
ingakhethisi
Class 5
likhethise
lingakhethisi
Class 6
akhethise
angakhethisi
Class 7
sikhethise
singakhethisi
Class 8
zikhethise
zingakhethisi
Class 9
ikhethise
ingakhethisi
Class 10
zikhethise
zingakhethisi
Class 11
lukhethise
lungakhethisi
Class 14
bukhethise
bungakhethisi
Class 15
kukhethise
kungakhethisi
Class 17
kukhethise
kungakhethisi
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngakhethisa
ngangakhethisa
,
angakhethisa
,
angangakhethisa
2nd singular
wakhethisa
wangakhethisa
,
awakhethisa
,
awangakhethisa
1st plural
sakhethisa
sangakhethisa
,
asakhethisa
,
asangakhethisa
2nd plural
nakhethisa
nangakhethisa
,
anakhethisa
,
anangakhethisa
Class 1
wakhethisa
wangakhethisa
,
akakhethisa
,
akangakhethisa
Class 2
bakhethisa
bangakhethisa
,
abakhethisa
,
abangakhethisa
Class 3
wakhethisa
wangakhethisa
,
awakhethisa
,
awangakhethisa
Class 4
yakhethisa
yangakhethisa
,
ayakhethisa
,
ayangakhethisa
Class 5
lakhethisa
langakhethisa
,
alakhethisa
,
alangakhethisa
Class 6
akhethisa
angakhethisa
,
awakhethisa
,
awangakhethisa
Class 7
sakhethisa
sangakhethisa
,
asakhethisa
,
asangakhethisa
Class 8
zakhethisa
zangakhethisa
,
azakhethisa
,
azangakhethisa
Class 9
yakhethisa
yangakhethisa
,
ayakhethisa
,
ayangakhethisa
Class 10
zakhethisa
zangakhethisa
,
azakhethisa
,
azangakhethisa
Class 11
lwakhethisa
lwangakhethisa
,
alwakhethisa
,
alwangakhethisa
Class 14
bakhethisa
bangakhethisa
,
abakhethisa
,
abangakhethisa
Class 15
kwakhethisa
kwangakhethisa
,
akwakhethisa
,
akwangakhethisa
Class 17
kwakhethisa
kwangakhethisa
,
akwakhethisa
,
akwangakhethisa
References
[
edit
]
C. M. Doke
,
B. W. Vilakazi
(
1972
) “khetha”, in
Zulu-English Dictionary
,
→ISBN
:
“
khetha
”
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