khuthala

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-khuthala^?

1. (intransitive) to be diligent

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-khuthála

1. (intransitive) to become industrious, to be energetic

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukukhuthala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhuthala	ukungakhuthali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khuthala	-khuthale
Plural	khuthalani	-khuthaleni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhuthele	engikhuthele	ngikhuthele	angikhuthele	engingakhuthele	ngingakhuthele
2nd singular	ukhuthele	okhuthele	ukhuthele	awukhuthele	ongakhuthele	ungakhuthele
1st plural	sikhuthele	esikhuthele	sikhuthele	asikhuthele	esingakhuthele	singakhuthele
2nd plural	nikhuthele	enikhuthele	nikhuthele	anikhuthele	eningakhuthele	ningakhuthele
Class 1	ukhuthele	okhuthele	ekhuthele	akakhuthele	ongakhuthele	engakhuthele
Class 2	bakhuthele	abakhuthele	bekhuthele	abakhuthele	abangakhuthele	bengakhuthele
Class 3	ukhuthele	okhuthele	ukhuthele	awukhuthele	ongakhuthele	ongakhuthele
Class 4	ikhuthele	ekhuthele	ikhuthele	ayikhuthele	engakhuthele	ingakhuthele
Class 5	likhuthele	elikhuthele	likhuthele	alikhuthele	elingakhuthele	lingakhuthele
Class 6	akhuthele	akhuthele	ekhuthele	awakhuthele	angakhuthele	engakhuthele
Class 7	sikhuthele	esikhuthele	sikhuthele	asikhuthele	esingakhuthele	singakhuthele
Class 8	zikhuthele	ezikhuthele	zikhuthele	azikhuthele	ezingakhuthele	zingakhuthele
Class 9	ikhuthele	ekhuthele	ikhuthele	ayikhuthele	engakhuthele	ingakhuthele
Class 10	zikhuthele	ezikhuthele	zikhuthele	azikhuthele	ezingakhuthele	zingakhuthele
Class 11	lukhuthele	olukhuthele	lukhuthele	alukhuthele	olungakhuthele	lungakhuthele
Class 14	bukhuthele	obukhuthele	bukhuthele	abukhuthele	obungakhuthele	bungakhuthele
Class 15	kukhuthele	okukhuthele	kukhuthele	akukhuthele	okungakhuthele	kungakhuthele
Class 17	kukhuthele	okukhuthele	kukhuthele	akukhuthele	okungakhuthele	kungakhuthele
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhuthala, ngikhuthala	engikhuthalayo, engikhuthala	ngikhuthala	angikhuthali	engingakhuthali	ngingakhuthali
2nd singular	uyakhuthala, ukhuthala	okhuthalayo, okhuthala	ukhuthala	awukhuthali	ongakhuthali	ungakhuthali
1st plural	siyakhuthala, sikhuthala	esikhuthalayo, esikhuthala	sikhuthala	asikhuthali	esingakhuthali	singakhuthali
2nd plural	niyakhuthala, nikhuthala	enikhuthalayo, enikhuthala	nikhuthala	anikhuthali	eningakhuthali	ningakhuthali
Class 1	uyakhuthala, ukhuthala	okhuthalayo, okhuthala	ekhuthala	akakhuthali	ongakhuthali	engakhuthali
Class 2	bayakhuthala, bakhuthala	abakhuthalayo, abakhuthala	bekhuthala	abakhuthali	abangakhuthali	bengakhuthali
Class 3	uyakhuthala, ukhuthala	okhuthalayo, okhuthala	ukhuthala	awukhuthali	ongakhuthali	ungakhuthali
Class 4	iyakhuthala, ikhuthala	ekhuthalayo, ekhuthala	ikhuthala	ayikhuthali	engakhuthali	ingakhuthali
Class 5	liyakhuthala, likhuthala	elikhuthalayo, elikhuthala	likhuthala	alikhuthali	elingakhuthali	lingakhuthali
Class 6	ayakhuthala, akhuthala	akhuthalayo, akhuthala	ekhuthala	awakhuthali	angakhuthali	engakhuthali
Class 7	siyakhuthala, sikhuthala	esikhuthalayo, esikhuthala	sikhuthala	asikhuthali	esingakhuthali	singakhuthali
Class 8	ziyakhuthala, zikhuthala	ezikhuthalayo, ezikhuthala	zikhuthala	azikhuthali	ezingakhuthali	zingakhuthali
Class 9	iyakhuthala, ikhuthala	ekhuthalayo, ekhuthala	ikhuthala	ayikhuthali	engakhuthali	ingakhuthali
Class 10	ziyakhuthala, zikhuthala	ezikhuthalayo, ezikhuthala	zikhuthala	azikhuthali	ezingakhuthali	zingakhuthali
Class 11	luyakhuthala, lukhuthala	olukhuthalayo, olukhuthala	lukhuthala	alukhuthali	olungakhuthali	lungakhuthali
Class 14	buyakhuthala, bukhuthala	obukhuthalayo, obukhuthala	bukhuthala	abukhuthali	obungakhuthali	bungakhuthali
Class 15	kuyakhuthala, kukhuthala	okukhuthalayo, okukhuthala	kukhuthala	akukhuthali	okungakhuthali	kungakhuthali
Class 17	kuyakhuthala, kukhuthala	okukhuthalayo, okukhuthala	kukhuthala	akukhuthali	okungakhuthali	kungakhuthali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhuthalile, ngikhuthalē	engikhuthalile, engikhuthalē	ngikhuthalile, ngikhuthalē	angikhuthalanga	engingakhuthalanga	ngingakhuthalanga
2nd singular	ukhuthalile, ukhuthalē	okhuthalile, okhuthalē	ukhuthalile, ukhuthalē	awukhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	ungakhuthalanga
1st plural	sikhuthalile, sikhuthalē	esikhuthalile, esikhuthalē	sikhuthalile, sikhuthalē	asikhuthalanga	esingakhuthalanga	singakhuthalanga
2nd plural	nikhuthalile, nikhuthalē	enikhuthalile, enikhuthalē	nikhuthalile, nikhuthalē	anikhuthalanga	eningakhuthalanga	ningakhuthalanga
Class 1	ukhuthalile, ukhuthalē	okhuthalile, okhuthalē	ekhuthalile, ekhuthalē	akakhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga
Class 2	bakhuthalile, bakhuthalē	abakhuthalile, abakhuthalē	bekhuthalile, bekhuthalē	abakhuthalanga	abangakhuthalanga	bengakhuthalanga
Class 3	ukhuthalile, ukhuthalē	okhuthalile, okhuthalē	ukhuthalile, ukhuthalē	awukhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	ungakhuthalanga
Class 4	ikhuthalile, ikhuthalē	ekhuthalile, ekhuthalē	ikhuthalile, ikhuthalē	ayikhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga	ingakhuthalanga
Class 5	likhuthalile, likhuthalē	elikhuthalile, elikhuthalē	likhuthalile, likhuthalē	alikhuthalanga	elingakhuthalanga	lingakhuthalanga
Class 6	akhuthalile, akhuthalē	akhuthalile, akhuthalē	ekhuthalile, ekhuthalē	awakhuthalanga	angakhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga
Class 7	sikhuthalile, sikhuthalē	esikhuthalile, esikhuthalē	sikhuthalile, sikhuthalē	asikhuthalanga	esingakhuthalanga	singakhuthalanga
Class 8	zikhuthalile, zikhuthalē	ezikhuthalile, ezikhuthalē	zikhuthalile, zikhuthalē	azikhuthalanga	ezingakhuthalanga	zingakhuthalanga
Class 9	ikhuthalile, ikhuthalē	ekhuthalile, ekhuthalē	ikhuthalile, ikhuthalē	ayikhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga	ingakhuthalanga
Class 10	zikhuthalile, zikhuthalē	ezikhuthalile, ezikhuthalē	zikhuthalile, zikhuthalē	azikhuthalanga	ezingakhuthalanga	zingakhuthalanga
Class 11	lukhuthalile, lukhuthalē	olukhuthalile, olukhuthalē	lukhuthalile, lukhuthalē	alukhuthalanga	olungakhuthalanga	lungakhuthalanga
Class 14	bukhuthalile, bukhuthalē	obukhuthalile, obukhuthalē	bukhuthalile, bukhuthalē	abukhuthalanga	obungakhuthalanga	bungakhuthalanga
Class 15	kukhuthalile, kukhuthalē	okukhuthalile, okukhuthalē	kukhuthalile, kukhuthalē	akukhuthalanga	okungakhuthalanga	kungakhuthalanga
Class 17	kukhuthalile, kukhuthalē	okukhuthalile, okukhuthalē	kukhuthalile, kukhuthalē	akukhuthalanga	okungakhuthalanga	kungakhuthalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhuthala	engākhuthala	ngākhuthala	angikhuthalanga	engingakhuthalanga	ngingakhuthalanga
2nd singular	wākhuthala	owākhuthala	wākhuthala	awukhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	ungakhuthalanga
1st plural	sākhuthala	esākhuthala	sākhuthala	asikhuthalanga	esingakhuthalanga	singakhuthalanga
2nd plural	nākhuthala	enākhuthala	nākhuthala	anikhuthalanga	eningakhuthalanga	ningakhuthalanga
Class 1	wākhuthala	owākhuthala	ākhuthala	akakhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga
Class 2	bākhuthala	abākhuthala	bākhuthala	abakhuthalanga	abangakhuthalanga	bengakhuthalanga
Class 3	wākhuthala	owākhuthala	wākhuthala	awukhuthalanga	ongakhuthalanga	ungakhuthalanga
Class 4	yākhuthala	eyākhuthala	yākhuthala	ayikhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga	ingakhuthalanga
Class 5	lākhuthala	elākhuthala	lākhuthala	alikhuthalanga	elingakhuthalanga	lingakhuthalanga
Class 6	ākhuthala	ākhuthala	ākhuthala	awakhuthalanga	angakhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga
Class 7	sākhuthala	esākhuthala	sākhuthala	asikhuthalanga	esingakhuthalanga	singakhuthalanga
Class 8	zākhuthala	ezākhuthala	zākhuthala	azikhuthalanga	ezingakhuthalanga	zingakhuthalanga
Class 9	yākhuthala	eyākhuthala	yākhuthala	ayikhuthalanga	engakhuthalanga	ingakhuthalanga
Class 10	zākhuthala	ezākhuthala	zākhuthala	azikhuthalanga	ezingakhuthalanga	zingakhuthalanga
Class 11	lwākhuthala	olwākhuthala	lwākhuthala	alukhuthalanga	olungakhuthalanga	lungakhuthalanga
Class 14	bākhuthala	obākhuthala	bākhuthala	abukhuthalanga	obungakhuthalanga	bungakhuthalanga
Class 15	kwākhuthala	okwākhuthala	kwākhuthala	akukhuthalanga	okungakhuthalanga	kungakhuthalanga
Class 17	kwākhuthala	okwākhuthala	kwākhuthala	akukhuthalanga	okungakhuthalanga	kungakhuthalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhuthala	—	ngingakhuthala	ngingekhuthale	—	ngingekhuthale
2nd singular	ungakhuthala	—	ungakhuthala	ungekhuthale	—	ungekhuthale
1st plural	singakhuthala	—	singakhuthala	singekhuthale	—	singekhuthale
2nd plural	ningakhuthala	—	ningakhuthala	ningekhuthale	—	ningekhuthale
Class 1	angakhuthala	—	engakhuthala	angekhuthale	—	engekhuthale
Class 2	bangakhuthala	—	bengakhuthala	bangekhuthale	—	bengekhuthale
Class 3	ungakhuthala	—	ungakhuthala	ungekhuthale	—	ungekhuthale
Class 4	ingakhuthala	—	ingakhuthala	ingekhuthale	—	ingekhuthale
Class 5	lingakhuthala	—	lingakhuthala	lingekhuthale	—	lingekhuthale
Class 6	angakhuthala	—	engakhuthala	angekhuthale	—	engekhuthale
Class 7	singakhuthala	—	singakhuthala	singekhuthale	—	singekhuthale
Class 8	zingakhuthala	—	zingakhuthala	zingekhuthale	—	zingekhuthale
Class 9	ingakhuthala	—	ingakhuthala	ingekhuthale	—	ingekhuthale
Class 10	zingakhuthala	—	zingakhuthala	zingekhuthale	—	zingekhuthale
Class 11	lungakhuthala	—	lungakhuthala	lungekhuthale	—	lungekhuthale
Class 14	bungakhuthala	—	bungakhuthala	bungekhuthale	—	bungekhuthale
Class 15	kungakhuthala	—	kungakhuthala	kungekhuthale	—	kungekhuthale
Class 17	kungakhuthala	—	kungakhuthala	kungekhuthale	—	kungekhuthale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhuthala	engizokhuthala	ngizokhuthala	angizukhuthala	engingezukhuthala	ngingezukhuthala
2nd singular	uzokhuthala	ozokhuthala	uzokhuthala	awuzukhuthala	ongezukhuthala	ungezukhuthala
1st plural	sizokhuthala	esizokhuthala	sizokhuthala	asizukhuthala	esingezukhuthala	singezukhuthala
2nd plural	nizokhuthala	enizokhuthala	nizokhuthala	anizukhuthala	eningezukhuthala	ningezukhuthala
Class 1	uzokhuthala	ozokhuthala	ezokhuthala	akazukhuthala	ongezukhuthala	engezukhuthala
Class 2	bazokhuthala	abazokhuthala	bezokhuthala	abazukhuthala	abangezukhuthala	bengezukhuthala
Class 3	uzokhuthala	ozokhuthala	uzokhuthala	awuzukhuthala	ongezukhuthala	ungezukhuthala
Class 4	izokhuthala	ezokhuthala	izokhuthala	ayizukhuthala	engezukhuthala	ingezukhuthala
Class 5	lizokhuthala	elizokhuthala	lizokhuthala	alizukhuthala	elingezukhuthala	lingezukhuthala
Class 6	azokhuthala	azokhuthala	ezokhuthala	awazukhuthala	angezukhuthala	engezukhuthala
Class 7	sizokhuthala	esizokhuthala	sizokhuthala	asizukhuthala	esingezukhuthala	singezukhuthala
Class 8	zizokhuthala	ezizokhuthala	zizokhuthala	azizukhuthala	ezingezukhuthala	zingezukhuthala
Class 9	izokhuthala	ezokhuthala	izokhuthala	ayizukhuthala	engezukhuthala	ingezukhuthala
Class 10	zizokhuthala	ezizokhuthala	zizokhuthala	azizukhuthala	ezingezukhuthala	zingezukhuthala
Class 11	luzokhuthala	oluzokhuthala	luzokhuthala	aluzukhuthala	olungezukhuthala	lungezukhuthala
Class 14	buzokhuthala	obuzokhuthala	buzokhuthala	abuzukhuthala	obungezukhuthala	bungezukhuthala
Class 15	kuzokhuthala	okuzokhuthala	kuzokhuthala	akuzukhuthala	okungezukhuthala	kungezukhuthala
Class 17	kuzokhuthala	okuzokhuthala	kuzokhuthala	akuzukhuthala	okungezukhuthala	kungezukhuthala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhuthala	engiyokhuthala	ngiyokhuthala	angiyukhuthala	engingeyukhuthala	ngingeyukhuthala
2nd singular	uyokhuthala	oyokhuthala	uyokhuthala	awuyukhuthala	ongeyukhuthala	ungeyukhuthala
1st plural	siyokhuthala	esiyokhuthala	siyokhuthala	asiyukhuthala	esingeyukhuthala	singeyukhuthala
2nd plural	niyokhuthala	eniyokhuthala	niyokhuthala	aniyukhuthala	eningeyukhuthala	ningeyukhuthala
Class 1	uyokhuthala	oyokhuthala	eyokhuthala	akayukhuthala	ongeyukhuthala	engeyukhuthala
Class 2	bayokhuthala	abayokhuthala	beyokhuthala	abayukhuthala	abangeyukhuthala	bengeyukhuthala
Class 3	uyokhuthala	oyokhuthala	uyokhuthala	awuyukhuthala	ongeyukhuthala	ungeyukhuthala
Class 4	iyokhuthala	eyokhuthala	iyokhuthala	ayiyukhuthala	engeyukhuthala	ingeyukhuthala
Class 5	liyokhuthala	eliyokhuthala	liyokhuthala	aliyukhuthala	elingeyukhuthala	lingeyukhuthala
Class 6	ayokhuthala	ayokhuthala	eyokhuthala	awayukhuthala	angeyukhuthala	engeyukhuthala
Class 7	siyokhuthala	esiyokhuthala	siyokhuthala	asiyukhuthala	esingeyukhuthala	singeyukhuthala
Class 8	ziyokhuthala	eziyokhuthala	ziyokhuthala	aziyukhuthala	ezingeyukhuthala	zingeyukhuthala
Class 9	iyokhuthala	eyokhuthala	iyokhuthala	ayiyukhuthala	engeyukhuthala	ingeyukhuthala
Class 10	ziyokhuthala	eziyokhuthala	ziyokhuthala	aziyukhuthala	ezingeyukhuthala	zingeyukhuthala
Class 11	luyokhuthala	oluyokhuthala	luyokhuthala	aluyukhuthala	olungeyukhuthala	lungeyukhuthala
Class 14	buyokhuthala	obuyokhuthala	buyokhuthala	abuyukhuthala	obungeyukhuthala	bungeyukhuthala
Class 15	kuyokhuthala	okuyokhuthala	kuyokhuthala	akuyukhuthala	okungeyukhuthala	kungeyukhuthala
Class 17	kuyokhuthala	okuyokhuthala	kuyokhuthala	akuyukhuthala	okungeyukhuthala	kungeyukhuthala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhuthale	ngingakhuthali
2nd singular	ukhuthale	ungakhuthali
1st plural	sikhuthale	singakhuthali
2nd plural	nikhuthale	ningakhuthali
Class 1	akhuthale	angakhuthali
Class 2	bakhuthale	bangakhuthali
Class 3	ukhuthale	ungakhuthali
Class 4	ikhuthale	ingakhuthali
Class 5	likhuthale	lingakhuthali
Class 6	akhuthale	angakhuthali
Class 7	sikhuthale	singakhuthali
Class 8	zikhuthale	zingakhuthali
Class 9	ikhuthale	ingakhuthali
Class 10	zikhuthale	zingakhuthali
Class 11	lukhuthale	lungakhuthali
Class 14	bukhuthale	bungakhuthali
Class 15	kukhuthale	kungakhuthali
Class 17	kukhuthale	kungakhuthali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhuthala	ngangakhuthala, angakhuthala, angangakhuthala
2nd singular	wakhuthala	wangakhuthala, awakhuthala, awangakhuthala
1st plural	sakhuthala	sangakhuthala, asakhuthala, asangakhuthala
2nd plural	nakhuthala	nangakhuthala, anakhuthala, anangakhuthala
Class 1	wakhuthala	wangakhuthala, akakhuthala, akangakhuthala
Class 2	bakhuthala	bangakhuthala, abakhuthala, abangakhuthala
Class 3	wakhuthala	wangakhuthala, awakhuthala, awangakhuthala
Class 4	yakhuthala	yangakhuthala, ayakhuthala, ayangakhuthala
Class 5	lakhuthala	langakhuthala, alakhuthala, alangakhuthala
Class 6	akhuthala	angakhuthala, awakhuthala, awangakhuthala
Class 7	sakhuthala	sangakhuthala, asakhuthala, asangakhuthala
Class 8	zakhuthala	zangakhuthala, azakhuthala, azangakhuthala
Class 9	yakhuthala	yangakhuthala, ayakhuthala, ayangakhuthala
Class 10	zakhuthala	zangakhuthala, azakhuthala, azangakhuthala
Class 11	lwakhuthala	lwangakhuthala, alwakhuthala, alwangakhuthala
Class 14	bakhuthala	bangakhuthala, abakhuthala, abangakhuthala
Class 15	kwakhuthala	kwangakhuthala, akwakhuthala, akwangakhuthala
Class 17	kwakhuthala	kwangakhuthala, akwakhuthala, akwangakhuthala

References

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