enaba

Zulu

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Verb

-enaba

  1. (intransitive) to sprawl, spread out
  2. (intransitive) to live at ease, be comfortable, feel at home

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukwenaba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukwenaba ukungenabi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yenaba -enabe
Plural yenabani -enabeni
Stative
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngenabile, ngenabē engenabile, engenabē ngenabile, ngenabē angenabile, angenabē engingenabile, engingenabē ngingenabile, ngingenabē
2nd singular wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē wenabile, wenabē awenabile, awenabē ongenabile, ongenabē ungenabile, ungenabē
1st plural senabile, senabē esenabile, esenabē senabile, senabē asenabile, asenabē esingenabile, esingenabē singenabile, singenabē
2nd plural nenabile, nenabē enenabile, enenabē nenabile, nenabē anenabile, anenabē eningenabile, eningenabē ningenabile, ningenabē
Class 1 wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē enabile, enabē akenabile, akenabē ongenabile, ongenabē engenabile, engenabē
Class 2 benabile, benabē abenabile, abenabē benabile, benabē abenabile, abenabē abangenabile, abangenabē bengenabile, bengenabē
Class 3 wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē wenabile, wenabē awenabile, awenabē ongenabile, ongenabē ungenabile, ungenabē
Class 4 yenabile, yenabē eyenabile, eyenabē yenabile, yenabē ayenabile, ayenabē engenabile, engenabē ingenabile, ingenabē
Class 5 lenabile, lenabē elenabile, elenabē lenabile, lenabē alenabile, alenabē elingenabile, elingenabē lingenabile, lingenabē
Class 6 enabile, enabē enabile, enabē enabile, enabē awenabile, awenabē angenabile, angenabē engenabile, engenabē
Class 7 senabile, senabē esenabile, esenabē senabile, senabē asenabile, asenabē esingenabile, esingenabē singenabile, singenabē
Class 8 zenabile, zenabē ezenabile, ezenabē zenabile, zenabē azenabile, azenabē ezingenabile, ezingenabē zingenabile, zingenabē
Class 9 yenabile, yenabē eyenabile, eyenabē yenabile, yenabē ayenabile, ayenabē engenabile, engenabē ingenabile, ingenabē
Class 10 zenabile, zenabē ezenabile, ezenabē zenabile, zenabē azenabile, azenabē ezingenabile, ezingenabē zingenabile, zingenabē
Class 11 lwenabile, lwenabē olwenabile, olwenabē lwenabile, lwenabē alwenabile, alwenabē olungenabile, olungenabē lungenabile, lungenabē
Class 14 benabile, benabē obenabile, obenabē benabile, benabē abenabile, abenabē obungenabile, obungenabē bungenabile, bungenabē
Class 15 kwenabile, kwenabē okwenabile, okwenabē kwenabile, kwenabē akwenabile, akwenabē okungenabile, okungenabē kungenabile, kungenabē
Class 17 kwenabile, kwenabē okwenabile, okwenabē kwenabile, kwenabē akwenabile, akwenabē okungenabile, okungenabē kungenabile, kungenabē
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyenaba, ngenaba engenabayo, engenaba ngenaba angenabi engingenabi ngingenabi
2nd singular uyenaba, wenaba owenabayo, owenaba wenaba awenabi ongenabi ungenabi
1st plural siyenaba, senaba esenabayo, esenaba senaba asenabi esingenabi singenabi
2nd plural niyenaba, nenaba enenabayo, enenaba nenaba anenabi eningenabi ningenabi
Class 1 uyenaba, wenaba owenabayo, owenaba enaba akenabi ongenabi engenabi
Class 2 bayenaba, benaba abenabayo, abenaba benaba abenabi abangenabi bengenabi
Class 3 uyenaba, wenaba owenabayo, owenaba wenaba awenabi ongenabi ungenabi
Class 4 iyenaba, yenaba eyenabayo, eyenaba yenaba ayenabi engenabi ingenabi
Class 5 liyenaba, lenaba elenabayo, elenaba lenaba alenabi elingenabi lingenabi
Class 6 ayenaba, enaba enabayo, enaba enaba awenabi angenabi engenabi
Class 7 siyenaba, senaba esenabayo, esenaba senaba asenabi esingenabi singenabi
Class 8 ziyenaba, zenaba ezenabayo, ezenaba zenaba azenabi ezingenabi zingenabi
Class 9 iyenaba, yenaba eyenabayo, eyenaba yenaba ayenabi engenabi ingenabi
Class 10 ziyenaba, zenaba ezenabayo, ezenaba zenaba azenabi ezingenabi zingenabi
Class 11 luyenaba, lwenaba olwenabayo, olwenaba lwenaba alwenabi olungenabi lungenabi
Class 14 buyenaba, benaba obenabayo, obenaba benaba abenabi obungenabi bungenabi
Class 15 kuyenaba, kwenaba okwenabayo, okwenaba kwenaba akwenabi okungenabi kungenabi
Class 17 kuyenaba, kwenaba okwenabayo, okwenaba kwenaba akwenabi okungenabi kungenabi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngenabile, ngenabē engenabile, engenabē ngenabile, ngenabē angenabanga engingenabanga ngingenabanga
2nd singular wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē wenabile, wenabē awenabanga ongenabanga ungenabanga
1st plural senabile, senabē esenabile, esenabē senabile, senabē asenabanga esingenabanga singenabanga
2nd plural nenabile, nenabē enenabile, enenabē nenabile, nenabē anenabanga eningenabanga ningenabanga
Class 1 wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē enabile, enabē akenabanga ongenabanga engenabanga
Class 2 benabile, benabē abenabile, abenabē benabile, benabē abenabanga abangenabanga bengenabanga
Class 3 wenabile, wenabē owenabile, owenabē wenabile, wenabē awenabanga ongenabanga ungenabanga
Class 4 yenabile, yenabē eyenabile, eyenabē yenabile, yenabē ayenabanga engenabanga ingenabanga
Class 5 lenabile, lenabē elenabile, elenabē lenabile, lenabē alenabanga elingenabanga lingenabanga
Class 6 enabile, enabē enabile, enabē enabile, enabē awenabanga angenabanga engenabanga
Class 7 senabile, senabē esenabile, esenabē senabile, senabē asenabanga esingenabanga singenabanga
Class 8 zenabile, zenabē ezenabile, ezenabē zenabile, zenabē azenabanga ezingenabanga zingenabanga
Class 9 yenabile, yenabē eyenabile, eyenabē yenabile, yenabē ayenabanga engenabanga ingenabanga
Class 10 zenabile, zenabē ezenabile, ezenabē zenabile, zenabē azenabanga ezingenabanga zingenabanga
Class 11 lwenabile, lwenabē olwenabile, olwenabē lwenabile, lwenabē alwenabanga olungenabanga lungenabanga
Class 14 benabile, benabē obenabile, obenabē benabile, benabē abenabanga obungenabanga bungenabanga
Class 15 kwenabile, kwenabē okwenabile, okwenabē kwenabile, kwenabē akwenabanga okungenabanga kungenabanga
Class 17 kwenabile, kwenabē okwenabile, okwenabē kwenabile, kwenabē akwenabanga okungenabanga kungenabanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngēnaba engēnaba ngēnaba angenabanga engingenabanga ngingenabanga
2nd singular wēnaba owēnaba wēnaba awenabanga ongenabanga ungenabanga
1st plural sēnaba esēnaba sēnaba asenabanga esingenabanga singenabanga
2nd plural nēnaba enēnaba nēnaba anenabanga eningenabanga ningenabanga
Class 1 wēnaba owēnaba ēnaba akenabanga ongenabanga engenabanga
Class 2 bēnaba abēnaba bēnaba abenabanga abangenabanga bengenabanga
Class 3 wēnaba owēnaba wēnaba awenabanga ongenabanga ungenabanga
Class 4 yēnaba eyēnaba yēnaba ayenabanga engenabanga ingenabanga
Class 5 lēnaba elēnaba lēnaba alenabanga elingenabanga lingenabanga
Class 6 ēnaba ēnaba ēnaba awenabanga angenabanga engenabanga
Class 7 sēnaba esēnaba sēnaba asenabanga esingenabanga singenabanga
Class 8 zēnaba ezēnaba zēnaba azenabanga ezingenabanga zingenabanga
Class 9 yēnaba eyēnaba yēnaba ayenabanga engenabanga ingenabanga
Class 10 zēnaba ezēnaba zēnaba azenabanga ezingenabanga zingenabanga
Class 11 lwēnaba olwēnaba lwēnaba alwenabanga olungenabanga lungenabanga
Class 14 bēnaba obēnaba bēnaba abenabanga obungenabanga bungenabanga
Class 15 kwēnaba okwēnaba kwēnaba akwenabanga okungenabanga kungenabanga
Class 17 kwēnaba okwēnaba kwēnaba akwenabanga okungenabanga kungenabanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingenaba — ngingenaba ngingenabe — ngingenabe
2nd singular ungenaba — ungenaba ungenabe — ungenabe
1st plural singenaba — singenaba singenabe — singenabe
2nd plural ningenaba — ningenaba ningenabe — ningenabe
Class 1 angenaba — engenaba angenabe — engenabe
Class 2 bangenaba — bengenaba bangenabe — bengenabe
Class 3 ungenaba — ungenaba ungenabe — ungenabe
Class 4 ingenaba — ingenaba ingenabe — ingenabe
Class 5 lingenaba — lingenaba lingenabe — lingenabe
Class 6 angenaba — engenaba angenabe — engenabe
Class 7 singenaba — singenaba singenabe — singenabe
Class 8 zingenaba — zingenaba zingenabe — zingenabe
Class 9 ingenaba — ingenaba ingenabe — ingenabe
Class 10 zingenaba — zingenaba zingenabe — zingenabe
Class 11 lungenaba — lungenaba lungenabe — lungenabe
Class 14 bungenaba — bungenaba bungenabe — bungenabe
Class 15 kungenaba — kungenaba kungenabe — kungenabe
Class 17 kungenaba — kungenaba kungenabe — kungenabe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokwenaba engizokwenaba ngizokwenaba angizukwenaba engingezukwenaba ngingezukwenaba
2nd singular uzokwenaba ozokwenaba uzokwenaba awuzukwenaba ongezukwenaba ungezukwenaba
1st plural sizokwenaba esizokwenaba sizokwenaba asizukwenaba esingezukwenaba singezukwenaba
2nd plural nizokwenaba enizokwenaba nizokwenaba anizukwenaba eningezukwenaba ningezukwenaba
Class 1 uzokwenaba ozokwenaba ezokwenaba akazukwenaba ongezukwenaba engezukwenaba
Class 2 bazokwenaba abazokwenaba bezokwenaba abazukwenaba abangezukwenaba bengezukwenaba
Class 3 uzokwenaba ozokwenaba uzokwenaba awuzukwenaba ongezukwenaba ungezukwenaba
Class 4 izokwenaba ezokwenaba izokwenaba ayizukwenaba engezukwenaba ingezukwenaba
Class 5 lizokwenaba elizokwenaba lizokwenaba alizukwenaba elingezukwenaba lingezukwenaba
Class 6 azokwenaba azokwenaba ezokwenaba awazukwenaba angezukwenaba engezukwenaba
Class 7 sizokwenaba esizokwenaba sizokwenaba asizukwenaba esingezukwenaba singezukwenaba
Class 8 zizokwenaba ezizokwenaba zizokwenaba azizukwenaba ezingezukwenaba zingezukwenaba
Class 9 izokwenaba ezokwenaba izokwenaba ayizukwenaba engezukwenaba ingezukwenaba
Class 10 zizokwenaba ezizokwenaba zizokwenaba azizukwenaba ezingezukwenaba zingezukwenaba
Class 11 luzokwenaba oluzokwenaba luzokwenaba aluzukwenaba olungezukwenaba lungezukwenaba
Class 14 buzokwenaba obuzokwenaba buzokwenaba abuzukwenaba obungezukwenaba bungezukwenaba
Class 15 kuzokwenaba okuzokwenaba kuzokwenaba akuzukwenaba okungezukwenaba kungezukwenaba
Class 17 kuzokwenaba okuzokwenaba kuzokwenaba akuzukwenaba okungezukwenaba kungezukwenaba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokwenaba engiyokwenaba ngiyokwenaba angiyukwenaba engingeyukwenaba ngingeyukwenaba
2nd singular uyokwenaba oyokwenaba uyokwenaba awuyukwenaba ongeyukwenaba ungeyukwenaba
1st plural siyokwenaba esiyokwenaba siyokwenaba asiyukwenaba esingeyukwenaba singeyukwenaba
2nd plural niyokwenaba eniyokwenaba niyokwenaba aniyukwenaba eningeyukwenaba ningeyukwenaba
Class 1 uyokwenaba oyokwenaba eyokwenaba akayukwenaba ongeyukwenaba engeyukwenaba
Class 2 bayokwenaba abayokwenaba beyokwenaba abayukwenaba abangeyukwenaba bengeyukwenaba
Class 3 uyokwenaba oyokwenaba uyokwenaba awuyukwenaba ongeyukwenaba ungeyukwenaba
Class 4 iyokwenaba eyokwenaba iyokwenaba ayiyukwenaba engeyukwenaba ingeyukwenaba
Class 5 liyokwenaba eliyokwenaba liyokwenaba aliyukwenaba elingeyukwenaba lingeyukwenaba
Class 6 ayokwenaba ayokwenaba eyokwenaba awayukwenaba angeyukwenaba engeyukwenaba
Class 7 siyokwenaba esiyokwenaba siyokwenaba asiyukwenaba esingeyukwenaba singeyukwenaba
Class 8 ziyokwenaba eziyokwenaba ziyokwenaba aziyukwenaba ezingeyukwenaba zingeyukwenaba
Class 9 iyokwenaba eyokwenaba iyokwenaba ayiyukwenaba engeyukwenaba ingeyukwenaba
Class 10 ziyokwenaba eziyokwenaba ziyokwenaba aziyukwenaba ezingeyukwenaba zingeyukwenaba
Class 11 luyokwenaba oluyokwenaba luyokwenaba aluyukwenaba olungeyukwenaba lungeyukwenaba
Class 14 buyokwenaba obuyokwenaba buyokwenaba abuyukwenaba obungeyukwenaba bungeyukwenaba
Class 15 kuyokwenaba okuyokwenaba kuyokwenaba akuyukwenaba okungeyukwenaba kungeyukwenaba
Class 17 kuyokwenaba okuyokwenaba kuyokwenaba akuyukwenaba okungeyukwenaba kungeyukwenaba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngenabe ngingenabi
2nd singular wenabe ungenabi
1st plural senabe singenabi
2nd plural nenabe ningenabi
Class 1 enabe angenabi
Class 2 benabe bangenabi
Class 3 wenabe ungenabi
Class 4 yenabe ingenabi
Class 5 lenabe lingenabi
Class 6 enabe angenabi
Class 7 senabe singenabi
Class 8 zenabe zingenabi
Class 9 yenabe ingenabi
Class 10 zenabe zingenabi
Class 11 lwenabe lungenabi
Class 14 benabe bungenabi
Class 15 kwenabe kungenabi
Class 17 kwenabe kungenabi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngenaba ngangenaba, angenaba, angangenaba
2nd singular wenaba wangenaba, awenaba, awangenaba
1st plural senaba sangenaba, asenaba, asangenaba
2nd plural nenaba nangenaba, anenaba, anangenaba
Class 1 wenaba wangenaba, akenaba, akangenaba
Class 2 benaba bangenaba, abenaba, abangenaba
Class 3 wenaba wangenaba, awenaba, awangenaba
Class 4 yenaba yangenaba, ayenaba, ayangenaba
Class 5 lenaba langenaba, alenaba, alangenaba
Class 6 enaba angenaba, awenaba, awangenaba
Class 7 senaba sangenaba, asenaba, asangenaba
Class 8 zenaba zangenaba, azenaba, azangenaba
Class 9 yenaba yangenaba, ayenaba, ayangenaba
Class 10 zenaba zangenaba, azenaba, azangenaba
Class 11 lwenaba lwangenaba, alwenaba, alwangenaba
Class 14 benaba bangenaba, abenaba, abangenaba
Class 15 kwenaba kwangenaba, akwenaba, akwangenaba
Class 17 kwenaba kwangenaba, akwenaba, akwangenaba

References

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

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