qopha
Zulu
Verb
-qopha
- (transitive) to cut out, to notch, to peck
- (transitive) to record (sound etc.)
- (transitive) to ornament (with beadwork)
- (transitive) to mark, to mark off, to indicate
- (transitive) to analyze, to scrutinize
Inflection
Tone L | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuqopha | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuqopha | ukungaqophi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | qopha | -qophe | |||||||
Plural | qophani | -qopheni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyaqopha, ngiqopha | engiqophayo, engiqopha | ngiqopha | angiqophi | engingaqophi | ngingaqophi | |||
2nd singular | uyaqopha, uqopha | oqophayo, oqopha | uqopha | awuqophi | ongaqophi | ungaqophi | |||
1st plural | siyaqopha, siqopha | esiqophayo, esiqopha | siqopha | asiqophi | esingaqophi | singaqophi | |||
2nd plural | niyaqopha, niqopha | eniqophayo, eniqopha | niqopha | aniqophi | eningaqophi | ningaqophi | |||
Class 1 | uyaqopha, uqopha | oqophayo, oqopha | eqopha | akaqophi | ongaqophi | engaqophi | |||
Class 2 | bayaqopha, baqopha | abaqophayo, abaqopha | beqopha | abaqophi | abangaqophi | bengaqophi | |||
Class 3 | uyaqopha, uqopha | oqophayo, oqopha | uqopha | awuqophi | ongaqophi | ungaqophi | |||
Class 4 | iyaqopha, iqopha | eqophayo, eqopha | iqopha | ayiqophi | engaqophi | ingaqophi | |||
Class 5 | liyaqopha, liqopha | eliqophayo, eliqopha | liqopha | aliqophi | elingaqophi | lingaqophi | |||
Class 6 | ayaqopha, aqopha | aqophayo, aqopha | eqopha | awaqophi | angaqophi | engaqophi | |||
Class 7 | siyaqopha, siqopha | esiqophayo, esiqopha | siqopha | asiqophi | esingaqophi | singaqophi | |||
Class 8 | ziyaqopha, ziqopha | eziqophayo, eziqopha | ziqopha | aziqophi | ezingaqophi | zingaqophi | |||
Class 9 | iyaqopha, iqopha | eqophayo, eqopha | iqopha | ayiqophi | engaqophi | ingaqophi | |||
Class 10 | ziyaqopha, ziqopha | eziqophayo, eziqopha | ziqopha | aziqophi | ezingaqophi | zingaqophi | |||
Class 11 | luyaqopha, luqopha | oluqophayo, oluqopha | luqopha | aluqophi | olungaqophi | lungaqophi | |||
Class 14 | buyaqopha, buqopha | obuqophayo, obuqopha | buqopha | abuqophi | obungaqophi | bungaqophi | |||
Class 15 | kuyaqopha, kuqopha | okuqophayo, okuqopha | kuqopha | akuqophi | okungaqophi | kungaqophi | |||
Class 17 | kuyaqopha, kuqopha | okuqophayo, okuqopha | kuqopha | akuqophi | okungaqophi | kungaqophi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiqophile, ngiqophē | engiqophile, engiqophē | ngiqophile, ngiqophē | angiqophanga | engingaqophanga | ngingaqophanga | |||
2nd singular | uqophile, uqophē | oqophile, oqophē | uqophile, uqophē | awuqophanga | ongaqophanga | ungaqophanga | |||
1st plural | siqophile, siqophē | esiqophile, esiqophē | siqophile, siqophē | asiqophanga | esingaqophanga | singaqophanga | |||
2nd plural | niqophile, niqophē | eniqophile, eniqophē | niqophile, niqophē | aniqophanga | eningaqophanga | ningaqophanga | |||
Class 1 | uqophile, uqophē | oqophile, oqophē | eqophile, eqophē | akaqophanga | ongaqophanga | engaqophanga | |||
Class 2 | baqophile, baqophē | abaqophile, abaqophē | beqophile, beqophē | abaqophanga | abangaqophanga | bengaqophanga | |||
Class 3 | uqophile, uqophē | oqophile, oqophē | uqophile, uqophē | awuqophanga | ongaqophanga | ungaqophanga | |||
Class 4 | iqophile, iqophē | eqophile, eqophē | iqophile, iqophē | ayiqophanga | engaqophanga | ingaqophanga | |||
Class 5 | liqophile, liqophē | eliqophile, eliqophē | liqophile, liqophē | aliqophanga | elingaqophanga | lingaqophanga | |||
Class 6 | aqophile, aqophē | aqophile, aqophē | eqophile, eqophē | awaqophanga | angaqophanga | engaqophanga | |||
Class 7 | siqophile, siqophē | esiqophile, esiqophē | siqophile, siqophē | asiqophanga | esingaqophanga | singaqophanga | |||
Class 8 | ziqophile, ziqophē | eziqophile, eziqophē | ziqophile, ziqophē | aziqophanga | ezingaqophanga | zingaqophanga | |||
Class 9 | iqophile, iqophē | eqophile, eqophē | iqophile, iqophē | ayiqophanga | engaqophanga | ingaqophanga | |||
Class 10 | ziqophile, ziqophē | eziqophile, eziqophē | ziqophile, ziqophē | aziqophanga | ezingaqophanga | zingaqophanga | |||
Class 11 | luqophile, luqophē | oluqophile, oluqophē | luqophile, luqophē | aluqophanga | olungaqophanga | lungaqophanga | |||
Class 14 | buqophile, buqophē | obuqophile, obuqophē | buqophile, buqophē | abuqophanga | obungaqophanga | bungaqophanga | |||
Class 15 | kuqophile, kuqophē | okuqophile, okuqophē | kuqophile, kuqophē | akuqophanga | okungaqophanga | kungaqophanga | |||
Class 17 | kuqophile, kuqophē | okuqophile, okuqophē | kuqophile, kuqophē | akuqophanga | okungaqophanga | kungaqophanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāqopha | engāqopha | ngāqopha | angiqophanga | engingaqophanga | ngingaqophanga | |||
2nd singular | wāqopha | owāqopha | wāqopha | awuqophanga | ongaqophanga | ungaqophanga | |||
1st plural | sāqopha | esāqopha | sāqopha | asiqophanga | esingaqophanga | singaqophanga | |||
2nd plural | nāqopha | enāqopha | nāqopha | aniqophanga | eningaqophanga | ningaqophanga | |||
Class 1 | wāqopha | owāqopha | āqopha | akaqophanga | ongaqophanga | engaqophanga | |||
Class 2 | bāqopha | abāqopha | bāqopha | abaqophanga | abangaqophanga | bengaqophanga | |||
Class 3 | wāqopha | owāqopha | wāqopha | awuqophanga | ongaqophanga | ungaqophanga | |||
Class 4 | yāqopha | eyāqopha | yāqopha | ayiqophanga | engaqophanga | ingaqophanga | |||
Class 5 | lāqopha | elāqopha | lāqopha | aliqophanga | elingaqophanga | lingaqophanga | |||
Class 6 | āqopha | āqopha | āqopha | awaqophanga | angaqophanga | engaqophanga | |||
Class 7 | sāqopha | esāqopha | sāqopha | asiqophanga | esingaqophanga | singaqophanga | |||
Class 8 | zāqopha | ezāqopha | zāqopha | aziqophanga | ezingaqophanga | zingaqophanga | |||
Class 9 | yāqopha | eyāqopha | yāqopha | ayiqophanga | engaqophanga | ingaqophanga | |||
Class 10 | zāqopha | ezāqopha | zāqopha | aziqophanga | ezingaqophanga | zingaqophanga | |||
Class 11 | lwāqopha | olwāqopha | lwāqopha | aluqophanga | olungaqophanga | lungaqophanga | |||
Class 14 | bāqopha | obāqopha | bāqopha | abuqophanga | obungaqophanga | bungaqophanga | |||
Class 15 | kwāqopha | okwāqopha | kwāqopha | akuqophanga | okungaqophanga | kungaqophanga | |||
Class 17 | kwāqopha | okwāqopha | kwāqopha | akuqophanga | okungaqophanga | kungaqophanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingaqopha | — | ngingaqopha | ngingeqophe | — | ngingeqophe | |||
2nd singular | ungaqopha | — | ungaqopha | ungeqophe | — | ungeqophe | |||
1st plural | singaqopha | — | singaqopha | singeqophe | — | singeqophe | |||
2nd plural | ningaqopha | — | ningaqopha | ningeqophe | — | ningeqophe | |||
Class 1 | angaqopha | — | engaqopha | angeqophe | — | engeqophe | |||
Class 2 | bangaqopha | — | bengaqopha | bangeqophe | — | bengeqophe | |||
Class 3 | ungaqopha | — | ungaqopha | ungeqophe | — | ungeqophe | |||
Class 4 | ingaqopha | — | ingaqopha | ingeqophe | — | ingeqophe | |||
Class 5 | lingaqopha | — | lingaqopha | lingeqophe | — | lingeqophe | |||
Class 6 | angaqopha | — | engaqopha | angeqophe | — | engeqophe | |||
Class 7 | singaqopha | — | singaqopha | singeqophe | — | singeqophe | |||
Class 8 | zingaqopha | — | zingaqopha | zingeqophe | — | zingeqophe | |||
Class 9 | ingaqopha | — | ingaqopha | ingeqophe | — | ingeqophe | |||
Class 10 | zingaqopha | — | zingaqopha | zingeqophe | — | zingeqophe | |||
Class 11 | lungaqopha | — | lungaqopha | lungeqophe | — | lungeqophe | |||
Class 14 | bungaqopha | — | bungaqopha | bungeqophe | — | bungeqophe | |||
Class 15 | kungaqopha | — | kungaqopha | kungeqophe | — | kungeqophe | |||
Class 17 | kungaqopha | — | kungaqopha | kungeqophe | — | kungeqophe | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizoqopha | engizoqopha | ngizoqopha | angizuqopha | — | ngingezuqopha | |||
2nd singular | uzoqopha | ozoqopha | uzoqopha | awuzuqopha | — | ungezuqopha | |||
1st plural | sizoqopha | esizoqopha | sizoqopha | asizuqopha | — | singezuqopha | |||
2nd plural | nizoqopha | enizoqopha | nizoqopha | anizuqopha | — | ningezuqopha | |||
Class 1 | uzoqopha | ozoqopha | ezoqopha | akazuqopha | — | engezuqopha | |||
Class 2 | bazoqopha | abazoqopha | bezoqopha | abazuqopha | — | bengezuqopha | |||
Class 3 | uzoqopha | ozoqopha | uzoqopha | awuzuqopha | — | ungezuqopha | |||
Class 4 | izoqopha | ezoqopha | izoqopha | ayizuqopha | — | ingezuqopha | |||
Class 5 | lizoqopha | elizoqopha | lizoqopha | alizuqopha | — | lingezuqopha | |||
Class 6 | azoqopha | azoqopha | ezoqopha | awazuqopha | — | engezuqopha | |||
Class 7 | sizoqopha | esizoqopha | sizoqopha | asizuqopha | — | singezuqopha | |||
Class 8 | zizoqopha | ezizoqopha | zizoqopha | azizuqopha | — | zingezuqopha | |||
Class 9 | izoqopha | ezoqopha | izoqopha | ayizuqopha | — | ingezuqopha | |||
Class 10 | zizoqopha | ezizoqopha | zizoqopha | azizuqopha | — | zingezuqopha | |||
Class 11 | luzoqopha | oluzoqopha | luzoqopha | aluzuqopha | — | lungezuqopha | |||
Class 14 | buzoqopha | obuzoqopha | buzoqopha | abuzuqopha | — | bungezuqopha | |||
Class 15 | kuzoqopha | okuzoqopha | kuzoqopha | akuzuqopha | — | kungezuqopha | |||
Class 17 | kuzoqopha | okuzoqopha | kuzoqopha | akuzuqopha | — | kungezuqopha | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyoqopha | engiyoqopha | ngiyoqopha | angiyuqopha | — | ngingeyuqopha | |||
2nd singular | uyoqopha | oyoqopha | uyoqopha | awuyuqopha | — | ungeyuqopha | |||
1st plural | siyoqopha | esiyoqopha | siyoqopha | asiyuqopha | — | singeyuqopha | |||
2nd plural | niyoqopha | eniyoqopha | niyoqopha | aniyuqopha | — | ningeyuqopha | |||
Class 1 | uyoqopha | oyoqopha | eyoqopha | akayuqopha | — | engeyuqopha | |||
Class 2 | bayoqopha | abayoqopha | beyoqopha | abayuqopha | — | bengeyuqopha | |||
Class 3 | uyoqopha | oyoqopha | uyoqopha | awuyuqopha | — | ungeyuqopha | |||
Class 4 | iyoqopha | eyoqopha | iyoqopha | ayiyuqopha | — | ingeyuqopha | |||
Class 5 | liyoqopha | eliyoqopha | liyoqopha | aliyuqopha | — | lingeyuqopha | |||
Class 6 | ayoqopha | ayoqopha | eyoqopha | awayuqopha | — | engeyuqopha | |||
Class 7 | siyoqopha | esiyoqopha | siyoqopha | asiyuqopha | — | singeyuqopha | |||
Class 8 | ziyoqopha | eziyoqopha | ziyoqopha | aziyuqopha | — | zingeyuqopha | |||
Class 9 | iyoqopha | eyoqopha | iyoqopha | ayiyuqopha | — | ingeyuqopha | |||
Class 10 | ziyoqopha | eziyoqopha | ziyoqopha | aziyuqopha | — | zingeyuqopha | |||
Class 11 | luyoqopha | oluyoqopha | luyoqopha | aluyuqopha | — | lungeyuqopha | |||
Class 14 | buyoqopha | obuyoqopha | buyoqopha | abuyuqopha | — | bungeyuqopha | |||
Class 15 | kuyoqopha | okuyoqopha | kuyoqopha | akuyuqopha | — | kungeyuqopha | |||
Class 17 | kuyoqopha | okuyoqopha | kuyoqopha | akuyuqopha | — | kungeyuqopha | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngiqophe | ngingaqophi | |||||||
2nd singular | uqophe | ungaqophi | |||||||
1st plural | siqophe | singaqophi | |||||||
2nd plural | niqophe | ningaqophi | |||||||
Class 1 | aqophe | angaqophi | |||||||
Class 2 | baqophe | bangaqophi | |||||||
Class 3 | uqophe | ungaqophi | |||||||
Class 4 | iqophe | ingaqophi | |||||||
Class 5 | liqophe | lingaqophi | |||||||
Class 6 | aqophe | angaqophi | |||||||
Class 7 | siqophe | singaqophi | |||||||
Class 8 | ziqophe | zingaqophi | |||||||
Class 9 | iqophe | ingaqophi | |||||||
Class 10 | ziqophe | zingaqophi | |||||||
Class 11 | luqophe | lungaqophi | |||||||
Class 14 | buqophe | bungaqophi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuqophe | kungaqophi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuqophe | kungaqophi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngaqopha | ngangaqopha, angaqopha, angangaqopha | |||||||
2nd singular | waqopha | wangaqopha, awaqopha, awangaqopha | |||||||
1st plural | saqopha | sangaqopha, asaqopha, asangaqopha | |||||||
2nd plural | naqopha | nangaqopha, anaqopha, anangaqopha | |||||||
Class 1 | waqopha | wangaqopha, akaqopha, akangaqopha | |||||||
Class 2 | baqopha | bangaqopha, abaqopha, abangaqopha | |||||||
Class 3 | waqopha | wangaqopha, awaqopha, awangaqopha | |||||||
Class 4 | yaqopha | yangaqopha, ayaqopha, ayangaqopha | |||||||
Class 5 | laqopha | langaqopha, alaqopha, alangaqopha | |||||||
Class 6 | aqopha | angaqopha, awaqopha, awangaqopha | |||||||
Class 7 | saqopha | sangaqopha, asaqopha, asangaqopha | |||||||
Class 8 | zaqopha | zangaqopha, azaqopha, azangaqopha | |||||||
Class 9 | yaqopha | yangaqopha, ayaqopha, ayangaqopha | |||||||
Class 10 | zaqopha | zangaqopha, azaqopha, azangaqopha | |||||||
Class 11 | lwaqopha | lwangaqopha, alwaqopha, alwangaqopha | |||||||
Class 14 | baqopha | bangaqopha, abaqopha, abangaqopha | |||||||
Class 15 | kwaqopha | kwangaqopha, akwaqopha, akwangaqopha | |||||||
Class 17 | kwaqopha | kwangaqopha, akwaqopha, akwangaqopha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “qopha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qopha (6.3)”