thatha
Xhosa
Verb
-thatha?
- to take
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Verb
-thátha
- to take, receive, lay hold of
- to begin, commence
- to keep
- to marry, take a wife
Inflection
Tone H | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuthatha | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuthatha | ukungathathi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | thatha | -thathe | |||||||
Plural | thathani | -thatheni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyathatha, ngithatha | engithathayo, engithatha | ngithatha | angithathi | engingathathi | ngingathathi | |||
2nd singular | uyathatha, uthatha | othathayo, othatha | uthatha | awuthathi | ongathathi | ungathathi | |||
1st plural | siyathatha, sithatha | esithathayo, esithatha | sithatha | asithathi | esingathathi | singathathi | |||
2nd plural | niyathatha, nithatha | enithathayo, enithatha | nithatha | anithathi | eningathathi | ningathathi | |||
Class 1 | uyathatha, uthatha | othathayo, othatha | ethatha | akathathi | ongathathi | engathathi | |||
Class 2 | bayathatha, bathatha | abathathayo, abathatha | bethatha | abathathi | abangathathi | bengathathi | |||
Class 3 | uyathatha, uthatha | othathayo, othatha | uthatha | awuthathi | ongathathi | ungathathi | |||
Class 4 | iyathatha, ithatha | ethathayo, ethatha | ithatha | ayithathi | engathathi | ingathathi | |||
Class 5 | liyathatha, lithatha | elithathayo, elithatha | lithatha | alithathi | elingathathi | lingathathi | |||
Class 6 | ayathatha, athatha | athathayo, athatha | ethatha | awathathi | angathathi | engathathi | |||
Class 7 | siyathatha, sithatha | esithathayo, esithatha | sithatha | asithathi | esingathathi | singathathi | |||
Class 8 | ziyathatha, zithatha | ezithathayo, ezithatha | zithatha | azithathi | ezingathathi | zingathathi | |||
Class 9 | iyathatha, ithatha | ethathayo, ethatha | ithatha | ayithathi | engathathi | ingathathi | |||
Class 10 | ziyathatha, zithatha | ezithathayo, ezithatha | zithatha | azithathi | ezingathathi | zingathathi | |||
Class 11 | luyathatha, luthatha | oluthathayo, oluthatha | luthatha | aluthathi | olungathathi | lungathathi | |||
Class 14 | buyathatha, buthatha | obuthathayo, obuthatha | buthatha | abuthathi | obungathathi | bungathathi | |||
Class 15 | kuyathatha, kuthatha | okuthathayo, okuthatha | kuthatha | akuthathi | okungathathi | kungathathi | |||
Class 17 | kuyathatha, kuthatha | okuthathayo, okuthatha | kuthatha | akuthathi | okungathathi | kungathathi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngithathile, ngithathē | engithathile, engithathē | ngithathile, ngithathē | angithathanga | engingathathanga | ngingathathanga | |||
2nd singular | uthathile, uthathē | othathile, othathē | uthathile, uthathē | awuthathanga | ongathathanga | ungathathanga | |||
1st plural | sithathile, sithathē | esithathile, esithathē | sithathile, sithathē | asithathanga | esingathathanga | singathathanga | |||
2nd plural | nithathile, nithathē | enithathile, enithathē | nithathile, nithathē | anithathanga | eningathathanga | ningathathanga | |||
Class 1 | uthathile, uthathē | othathile, othathē | ethathile, ethathē | akathathanga | ongathathanga | engathathanga | |||
Class 2 | bathathile, bathathē | abathathile, abathathē | bethathile, bethathē | abathathanga | abangathathanga | bengathathanga | |||
Class 3 | uthathile, uthathē | othathile, othathē | uthathile, uthathē | awuthathanga | ongathathanga | ungathathanga | |||
Class 4 | ithathile, ithathē | ethathile, ethathē | ithathile, ithathē | ayithathanga | engathathanga | ingathathanga | |||
Class 5 | lithathile, lithathē | elithathile, elithathē | lithathile, lithathē | alithathanga | elingathathanga | lingathathanga | |||
Class 6 | athathile, athathē | athathile, athathē | ethathile, ethathē | awathathanga | angathathanga | engathathanga | |||
Class 7 | sithathile, sithathē | esithathile, esithathē | sithathile, sithathē | asithathanga | esingathathanga | singathathanga | |||
Class 8 | zithathile, zithathē | ezithathile, ezithathē | zithathile, zithathē | azithathanga | ezingathathanga | zingathathanga | |||
Class 9 | ithathile, ithathē | ethathile, ethathē | ithathile, ithathē | ayithathanga | engathathanga | ingathathanga | |||
Class 10 | zithathile, zithathē | ezithathile, ezithathē | zithathile, zithathē | azithathanga | ezingathathanga | zingathathanga | |||
Class 11 | luthathile, luthathē | oluthathile, oluthathē | luthathile, luthathē | aluthathanga | olungathathanga | lungathathanga | |||
Class 14 | buthathile, buthathē | obuthathile, obuthathē | buthathile, buthathē | abuthathanga | obungathathanga | bungathathanga | |||
Class 15 | kuthathile, kuthathē | okuthathile, okuthathē | kuthathile, kuthathē | akuthathanga | okungathathanga | kungathathanga | |||
Class 17 | kuthathile, kuthathē | okuthathile, okuthathē | kuthathile, kuthathē | akuthathanga | okungathathanga | kungathathanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāthatha | engāthatha | ngāthatha | angithathanga | engingathathanga | ngingathathanga | |||
2nd singular | wāthatha | owāthatha | wāthatha | awuthathanga | ongathathanga | ungathathanga | |||
1st plural | sāthatha | esāthatha | sāthatha | asithathanga | esingathathanga | singathathanga | |||
2nd plural | nāthatha | enāthatha | nāthatha | anithathanga | eningathathanga | ningathathanga | |||
Class 1 | wāthatha | owāthatha | āthatha | akathathanga | ongathathanga | engathathanga | |||
Class 2 | bāthatha | abāthatha | bāthatha | abathathanga | abangathathanga | bengathathanga | |||
Class 3 | wāthatha | owāthatha | wāthatha | awuthathanga | ongathathanga | ungathathanga | |||
Class 4 | yāthatha | eyāthatha | yāthatha | ayithathanga | engathathanga | ingathathanga | |||
Class 5 | lāthatha | elāthatha | lāthatha | alithathanga | elingathathanga | lingathathanga | |||
Class 6 | āthatha | āthatha | āthatha | awathathanga | angathathanga | engathathanga | |||
Class 7 | sāthatha | esāthatha | sāthatha | asithathanga | esingathathanga | singathathanga | |||
Class 8 | zāthatha | ezāthatha | zāthatha | azithathanga | ezingathathanga | zingathathanga | |||
Class 9 | yāthatha | eyāthatha | yāthatha | ayithathanga | engathathanga | ingathathanga | |||
Class 10 | zāthatha | ezāthatha | zāthatha | azithathanga | ezingathathanga | zingathathanga | |||
Class 11 | lwāthatha | olwāthatha | lwāthatha | aluthathanga | olungathathanga | lungathathanga | |||
Class 14 | bāthatha | obāthatha | bāthatha | abuthathanga | obungathathanga | bungathathanga | |||
Class 15 | kwāthatha | okwāthatha | kwāthatha | akuthathanga | okungathathanga | kungathathanga | |||
Class 17 | kwāthatha | okwāthatha | kwāthatha | akuthathanga | okungathathanga | kungathathanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingathatha | — | ngingathatha | ngingethathe | — | ngingethathe | |||
2nd singular | ungathatha | — | ungathatha | ungethathe | — | ungethathe | |||
1st plural | singathatha | — | singathatha | singethathe | — | singethathe | |||
2nd plural | ningathatha | — | ningathatha | ningethathe | — | ningethathe | |||
Class 1 | angathatha | — | engathatha | angethathe | — | engethathe | |||
Class 2 | bangathatha | — | bengathatha | bangethathe | — | bengethathe | |||
Class 3 | ungathatha | — | ungathatha | ungethathe | — | ungethathe | |||
Class 4 | ingathatha | — | ingathatha | ingethathe | — | ingethathe | |||
Class 5 | lingathatha | — | lingathatha | lingethathe | — | lingethathe | |||
Class 6 | angathatha | — | engathatha | angethathe | — | engethathe | |||
Class 7 | singathatha | — | singathatha | singethathe | — | singethathe | |||
Class 8 | zingathatha | — | zingathatha | zingethathe | — | zingethathe | |||
Class 9 | ingathatha | — | ingathatha | ingethathe | — | ingethathe | |||
Class 10 | zingathatha | — | zingathatha | zingethathe | — | zingethathe | |||
Class 11 | lungathatha | — | lungathatha | lungethathe | — | lungethathe | |||
Class 14 | bungathatha | — | bungathatha | bungethathe | — | bungethathe | |||
Class 15 | kungathatha | — | kungathatha | kungethathe | — | kungethathe | |||
Class 17 | kungathatha | — | kungathatha | kungethathe | — | kungethathe | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizothatha | engizothatha | ngizothatha | angizuthatha | — | ngingezuthatha | |||
2nd singular | uzothatha | ozothatha | uzothatha | awuzuthatha | — | ungezuthatha | |||
1st plural | sizothatha | esizothatha | sizothatha | asizuthatha | — | singezuthatha | |||
2nd plural | nizothatha | enizothatha | nizothatha | anizuthatha | — | ningezuthatha | |||
Class 1 | uzothatha | ozothatha | ezothatha | akazuthatha | — | engezuthatha | |||
Class 2 | bazothatha | abazothatha | bezothatha | abazuthatha | — | bengezuthatha | |||
Class 3 | uzothatha | ozothatha | uzothatha | awuzuthatha | — | ungezuthatha | |||
Class 4 | izothatha | ezothatha | izothatha | ayizuthatha | — | ingezuthatha | |||
Class 5 | lizothatha | elizothatha | lizothatha | alizuthatha | — | lingezuthatha | |||
Class 6 | azothatha | azothatha | ezothatha | awazuthatha | — | engezuthatha | |||
Class 7 | sizothatha | esizothatha | sizothatha | asizuthatha | — | singezuthatha | |||
Class 8 | zizothatha | ezizothatha | zizothatha | azizuthatha | — | zingezuthatha | |||
Class 9 | izothatha | ezothatha | izothatha | ayizuthatha | — | ingezuthatha | |||
Class 10 | zizothatha | ezizothatha | zizothatha | azizuthatha | — | zingezuthatha | |||
Class 11 | luzothatha | oluzothatha | luzothatha | aluzuthatha | — | lungezuthatha | |||
Class 14 | buzothatha | obuzothatha | buzothatha | abuzuthatha | — | bungezuthatha | |||
Class 15 | kuzothatha | okuzothatha | kuzothatha | akuzuthatha | — | kungezuthatha | |||
Class 17 | kuzothatha | okuzothatha | kuzothatha | akuzuthatha | — | kungezuthatha | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyothatha | engiyothatha | ngiyothatha | angiyuthatha | — | ngingeyuthatha | |||
2nd singular | uyothatha | oyothatha | uyothatha | awuyuthatha | — | ungeyuthatha | |||
1st plural | siyothatha | esiyothatha | siyothatha | asiyuthatha | — | singeyuthatha | |||
2nd plural | niyothatha | eniyothatha | niyothatha | aniyuthatha | — | ningeyuthatha | |||
Class 1 | uyothatha | oyothatha | eyothatha | akayuthatha | — | engeyuthatha | |||
Class 2 | bayothatha | abayothatha | beyothatha | abayuthatha | — | bengeyuthatha | |||
Class 3 | uyothatha | oyothatha | uyothatha | awuyuthatha | — | ungeyuthatha | |||
Class 4 | iyothatha | eyothatha | iyothatha | ayiyuthatha | — | ingeyuthatha | |||
Class 5 | liyothatha | eliyothatha | liyothatha | aliyuthatha | — | lingeyuthatha | |||
Class 6 | ayothatha | ayothatha | eyothatha | awayuthatha | — | engeyuthatha | |||
Class 7 | siyothatha | esiyothatha | siyothatha | asiyuthatha | — | singeyuthatha | |||
Class 8 | ziyothatha | eziyothatha | ziyothatha | aziyuthatha | — | zingeyuthatha | |||
Class 9 | iyothatha | eyothatha | iyothatha | ayiyuthatha | — | ingeyuthatha | |||
Class 10 | ziyothatha | eziyothatha | ziyothatha | aziyuthatha | — | zingeyuthatha | |||
Class 11 | luyothatha | oluyothatha | luyothatha | aluyuthatha | — | lungeyuthatha | |||
Class 14 | buyothatha | obuyothatha | buyothatha | abuyuthatha | — | bungeyuthatha | |||
Class 15 | kuyothatha | okuyothatha | kuyothatha | akuyuthatha | — | kungeyuthatha | |||
Class 17 | kuyothatha | okuyothatha | kuyothatha | akuyuthatha | — | kungeyuthatha | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngithathe | ngingathathi | |||||||
2nd singular | uthathe | ungathathi | |||||||
1st plural | sithathe | singathathi | |||||||
2nd plural | nithathe | ningathathi | |||||||
Class 1 | athathe | angathathi | |||||||
Class 2 | bathathe | bangathathi | |||||||
Class 3 | uthathe | ungathathi | |||||||
Class 4 | ithathe | ingathathi | |||||||
Class 5 | lithathe | lingathathi | |||||||
Class 6 | athathe | angathathi | |||||||
Class 7 | sithathe | singathathi | |||||||
Class 8 | zithathe | zingathathi | |||||||
Class 9 | ithathe | ingathathi | |||||||
Class 10 | zithathe | zingathathi | |||||||
Class 11 | luthathe | lungathathi | |||||||
Class 14 | buthathe | bungathathi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuthathe | kungathathi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuthathe | kungathathi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngathatha | ngangathatha, angathatha, angangathatha | |||||||
2nd singular | wathatha | wangathatha, awathatha, awangathatha | |||||||
1st plural | sathatha | sangathatha, asathatha, asangathatha | |||||||
2nd plural | nathatha | nangathatha, anathatha, anangathatha | |||||||
Class 1 | wathatha | wangathatha, akathatha, akangathatha | |||||||
Class 2 | bathatha | bangathatha, abathatha, abangathatha | |||||||
Class 3 | wathatha | wangathatha, awathatha, awangathatha | |||||||
Class 4 | yathatha | yangathatha, ayathatha, ayangathatha | |||||||
Class 5 | lathatha | langathatha, alathatha, alangathatha | |||||||
Class 6 | athatha | angathatha, awathatha, awangathatha | |||||||
Class 7 | sathatha | sangathatha, asathatha, asangathatha | |||||||
Class 8 | zathatha | zangathatha, azathatha, azangathatha | |||||||
Class 9 | yathatha | yangathatha, ayathatha, ayangathatha | |||||||
Class 10 | zathatha | zangathatha, azathatha, azangathatha | |||||||
Class 11 | lwathatha | lwangathatha, alwathatha, alwangathatha | |||||||
Class 14 | bathatha | bangathatha, abathatha, abangathatha | |||||||
Class 15 | kwathatha | kwangathatha, akwathatha, akwangathatha | |||||||
Class 17 | kwathatha | kwangathatha, akwathatha, akwangathatha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “thatha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “thatha (3.9)”