xega
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ǁeːɡa/
Verb
-xega
- (intransitive) to be loose
- (intransitive) to be rickety, to be shaky, to be unstable, to be unsteady
Inflection
Tone L | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuxega | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuxega | ukungaxegi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | xega | -xege | |||||||
Plural | xegani | -xegeni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyaxega, ngixega | engixegayo, engixega | ngixega | angixegi | engingaxegi | ngingaxegi | |||
2nd singular | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | uxega | awuxegi | ongaxegi | ungaxegi | |||
1st plural | siyaxega, sixega | esixegayo, esixega | sixega | asixegi | esingaxegi | singaxegi | |||
2nd plural | niyaxega, nixega | enixegayo, enixega | nixega | anixegi | eningaxegi | ningaxegi | |||
Class 1 | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | exega | akaxegi | ongaxegi | engaxegi | |||
Class 2 | bayaxega, baxega | abaxegayo, abaxega | bexega | abaxegi | abangaxegi | bengaxegi | |||
Class 3 | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | uxega | awuxegi | ongaxegi | ungaxegi | |||
Class 4 | iyaxega, ixega | exegayo, exega | ixega | ayixegi | engaxegi | ingaxegi | |||
Class 5 | liyaxega, lixega | elixegayo, elixega | lixega | alixegi | elingaxegi | lingaxegi | |||
Class 6 | ayaxega, axega | axegayo, axega | exega | awaxegi | angaxegi | engaxegi | |||
Class 7 | siyaxega, sixega | esixegayo, esixega | sixega | asixegi | esingaxegi | singaxegi | |||
Class 8 | ziyaxega, zixega | ezixegayo, ezixega | zixega | azixegi | ezingaxegi | zingaxegi | |||
Class 9 | iyaxega, ixega | exegayo, exega | ixega | ayixegi | engaxegi | ingaxegi | |||
Class 10 | ziyaxega, zixega | ezixegayo, ezixega | zixega | azixegi | ezingaxegi | zingaxegi | |||
Class 11 | luyaxega, luxega | oluxegayo, oluxega | luxega | aluxegi | olungaxegi | lungaxegi | |||
Class 14 | buyaxega, buxega | obuxegayo, obuxega | buxega | abuxegi | obungaxegi | bungaxegi | |||
Class 15 | kuyaxega, kuxega | okuxegayo, okuxega | kuxega | akuxegi | okungaxegi | kungaxegi | |||
Class 17 | kuyaxega, kuxega | okuxegayo, okuxega | kuxega | akuxegi | okungaxegi | kungaxegi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngixegile, ngixegē | engixegile, engixegē | ngixegile, ngixegē | angixeganga | engingaxeganga | ngingaxeganga | |||
2nd singular | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | uxegile, uxegē | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga | |||
1st plural | sixegile, sixegē | esixegile, esixegē | sixegile, sixegē | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga | |||
2nd plural | nixegile, nixegē | enixegile, enixegē | nixegile, nixegē | anixeganga | eningaxeganga | ningaxeganga | |||
Class 1 | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | exegile, exegē | akaxeganga | ongaxeganga | engaxeganga | |||
Class 2 | baxegile, baxegē | abaxegile, abaxegē | bexegile, bexegē | abaxeganga | abangaxeganga | bengaxeganga | |||
Class 3 | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | uxegile, uxegē | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga | |||
Class 4 | ixegile, ixegē | exegile, exegē | ixegile, ixegē | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga | |||
Class 5 | lixegile, lixegē | elixegile, elixegē | lixegile, lixegē | alixeganga | elingaxeganga | lingaxeganga | |||
Class 6 | axegile, axegē | axegile, axegē | exegile, exegē | awaxeganga | angaxeganga | engaxeganga | |||
Class 7 | sixegile, sixegē | esixegile, esixegē | sixegile, sixegē | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga | |||
Class 8 | zixegile, zixegē | ezixegile, ezixegē | zixegile, zixegē | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga | |||
Class 9 | ixegile, ixegē | exegile, exegē | ixegile, ixegē | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga | |||
Class 10 | zixegile, zixegē | ezixegile, ezixegē | zixegile, zixegē | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga | |||
Class 11 | luxegile, luxegē | oluxegile, oluxegē | luxegile, luxegē | aluxeganga | olungaxeganga | lungaxeganga | |||
Class 14 | buxegile, buxegē | obuxegile, obuxegē | buxegile, buxegē | abuxeganga | obungaxeganga | bungaxeganga | |||
Class 15 | kuxegile, kuxegē | okuxegile, okuxegē | kuxegile, kuxegē | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga | |||
Class 17 | kuxegile, kuxegē | okuxegile, okuxegē | kuxegile, kuxegē | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāxega | engāxega | ngāxega | angixeganga | engingaxeganga | ngingaxeganga | |||
2nd singular | wāxega | owāxega | wāxega | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga | |||
1st plural | sāxega | esāxega | sāxega | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga | |||
2nd plural | nāxega | enāxega | nāxega | anixeganga | eningaxeganga | ningaxeganga | |||
Class 1 | wāxega | owāxega | āxega | akaxeganga | ongaxeganga | engaxeganga | |||
Class 2 | bāxega | abāxega | bāxega | abaxeganga | abangaxeganga | bengaxeganga | |||
Class 3 | wāxega | owāxega | wāxega | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga | |||
Class 4 | yāxega | eyāxega | yāxega | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga | |||
Class 5 | lāxega | elāxega | lāxega | alixeganga | elingaxeganga | lingaxeganga | |||
Class 6 | āxega | āxega | āxega | awaxeganga | angaxeganga | engaxeganga | |||
Class 7 | sāxega | esāxega | sāxega | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga | |||
Class 8 | zāxega | ezāxega | zāxega | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga | |||
Class 9 | yāxega | eyāxega | yāxega | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga | |||
Class 10 | zāxega | ezāxega | zāxega | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga | |||
Class 11 | lwāxega | olwāxega | lwāxega | aluxeganga | olungaxeganga | lungaxeganga | |||
Class 14 | bāxega | obāxega | bāxega | abuxeganga | obungaxeganga | bungaxeganga | |||
Class 15 | kwāxega | okwāxega | kwāxega | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga | |||
Class 17 | kwāxega | okwāxega | kwāxega | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingaxega | — | ngingaxega | ngingexege | — | ngingexege | |||
2nd singular | ungaxega | — | ungaxega | ungexege | — | ungexege | |||
1st plural | singaxega | — | singaxega | singexege | — | singexege | |||
2nd plural | ningaxega | — | ningaxega | ningexege | — | ningexege | |||
Class 1 | angaxega | — | engaxega | angexege | — | engexege | |||
Class 2 | bangaxega | — | bengaxega | bangexege | — | bengexege | |||
Class 3 | ungaxega | — | ungaxega | ungexege | — | ungexege | |||
Class 4 | ingaxega | — | ingaxega | ingexege | — | ingexege | |||
Class 5 | lingaxega | — | lingaxega | lingexege | — | lingexege | |||
Class 6 | angaxega | — | engaxega | angexege | — | engexege | |||
Class 7 | singaxega | — | singaxega | singexege | — | singexege | |||
Class 8 | zingaxega | — | zingaxega | zingexege | — | zingexege | |||
Class 9 | ingaxega | — | ingaxega | ingexege | — | ingexege | |||
Class 10 | zingaxega | — | zingaxega | zingexege | — | zingexege | |||
Class 11 | lungaxega | — | lungaxega | lungexege | — | lungexege | |||
Class 14 | bungaxega | — | bungaxega | bungexege | — | bungexege | |||
Class 15 | kungaxega | — | kungaxega | kungexege | — | kungexege | |||
Class 17 | kungaxega | — | kungaxega | kungexege | — | kungexege | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizoxega | engizoxega | ngizoxega | angizuxega | engingezuxega | ngingezuxega | |||
2nd singular | uzoxega | ozoxega | uzoxega | awuzuxega | ongezuxega | ungezuxega | |||
1st plural | sizoxega | esizoxega | sizoxega | asizuxega | esingezuxega | singezuxega | |||
2nd plural | nizoxega | enizoxega | nizoxega | anizuxega | eningezuxega | ningezuxega | |||
Class 1 | uzoxega | ozoxega | ezoxega | akazuxega | ongezuxega | engezuxega | |||
Class 2 | bazoxega | abazoxega | bezoxega | abazuxega | abangezuxega | bengezuxega | |||
Class 3 | uzoxega | ozoxega | uzoxega | awuzuxega | ongezuxega | ungezuxega | |||
Class 4 | izoxega | ezoxega | izoxega | ayizuxega | engezuxega | ingezuxega | |||
Class 5 | lizoxega | elizoxega | lizoxega | alizuxega | elingezuxega | lingezuxega | |||
Class 6 | azoxega | azoxega | ezoxega | awazuxega | angezuxega | engezuxega | |||
Class 7 | sizoxega | esizoxega | sizoxega | asizuxega | esingezuxega | singezuxega | |||
Class 8 | zizoxega | ezizoxega | zizoxega | azizuxega | ezingezuxega | zingezuxega | |||
Class 9 | izoxega | ezoxega | izoxega | ayizuxega | engezuxega | ingezuxega | |||
Class 10 | zizoxega | ezizoxega | zizoxega | azizuxega | ezingezuxega | zingezuxega | |||
Class 11 | luzoxega | oluzoxega | luzoxega | aluzuxega | olungezuxega | lungezuxega | |||
Class 14 | buzoxega | obuzoxega | buzoxega | abuzuxega | obungezuxega | bungezuxega | |||
Class 15 | kuzoxega | okuzoxega | kuzoxega | akuzuxega | okungezuxega | kungezuxega | |||
Class 17 | kuzoxega | okuzoxega | kuzoxega | akuzuxega | okungezuxega | kungezuxega | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyoxega | engiyoxega | ngiyoxega | angiyuxega | engingeyuxega | ngingeyuxega | |||
2nd singular | uyoxega | oyoxega | uyoxega | awuyuxega | ongeyuxega | ungeyuxega | |||
1st plural | siyoxega | esiyoxega | siyoxega | asiyuxega | esingeyuxega | singeyuxega | |||
2nd plural | niyoxega | eniyoxega | niyoxega | aniyuxega | eningeyuxega | ningeyuxega | |||
Class 1 | uyoxega | oyoxega | eyoxega | akayuxega | ongeyuxega | engeyuxega | |||
Class 2 | bayoxega | abayoxega | beyoxega | abayuxega | abangeyuxega | bengeyuxega | |||
Class 3 | uyoxega | oyoxega | uyoxega | awuyuxega | ongeyuxega | ungeyuxega | |||
Class 4 | iyoxega | eyoxega | iyoxega | ayiyuxega | engeyuxega | ingeyuxega | |||
Class 5 | liyoxega | eliyoxega | liyoxega | aliyuxega | elingeyuxega | lingeyuxega | |||
Class 6 | ayoxega | ayoxega | eyoxega | awayuxega | angeyuxega | engeyuxega | |||
Class 7 | siyoxega | esiyoxega | siyoxega | asiyuxega | esingeyuxega | singeyuxega | |||
Class 8 | ziyoxega | eziyoxega | ziyoxega | aziyuxega | ezingeyuxega | zingeyuxega | |||
Class 9 | iyoxega | eyoxega | iyoxega | ayiyuxega | engeyuxega | ingeyuxega | |||
Class 10 | ziyoxega | eziyoxega | ziyoxega | aziyuxega | ezingeyuxega | zingeyuxega | |||
Class 11 | luyoxega | oluyoxega | luyoxega | aluyuxega | olungeyuxega | lungeyuxega | |||
Class 14 | buyoxega | obuyoxega | buyoxega | abuyuxega | obungeyuxega | bungeyuxega | |||
Class 15 | kuyoxega | okuyoxega | kuyoxega | akuyuxega | okungeyuxega | kungeyuxega | |||
Class 17 | kuyoxega | okuyoxega | kuyoxega | akuyuxega | okungeyuxega | kungeyuxega | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngixege | ngingaxegi | |||||||
2nd singular | uxege | ungaxegi | |||||||
1st plural | sixege | singaxegi | |||||||
2nd plural | nixege | ningaxegi | |||||||
Class 1 | axege | angaxegi | |||||||
Class 2 | baxege | bangaxegi | |||||||
Class 3 | uxege | ungaxegi | |||||||
Class 4 | ixege | ingaxegi | |||||||
Class 5 | lixege | lingaxegi | |||||||
Class 6 | axege | angaxegi | |||||||
Class 7 | sixege | singaxegi | |||||||
Class 8 | zixege | zingaxegi | |||||||
Class 9 | ixege | ingaxegi | |||||||
Class 10 | zixege | zingaxegi | |||||||
Class 11 | luxege | lungaxegi | |||||||
Class 14 | buxege | bungaxegi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuxege | kungaxegi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuxege | kungaxegi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngaxega | ngangaxega, angaxega, angangaxega | |||||||
2nd singular | waxega | wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega | |||||||
1st plural | saxega | sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega | |||||||
2nd plural | naxega | nangaxega, anaxega, anangaxega | |||||||
Class 1 | waxega | wangaxega, akaxega, akangaxega | |||||||
Class 2 | baxega | bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega | |||||||
Class 3 | waxega | wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega | |||||||
Class 4 | yaxega | yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega | |||||||
Class 5 | laxega | langaxega, alaxega, alangaxega | |||||||
Class 6 | axega | angaxega, awaxega, awangaxega | |||||||
Class 7 | saxega | sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega | |||||||
Class 8 | zaxega | zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega | |||||||
Class 9 | yaxega | yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega | |||||||
Class 10 | zaxega | zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega | |||||||
Class 11 | lwaxega | lwangaxega, alwaxega, alwangaxega | |||||||
Class 14 | baxega | bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega | |||||||
Class 15 | kwaxega | kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega | |||||||
Class 17 | kwaxega | kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “xega”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “xega (6.6-3)”