xolisa
Zulu
Etymology
From -xola + -isa.
Verb
-xolísa
- (transitive) to pacify, to quieten
- (intransitive) to be sorry, to beg pardon, to apologise
- Ngiyaxolisa.
- I'm sorry.
Inflection
Tone H | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuxolisa | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuxolisa | ukungaxolisi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | xolisa | -xolise | |||||||
Plural | xolisani | -xoliseni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyaxolisa, ngixolisa | engixolisayo, engixolisa | ngixolisa | angixolisi | engingaxolisi | ngingaxolisi | |||
2nd singular | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | uxolisa | awuxolisi | ongaxolisi | ungaxolisi | |||
1st plural | siyaxolisa, sixolisa | esixolisayo, esixolisa | sixolisa | asixolisi | esingaxolisi | singaxolisi | |||
2nd plural | niyaxolisa, nixolisa | enixolisayo, enixolisa | nixolisa | anixolisi | eningaxolisi | ningaxolisi | |||
Class 1 | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | exolisa | akaxolisi | ongaxolisi | engaxolisi | |||
Class 2 | bayaxolisa, baxolisa | abaxolisayo, abaxolisa | bexolisa | abaxolisi | abangaxolisi | bengaxolisi | |||
Class 3 | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | uxolisa | awuxolisi | ongaxolisi | ungaxolisi | |||
Class 4 | iyaxolisa, ixolisa | exolisayo, exolisa | ixolisa | ayixolisi | engaxolisi | ingaxolisi | |||
Class 5 | liyaxolisa, lixolisa | elixolisayo, elixolisa | lixolisa | alixolisi | elingaxolisi | lingaxolisi | |||
Class 6 | ayaxolisa, axolisa | axolisayo, axolisa | exolisa | awaxolisi | angaxolisi | engaxolisi | |||
Class 7 | siyaxolisa, sixolisa | esixolisayo, esixolisa | sixolisa | asixolisi | esingaxolisi | singaxolisi | |||
Class 8 | ziyaxolisa, zixolisa | ezixolisayo, ezixolisa | zixolisa | azixolisi | ezingaxolisi | zingaxolisi | |||
Class 9 | iyaxolisa, ixolisa | exolisayo, exolisa | ixolisa | ayixolisi | engaxolisi | ingaxolisi | |||
Class 10 | ziyaxolisa, zixolisa | ezixolisayo, ezixolisa | zixolisa | azixolisi | ezingaxolisi | zingaxolisi | |||
Class 11 | luyaxolisa, luxolisa | oluxolisayo, oluxolisa | luxolisa | aluxolisi | olungaxolisi | lungaxolisi | |||
Class 14 | buyaxolisa, buxolisa | obuxolisayo, obuxolisa | buxolisa | abuxolisi | obungaxolisi | bungaxolisi | |||
Class 15 | kuyaxolisa, kuxolisa | okuxolisayo, okuxolisa | kuxolisa | akuxolisi | okungaxolisi | kungaxolisi | |||
Class 17 | kuyaxolisa, kuxolisa | okuxolisayo, okuxolisa | kuxolisa | akuxolisi | okungaxolisi | kungaxolisi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngixolisile, ngixolisē | engixolisile, engixolisē | ngixolisile, ngixolisē | angixolisanga | engingaxolisanga | ngingaxolisanga | |||
2nd singular | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | uxolisile, uxolisē | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga | |||
1st plural | sixolisile, sixolisē | esixolisile, esixolisē | sixolisile, sixolisē | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga | |||
2nd plural | nixolisile, nixolisē | enixolisile, enixolisē | nixolisile, nixolisē | anixolisanga | eningaxolisanga | ningaxolisanga | |||
Class 1 | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | exolisile, exolisē | akaxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | engaxolisanga | |||
Class 2 | baxolisile, baxolisē | abaxolisile, abaxolisē | bexolisile, bexolisē | abaxolisanga | abangaxolisanga | bengaxolisanga | |||
Class 3 | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | uxolisile, uxolisē | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga | |||
Class 4 | ixolisile, ixolisē | exolisile, exolisē | ixolisile, ixolisē | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga | |||
Class 5 | lixolisile, lixolisē | elixolisile, elixolisē | lixolisile, lixolisē | alixolisanga | elingaxolisanga | lingaxolisanga | |||
Class 6 | axolisile, axolisē | axolisile, axolisē | exolisile, exolisē | awaxolisanga | angaxolisanga | engaxolisanga | |||
Class 7 | sixolisile, sixolisē | esixolisile, esixolisē | sixolisile, sixolisē | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga | |||
Class 8 | zixolisile, zixolisē | ezixolisile, ezixolisē | zixolisile, zixolisē | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga | |||
Class 9 | ixolisile, ixolisē | exolisile, exolisē | ixolisile, ixolisē | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga | |||
Class 10 | zixolisile, zixolisē | ezixolisile, ezixolisē | zixolisile, zixolisē | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga | |||
Class 11 | luxolisile, luxolisē | oluxolisile, oluxolisē | luxolisile, luxolisē | aluxolisanga | olungaxolisanga | lungaxolisanga | |||
Class 14 | buxolisile, buxolisē | obuxolisile, obuxolisē | buxolisile, buxolisē | abuxolisanga | obungaxolisanga | bungaxolisanga | |||
Class 15 | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | okuxolisile, okuxolisē | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga | |||
Class 17 | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | okuxolisile, okuxolisē | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāxolisa | engāxolisa | ngāxolisa | angixolisanga | engingaxolisanga | ngingaxolisanga | |||
2nd singular | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | wāxolisa | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga | |||
1st plural | sāxolisa | esāxolisa | sāxolisa | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga | |||
2nd plural | nāxolisa | enāxolisa | nāxolisa | anixolisanga | eningaxolisanga | ningaxolisanga | |||
Class 1 | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | āxolisa | akaxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | engaxolisanga | |||
Class 2 | bāxolisa | abāxolisa | bāxolisa | abaxolisanga | abangaxolisanga | bengaxolisanga | |||
Class 3 | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | wāxolisa | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga | |||
Class 4 | yāxolisa | eyāxolisa | yāxolisa | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga | |||
Class 5 | lāxolisa | elāxolisa | lāxolisa | alixolisanga | elingaxolisanga | lingaxolisanga | |||
Class 6 | āxolisa | āxolisa | āxolisa | awaxolisanga | angaxolisanga | engaxolisanga | |||
Class 7 | sāxolisa | esāxolisa | sāxolisa | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga | |||
Class 8 | zāxolisa | ezāxolisa | zāxolisa | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga | |||
Class 9 | yāxolisa | eyāxolisa | yāxolisa | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga | |||
Class 10 | zāxolisa | ezāxolisa | zāxolisa | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga | |||
Class 11 | lwāxolisa | olwāxolisa | lwāxolisa | aluxolisanga | olungaxolisanga | lungaxolisanga | |||
Class 14 | bāxolisa | obāxolisa | bāxolisa | abuxolisanga | obungaxolisanga | bungaxolisanga | |||
Class 15 | kwāxolisa | okwāxolisa | kwāxolisa | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga | |||
Class 17 | kwāxolisa | okwāxolisa | kwāxolisa | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingaxolisa | — | ngingaxolisa | ngingexolise | — | ngingexolise | |||
2nd singular | ungaxolisa | — | ungaxolisa | ungexolise | — | ungexolise | |||
1st plural | singaxolisa | — | singaxolisa | singexolise | — | singexolise | |||
2nd plural | ningaxolisa | — | ningaxolisa | ningexolise | — | ningexolise | |||
Class 1 | angaxolisa | — | engaxolisa | angexolise | — | engexolise | |||
Class 2 | bangaxolisa | — | bengaxolisa | bangexolise | — | bengexolise | |||
Class 3 | ungaxolisa | — | ungaxolisa | ungexolise | — | ungexolise | |||
Class 4 | ingaxolisa | — | ingaxolisa | ingexolise | — | ingexolise | |||
Class 5 | lingaxolisa | — | lingaxolisa | lingexolise | — | lingexolise | |||
Class 6 | angaxolisa | — | engaxolisa | angexolise | — | engexolise | |||
Class 7 | singaxolisa | — | singaxolisa | singexolise | — | singexolise | |||
Class 8 | zingaxolisa | — | zingaxolisa | zingexolise | — | zingexolise | |||
Class 9 | ingaxolisa | — | ingaxolisa | ingexolise | — | ingexolise | |||
Class 10 | zingaxolisa | — | zingaxolisa | zingexolise | — | zingexolise | |||
Class 11 | lungaxolisa | — | lungaxolisa | lungexolise | — | lungexolise | |||
Class 14 | bungaxolisa | — | bungaxolisa | bungexolise | — | bungexolise | |||
Class 15 | kungaxolisa | — | kungaxolisa | kungexolise | — | kungexolise | |||
Class 17 | kungaxolisa | — | kungaxolisa | kungexolise | — | kungexolise | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizoxolisa | engizoxolisa | ngizoxolisa | angizuxolisa | — | ngingezuxolisa | |||
2nd singular | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | uzoxolisa | awuzuxolisa | — | ungezuxolisa | |||
1st plural | sizoxolisa | esizoxolisa | sizoxolisa | asizuxolisa | — | singezuxolisa | |||
2nd plural | nizoxolisa | enizoxolisa | nizoxolisa | anizuxolisa | — | ningezuxolisa | |||
Class 1 | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | ezoxolisa | akazuxolisa | — | engezuxolisa | |||
Class 2 | bazoxolisa | abazoxolisa | bezoxolisa | abazuxolisa | — | bengezuxolisa | |||
Class 3 | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | uzoxolisa | awuzuxolisa | — | ungezuxolisa | |||
Class 4 | izoxolisa | ezoxolisa | izoxolisa | ayizuxolisa | — | ingezuxolisa | |||
Class 5 | lizoxolisa | elizoxolisa | lizoxolisa | alizuxolisa | — | lingezuxolisa | |||
Class 6 | azoxolisa | azoxolisa | ezoxolisa | awazuxolisa | — | engezuxolisa | |||
Class 7 | sizoxolisa | esizoxolisa | sizoxolisa | asizuxolisa | — | singezuxolisa | |||
Class 8 | zizoxolisa | ezizoxolisa | zizoxolisa | azizuxolisa | — | zingezuxolisa | |||
Class 9 | izoxolisa | ezoxolisa | izoxolisa | ayizuxolisa | — | ingezuxolisa | |||
Class 10 | zizoxolisa | ezizoxolisa | zizoxolisa | azizuxolisa | — | zingezuxolisa | |||
Class 11 | luzoxolisa | oluzoxolisa | luzoxolisa | aluzuxolisa | — | lungezuxolisa | |||
Class 14 | buzoxolisa | obuzoxolisa | buzoxolisa | abuzuxolisa | — | bungezuxolisa | |||
Class 15 | kuzoxolisa | okuzoxolisa | kuzoxolisa | akuzuxolisa | — | kungezuxolisa | |||
Class 17 | kuzoxolisa | okuzoxolisa | kuzoxolisa | akuzuxolisa | — | kungezuxolisa | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyoxolisa | engiyoxolisa | ngiyoxolisa | angiyuxolisa | — | ngingeyuxolisa | |||
2nd singular | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | uyoxolisa | awuyuxolisa | — | ungeyuxolisa | |||
1st plural | siyoxolisa | esiyoxolisa | siyoxolisa | asiyuxolisa | — | singeyuxolisa | |||
2nd plural | niyoxolisa | eniyoxolisa | niyoxolisa | aniyuxolisa | — | ningeyuxolisa | |||
Class 1 | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | akayuxolisa | — | engeyuxolisa | |||
Class 2 | bayoxolisa | abayoxolisa | beyoxolisa | abayuxolisa | — | bengeyuxolisa | |||
Class 3 | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | uyoxolisa | awuyuxolisa | — | ungeyuxolisa | |||
Class 4 | iyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | iyoxolisa | ayiyuxolisa | — | ingeyuxolisa | |||
Class 5 | liyoxolisa | eliyoxolisa | liyoxolisa | aliyuxolisa | — | lingeyuxolisa | |||
Class 6 | ayoxolisa | ayoxolisa | eyoxolisa | awayuxolisa | — | engeyuxolisa | |||
Class 7 | siyoxolisa | esiyoxolisa | siyoxolisa | asiyuxolisa | — | singeyuxolisa | |||
Class 8 | ziyoxolisa | eziyoxolisa | ziyoxolisa | aziyuxolisa | — | zingeyuxolisa | |||
Class 9 | iyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | iyoxolisa | ayiyuxolisa | — | ingeyuxolisa | |||
Class 10 | ziyoxolisa | eziyoxolisa | ziyoxolisa | aziyuxolisa | — | zingeyuxolisa | |||
Class 11 | luyoxolisa | oluyoxolisa | luyoxolisa | aluyuxolisa | — | lungeyuxolisa | |||
Class 14 | buyoxolisa | obuyoxolisa | buyoxolisa | abuyuxolisa | — | bungeyuxolisa | |||
Class 15 | kuyoxolisa | okuyoxolisa | kuyoxolisa | akuyuxolisa | — | kungeyuxolisa | |||
Class 17 | kuyoxolisa | okuyoxolisa | kuyoxolisa | akuyuxolisa | — | kungeyuxolisa | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngixolise | ngingaxolisi | |||||||
2nd singular | uxolise | ungaxolisi | |||||||
1st plural | sixolise | singaxolisi | |||||||
2nd plural | nixolise | ningaxolisi | |||||||
Class 1 | axolise | angaxolisi | |||||||
Class 2 | baxolise | bangaxolisi | |||||||
Class 3 | uxolise | ungaxolisi | |||||||
Class 4 | ixolise | ingaxolisi | |||||||
Class 5 | lixolise | lingaxolisi | |||||||
Class 6 | axolise | angaxolisi | |||||||
Class 7 | sixolise | singaxolisi | |||||||
Class 8 | zixolise | zingaxolisi | |||||||
Class 9 | ixolise | ingaxolisi | |||||||
Class 10 | zixolise | zingaxolisi | |||||||
Class 11 | luxolise | lungaxolisi | |||||||
Class 14 | buxolise | bungaxolisi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuxolise | kungaxolisi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuxolise | kungaxolisi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngaxolisa | ngangaxolisa, angaxolisa, angangaxolisa | |||||||
2nd singular | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa | |||||||
1st plural | saxolisa | sangaxolisa, asaxolisa, asangaxolisa | |||||||
2nd plural | naxolisa | nangaxolisa, anaxolisa, anangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 1 | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, akaxolisa, akangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 2 | baxolisa | bangaxolisa, abaxolisa, abangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 3 | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 4 | yaxolisa | yangaxolisa, ayaxolisa, ayangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 5 | laxolisa | langaxolisa, alaxolisa, alangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 6 | axolisa | angaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 7 | saxolisa | sangaxolisa, asaxolisa, asangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 8 | zaxolisa | zangaxolisa, azaxolisa, azangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 9 | yaxolisa | yangaxolisa, ayaxolisa, ayangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 10 | zaxolisa | zangaxolisa, azaxolisa, azangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 11 | lwaxolisa | lwangaxolisa, alwaxolisa, alwangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 14 | baxolisa | bangaxolisa, abaxolisa, abangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 15 | kwaxolisa | kwangaxolisa, akwaxolisa, akwangaxolisa | |||||||
Class 17 | kwaxolisa | kwangaxolisa, akwaxolisa, akwangaxolisa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “xolisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “xolisa (3.2.9)”