betha

betha

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-béeta.

Verb

-bétha

1. to hit, to strike

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-béeta.

Verb

-bétha

1. to hit, to strike
2. to play (a musical instrument)

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukubetha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubetha	ukungabethi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	betha	-bethe
Plural	bethani	-betheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabetha, ngibetha	engibethayo, engibetha	ngibetha	angibethi	engingabethi	ngingabethi
2nd singular	uyabetha, ubetha	obethayo, obetha	ubetha	awubethi	ongabethi	ungabethi
1st plural	siyabetha, sibetha	esibethayo, esibetha	sibetha	asibethi	esingabethi	singabethi
2nd plural	niyabetha, nibetha	enibethayo, enibetha	nibetha	anibethi	eningabethi	ningabethi
Class 1	uyabetha, ubetha	obethayo, obetha	ebetha	akabethi	ongabethi	engabethi
Class 2	bayabetha, babetha	ababethayo, ababetha	bebetha	ababethi	abangabethi	bengabethi
Class 3	uyabetha, ubetha	obethayo, obetha	ubetha	awubethi	ongabethi	ungabethi
Class 4	iyabetha, ibetha	ebethayo, ebetha	ibetha	ayibethi	engabethi	ingabethi
Class 5	liyabetha, libetha	elibethayo, elibetha	libetha	alibethi	elingabethi	lingabethi
Class 6	ayabetha, abetha	abethayo, abetha	ebetha	awabethi	angabethi	engabethi
Class 7	siyabetha, sibetha	esibethayo, esibetha	sibetha	asibethi	esingabethi	singabethi
Class 8	ziyabetha, zibetha	ezibethayo, ezibetha	zibetha	azibethi	ezingabethi	zingabethi
Class 9	iyabetha, ibetha	ebethayo, ebetha	ibetha	ayibethi	engabethi	ingabethi
Class 10	ziyabetha, zibetha	ezibethayo, ezibetha	zibetha	azibethi	ezingabethi	zingabethi
Class 11	luyabetha, lubetha	olubethayo, olubetha	lubetha	alubethi	olungabethi	lungabethi
Class 14	buyabetha, bubetha	obubethayo, obubetha	bubetha	abubethi	obungabethi	bungabethi
Class 15	kuyabetha, kubetha	okubethayo, okubetha	kubetha	akubethi	okungabethi	kungabethi
Class 17	kuyabetha, kubetha	okubethayo, okubetha	kubetha	akubethi	okungabethi	kungabethi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibethile, ngibethē	engibethile, engibethē	ngibethile, ngibethē	angibethanga	engingabethanga	ngingabethanga
2nd singular	ubethile, ubethē	obethile, obethē	ubethile, ubethē	awubethanga	ongabethanga	ungabethanga
1st plural	sibethile, sibethē	esibethile, esibethē	sibethile, sibethē	asibethanga	esingabethanga	singabethanga
2nd plural	nibethile, nibethē	enibethile, enibethē	nibethile, nibethē	anibethanga	eningabethanga	ningabethanga
Class 1	ubethile, ubethē	obethile, obethē	ebethile, ebethē	akabethanga	ongabethanga	engabethanga
Class 2	babethile, babethē	ababethile, ababethē	bebethile, bebethē	ababethanga	abangabethanga	bengabethanga
Class 3	ubethile, ubethē	obethile, obethē	ubethile, ubethē	awubethanga	ongabethanga	ungabethanga
Class 4	ibethile, ibethē	ebethile, ebethē	ibethile, ibethē	ayibethanga	engabethanga	ingabethanga
Class 5	libethile, libethē	elibethile, elibethē	libethile, libethē	alibethanga	elingabethanga	lingabethanga
Class 6	abethile, abethē	abethile, abethē	ebethile, ebethē	awabethanga	angabethanga	engabethanga
Class 7	sibethile, sibethē	esibethile, esibethē	sibethile, sibethē	asibethanga	esingabethanga	singabethanga
Class 8	zibethile, zibethē	ezibethile, ezibethē	zibethile, zibethē	azibethanga	ezingabethanga	zingabethanga
Class 9	ibethile, ibethē	ebethile, ebethē	ibethile, ibethē	ayibethanga	engabethanga	ingabethanga
Class 10	zibethile, zibethē	ezibethile, ezibethē	zibethile, zibethē	azibethanga	ezingabethanga	zingabethanga
Class 11	lubethile, lubethē	olubethile, olubethē	lubethile, lubethē	alubethanga	olungabethanga	lungabethanga
Class 14	bubethile, bubethē	obubethile, obubethē	bubethile, bubethē	abubethanga	obungabethanga	bungabethanga
Class 15	kubethile, kubethē	okubethile, okubethē	kubethile, kubethē	akubethanga	okungabethanga	kungabethanga
Class 17	kubethile, kubethē	okubethile, okubethē	kubethile, kubethē	akubethanga	okungabethanga	kungabethanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābetha	engābetha	ngābetha	angibethanga	engingabethanga	ngingabethanga
2nd singular	wābetha	owābetha	wābetha	awubethanga	ongabethanga	ungabethanga
1st plural	sābetha	esābetha	sābetha	asibethanga	esingabethanga	singabethanga
2nd plural	nābetha	enābetha	nābetha	anibethanga	eningabethanga	ningabethanga
Class 1	wābetha	owābetha	ābetha	akabethanga	ongabethanga	engabethanga
Class 2	bābetha	abābetha	bābetha	ababethanga	abangabethanga	bengabethanga
Class 3	wābetha	owābetha	wābetha	awubethanga	ongabethanga	ungabethanga
Class 4	yābetha	eyābetha	yābetha	ayibethanga	engabethanga	ingabethanga
Class 5	lābetha	elābetha	lābetha	alibethanga	elingabethanga	lingabethanga
Class 6	ābetha	ābetha	ābetha	awabethanga	angabethanga	engabethanga
Class 7	sābetha	esābetha	sābetha	asibethanga	esingabethanga	singabethanga
Class 8	zābetha	ezābetha	zābetha	azibethanga	ezingabethanga	zingabethanga
Class 9	yābetha	eyābetha	yābetha	ayibethanga	engabethanga	ingabethanga
Class 10	zābetha	ezābetha	zābetha	azibethanga	ezingabethanga	zingabethanga
Class 11	lwābetha	olwābetha	lwābetha	alubethanga	olungabethanga	lungabethanga
Class 14	bābetha	obābetha	bābetha	abubethanga	obungabethanga	bungabethanga
Class 15	kwābetha	okwābetha	kwābetha	akubethanga	okungabethanga	kungabethanga
Class 17	kwābetha	okwābetha	kwābetha	akubethanga	okungabethanga	kungabethanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabetha	—	ngingabetha	ngingebethe	—	ngingebethe
2nd singular	ungabetha	—	ungabetha	ungebethe	—	ungebethe
1st plural	singabetha	—	singabetha	singebethe	—	singebethe
2nd plural	ningabetha	—	ningabetha	ningebethe	—	ningebethe
Class 1	angabetha	—	engabetha	angebethe	—	engebethe
Class 2	bangabetha	—	bengabetha	bangebethe	—	bengebethe
Class 3	ungabetha	—	ungabetha	ungebethe	—	ungebethe
Class 4	ingabetha	—	ingabetha	ingebethe	—	ingebethe
Class 5	lingabetha	—	lingabetha	lingebethe	—	lingebethe
Class 6	angabetha	—	engabetha	angebethe	—	engebethe
Class 7	singabetha	—	singabetha	singebethe	—	singebethe
Class 8	zingabetha	—	zingabetha	zingebethe	—	zingebethe
Class 9	ingabetha	—	ingabetha	ingebethe	—	ingebethe
Class 10	zingabetha	—	zingabetha	zingebethe	—	zingebethe
Class 11	lungabetha	—	lungabetha	lungebethe	—	lungebethe
Class 14	bungabetha	—	bungabetha	bungebethe	—	bungebethe
Class 15	kungabetha	—	kungabetha	kungebethe	—	kungebethe
Class 17	kungabetha	—	kungabetha	kungebethe	—	kungebethe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobetha	engizobetha	ngizobetha	angizubetha	—	ngingezubetha
2nd singular	uzobetha	ozobetha	uzobetha	awuzubetha	—	ungezubetha
1st plural	sizobetha	esizobetha	sizobetha	asizubetha	—	singezubetha
2nd plural	nizobetha	enizobetha	nizobetha	anizubetha	—	ningezubetha
Class 1	uzobetha	ozobetha	ezobetha	akazubetha	—	engezubetha
Class 2	bazobetha	abazobetha	bezobetha	abazubetha	—	bengezubetha
Class 3	uzobetha	ozobetha	uzobetha	awuzubetha	—	ungezubetha
Class 4	izobetha	ezobetha	izobetha	ayizubetha	—	ingezubetha
Class 5	lizobetha	elizobetha	lizobetha	alizubetha	—	lingezubetha
Class 6	azobetha	azobetha	ezobetha	awazubetha	—	engezubetha
Class 7	sizobetha	esizobetha	sizobetha	asizubetha	—	singezubetha
Class 8	zizobetha	ezizobetha	zizobetha	azizubetha	—	zingezubetha
Class 9	izobetha	ezobetha	izobetha	ayizubetha	—	ingezubetha
Class 10	zizobetha	ezizobetha	zizobetha	azizubetha	—	zingezubetha
Class 11	luzobetha	oluzobetha	luzobetha	aluzubetha	—	lungezubetha
Class 14	buzobetha	obuzobetha	buzobetha	abuzubetha	—	bungezubetha
Class 15	kuzobetha	okuzobetha	kuzobetha	akuzubetha	—	kungezubetha
Class 17	kuzobetha	okuzobetha	kuzobetha	akuzubetha	—	kungezubetha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobetha	engiyobetha	ngiyobetha	angiyubetha	—	ngingeyubetha
2nd singular	uyobetha	oyobetha	uyobetha	awuyubetha	—	ungeyubetha
1st plural	siyobetha	esiyobetha	siyobetha	asiyubetha	—	singeyubetha
2nd plural	niyobetha	eniyobetha	niyobetha	aniyubetha	—	ningeyubetha
Class 1	uyobetha	oyobetha	eyobetha	akayubetha	—	engeyubetha
Class 2	bayobetha	abayobetha	beyobetha	abayubetha	—	bengeyubetha
Class 3	uyobetha	oyobetha	uyobetha	awuyubetha	—	ungeyubetha
Class 4	iyobetha	eyobetha	iyobetha	ayiyubetha	—	ingeyubetha
Class 5	liyobetha	eliyobetha	liyobetha	aliyubetha	—	lingeyubetha
Class 6	ayobetha	ayobetha	eyobetha	awayubetha	—	engeyubetha
Class 7	siyobetha	esiyobetha	siyobetha	asiyubetha	—	singeyubetha
Class 8	ziyobetha	eziyobetha	ziyobetha	aziyubetha	—	zingeyubetha
Class 9	iyobetha	eyobetha	iyobetha	ayiyubetha	—	ingeyubetha
Class 10	ziyobetha	eziyobetha	ziyobetha	aziyubetha	—	zingeyubetha
Class 11	luyobetha	oluyobetha	luyobetha	aluyubetha	—	lungeyubetha
Class 14	buyobetha	obuyobetha	buyobetha	abuyubetha	—	bungeyubetha
Class 15	kuyobetha	okuyobetha	kuyobetha	akuyubetha	—	kungeyubetha
Class 17	kuyobetha	okuyobetha	kuyobetha	akuyubetha	—	kungeyubetha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibethe	ngingabethi
2nd singular	ubethe	ungabethi
1st plural	sibethe	singabethi
2nd plural	nibethe	ningabethi
Class 1	abethe	angabethi
Class 2	babethe	bangabethi
Class 3	ubethe	ungabethi
Class 4	ibethe	ingabethi
Class 5	libethe	lingabethi
Class 6	abethe	angabethi
Class 7	sibethe	singabethi
Class 8	zibethe	zingabethi
Class 9	ibethe	ingabethi
Class 10	zibethe	zingabethi
Class 11	lubethe	lungabethi
Class 14	bubethe	bungabethi
Class 15	kubethe	kungabethi
Class 17	kubethe	kungabethi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabetha	ngangabetha, angabetha, angangabetha
2nd singular	wabetha	wangabetha, awabetha, awangabetha
1st plural	sabetha	sangabetha, asabetha, asangabetha
2nd plural	nabetha	nangabetha, anabetha, anangabetha
Class 1	wabetha	wangabetha, akabetha, akangabetha
Class 2	babetha	bangabetha, ababetha, abangabetha
Class 3	wabetha	wangabetha, awabetha, awangabetha
Class 4	yabetha	yangabetha, ayabetha, ayangabetha
Class 5	labetha	langabetha, alabetha, alangabetha
Class 6	abetha	angabetha, awabetha, awangabetha
Class 7	sabetha	sangabetha, asabetha, asangabetha
Class 8	zabetha	zangabetha, azabetha, azangabetha
Class 9	yabetha	yangabetha, ayabetha, ayangabetha
Class 10	zabetha	zangabetha, azabetha, azangabetha
Class 11	lwabetha	lwangabetha, alwabetha, alwangabetha
Class 14	babetha	bangabetha, ababetha, abangabetha
Class 15	kwabetha	kwangabetha, akwabetha, akwangabetha
Class 17	kwabetha	kwangabetha, akwabetha, akwangabetha