bhuqa

bhuqa

Zulu

Verb

-bhuqa

1. (transitive) to devastate, to destroy, to wipe out

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhuqa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhuqa	ukungabhuqi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhuqa	-bhuqe
Plural	bhuqani	-bhuqeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhuqa, ngibhuqa	engibhuqayo, engibhuqa	ngibhuqa	angibhuqi	engingabhuqi	ngingabhuqi
2nd singular	uyabhuqa, ubhuqa	obhuqayo, obhuqa	ubhuqa	awubhuqi	ongabhuqi	ungabhuqi
1st plural	siyabhuqa, sibhuqa	esibhuqayo, esibhuqa	sibhuqa	asibhuqi	esingabhuqi	singabhuqi
2nd plural	niyabhuqa, nibhuqa	enibhuqayo, enibhuqa	nibhuqa	anibhuqi	eningabhuqi	ningabhuqi
Class 1	uyabhuqa, ubhuqa	obhuqayo, obhuqa	ebhuqa	akabhuqi	ongabhuqi	engabhuqi
Class 2	bayabhuqa, babhuqa	ababhuqayo, ababhuqa	bebhuqa	ababhuqi	abangabhuqi	bengabhuqi
Class 3	uyabhuqa, ubhuqa	obhuqayo, obhuqa	ubhuqa	awubhuqi	ongabhuqi	ungabhuqi
Class 4	iyabhuqa, ibhuqa	ebhuqayo, ebhuqa	ibhuqa	ayibhuqi	engabhuqi	ingabhuqi
Class 5	liyabhuqa, libhuqa	elibhuqayo, elibhuqa	libhuqa	alibhuqi	elingabhuqi	lingabhuqi
Class 6	ayabhuqa, abhuqa	abhuqayo, abhuqa	ebhuqa	awabhuqi	angabhuqi	engabhuqi
Class 7	siyabhuqa, sibhuqa	esibhuqayo, esibhuqa	sibhuqa	asibhuqi	esingabhuqi	singabhuqi
Class 8	ziyabhuqa, zibhuqa	ezibhuqayo, ezibhuqa	zibhuqa	azibhuqi	ezingabhuqi	zingabhuqi
Class 9	iyabhuqa, ibhuqa	ebhuqayo, ebhuqa	ibhuqa	ayibhuqi	engabhuqi	ingabhuqi
Class 10	ziyabhuqa, zibhuqa	ezibhuqayo, ezibhuqa	zibhuqa	azibhuqi	ezingabhuqi	zingabhuqi
Class 11	luyabhuqa, lubhuqa	olubhuqayo, olubhuqa	lubhuqa	alubhuqi	olungabhuqi	lungabhuqi
Class 14	buyabhuqa, bubhuqa	obubhuqayo, obubhuqa	bubhuqa	abubhuqi	obungabhuqi	bungabhuqi
Class 15	kuyabhuqa, kubhuqa	okubhuqayo, okubhuqa	kubhuqa	akubhuqi	okungabhuqi	kungabhuqi
Class 17	kuyabhuqa, kubhuqa	okubhuqayo, okubhuqa	kubhuqa	akubhuqi	okungabhuqi	kungabhuqi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhuqile, ngibhuqē	engibhuqile, engibhuqē	ngibhuqile, ngibhuqē	angibhuqanga	engingabhuqanga	ngingabhuqanga
2nd singular	ubhuqile, ubhuqē	obhuqile, obhuqē	ubhuqile, ubhuqē	awubhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	ungabhuqanga
1st plural	sibhuqile, sibhuqē	esibhuqile, esibhuqē	sibhuqile, sibhuqē	asibhuqanga	esingabhuqanga	singabhuqanga
2nd plural	nibhuqile, nibhuqē	enibhuqile, enibhuqē	nibhuqile, nibhuqē	anibhuqanga	eningabhuqanga	ningabhuqanga
Class 1	ubhuqile, ubhuqē	obhuqile, obhuqē	ebhuqile, ebhuqē	akabhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	engabhuqanga
Class 2	babhuqile, babhuqē	ababhuqile, ababhuqē	bebhuqile, bebhuqē	ababhuqanga	abangabhuqanga	bengabhuqanga
Class 3	ubhuqile, ubhuqē	obhuqile, obhuqē	ubhuqile, ubhuqē	awubhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	ungabhuqanga
Class 4	ibhuqile, ibhuqē	ebhuqile, ebhuqē	ibhuqile, ibhuqē	ayibhuqanga	engabhuqanga	ingabhuqanga
Class 5	libhuqile, libhuqē	elibhuqile, elibhuqē	libhuqile, libhuqē	alibhuqanga	elingabhuqanga	lingabhuqanga
Class 6	abhuqile, abhuqē	abhuqile, abhuqē	ebhuqile, ebhuqē	awabhuqanga	angabhuqanga	engabhuqanga
Class 7	sibhuqile, sibhuqē	esibhuqile, esibhuqē	sibhuqile, sibhuqē	asibhuqanga	esingabhuqanga	singabhuqanga
Class 8	zibhuqile, zibhuqē	ezibhuqile, ezibhuqē	zibhuqile, zibhuqē	azibhuqanga	ezingabhuqanga	zingabhuqanga
Class 9	ibhuqile, ibhuqē	ebhuqile, ebhuqē	ibhuqile, ibhuqē	ayibhuqanga	engabhuqanga	ingabhuqanga
Class 10	zibhuqile, zibhuqē	ezibhuqile, ezibhuqē	zibhuqile, zibhuqē	azibhuqanga	ezingabhuqanga	zingabhuqanga
Class 11	lubhuqile, lubhuqē	olubhuqile, olubhuqē	lubhuqile, lubhuqē	alubhuqanga	olungabhuqanga	lungabhuqanga
Class 14	bubhuqile, bubhuqē	obubhuqile, obubhuqē	bubhuqile, bubhuqē	abubhuqanga	obungabhuqanga	bungabhuqanga
Class 15	kubhuqile, kubhuqē	okubhuqile, okubhuqē	kubhuqile, kubhuqē	akubhuqanga	okungabhuqanga	kungabhuqanga
Class 17	kubhuqile, kubhuqē	okubhuqile, okubhuqē	kubhuqile, kubhuqē	akubhuqanga	okungabhuqanga	kungabhuqanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhuqa	engābhuqa	ngābhuqa	angibhuqanga	engingabhuqanga	ngingabhuqanga
2nd singular	wābhuqa	owābhuqa	wābhuqa	awubhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	ungabhuqanga
1st plural	sābhuqa	esābhuqa	sābhuqa	asibhuqanga	esingabhuqanga	singabhuqanga
2nd plural	nābhuqa	enābhuqa	nābhuqa	anibhuqanga	eningabhuqanga	ningabhuqanga
Class 1	wābhuqa	owābhuqa	ābhuqa	akabhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	engabhuqanga
Class 2	bābhuqa	abābhuqa	bābhuqa	ababhuqanga	abangabhuqanga	bengabhuqanga
Class 3	wābhuqa	owābhuqa	wābhuqa	awubhuqanga	ongabhuqanga	ungabhuqanga
Class 4	yābhuqa	eyābhuqa	yābhuqa	ayibhuqanga	engabhuqanga	ingabhuqanga
Class 5	lābhuqa	elābhuqa	lābhuqa	alibhuqanga	elingabhuqanga	lingabhuqanga
Class 6	ābhuqa	ābhuqa	ābhuqa	awabhuqanga	angabhuqanga	engabhuqanga
Class 7	sābhuqa	esābhuqa	sābhuqa	asibhuqanga	esingabhuqanga	singabhuqanga
Class 8	zābhuqa	ezābhuqa	zābhuqa	azibhuqanga	ezingabhuqanga	zingabhuqanga
Class 9	yābhuqa	eyābhuqa	yābhuqa	ayibhuqanga	engabhuqanga	ingabhuqanga
Class 10	zābhuqa	ezābhuqa	zābhuqa	azibhuqanga	ezingabhuqanga	zingabhuqanga
Class 11	lwābhuqa	olwābhuqa	lwābhuqa	alubhuqanga	olungabhuqanga	lungabhuqanga
Class 14	bābhuqa	obābhuqa	bābhuqa	abubhuqanga	obungabhuqanga	bungabhuqanga
Class 15	kwābhuqa	okwābhuqa	kwābhuqa	akubhuqanga	okungabhuqanga	kungabhuqanga
Class 17	kwābhuqa	okwābhuqa	kwābhuqa	akubhuqanga	okungabhuqanga	kungabhuqanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhuqa	—	ngingabhuqa	ngingebhuqe	—	ngingebhuqe
2nd singular	ungabhuqa	—	ungabhuqa	ungebhuqe	—	ungebhuqe
1st plural	singabhuqa	—	singabhuqa	singebhuqe	—	singebhuqe
2nd plural	ningabhuqa	—	ningabhuqa	ningebhuqe	—	ningebhuqe
Class 1	angabhuqa	—	engabhuqa	angebhuqe	—	engebhuqe
Class 2	bangabhuqa	—	bengabhuqa	bangebhuqe	—	bengebhuqe
Class 3	ungabhuqa	—	ungabhuqa	ungebhuqe	—	ungebhuqe
Class 4	ingabhuqa	—	ingabhuqa	ingebhuqe	—	ingebhuqe
Class 5	lingabhuqa	—	lingabhuqa	lingebhuqe	—	lingebhuqe
Class 6	angabhuqa	—	engabhuqa	angebhuqe	—	engebhuqe
Class 7	singabhuqa	—	singabhuqa	singebhuqe	—	singebhuqe
Class 8	zingabhuqa	—	zingabhuqa	zingebhuqe	—	zingebhuqe
Class 9	ingabhuqa	—	ingabhuqa	ingebhuqe	—	ingebhuqe
Class 10	zingabhuqa	—	zingabhuqa	zingebhuqe	—	zingebhuqe
Class 11	lungabhuqa	—	lungabhuqa	lungebhuqe	—	lungebhuqe
Class 14	bungabhuqa	—	bungabhuqa	bungebhuqe	—	bungebhuqe
Class 15	kungabhuqa	—	kungabhuqa	kungebhuqe	—	kungebhuqe
Class 17	kungabhuqa	—	kungabhuqa	kungebhuqe	—	kungebhuqe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhuqa	engizobhuqa	ngizobhuqa	angizubhuqa	engingezubhuqa	ngingezubhuqa
2nd singular	uzobhuqa	ozobhuqa	uzobhuqa	awuzubhuqa	ongezubhuqa	ungezubhuqa
1st plural	sizobhuqa	esizobhuqa	sizobhuqa	asizubhuqa	esingezubhuqa	singezubhuqa
2nd plural	nizobhuqa	enizobhuqa	nizobhuqa	anizubhuqa	eningezubhuqa	ningezubhuqa
Class 1	uzobhuqa	ozobhuqa	ezobhuqa	akazubhuqa	ongezubhuqa	engezubhuqa
Class 2	bazobhuqa	abazobhuqa	bezobhuqa	abazubhuqa	abangezubhuqa	bengezubhuqa
Class 3	uzobhuqa	ozobhuqa	uzobhuqa	awuzubhuqa	ongezubhuqa	ungezubhuqa
Class 4	izobhuqa	ezobhuqa	izobhuqa	ayizubhuqa	engezubhuqa	ingezubhuqa
Class 5	lizobhuqa	elizobhuqa	lizobhuqa	alizubhuqa	elingezubhuqa	lingezubhuqa
Class 6	azobhuqa	azobhuqa	ezobhuqa	awazubhuqa	angezubhuqa	engezubhuqa
Class 7	sizobhuqa	esizobhuqa	sizobhuqa	asizubhuqa	esingezubhuqa	singezubhuqa
Class 8	zizobhuqa	ezizobhuqa	zizobhuqa	azizubhuqa	ezingezubhuqa	zingezubhuqa
Class 9	izobhuqa	ezobhuqa	izobhuqa	ayizubhuqa	engezubhuqa	ingezubhuqa
Class 10	zizobhuqa	ezizobhuqa	zizobhuqa	azizubhuqa	ezingezubhuqa	zingezubhuqa
Class 11	luzobhuqa	oluzobhuqa	luzobhuqa	aluzubhuqa	olungezubhuqa	lungezubhuqa
Class 14	buzobhuqa	obuzobhuqa	buzobhuqa	abuzubhuqa	obungezubhuqa	bungezubhuqa
Class 15	kuzobhuqa	okuzobhuqa	kuzobhuqa	akuzubhuqa	okungezubhuqa	kungezubhuqa
Class 17	kuzobhuqa	okuzobhuqa	kuzobhuqa	akuzubhuqa	okungezubhuqa	kungezubhuqa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhuqa	engiyobhuqa	ngiyobhuqa	angiyubhuqa	engingeyubhuqa	ngingeyubhuqa
2nd singular	uyobhuqa	oyobhuqa	uyobhuqa	awuyubhuqa	ongeyubhuqa	ungeyubhuqa
1st plural	siyobhuqa	esiyobhuqa	siyobhuqa	asiyubhuqa	esingeyubhuqa	singeyubhuqa
2nd plural	niyobhuqa	eniyobhuqa	niyobhuqa	aniyubhuqa	eningeyubhuqa	ningeyubhuqa
Class 1	uyobhuqa	oyobhuqa	eyobhuqa	akayubhuqa	ongeyubhuqa	engeyubhuqa
Class 2	bayobhuqa	abayobhuqa	beyobhuqa	abayubhuqa	abangeyubhuqa	bengeyubhuqa
Class 3	uyobhuqa	oyobhuqa	uyobhuqa	awuyubhuqa	ongeyubhuqa	ungeyubhuqa
Class 4	iyobhuqa	eyobhuqa	iyobhuqa	ayiyubhuqa	engeyubhuqa	ingeyubhuqa
Class 5	liyobhuqa	eliyobhuqa	liyobhuqa	aliyubhuqa	elingeyubhuqa	lingeyubhuqa
Class 6	ayobhuqa	ayobhuqa	eyobhuqa	awayubhuqa	angeyubhuqa	engeyubhuqa
Class 7	siyobhuqa	esiyobhuqa	siyobhuqa	asiyubhuqa	esingeyubhuqa	singeyubhuqa
Class 8	ziyobhuqa	eziyobhuqa	ziyobhuqa	aziyubhuqa	ezingeyubhuqa	zingeyubhuqa
Class 9	iyobhuqa	eyobhuqa	iyobhuqa	ayiyubhuqa	engeyubhuqa	ingeyubhuqa
Class 10	ziyobhuqa	eziyobhuqa	ziyobhuqa	aziyubhuqa	ezingeyubhuqa	zingeyubhuqa
Class 11	luyobhuqa	oluyobhuqa	luyobhuqa	aluyubhuqa	olungeyubhuqa	lungeyubhuqa
Class 14	buyobhuqa	obuyobhuqa	buyobhuqa	abuyubhuqa	obungeyubhuqa	bungeyubhuqa
Class 15	kuyobhuqa	okuyobhuqa	kuyobhuqa	akuyubhuqa	okungeyubhuqa	kungeyubhuqa
Class 17	kuyobhuqa	okuyobhuqa	kuyobhuqa	akuyubhuqa	okungeyubhuqa	kungeyubhuqa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhuqe	ngingabhuqi
2nd singular	ubhuqe	ungabhuqi
1st plural	sibhuqe	singabhuqi
2nd plural	nibhuqe	ningabhuqi
Class 1	abhuqe	angabhuqi
Class 2	babhuqe	bangabhuqi
Class 3	ubhuqe	ungabhuqi
Class 4	ibhuqe	ingabhuqi
Class 5	libhuqe	lingabhuqi
Class 6	abhuqe	angabhuqi
Class 7	sibhuqe	singabhuqi
Class 8	zibhuqe	zingabhuqi
Class 9	ibhuqe	ingabhuqi
Class 10	zibhuqe	zingabhuqi
Class 11	lubhuqe	lungabhuqi
Class 14	bubhuqe	bungabhuqi
Class 15	kubhuqe	kungabhuqi
Class 17	kubhuqe	kungabhuqi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhuqa	ngangabhuqa, angabhuqa, angangabhuqa
2nd singular	wabhuqa	wangabhuqa, awabhuqa, awangabhuqa
1st plural	sabhuqa	sangabhuqa, asabhuqa, asangabhuqa
2nd plural	nabhuqa	nangabhuqa, anabhuqa, anangabhuqa
Class 1	wabhuqa	wangabhuqa, akabhuqa, akangabhuqa
Class 2	babhuqa	bangabhuqa, ababhuqa, abangabhuqa
Class 3	wabhuqa	wangabhuqa, awabhuqa, awangabhuqa
Class 4	yabhuqa	yangabhuqa, ayabhuqa, ayangabhuqa
Class 5	labhuqa	langabhuqa, alabhuqa, alangabhuqa
Class 6	abhuqa	angabhuqa, awabhuqa, awangabhuqa
Class 7	sabhuqa	sangabhuqa, asabhuqa, asangabhuqa
Class 8	zabhuqa	zangabhuqa, azabhuqa, azangabhuqa
Class 9	yabhuqa	yangabhuqa, ayabhuqa, ayangabhuqa
Class 10	zabhuqa	zangabhuqa, azabhuqa, azangabhuqa
Class 11	lwabhuqa	lwangabhuqa, alwabhuqa, alwangabhuqa
Class 14	babhuqa	bangabhuqa, ababhuqa, abangabhuqa
Class 15	kwabhuqa	kwangabhuqa, akwabhuqa, akwangabhuqa
Class 17	kwabhuqa	kwangabhuqa, akwabhuqa, akwangabhuqa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “buqa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “buqa (6.3)”