bonana

Zulu

Etymology

From -bona +‎ -ana.

Verb

-bonana^?

(intransitive) to see each other
(intransitive) to see, to meet, to visit [+ na- (object)]

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukubonana
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubonana	ukungabonani
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bonana	-bonane
Plural	bonanani	-bonaneni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabonana, ngibonana	engibonanayo, engibonana	ngibonana	angibonani	engingabonani	ngingabonani
2nd singular	uyabonana, ubonana	obonanayo, obonana	ubonana	awubonani	ongabonani	ungabonani
1st plural	siyabonana, sibonana	esibonanayo, esibonana	sibonana	asibonani	esingabonani	singabonani
2nd plural	niyabonana, nibonana	enibonanayo, enibonana	nibonana	anibonani	eningabonani	ningabonani
Class 1	uyabonana, ubonana	obonanayo, obonana	ebonana	akabonani	ongabonani	engabonani
Class 2	bayabonana, babonana	ababonanayo, ababonana	bebonana	ababonani	abangabonani	bengabonani
Class 3	uyabonana, ubonana	obonanayo, obonana	ubonana	awubonani	ongabonani	ungabonani
Class 4	iyabonana, ibonana	ebonanayo, ebonana	ibonana	ayibonani	engabonani	ingabonani
Class 5	liyabonana, libonana	elibonanayo, elibonana	libonana	alibonani	elingabonani	lingabonani
Class 6	ayabonana, abonana	abonanayo, abonana	ebonana	awabonani	angabonani	engabonani
Class 7	siyabonana, sibonana	esibonanayo, esibonana	sibonana	asibonani	esingabonani	singabonani
Class 8	ziyabonana, zibonana	ezibonanayo, ezibonana	zibonana	azibonani	ezingabonani	zingabonani
Class 9	iyabonana, ibonana	ebonanayo, ebonana	ibonana	ayibonani	engabonani	ingabonani
Class 10	ziyabonana, zibonana	ezibonanayo, ezibonana	zibonana	azibonani	ezingabonani	zingabonani
Class 11	luyabonana, lubonana	olubonanayo, olubonana	lubonana	alubonani	olungabonani	lungabonani
Class 14	buyabonana, bubonana	obubonanayo, obubonana	bubonana	abubonani	obungabonani	bungabonani
Class 15	kuyabonana, kubonana	okubonanayo, okubonana	kubonana	akubonani	okungabonani	kungabonani
Class 17	kuyabonana, kubonana	okubonanayo, okubonana	kubonana	akubonani	okungabonani	kungabonani
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibonanile, ngibonanē	engibonanile, engibonanē	ngibonanile, ngibonanē	angibonananga	engingabonananga	ngingabonananga
2nd singular	ubonanile, ubonanē	obonanile, obonanē	ubonanile, ubonanē	awubonananga	ongabonananga	ungabonananga
1st plural	sibonanile, sibonanē	esibonanile, esibonanē	sibonanile, sibonanē	asibonananga	esingabonananga	singabonananga
2nd plural	nibonanile, nibonanē	enibonanile, enibonanē	nibonanile, nibonanē	anibonananga	eningabonananga	ningabonananga
Class 1	ubonanile, ubonanē	obonanile, obonanē	ebonanile, ebonanē	akabonananga	ongabonananga	engabonananga
Class 2	babonanile, babonanē	ababonanile, ababonanē	bebonanile, bebonanē	ababonananga	abangabonananga	bengabonananga
Class 3	ubonanile, ubonanē	obonanile, obonanē	ubonanile, ubonanē	awubonananga	ongabonananga	ungabonananga
Class 4	ibonanile, ibonanē	ebonanile, ebonanē	ibonanile, ibonanē	ayibonananga	engabonananga	ingabonananga
Class 5	libonanile, libonanē	elibonanile, elibonanē	libonanile, libonanē	alibonananga	elingabonananga	lingabonananga
Class 6	abonanile, abonanē	abonanile, abonanē	ebonanile, ebonanē	awabonananga	angabonananga	engabonananga
Class 7	sibonanile, sibonanē	esibonanile, esibonanē	sibonanile, sibonanē	asibonananga	esingabonananga	singabonananga
Class 8	zibonanile, zibonanē	ezibonanile, ezibonanē	zibonanile, zibonanē	azibonananga	ezingabonananga	zingabonananga
Class 9	ibonanile, ibonanē	ebonanile, ebonanē	ibonanile, ibonanē	ayibonananga	engabonananga	ingabonananga
Class 10	zibonanile, zibonanē	ezibonanile, ezibonanē	zibonanile, zibonanē	azibonananga	ezingabonananga	zingabonananga
Class 11	lubonanile, lubonanē	olubonanile, olubonanē	lubonanile, lubonanē	alubonananga	olungabonananga	lungabonananga
Class 14	bubonanile, bubonanē	obubonanile, obubonanē	bubonanile, bubonanē	abubonananga	obungabonananga	bungabonananga
Class 15	kubonanile, kubonanē	okubonanile, okubonanē	kubonanile, kubonanē	akubonananga	okungabonananga	kungabonananga
Class 17	kubonanile, kubonanē	okubonanile, okubonanē	kubonanile, kubonanē	akubonananga	okungabonananga	kungabonananga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābonana	engābonana	ngābonana	angibonananga	engingabonananga	ngingabonananga
2nd singular	wābonana	owābonana	wābonana	awubonananga	ongabonananga	ungabonananga
1st plural	sābonana	esābonana	sābonana	asibonananga	esingabonananga	singabonananga
2nd plural	nābonana	enābonana	nābonana	anibonananga	eningabonananga	ningabonananga
Class 1	wābonana	owābonana	ābonana	akabonananga	ongabonananga	engabonananga
Class 2	bābonana	abābonana	bābonana	ababonananga	abangabonananga	bengabonananga
Class 3	wābonana	owābonana	wābonana	awubonananga	ongabonananga	ungabonananga
Class 4	yābonana	eyābonana	yābonana	ayibonananga	engabonananga	ingabonananga
Class 5	lābonana	elābonana	lābonana	alibonananga	elingabonananga	lingabonananga
Class 6	ābonana	ābonana	ābonana	awabonananga	angabonananga	engabonananga
Class 7	sābonana	esābonana	sābonana	asibonananga	esingabonananga	singabonananga
Class 8	zābonana	ezābonana	zābonana	azibonananga	ezingabonananga	zingabonananga
Class 9	yābonana	eyābonana	yābonana	ayibonananga	engabonananga	ingabonananga
Class 10	zābonana	ezābonana	zābonana	azibonananga	ezingabonananga	zingabonananga
Class 11	lwābonana	olwābonana	lwābonana	alubonananga	olungabonananga	lungabonananga
Class 14	bābonana	obābonana	bābonana	abubonananga	obungabonananga	bungabonananga
Class 15	kwābonana	okwābonana	kwābonana	akubonananga	okungabonananga	kungabonananga
Class 17	kwābonana	okwābonana	kwābonana	akubonananga	okungabonananga	kungabonananga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabonana	—	ngingabonana	ngingebonane	—	ngingebonane
2nd singular	ungabonana	—	ungabonana	ungebonane	—	ungebonane
1st plural	singabonana	—	singabonana	singebonane	—	singebonane
2nd plural	ningabonana	—	ningabonana	ningebonane	—	ningebonane
Class 1	angabonana	—	engabonana	angebonane	—	engebonane
Class 2	bangabonana	—	bengabonana	bangebonane	—	bengebonane
Class 3	ungabonana	—	ungabonana	ungebonane	—	ungebonane
Class 4	ingabonana	—	ingabonana	ingebonane	—	ingebonane
Class 5	lingabonana	—	lingabonana	lingebonane	—	lingebonane
Class 6	angabonana	—	engabonana	angebonane	—	engebonane
Class 7	singabonana	—	singabonana	singebonane	—	singebonane
Class 8	zingabonana	—	zingabonana	zingebonane	—	zingebonane
Class 9	ingabonana	—	ingabonana	ingebonane	—	ingebonane
Class 10	zingabonana	—	zingabonana	zingebonane	—	zingebonane
Class 11	lungabonana	—	lungabonana	lungebonane	—	lungebonane
Class 14	bungabonana	—	bungabonana	bungebonane	—	bungebonane
Class 15	kungabonana	—	kungabonana	kungebonane	—	kungebonane
Class 17	kungabonana	—	kungabonana	kungebonane	—	kungebonane
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobonana	engizobonana	ngizobonana	angizubonana	engingezubonana	ngingezubonana
2nd singular	uzobonana	ozobonana	uzobonana	awuzubonana	ongezubonana	ungezubonana
1st plural	sizobonana	esizobonana	sizobonana	asizubonana	esingezubonana	singezubonana
2nd plural	nizobonana	enizobonana	nizobonana	anizubonana	eningezubonana	ningezubonana
Class 1	uzobonana	ozobonana	ezobonana	akazubonana	ongezubonana	engezubonana
Class 2	bazobonana	abazobonana	bezobonana	abazubonana	abangezubonana	bengezubonana
Class 3	uzobonana	ozobonana	uzobonana	awuzubonana	ongezubonana	ungezubonana
Class 4	izobonana	ezobonana	izobonana	ayizubonana	engezubonana	ingezubonana
Class 5	lizobonana	elizobonana	lizobonana	alizubonana	elingezubonana	lingezubonana
Class 6	azobonana	azobonana	ezobonana	awazubonana	angezubonana	engezubonana
Class 7	sizobonana	esizobonana	sizobonana	asizubonana	esingezubonana	singezubonana
Class 8	zizobonana	ezizobonana	zizobonana	azizubonana	ezingezubonana	zingezubonana
Class 9	izobonana	ezobonana	izobonana	ayizubonana	engezubonana	ingezubonana
Class 10	zizobonana	ezizobonana	zizobonana	azizubonana	ezingezubonana	zingezubonana
Class 11	luzobonana	oluzobonana	luzobonana	aluzubonana	olungezubonana	lungezubonana
Class 14	buzobonana	obuzobonana	buzobonana	abuzubonana	obungezubonana	bungezubonana
Class 15	kuzobonana	okuzobonana	kuzobonana	akuzubonana	okungezubonana	kungezubonana
Class 17	kuzobonana	okuzobonana	kuzobonana	akuzubonana	okungezubonana	kungezubonana
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobonana	engiyobonana	ngiyobonana	angiyubonana	engingeyubonana	ngingeyubonana
2nd singular	uyobonana	oyobonana	uyobonana	awuyubonana	ongeyubonana	ungeyubonana
1st plural	siyobonana	esiyobonana	siyobonana	asiyubonana	esingeyubonana	singeyubonana
2nd plural	niyobonana	eniyobonana	niyobonana	aniyubonana	eningeyubonana	ningeyubonana
Class 1	uyobonana	oyobonana	eyobonana	akayubonana	ongeyubonana	engeyubonana
Class 2	bayobonana	abayobonana	beyobonana	abayubonana	abangeyubonana	bengeyubonana
Class 3	uyobonana	oyobonana	uyobonana	awuyubonana	ongeyubonana	ungeyubonana
Class 4	iyobonana	eyobonana	iyobonana	ayiyubonana	engeyubonana	ingeyubonana
Class 5	liyobonana	eliyobonana	liyobonana	aliyubonana	elingeyubonana	lingeyubonana
Class 6	ayobonana	ayobonana	eyobonana	awayubonana	angeyubonana	engeyubonana
Class 7	siyobonana	esiyobonana	siyobonana	asiyubonana	esingeyubonana	singeyubonana
Class 8	ziyobonana	eziyobonana	ziyobonana	aziyubonana	ezingeyubonana	zingeyubonana
Class 9	iyobonana	eyobonana	iyobonana	ayiyubonana	engeyubonana	ingeyubonana
Class 10	ziyobonana	eziyobonana	ziyobonana	aziyubonana	ezingeyubonana	zingeyubonana
Class 11	luyobonana	oluyobonana	luyobonana	aluyubonana	olungeyubonana	lungeyubonana
Class 14	buyobonana	obuyobonana	buyobonana	abuyubonana	obungeyubonana	bungeyubonana
Class 15	kuyobonana	okuyobonana	kuyobonana	akuyubonana	okungeyubonana	kungeyubonana
Class 17	kuyobonana	okuyobonana	kuyobonana	akuyubonana	okungeyubonana	kungeyubonana
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibonane	ngingabonani
2nd singular	ubonane	ungabonani
1st plural	sibonane	singabonani
2nd plural	nibonane	ningabonani
Class 1	abonane	angabonani
Class 2	babonane	bangabonani
Class 3	ubonane	ungabonani
Class 4	ibonane	ingabonani
Class 5	libonane	lingabonani
Class 6	abonane	angabonani
Class 7	sibonane	singabonani
Class 8	zibonane	zingabonani
Class 9	ibonane	ingabonani
Class 10	zibonane	zingabonani
Class 11	lubonane	lungabonani
Class 14	bubonane	bungabonani
Class 15	kubonane	kungabonani
Class 17	kubonane	kungabonani
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabonana	ngangabonana, angabonana, angangabonana
2nd singular	wabonana	wangabonana, awabonana, awangabonana
1st plural	sabonana	sangabonana, asabonana, asangabonana
2nd plural	nabonana	nangabonana, anabonana, anangabonana
Class 1	wabonana	wangabonana, akabonana, akangabonana
Class 2	babonana	bangabonana, ababonana, abangabonana
Class 3	wabonana	wangabonana, awabonana, awangabonana
Class 4	yabonana	yangabonana, ayabonana, ayangabonana
Class 5	labonana	langabonana, alabonana, alangabonana
Class 6	abonana	angabonana, awabonana, awangabonana
Class 7	sabonana	sangabonana, asabonana, asangabonana
Class 8	zabonana	zangabonana, azabonana, azangabonana
Class 9	yabonana	yangabonana, ayabonana, ayangabonana
Class 10	zabonana	zangabonana, azabonana, azangabonana
Class 11	lwabonana	lwangabonana, alwabonana, alwangabonana
Class 14	babonana	bangabonana, ababonana, abangabonana
Class 15	kwabonana	kwangabonana, akwabonana, akwangabonana
Class 17	kwabonana	kwangabonana, akwabonana, akwangabonana