bukeka
Xhosa
Etymology
From -buka + -eka.
Verb
-bukeka?
- (intransitive) to be pretty
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From -buka + -eka.
Verb
-bukeka?
- (intransitive) to be admirable, attractive, beautiful
Inflection
Tone unknown | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukubukeka | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukubukeka | ukungabukeki | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | bukeka | -bukeke | |||||||
Plural | bukekani | -bukekeni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyabukeka, ngibukeka | engibukekayo, engibukeka | ngibukeka | angibukeki | engingabukeki | ngingabukeki | |||
2nd singular | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ubukeka | awubukeki | ongabukeki | ungabukeki | |||
1st plural | siyabukeka, sibukeka | esibukekayo, esibukeka | sibukeka | asibukeki | esingabukeki | singabukeki | |||
2nd plural | niyabukeka, nibukeka | enibukekayo, enibukeka | nibukeka | anibukeki | eningabukeki | ningabukeki | |||
Class 1 | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ebukeka | akabukeki | ongabukeki | engabukeki | |||
Class 2 | bayabukeka, babukeka | ababukekayo, ababukeka | bebukeka | ababukeki | abangabukeki | bengabukeki | |||
Class 3 | uyabukeka, ubukeka | obukekayo, obukeka | ubukeka | awubukeki | ongabukeki | ungabukeki | |||
Class 4 | iyabukeka, ibukeka | ebukekayo, ebukeka | ibukeka | ayibukeki | engabukeki | ingabukeki | |||
Class 5 | liyabukeka, libukeka | elibukekayo, elibukeka | libukeka | alibukeki | elingabukeki | lingabukeki | |||
Class 6 | ayabukeka, abukeka | abukekayo, abukeka | ebukeka | awabukeki | angabukeki | engabukeki | |||
Class 7 | siyabukeka, sibukeka | esibukekayo, esibukeka | sibukeka | asibukeki | esingabukeki | singabukeki | |||
Class 8 | ziyabukeka, zibukeka | ezibukekayo, ezibukeka | zibukeka | azibukeki | ezingabukeki | zingabukeki | |||
Class 9 | iyabukeka, ibukeka | ebukekayo, ebukeka | ibukeka | ayibukeki | engabukeki | ingabukeki | |||
Class 10 | ziyabukeka, zibukeka | ezibukekayo, ezibukeka | zibukeka | azibukeki | ezingabukeki | zingabukeki | |||
Class 11 | luyabukeka, lubukeka | olubukekayo, olubukeka | lubukeka | alubukeki | olungabukeki | lungabukeki | |||
Class 14 | buyabukeka, bubukeka | obubukekayo, obubukeka | bubukeka | abubukeki | obungabukeki | bungabukeki | |||
Class 15 | kuyabukeka, kubukeka | okubukekayo, okubukeka | kubukeka | akubukeki | okungabukeki | kungabukeki | |||
Class 17 | kuyabukeka, kubukeka | okubukekayo, okubukeka | kubukeka | akubukeki | okungabukeki | kungabukeki | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngibukekile, ngibukekē | engibukekile, engibukekē | ngibukekile, ngibukekē | angibukekanga | engingabukekanga | ngingabukekanga | |||
2nd singular | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ubukekile, ubukekē | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga | |||
1st plural | sibukekile, sibukekē | esibukekile, esibukekē | sibukekile, sibukekē | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga | |||
2nd plural | nibukekile, nibukekē | enibukekile, enibukekē | nibukekile, nibukekē | anibukekanga | eningabukekanga | ningabukekanga | |||
Class 1 | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | akabukekanga | ongabukekanga | engabukekanga | |||
Class 2 | babukekile, babukekē | ababukekile, ababukekē | bebukekile, bebukekē | ababukekanga | abangabukekanga | bengabukekanga | |||
Class 3 | ubukekile, ubukekē | obukekile, obukekē | ubukekile, ubukekē | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga | |||
Class 4 | ibukekile, ibukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | ibukekile, ibukekē | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga | |||
Class 5 | libukekile, libukekē | elibukekile, elibukekē | libukekile, libukekē | alibukekanga | elingabukekanga | lingabukekanga | |||
Class 6 | abukekile, abukekē | abukekile, abukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | awabukekanga | angabukekanga | engabukekanga | |||
Class 7 | sibukekile, sibukekē | esibukekile, esibukekē | sibukekile, sibukekē | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga | |||
Class 8 | zibukekile, zibukekē | ezibukekile, ezibukekē | zibukekile, zibukekē | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga | |||
Class 9 | ibukekile, ibukekē | ebukekile, ebukekē | ibukekile, ibukekē | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga | |||
Class 10 | zibukekile, zibukekē | ezibukekile, ezibukekē | zibukekile, zibukekē | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga | |||
Class 11 | lubukekile, lubukekē | olubukekile, olubukekē | lubukekile, lubukekē | alubukekanga | olungabukekanga | lungabukekanga | |||
Class 14 | bubukekile, bubukekē | obubukekile, obubukekē | bubukekile, bubukekē | abubukekanga | obungabukekanga | bungabukekanga | |||
Class 15 | kubukekile, kubukekē | okubukekile, okubukekē | kubukekile, kubukekē | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga | |||
Class 17 | kubukekile, kubukekē | okubukekile, okubukekē | kubukekile, kubukekē | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngābukeka | engābukeka | ngābukeka | angibukekanga | engingabukekanga | ngingabukekanga | |||
2nd singular | wābukeka | owābukeka | wābukeka | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga | |||
1st plural | sābukeka | esābukeka | sābukeka | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga | |||
2nd plural | nābukeka | enābukeka | nābukeka | anibukekanga | eningabukekanga | ningabukekanga | |||
Class 1 | wābukeka | owābukeka | ābukeka | akabukekanga | ongabukekanga | engabukekanga | |||
Class 2 | bābukeka | abābukeka | bābukeka | ababukekanga | abangabukekanga | bengabukekanga | |||
Class 3 | wābukeka | owābukeka | wābukeka | awubukekanga | ongabukekanga | ungabukekanga | |||
Class 4 | yābukeka | eyābukeka | yābukeka | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga | |||
Class 5 | lābukeka | elābukeka | lābukeka | alibukekanga | elingabukekanga | lingabukekanga | |||
Class 6 | ābukeka | ābukeka | ābukeka | awabukekanga | angabukekanga | engabukekanga | |||
Class 7 | sābukeka | esābukeka | sābukeka | asibukekanga | esingabukekanga | singabukekanga | |||
Class 8 | zābukeka | ezābukeka | zābukeka | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga | |||
Class 9 | yābukeka | eyābukeka | yābukeka | ayibukekanga | engabukekanga | ingabukekanga | |||
Class 10 | zābukeka | ezābukeka | zābukeka | azibukekanga | ezingabukekanga | zingabukekanga | |||
Class 11 | lwābukeka | olwābukeka | lwābukeka | alubukekanga | olungabukekanga | lungabukekanga | |||
Class 14 | bābukeka | obābukeka | bābukeka | abubukekanga | obungabukekanga | bungabukekanga | |||
Class 15 | kwābukeka | okwābukeka | kwābukeka | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga | |||
Class 17 | kwābukeka | okwābukeka | kwābukeka | akubukekanga | okungabukekanga | kungabukekanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingabukeka | — | ngingabukeka | ngingebukeke | — | ngingebukeke | |||
2nd singular | ungabukeka | — | ungabukeka | ungebukeke | — | ungebukeke | |||
1st plural | singabukeka | — | singabukeka | singebukeke | — | singebukeke | |||
2nd plural | ningabukeka | — | ningabukeka | ningebukeke | — | ningebukeke | |||
Class 1 | angabukeka | — | engabukeka | angebukeke | — | engebukeke | |||
Class 2 | bangabukeka | — | bengabukeka | bangebukeke | — | bengebukeke | |||
Class 3 | ungabukeka | — | ungabukeka | ungebukeke | — | ungebukeke | |||
Class 4 | ingabukeka | — | ingabukeka | ingebukeke | — | ingebukeke | |||
Class 5 | lingabukeka | — | lingabukeka | lingebukeke | — | lingebukeke | |||
Class 6 | angabukeka | — | engabukeka | angebukeke | — | engebukeke | |||
Class 7 | singabukeka | — | singabukeka | singebukeke | — | singebukeke | |||
Class 8 | zingabukeka | — | zingabukeka | zingebukeke | — | zingebukeke | |||
Class 9 | ingabukeka | — | ingabukeka | ingebukeke | — | ingebukeke | |||
Class 10 | zingabukeka | — | zingabukeka | zingebukeke | — | zingebukeke | |||
Class 11 | lungabukeka | — | lungabukeka | lungebukeke | — | lungebukeke | |||
Class 14 | bungabukeka | — | bungabukeka | bungebukeke | — | bungebukeke | |||
Class 15 | kungabukeka | — | kungabukeka | kungebukeke | — | kungebukeke | |||
Class 17 | kungabukeka | — | kungabukeka | kungebukeke | — | kungebukeke | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizobukeka | engizobukeka | ngizobukeka | angizubukeka | engingezubukeka | ngingezubukeka | |||
2nd singular | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | uzobukeka | awuzubukeka | ongezubukeka | ungezubukeka | |||
1st plural | sizobukeka | esizobukeka | sizobukeka | asizubukeka | esingezubukeka | singezubukeka | |||
2nd plural | nizobukeka | enizobukeka | nizobukeka | anizubukeka | eningezubukeka | ningezubukeka | |||
Class 1 | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | ezobukeka | akazubukeka | ongezubukeka | engezubukeka | |||
Class 2 | bazobukeka | abazobukeka | bezobukeka | abazubukeka | abangezubukeka | bengezubukeka | |||
Class 3 | uzobukeka | ozobukeka | uzobukeka | awuzubukeka | ongezubukeka | ungezubukeka | |||
Class 4 | izobukeka | ezobukeka | izobukeka | ayizubukeka | engezubukeka | ingezubukeka | |||
Class 5 | lizobukeka | elizobukeka | lizobukeka | alizubukeka | elingezubukeka | lingezubukeka | |||
Class 6 | azobukeka | azobukeka | ezobukeka | awazubukeka | angezubukeka | engezubukeka | |||
Class 7 | sizobukeka | esizobukeka | sizobukeka | asizubukeka | esingezubukeka | singezubukeka | |||
Class 8 | zizobukeka | ezizobukeka | zizobukeka | azizubukeka | ezingezubukeka | zingezubukeka | |||
Class 9 | izobukeka | ezobukeka | izobukeka | ayizubukeka | engezubukeka | ingezubukeka | |||
Class 10 | zizobukeka | ezizobukeka | zizobukeka | azizubukeka | ezingezubukeka | zingezubukeka | |||
Class 11 | luzobukeka | oluzobukeka | luzobukeka | aluzubukeka | olungezubukeka | lungezubukeka | |||
Class 14 | buzobukeka | obuzobukeka | buzobukeka | abuzubukeka | obungezubukeka | bungezubukeka | |||
Class 15 | kuzobukeka | okuzobukeka | kuzobukeka | akuzubukeka | okungezubukeka | kungezubukeka | |||
Class 17 | kuzobukeka | okuzobukeka | kuzobukeka | akuzubukeka | okungezubukeka | kungezubukeka | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyobukeka | engiyobukeka | ngiyobukeka | angiyubukeka | engingeyubukeka | ngingeyubukeka | |||
2nd singular | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | uyobukeka | awuyubukeka | ongeyubukeka | ungeyubukeka | |||
1st plural | siyobukeka | esiyobukeka | siyobukeka | asiyubukeka | esingeyubukeka | singeyubukeka | |||
2nd plural | niyobukeka | eniyobukeka | niyobukeka | aniyubukeka | eningeyubukeka | ningeyubukeka | |||
Class 1 | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | eyobukeka | akayubukeka | ongeyubukeka | engeyubukeka | |||
Class 2 | bayobukeka | abayobukeka | beyobukeka | abayubukeka | abangeyubukeka | bengeyubukeka | |||
Class 3 | uyobukeka | oyobukeka | uyobukeka | awuyubukeka | ongeyubukeka | ungeyubukeka | |||
Class 4 | iyobukeka | eyobukeka | iyobukeka | ayiyubukeka | engeyubukeka | ingeyubukeka | |||
Class 5 | liyobukeka | eliyobukeka | liyobukeka | aliyubukeka | elingeyubukeka | lingeyubukeka | |||
Class 6 | ayobukeka | ayobukeka | eyobukeka | awayubukeka | angeyubukeka | engeyubukeka | |||
Class 7 | siyobukeka | esiyobukeka | siyobukeka | asiyubukeka | esingeyubukeka | singeyubukeka | |||
Class 8 | ziyobukeka | eziyobukeka | ziyobukeka | aziyubukeka | ezingeyubukeka | zingeyubukeka | |||
Class 9 | iyobukeka | eyobukeka | iyobukeka | ayiyubukeka | engeyubukeka | ingeyubukeka | |||
Class 10 | ziyobukeka | eziyobukeka | ziyobukeka | aziyubukeka | ezingeyubukeka | zingeyubukeka | |||
Class 11 | luyobukeka | oluyobukeka | luyobukeka | aluyubukeka | olungeyubukeka | lungeyubukeka | |||
Class 14 | buyobukeka | obuyobukeka | buyobukeka | abuyubukeka | obungeyubukeka | bungeyubukeka | |||
Class 15 | kuyobukeka | okuyobukeka | kuyobukeka | akuyubukeka | okungeyubukeka | kungeyubukeka | |||
Class 17 | kuyobukeka | okuyobukeka | kuyobukeka | akuyubukeka | okungeyubukeka | kungeyubukeka | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngibukeke | ngingabukeki | |||||||
2nd singular | ubukeke | ungabukeki | |||||||
1st plural | sibukeke | singabukeki | |||||||
2nd plural | nibukeke | ningabukeki | |||||||
Class 1 | abukeke | angabukeki | |||||||
Class 2 | babukeke | bangabukeki | |||||||
Class 3 | ubukeke | ungabukeki | |||||||
Class 4 | ibukeke | ingabukeki | |||||||
Class 5 | libukeke | lingabukeki | |||||||
Class 6 | abukeke | angabukeki | |||||||
Class 7 | sibukeke | singabukeki | |||||||
Class 8 | zibukeke | zingabukeki | |||||||
Class 9 | ibukeke | ingabukeki | |||||||
Class 10 | zibukeke | zingabukeki | |||||||
Class 11 | lubukeke | lungabukeki | |||||||
Class 14 | bubukeke | bungabukeki | |||||||
Class 15 | kubukeke | kungabukeki | |||||||
Class 17 | kubukeke | kungabukeki | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngabukeka | ngangabukeka, angabukeka, angangabukeka | |||||||
2nd singular | wabukeka | wangabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka | |||||||
1st plural | sabukeka | sangabukeka, asabukeka, asangabukeka | |||||||
2nd plural | nabukeka | nangabukeka, anabukeka, anangabukeka | |||||||
Class 1 | wabukeka | wangabukeka, akabukeka, akangabukeka | |||||||
Class 2 | babukeka | bangabukeka, ababukeka, abangabukeka | |||||||
Class 3 | wabukeka | wangabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka | |||||||
Class 4 | yabukeka | yangabukeka, ayabukeka, ayangabukeka | |||||||
Class 5 | labukeka | langabukeka, alabukeka, alangabukeka | |||||||
Class 6 | abukeka | angabukeka, awabukeka, awangabukeka | |||||||
Class 7 | sabukeka | sangabukeka, asabukeka, asangabukeka | |||||||
Class 8 | zabukeka | zangabukeka, azabukeka, azangabukeka | |||||||
Class 9 | yabukeka | yangabukeka, ayabukeka, ayangabukeka | |||||||
Class 10 | zabukeka | zangabukeka, azabukeka, azangabukeka | |||||||
Class 11 | lwabukeka | lwangabukeka, alwabukeka, alwangabukeka | |||||||
Class 14 | babukeka | bangabukeka, ababukeka, abangabukeka | |||||||
Class 15 | kwabukeka | kwangabukeka, akwabukeka, akwangabukeka | |||||||
Class 17 | kwabukeka | kwangabukeka, akwabukeka, akwangabukeka |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ɓukeka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓukeka (3.2.9)”