biza

Zulu

Verb

-biza

1. to call
2. to mention, to name
3. to summon, to call together
4. to call for (something), to order (place an order for)
5. to charge (as payment)
6. to cost
7. (intransitive) to be expensive

Conjugation

Affirmative conjugation of -biza

infinitive			ukubiza
imperative			singular	biza		plural	bizani
	present indicative		present subjunctive	present participial	perfect (recent past)		preterite (distant past)	future
	short	long			short	long
1st sing.	ngibiza	ngiyabiza	ngibize	ngibiza	ngibize	ngibizile	ngabiza	ngizobiza
1st plur.	sibiza	siyabiza	sibize	sibiza	sibize	sibizile	sabiza	sizobiza
2nd sing.	ubiza	uyabiza	ubize	ubiza	ubize	ubizile	wabiza	uzobiza
2nd plur.	nibiza	niyabiza	nibize	nibiza	nibize	nibizile	nabiza	nizobiza
class 1	ubiza	uyabiza	abize	ebiza	ubize	ubizile	wabiza	uzobiza
class 2	babiza	bayabiza	babize	bebiza	babize	babizile	babiza	bazobiza
class 3	ubiza	uyabiza	ubize	ubiza	ubize	ubizile	wabiza	uzobiza
class 4	ibiza	iyabiza	ibize	ibiza	ibize	ibizile	yabiza	izobiza
class 5	libiza	liyabiza	libize	libiza	libize	libizile	labiza	lizobiza
class 6	abiza	ayabiza	abize	ebiza	abize	abizile	abiza	azobiza
class 7	sibiza	siyabiza	sibize	sibiza	sibize	sibizile	sabiza	sizobiza
class 8	zibiza	ziyabiza	zibize	zibiza	zibize	zibizile	zabiza	zizobiza
class 9	ibiza	iyabiza	ibize	ibiza	ibize	ibizile	yabiza	izobiza
class 10	zibiza	ziyabiza	zibize	zibiza	zibize	zibizile	zabiza	zizobiza
class 11	lubiza	luyabiza	lubize	lubiza	lubize	lubizile	lwabiza	luzobiza
class 14	bubiza	buyabiza	bubize	bubiza	bubize	bubizile	babiza	buzobiza
class 15/17	kubiza	kuyabiza	kubize	kubiza	kubize	kubizile	kwabiza	kuzobiza

Negative conjugation of -biza

infinitive		ukungabiza
imperative		singular	musa/kahle ukubiza		plural	musani/kahleni ukubiza
	present indicative	present subjunctive	present participial	perfect (recent past)	preterite (distant past)		future
					regular	consecutive
1st sing.	angibizi	ngingabizi	ngingabizi	angibizanga	angibizanga	ngangabiza	angizubiza
1st plur.	asibizi	singabizi	singabizi	asibizanga	asibizanga	sangabiza	asizubiza
2nd sing.	awubizi	ungabizi	ungabizi	awubizanga	awubizanga	wangabiza	awuzubiza
2nd plur.	anibizi	ningabizi	ningabizi	anibizanga	anibizanga	nangabiza	anizubiza
class 1	akabizi	angabizi	engabizi	akabizanga	akabizanga	wangabiza	akazubiza
class 2	ababizi	bangabizi	bengabizi	ababizanga	ababizanga	bangabiza	abazubiza
class 3	awubizi	ungabizi	ungabizi	awubizanga	awubizanga	wangabiza	awuzubiza
class 4	ayibizi	ingabizi	ingabizi	ayibizanga	ayibizanga	yangabiza	ayizubiza
class 5	alibizi	lingabizi	lingabizi	alibizanga	alibizanga	langabiza	alizubiza
class 6	awabizi	angabizi	engabizi	awabizanga	awabizanga	angabiza	awazubiza
class 7	asibizi	singabizi	singabizi	asibizanga	asibizanga	sangabiza	asizubiza
class 8	azibizi	zingabizi	zingabizi	azibizanga	azibizanga	zangabiza	azizubiza
class 9	ayibizi	ingabizi	ingabizi	ayibizanga	ayibizanga	yangabiza	ayizubiza
class 10	azibizi	zingabizi	zingabizi	azibizanga	azibizanga	zangabiza	azizubiza
class 11	alubizi	lungabizi	lungabizi	alubizanga	alubizanga	lwangabiza	aluzubiza
class 14	abubizi	bungabizi	bungabizi	abubizanga	abubizanga	bangabiza	abuzubiza
class 15/17	akubizi	kungabizi	kungabizi	akubizanga	akubizanga	kwangabiza	akuzubiza

Related terms

• ibizo
• imbizo
• ubizo