Zulu

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Etymology

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From -bona +‎ -ana.

Verb

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-bonana?

  1. (intransitive) to see each other
  2. (intransitive) to see, to meet, to visit [with na-]

Inflection

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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