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-khanya

  1. to shine on

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Swazi edit

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-khanya

  1. to be clean

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Xhosa edit

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-khanya?

  1. to reflect

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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

/kʰaːɲa/

Verb edit

-khanya

  1. (intransitive) to shine
  2. (intransitive) to be light, bright
  3. (intransitive) to gleam, to be shiny

Inflection edit

Tone L
Infinitive ukukhanya
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukukhanya ukungakhanyi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular khanya -khanye
Plural khanyani -khanyeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyakhanya, ngikhanya engikhanyayo, engikhanya ngikhanya angikhanyi engingakhanyi ngingakhanyi
2nd singular uyakhanya, ukhanya okhanyayo, okhanya ukhanya awukhanyi ongakhanyi ungakhanyi
1st plural siyakhanya, sikhanya esikhanyayo, esikhanya sikhanya asikhanyi esingakhanyi singakhanyi
2nd plural niyakhanya, nikhanya enikhanyayo, enikhanya nikhanya anikhanyi eningakhanyi ningakhanyi
Class 1 uyakhanya, ukhanya okhanyayo, okhanya ekhanya akakhanyi ongakhanyi engakhanyi
Class 2 bayakhanya, bakhanya abakhanyayo, abakhanya bekhanya abakhanyi abangakhanyi bengakhanyi
Class 3 uyakhanya, ukhanya okhanyayo, okhanya ukhanya awukhanyi ongakhanyi ungakhanyi
Class 4 iyakhanya, ikhanya ekhanyayo, ekhanya ikhanya ayikhanyi engakhanyi ingakhanyi
Class 5 liyakhanya, likhanya elikhanyayo, elikhanya likhanya alikhanyi elingakhanyi lingakhanyi
Class 6 ayakhanya, akhanya akhanyayo, akhanya ekhanya awakhanyi angakhanyi engakhanyi
Class 7 siyakhanya, sikhanya esikhanyayo, esikhanya sikhanya asikhanyi esingakhanyi singakhanyi
Class 8 ziyakhanya, zikhanya ezikhanyayo, ezikhanya zikhanya azikhanyi ezingakhanyi zingakhanyi
Class 9 iyakhanya, ikhanya ekhanyayo, ekhanya ikhanya ayikhanyi engakhanyi ingakhanyi
Class 10 ziyakhanya, zikhanya ezikhanyayo, ezikhanya zikhanya azikhanyi ezingakhanyi zingakhanyi
Class 11 luyakhanya, lukhanya olukhanyayo, olukhanya lukhanya alukhanyi olungakhanyi lungakhanyi
Class 14 buyakhanya, bukhanya obukhanyayo, obukhanya bukhanya abukhanyi obungakhanyi bungakhanyi
Class 15 kuyakhanya, kukhanya okukhanyayo, okukhanya kukhanya akukhanyi okungakhanyi kungakhanyi
Class 17 kuyakhanya, kukhanya okukhanyayo, okukhanya kukhanya akukhanyi okungakhanyi kungakhanyi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngikhanyile, ngikhanyē engikhanyile, engikhanyē ngikhanyile, ngikhanyē angikhanyanga engingakhanyanga ngingakhanyanga
2nd singular ukhanyile, ukhanyē okhanyile, okhanyē ukhanyile, ukhanyē awukhanyanga ongakhanyanga ungakhanyanga
1st plural sikhanyile, sikhanyē esikhanyile, esikhanyē sikhanyile, sikhanyē asikhanyanga esingakhanyanga singakhanyanga
2nd plural nikhanyile, nikhanyē enikhanyile, enikhanyē nikhanyile, nikhanyē anikhanyanga eningakhanyanga ningakhanyanga
Class 1 ukhanyile, ukhanyē okhanyile, okhanyē ekhanyile, ekhanyē akakhanyanga ongakhanyanga engakhanyanga
Class 2 bakhanyile, bakhanyē abakhanyile, abakhanyē bekhanyile, bekhanyē abakhanyanga abangakhanyanga bengakhanyanga
Class 3 ukhanyile, ukhanyē okhanyile, okhanyē ukhanyile, ukhanyē awukhanyanga ongakhanyanga ungakhanyanga
Class 4 ikhanyile, ikhanyē ekhanyile, ekhanyē ikhanyile, ikhanyē ayikhanyanga engakhanyanga ingakhanyanga
Class 5 likhanyile, likhanyē elikhanyile, elikhanyē likhanyile, likhanyē alikhanyanga elingakhanyanga lingakhanyanga
Class 6 akhanyile, akhanyē akhanyile, akhanyē ekhanyile, ekhanyē awakhanyanga angakhanyanga engakhanyanga
Class 7 sikhanyile, sikhanyē esikhanyile, esikhanyē sikhanyile, sikhanyē asikhanyanga esingakhanyanga singakhanyanga
Class 8 zikhanyile, zikhanyē ezikhanyile, ezikhanyē zikhanyile, zikhanyē azikhanyanga ezingakhanyanga zingakhanyanga
Class 9 ikhanyile, ikhanyē ekhanyile, ekhanyē ikhanyile, ikhanyē ayikhanyanga engakhanyanga ingakhanyanga
Class 10 zikhanyile, zikhanyē ezikhanyile, ezikhanyē zikhanyile, zikhanyē azikhanyanga ezingakhanyanga zingakhanyanga
Class 11 lukhanyile, lukhanyē olukhanyile, olukhanyē lukhanyile, lukhanyē alukhanyanga olungakhanyanga lungakhanyanga
Class 14 bukhanyile, bukhanyē obukhanyile, obukhanyē bukhanyile, bukhanyē abukhanyanga obungakhanyanga bungakhanyanga
Class 15 kukhanyile, kukhanyē okukhanyile, okukhanyē kukhanyile, kukhanyē akukhanyanga okungakhanyanga kungakhanyanga
Class 17 kukhanyile, kukhanyē okukhanyile, okukhanyē kukhanyile, kukhanyē akukhanyanga okungakhanyanga kungakhanyanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngākhanya engākhanya ngākhanya angikhanyanga engingakhanyanga ngingakhanyanga
2nd singular wākhanya owākhanya wākhanya awukhanyanga ongakhanyanga ungakhanyanga
1st plural sākhanya esākhanya sākhanya asikhanyanga esingakhanyanga singakhanyanga
2nd plural nākhanya enākhanya nākhanya anikhanyanga eningakhanyanga ningakhanyanga
Class 1 wākhanya owākhanya ākhanya akakhanyanga ongakhanyanga engakhanyanga
Class 2 bākhanya abākhanya bākhanya abakhanyanga abangakhanyanga bengakhanyanga
Class 3 wākhanya owākhanya wākhanya awukhanyanga ongakhanyanga ungakhanyanga
Class 4 yākhanya eyākhanya yākhanya ayikhanyanga engakhanyanga ingakhanyanga
Class 5 lākhanya elākhanya lākhanya alikhanyanga elingakhanyanga lingakhanyanga
Class 6 ākhanya ākhanya ākhanya awakhanyanga angakhanyanga engakhanyanga
Class 7 sākhanya esākhanya sākhanya asikhanyanga esingakhanyanga singakhanyanga
Class 8 zākhanya ezākhanya zākhanya azikhanyanga ezingakhanyanga zingakhanyanga
Class 9 yākhanya eyākhanya yākhanya ayikhanyanga engakhanyanga ingakhanyanga
Class 10 zākhanya ezākhanya zākhanya azikhanyanga ezingakhanyanga zingakhanyanga
Class 11 lwākhanya olwākhanya lwākhanya alukhanyanga olungakhanyanga lungakhanyanga
Class 14 bākhanya obākhanya bākhanya abukhanyanga obungakhanyanga bungakhanyanga
Class 15 kwākhanya okwākhanya kwākhanya akukhanyanga okungakhanyanga kungakhanyanga
Class 17 kwākhanya okwākhanya kwākhanya akukhanyanga okungakhanyanga kungakhanyanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingakhanya ngingakhanya ngingekhanye ngingekhanye
2nd singular ungakhanya ungakhanya ungekhanye ungekhanye
1st plural singakhanya singakhanya singekhanye singekhanye
2nd plural ningakhanya ningakhanya ningekhanye ningekhanye
Class 1 angakhanya engakhanya angekhanye engekhanye
Class 2 bangakhanya bengakhanya bangekhanye bengekhanye
Class 3 ungakhanya ungakhanya ungekhanye ungekhanye
Class 4 ingakhanya ingakhanya ingekhanye ingekhanye
Class 5 lingakhanya lingakhanya lingekhanye lingekhanye
Class 6 angakhanya engakhanya angekhanye engekhanye
Class 7 singakhanya singakhanya singekhanye singekhanye
Class 8 zingakhanya zingakhanya zingekhanye zingekhanye
Class 9 ingakhanya ingakhanya ingekhanye ingekhanye
Class 10 zingakhanya zingakhanya zingekhanye zingekhanye
Class 11 lungakhanya lungakhanya lungekhanye lungekhanye
Class 14 bungakhanya bungakhanya bungekhanye bungekhanye
Class 15 kungakhanya kungakhanya kungekhanye kungekhanye
Class 17 kungakhanya kungakhanya kungekhanye kungekhanye
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokhanya engizokhanya ngizokhanya angizukhanya engingezukhanya ngingezukhanya
2nd singular uzokhanya ozokhanya uzokhanya awuzukhanya ongezukhanya ungezukhanya
1st plural sizokhanya esizokhanya sizokhanya asizukhanya esingezukhanya singezukhanya
2nd plural nizokhanya enizokhanya nizokhanya anizukhanya eningezukhanya ningezukhanya
Class 1 uzokhanya ozokhanya ezokhanya akazukhanya ongezukhanya engezukhanya
Class 2 bazokhanya abazokhanya bezokhanya abazukhanya abangezukhanya bengezukhanya
Class 3 uzokhanya ozokhanya uzokhanya awuzukhanya ongezukhanya ungezukhanya
Class 4 izokhanya ezokhanya izokhanya ayizukhanya engezukhanya ingezukhanya
Class 5 lizokhanya elizokhanya lizokhanya alizukhanya elingezukhanya lingezukhanya
Class 6 azokhanya azokhanya ezokhanya awazukhanya angezukhanya engezukhanya
Class 7 sizokhanya esizokhanya sizokhanya asizukhanya esingezukhanya singezukhanya
Class 8 zizokhanya ezizokhanya zizokhanya azizukhanya ezingezukhanya zingezukhanya
Class 9 izokhanya ezokhanya izokhanya ayizukhanya engezukhanya ingezukhanya
Class 10 zizokhanya ezizokhanya zizokhanya azizukhanya ezingezukhanya zingezukhanya
Class 11 luzokhanya oluzokhanya luzokhanya aluzukhanya olungezukhanya lungezukhanya
Class 14 buzokhanya obuzokhanya buzokhanya abuzukhanya obungezukhanya bungezukhanya
Class 15 kuzokhanya okuzokhanya kuzokhanya akuzukhanya okungezukhanya kungezukhanya
Class 17 kuzokhanya okuzokhanya kuzokhanya akuzukhanya okungezukhanya kungezukhanya
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokhanya engiyokhanya ngiyokhanya angiyukhanya engingeyukhanya ngingeyukhanya
2nd singular uyokhanya oyokhanya uyokhanya awuyukhanya ongeyukhanya ungeyukhanya
1st plural siyokhanya esiyokhanya siyokhanya asiyukhanya esingeyukhanya singeyukhanya
2nd plural niyokhanya eniyokhanya niyokhanya aniyukhanya eningeyukhanya ningeyukhanya
Class 1 uyokhanya oyokhanya eyokhanya akayukhanya ongeyukhanya engeyukhanya
Class 2 bayokhanya abayokhanya beyokhanya abayukhanya abangeyukhanya bengeyukhanya
Class 3 uyokhanya oyokhanya uyokhanya awuyukhanya ongeyukhanya ungeyukhanya
Class 4 iyokhanya eyokhanya iyokhanya ayiyukhanya engeyukhanya ingeyukhanya
Class 5 liyokhanya eliyokhanya liyokhanya aliyukhanya elingeyukhanya lingeyukhanya
Class 6 ayokhanya ayokhanya eyokhanya awayukhanya angeyukhanya engeyukhanya
Class 7 siyokhanya esiyokhanya siyokhanya asiyukhanya esingeyukhanya singeyukhanya
Class 8 ziyokhanya eziyokhanya ziyokhanya aziyukhanya ezingeyukhanya zingeyukhanya
Class 9 iyokhanya eyokhanya iyokhanya ayiyukhanya engeyukhanya ingeyukhanya
Class 10 ziyokhanya eziyokhanya ziyokhanya aziyukhanya ezingeyukhanya zingeyukhanya
Class 11 luyokhanya oluyokhanya luyokhanya aluyukhanya olungeyukhanya lungeyukhanya
Class 14 buyokhanya obuyokhanya buyokhanya abuyukhanya obungeyukhanya bungeyukhanya
Class 15 kuyokhanya okuyokhanya kuyokhanya akuyukhanya okungeyukhanya kungeyukhanya
Class 17 kuyokhanya okuyokhanya kuyokhanya akuyukhanya okungeyukhanya kungeyukhanya
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngikhanye ngingakhanyi
2nd singular ukhanye ungakhanyi
1st plural sikhanye singakhanyi
2nd plural nikhanye ningakhanyi
Class 1 akhanye angakhanyi
Class 2 bakhanye bangakhanyi
Class 3 ukhanye ungakhanyi
Class 4 ikhanye ingakhanyi
Class 5 likhanye lingakhanyi
Class 6 akhanye angakhanyi
Class 7 sikhanye singakhanyi
Class 8 zikhanye zingakhanyi
Class 9 ikhanye ingakhanyi
Class 10 zikhanye zingakhanyi
Class 11 lukhanye lungakhanyi
Class 14 bukhanye bungakhanyi
Class 15 kukhanye kungakhanyi
Class 17 kukhanye kungakhanyi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngakhanya ngangakhanya, angakhanya, angangakhanya
2nd singular wakhanya wangakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
1st plural sakhanya sangakhanya, asakhanya, asangakhanya
2nd plural nakhanya nangakhanya, anakhanya, anangakhanya
Class 1 wakhanya wangakhanya, akakhanya, akangakhanya
Class 2 bakhanya bangakhanya, abakhanya, abangakhanya
Class 3 wakhanya wangakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
Class 4 yakhanya yangakhanya, ayakhanya, ayangakhanya
Class 5 lakhanya langakhanya, alakhanya, alangakhanya
Class 6 akhanya angakhanya, awakhanya, awangakhanya
Class 7 sakhanya sangakhanya, asakhanya, asangakhanya
Class 8 zakhanya zangakhanya, azakhanya, azangakhanya
Class 9 yakhanya yangakhanya, ayakhanya, ayangakhanya
Class 10 zakhanya zangakhanya, azakhanya, azangakhanya
Class 11 lwakhanya lwangakhanya, alwakhanya, alwangakhanya
Class 14 bakhanya bangakhanya, abakhanya, abangakhanya
Class 15 kwakhanya kwangakhanya, akwakhanya, akwangakhanya
Class 17 kwakhanya kwangakhanya, akwakhanya, akwangakhanya

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