khohlwa

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-khohlwa

1. to forget

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-khohlwa

1. to forget

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Verb

-khohlwa

1. to forget

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Verb

-khohlwa

1. (intransitive) to be puzzled

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From -khohla +‎ -wa.

Verb

-khohlwa

1. (transitive) to forget
2. (transitive) to overlook

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukukhohlwa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhohlwa	ukungakhohlwa
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khohlwa	-khohlwe
Plural	khohlwani	-khohlweni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhohlwa, ngikhohlwa	engikhohlwayo, engikhohlwa	ngikhohlwa	angikhohlwa	engingakhohlwa	ngingakhohlwa
2nd singular	uyakhohlwa, ukhohlwa	okhohlwayo, okhohlwa	ukhohlwa	awukhohlwa	ongakhohlwa	ungakhohlwa
1st plural	siyakhohlwa, sikhohlwa	esikhohlwayo, esikhohlwa	sikhohlwa	asikhohlwa	esingakhohlwa	singakhohlwa
2nd plural	niyakhohlwa, nikhohlwa	enikhohlwayo, enikhohlwa	nikhohlwa	anikhohlwa	eningakhohlwa	ningakhohlwa
Class 1	uyakhohlwa, ukhohlwa	okhohlwayo, okhohlwa	ekhohlwa	akakhohlwa	ongakhohlwa	engakhohlwa
Class 2	bayakhohlwa, bakhohlwa	abakhohlwayo, abakhohlwa	bekhohlwa	abakhohlwa	abangakhohlwa	bengakhohlwa
Class 3	uyakhohlwa, ukhohlwa	okhohlwayo, okhohlwa	ukhohlwa	awukhohlwa	ongakhohlwa	ungakhohlwa
Class 4	iyakhohlwa, ikhohlwa	ekhohlwayo, ekhohlwa	ikhohlwa	ayikhohlwa	engakhohlwa	ingakhohlwa
Class 5	liyakhohlwa, likhohlwa	elikhohlwayo, elikhohlwa	likhohlwa	alikhohlwa	elingakhohlwa	lingakhohlwa
Class 6	ayakhohlwa, akhohlwa	akhohlwayo, akhohlwa	ekhohlwa	awakhohlwa	angakhohlwa	engakhohlwa
Class 7	siyakhohlwa, sikhohlwa	esikhohlwayo, esikhohlwa	sikhohlwa	asikhohlwa	esingakhohlwa	singakhohlwa
Class 8	ziyakhohlwa, zikhohlwa	ezikhohlwayo, ezikhohlwa	zikhohlwa	azikhohlwa	ezingakhohlwa	zingakhohlwa
Class 9	iyakhohlwa, ikhohlwa	ekhohlwayo, ekhohlwa	ikhohlwa	ayikhohlwa	engakhohlwa	ingakhohlwa
Class 10	ziyakhohlwa, zikhohlwa	ezikhohlwayo, ezikhohlwa	zikhohlwa	azikhohlwa	ezingakhohlwa	zingakhohlwa
Class 11	luyakhohlwa, lukhohlwa	olukhohlwayo, olukhohlwa	lukhohlwa	alukhohlwa	olungakhohlwa	lungakhohlwa
Class 14	buyakhohlwa, bukhohlwa	obukhohlwayo, obukhohlwa	bukhohlwa	abukhohlwa	obungakhohlwa	bungakhohlwa
Class 15	kuyakhohlwa, kukhohlwa	okukhohlwayo, okukhohlwa	kukhohlwa	akukhohlwa	okungakhohlwa	kungakhohlwa
Class 17	kuyakhohlwa, kukhohlwa	okukhohlwayo, okukhohlwa	kukhohlwa	akukhohlwa	okungakhohlwa	kungakhohlwa
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhohliwe, ngikhohlwē	engikhohliwe, engikhohlwē	ngikhohliwe, ngikhohlwē	angikhohlwanga	engingakhohlwanga	ngingakhohlwanga
2nd singular	ukhohliwe, ukhohlwē	okhohliwe, okhohlwē	ukhohliwe, ukhohlwē	awukhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	ungakhohlwanga
1st plural	sikhohliwe, sikhohlwē	esikhohliwe, esikhohlwē	sikhohliwe, sikhohlwē	asikhohlwanga	esingakhohlwanga	singakhohlwanga
2nd plural	nikhohliwe, nikhohlwē	enikhohliwe, enikhohlwē	nikhohliwe, nikhohlwē	anikhohlwanga	eningakhohlwanga	ningakhohlwanga
Class 1	ukhohliwe, ukhohlwē	okhohliwe, okhohlwē	ekhohliwe, ekhohlwē	akakhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga
Class 2	bakhohliwe, bakhohlwē	abakhohliwe, abakhohlwē	bekhohliwe, bekhohlwē	abakhohlwanga	abangakhohlwanga	bengakhohlwanga
Class 3	ukhohliwe, ukhohlwē	okhohliwe, okhohlwē	ukhohliwe, ukhohlwē	awukhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	ungakhohlwanga
Class 4	ikhohliwe, ikhohlwē	ekhohliwe, ekhohlwē	ikhohliwe, ikhohlwē	ayikhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga	ingakhohlwanga
Class 5	likhohliwe, likhohlwē	elikhohliwe, elikhohlwē	likhohliwe, likhohlwē	alikhohlwanga	elingakhohlwanga	lingakhohlwanga
Class 6	akhohliwe, akhohlwē	akhohliwe, akhohlwē	ekhohliwe, ekhohlwē	awakhohlwanga	angakhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga
Class 7	sikhohliwe, sikhohlwē	esikhohliwe, esikhohlwē	sikhohliwe, sikhohlwē	asikhohlwanga	esingakhohlwanga	singakhohlwanga
Class 8	zikhohliwe, zikhohlwē	ezikhohliwe, ezikhohlwē	zikhohliwe, zikhohlwē	azikhohlwanga	ezingakhohlwanga	zingakhohlwanga
Class 9	ikhohliwe, ikhohlwē	ekhohliwe, ekhohlwē	ikhohliwe, ikhohlwē	ayikhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga	ingakhohlwanga
Class 10	zikhohliwe, zikhohlwē	ezikhohliwe, ezikhohlwē	zikhohliwe, zikhohlwē	azikhohlwanga	ezingakhohlwanga	zingakhohlwanga
Class 11	lukhohliwe, lukhohlwē	olukhohliwe, olukhohlwē	lukhohliwe, lukhohlwē	alukhohlwanga	olungakhohlwanga	lungakhohlwanga
Class 14	bukhohliwe, bukhohlwē	obukhohliwe, obukhohlwē	bukhohliwe, bukhohlwē	abukhohlwanga	obungakhohlwanga	bungakhohlwanga
Class 15	kukhohliwe, kukhohlwē	okukhohliwe, okukhohlwē	kukhohliwe, kukhohlwē	akukhohlwanga	okungakhohlwanga	kungakhohlwanga
Class 17	kukhohliwe, kukhohlwē	okukhohliwe, okukhohlwē	kukhohliwe, kukhohlwē	akukhohlwanga	okungakhohlwanga	kungakhohlwanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhohlwa	engākhohlwa	ngākhohlwa	angikhohlwanga	engingakhohlwanga	ngingakhohlwanga
2nd singular	wākhohlwa	owākhohlwa	wākhohlwa	awukhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	ungakhohlwanga
1st plural	sākhohlwa	esākhohlwa	sākhohlwa	asikhohlwanga	esingakhohlwanga	singakhohlwanga
2nd plural	nākhohlwa	enākhohlwa	nākhohlwa	anikhohlwanga	eningakhohlwanga	ningakhohlwanga
Class 1	wākhohlwa	owākhohlwa	ākhohlwa	akakhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga
Class 2	bākhohlwa	abākhohlwa	bākhohlwa	abakhohlwanga	abangakhohlwanga	bengakhohlwanga
Class 3	wākhohlwa	owākhohlwa	wākhohlwa	awukhohlwanga	ongakhohlwanga	ungakhohlwanga
Class 4	yākhohlwa	eyākhohlwa	yākhohlwa	ayikhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga	ingakhohlwanga
Class 5	lākhohlwa	elākhohlwa	lākhohlwa	alikhohlwanga	elingakhohlwanga	lingakhohlwanga
Class 6	ākhohlwa	ākhohlwa	ākhohlwa	awakhohlwanga	angakhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga
Class 7	sākhohlwa	esākhohlwa	sākhohlwa	asikhohlwanga	esingakhohlwanga	singakhohlwanga
Class 8	zākhohlwa	ezākhohlwa	zākhohlwa	azikhohlwanga	ezingakhohlwanga	zingakhohlwanga
Class 9	yākhohlwa	eyākhohlwa	yākhohlwa	ayikhohlwanga	engakhohlwanga	ingakhohlwanga
Class 10	zākhohlwa	ezākhohlwa	zākhohlwa	azikhohlwanga	ezingakhohlwanga	zingakhohlwanga
Class 11	lwākhohlwa	olwākhohlwa	lwākhohlwa	alukhohlwanga	olungakhohlwanga	lungakhohlwanga
Class 14	bākhohlwa	obākhohlwa	bākhohlwa	abukhohlwanga	obungakhohlwanga	bungakhohlwanga
Class 15	kwākhohlwa	okwākhohlwa	kwākhohlwa	akukhohlwanga	okungakhohlwanga	kungakhohlwanga
Class 17	kwākhohlwa	okwākhohlwa	kwākhohlwa	akukhohlwanga	okungakhohlwanga	kungakhohlwanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhohlwa	—	ngingakhohlwa	ngingekhohlwe	—	ngingekhohlwe
2nd singular	ungakhohlwa	—	ungakhohlwa	ungekhohlwe	—	ungekhohlwe
1st plural	singakhohlwa	—	singakhohlwa	singekhohlwe	—	singekhohlwe
2nd plural	ningakhohlwa	—	ningakhohlwa	ningekhohlwe	—	ningekhohlwe
Class 1	angakhohlwa	—	engakhohlwa	angekhohlwe	—	engekhohlwe
Class 2	bangakhohlwa	—	bengakhohlwa	bangekhohlwe	—	bengekhohlwe
Class 3	ungakhohlwa	—	ungakhohlwa	ungekhohlwe	—	ungekhohlwe
Class 4	ingakhohlwa	—	ingakhohlwa	ingekhohlwe	—	ingekhohlwe
Class 5	lingakhohlwa	—	lingakhohlwa	lingekhohlwe	—	lingekhohlwe
Class 6	angakhohlwa	—	engakhohlwa	angekhohlwe	—	engekhohlwe
Class 7	singakhohlwa	—	singakhohlwa	singekhohlwe	—	singekhohlwe
Class 8	zingakhohlwa	—	zingakhohlwa	zingekhohlwe	—	zingekhohlwe
Class 9	ingakhohlwa	—	ingakhohlwa	ingekhohlwe	—	ingekhohlwe
Class 10	zingakhohlwa	—	zingakhohlwa	zingekhohlwe	—	zingekhohlwe
Class 11	lungakhohlwa	—	lungakhohlwa	lungekhohlwe	—	lungekhohlwe
Class 14	bungakhohlwa	—	bungakhohlwa	bungekhohlwe	—	bungekhohlwe
Class 15	kungakhohlwa	—	kungakhohlwa	kungekhohlwe	—	kungekhohlwe
Class 17	kungakhohlwa	—	kungakhohlwa	kungekhohlwe	—	kungekhohlwe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhohlwa	engizokhohlwa	ngizokhohlwa	angizukhohlwa	engingezukhohlwa	ngingezukhohlwa
2nd singular	uzokhohlwa	ozokhohlwa	uzokhohlwa	awuzukhohlwa	ongezukhohlwa	ungezukhohlwa
1st plural	sizokhohlwa	esizokhohlwa	sizokhohlwa	asizukhohlwa	esingezukhohlwa	singezukhohlwa
2nd plural	nizokhohlwa	enizokhohlwa	nizokhohlwa	anizukhohlwa	eningezukhohlwa	ningezukhohlwa
Class 1	uzokhohlwa	ozokhohlwa	ezokhohlwa	akazukhohlwa	ongezukhohlwa	engezukhohlwa
Class 2	bazokhohlwa	abazokhohlwa	bezokhohlwa	abazukhohlwa	abangezukhohlwa	bengezukhohlwa
Class 3	uzokhohlwa	ozokhohlwa	uzokhohlwa	awuzukhohlwa	ongezukhohlwa	ungezukhohlwa
Class 4	izokhohlwa	ezokhohlwa	izokhohlwa	ayizukhohlwa	engezukhohlwa	ingezukhohlwa
Class 5	lizokhohlwa	elizokhohlwa	lizokhohlwa	alizukhohlwa	elingezukhohlwa	lingezukhohlwa
Class 6	azokhohlwa	azokhohlwa	ezokhohlwa	awazukhohlwa	angezukhohlwa	engezukhohlwa
Class 7	sizokhohlwa	esizokhohlwa	sizokhohlwa	asizukhohlwa	esingezukhohlwa	singezukhohlwa
Class 8	zizokhohlwa	ezizokhohlwa	zizokhohlwa	azizukhohlwa	ezingezukhohlwa	zingezukhohlwa
Class 9	izokhohlwa	ezokhohlwa	izokhohlwa	ayizukhohlwa	engezukhohlwa	ingezukhohlwa
Class 10	zizokhohlwa	ezizokhohlwa	zizokhohlwa	azizukhohlwa	ezingezukhohlwa	zingezukhohlwa
Class 11	luzokhohlwa	oluzokhohlwa	luzokhohlwa	aluzukhohlwa	olungezukhohlwa	lungezukhohlwa
Class 14	buzokhohlwa	obuzokhohlwa	buzokhohlwa	abuzukhohlwa	obungezukhohlwa	bungezukhohlwa
Class 15	kuzokhohlwa	okuzokhohlwa	kuzokhohlwa	akuzukhohlwa	okungezukhohlwa	kungezukhohlwa
Class 17	kuzokhohlwa	okuzokhohlwa	kuzokhohlwa	akuzukhohlwa	okungezukhohlwa	kungezukhohlwa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhohlwa	engiyokhohlwa	ngiyokhohlwa	angiyukhohlwa	engingeyukhohlwa	ngingeyukhohlwa
2nd singular	uyokhohlwa	oyokhohlwa	uyokhohlwa	awuyukhohlwa	ongeyukhohlwa	ungeyukhohlwa
1st plural	siyokhohlwa	esiyokhohlwa	siyokhohlwa	asiyukhohlwa	esingeyukhohlwa	singeyukhohlwa
2nd plural	niyokhohlwa	eniyokhohlwa	niyokhohlwa	aniyukhohlwa	eningeyukhohlwa	ningeyukhohlwa
Class 1	uyokhohlwa	oyokhohlwa	eyokhohlwa	akayukhohlwa	ongeyukhohlwa	engeyukhohlwa
Class 2	bayokhohlwa	abayokhohlwa	beyokhohlwa	abayukhohlwa	abangeyukhohlwa	bengeyukhohlwa
Class 3	uyokhohlwa	oyokhohlwa	uyokhohlwa	awuyukhohlwa	ongeyukhohlwa	ungeyukhohlwa
Class 4	iyokhohlwa	eyokhohlwa	iyokhohlwa	ayiyukhohlwa	engeyukhohlwa	ingeyukhohlwa
Class 5	liyokhohlwa	eliyokhohlwa	liyokhohlwa	aliyukhohlwa	elingeyukhohlwa	lingeyukhohlwa
Class 6	ayokhohlwa	ayokhohlwa	eyokhohlwa	awayukhohlwa	angeyukhohlwa	engeyukhohlwa
Class 7	siyokhohlwa	esiyokhohlwa	siyokhohlwa	asiyukhohlwa	esingeyukhohlwa	singeyukhohlwa
Class 8	ziyokhohlwa	eziyokhohlwa	ziyokhohlwa	aziyukhohlwa	ezingeyukhohlwa	zingeyukhohlwa
Class 9	iyokhohlwa	eyokhohlwa	iyokhohlwa	ayiyukhohlwa	engeyukhohlwa	ingeyukhohlwa
Class 10	ziyokhohlwa	eziyokhohlwa	ziyokhohlwa	aziyukhohlwa	ezingeyukhohlwa	zingeyukhohlwa
Class 11	luyokhohlwa	oluyokhohlwa	luyokhohlwa	aluyukhohlwa	olungeyukhohlwa	lungeyukhohlwa
Class 14	buyokhohlwa	obuyokhohlwa	buyokhohlwa	abuyukhohlwa	obungeyukhohlwa	bungeyukhohlwa
Class 15	kuyokhohlwa	okuyokhohlwa	kuyokhohlwa	akuyukhohlwa	okungeyukhohlwa	kungeyukhohlwa
Class 17	kuyokhohlwa	okuyokhohlwa	kuyokhohlwa	akuyukhohlwa	okungeyukhohlwa	kungeyukhohlwa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhohlwe	ngingakhohlwa
2nd singular	ukhohlwe	ungakhohlwa
1st plural	sikhohlwe	singakhohlwa
2nd plural	nikhohlwe	ningakhohlwa
Class 1	akhohlwe	angakhohlwa
Class 2	bakhohlwe	bangakhohlwa
Class 3	ukhohlwe	ungakhohlwa
Class 4	ikhohlwe	ingakhohlwa
Class 5	likhohlwe	lingakhohlwa
Class 6	akhohlwe	angakhohlwa
Class 7	sikhohlwe	singakhohlwa
Class 8	zikhohlwe	zingakhohlwa
Class 9	ikhohlwe	ingakhohlwa
Class 10	zikhohlwe	zingakhohlwa
Class 11	lukhohlwe	lungakhohlwa
Class 14	bukhohlwe	bungakhohlwa
Class 15	kukhohlwe	kungakhohlwa
Class 17	kukhohlwe	kungakhohlwa
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhohlwa	ngangakhohlwa, angakhohlwa, angangakhohlwa
2nd singular	wakhohlwa	wangakhohlwa, awakhohlwa, awangakhohlwa
1st plural	sakhohlwa	sangakhohlwa, asakhohlwa, asangakhohlwa
2nd plural	nakhohlwa	nangakhohlwa, anakhohlwa, anangakhohlwa
Class 1	wakhohlwa	wangakhohlwa, akakhohlwa, akangakhohlwa
Class 2	bakhohlwa	bangakhohlwa, abakhohlwa, abangakhohlwa
Class 3	wakhohlwa	wangakhohlwa, awakhohlwa, awangakhohlwa
Class 4	yakhohlwa	yangakhohlwa, ayakhohlwa, ayangakhohlwa
Class 5	lakhohlwa	langakhohlwa, alakhohlwa, alangakhohlwa
Class 6	akhohlwa	angakhohlwa, awakhohlwa, awangakhohlwa
Class 7	sakhohlwa	sangakhohlwa, asakhohlwa, asangakhohlwa
Class 8	zakhohlwa	zangakhohlwa, azakhohlwa, azangakhohlwa
Class 9	yakhohlwa	yangakhohlwa, ayakhohlwa, ayangakhohlwa
Class 10	zakhohlwa	zangakhohlwa, azakhohlwa, azangakhohlwa
Class 11	lwakhohlwa	lwangakhohlwa, alwakhohlwa, alwangakhohlwa
Class 14	bakhohlwa	bangakhohlwa, abakhohlwa, abangakhohlwa
Class 15	kwakhohlwa	kwangakhohlwa, akwakhohlwa, akwangakhohlwa
Class 17	kwakhohlwa	kwangakhohlwa, akwakhohlwa, akwangakhohlwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khohlwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khohlwa (6.3)”