Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From -shusha +‎ -isa.

Verb edit

-shushisa

  1. (transitive) to encourage, to enthuse, to motivate
  2. (transitive) to persecute

Inflection edit

Tone L
Infinitive ukushushisa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukushushisa ukungashushisi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular shushisa -shushise
Plural shushisani -shushiseni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyashushisa, ngishushisa engishushisayo, engishushisa ngishushisa angishushisi engingashushisi ngingashushisi
2nd singular uyashushisa, ushushisa oshushisayo, oshushisa ushushisa awushushisi ongashushisi ungashushisi
1st plural siyashushisa, sishushisa esishushisayo, esishushisa sishushisa asishushisi esingashushisi singashushisi
2nd plural niyashushisa, nishushisa enishushisayo, enishushisa nishushisa anishushisi eningashushisi ningashushisi
Class 1 uyashushisa, ushushisa oshushisayo, oshushisa eshushisa akashushisi ongashushisi engashushisi
Class 2 bayashushisa, bashushisa abashushisayo, abashushisa beshushisa abashushisi abangashushisi bengashushisi
Class 3 uyashushisa, ushushisa oshushisayo, oshushisa ushushisa awushushisi ongashushisi ungashushisi
Class 4 iyashushisa, ishushisa eshushisayo, eshushisa ishushisa ayishushisi engashushisi ingashushisi
Class 5 liyashushisa, lishushisa elishushisayo, elishushisa lishushisa alishushisi elingashushisi lingashushisi
Class 6 ayashushisa, ashushisa ashushisayo, ashushisa eshushisa awashushisi angashushisi engashushisi
Class 7 siyashushisa, sishushisa esishushisayo, esishushisa sishushisa asishushisi esingashushisi singashushisi
Class 8 ziyashushisa, zishushisa ezishushisayo, ezishushisa zishushisa azishushisi ezingashushisi zingashushisi
Class 9 iyashushisa, ishushisa eshushisayo, eshushisa ishushisa ayishushisi engashushisi ingashushisi
Class 10 ziyashushisa, zishushisa ezishushisayo, ezishushisa zishushisa azishushisi ezingashushisi zingashushisi
Class 11 luyashushisa, lushushisa olushushisayo, olushushisa lushushisa alushushisi olungashushisi lungashushisi
Class 14 buyashushisa, bushushisa obushushisayo, obushushisa bushushisa abushushisi obungashushisi bungashushisi
Class 15 kuyashushisa, kushushisa okushushisayo, okushushisa kushushisa akushushisi okungashushisi kungashushisi
Class 17 kuyashushisa, kushushisa okushushisayo, okushushisa kushushisa akushushisi okungashushisi kungashushisi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngishushisile, ngishushisē engishushisile, engishushisē ngishushisile, ngishushisē angishushisanga engingashushisanga ngingashushisanga
2nd singular ushushisile, ushushisē oshushisile, oshushisē ushushisile, ushushisē awushushisanga ongashushisanga ungashushisanga
1st plural sishushisile, sishushisē esishushisile, esishushisē sishushisile, sishushisē asishushisanga esingashushisanga singashushisanga
2nd plural nishushisile, nishushisē enishushisile, enishushisē nishushisile, nishushisē anishushisanga eningashushisanga ningashushisanga
Class 1 ushushisile, ushushisē oshushisile, oshushisē eshushisile, eshushisē akashushisanga ongashushisanga engashushisanga
Class 2 bashushisile, bashushisē abashushisile, abashushisē beshushisile, beshushisē abashushisanga abangashushisanga bengashushisanga
Class 3 ushushisile, ushushisē oshushisile, oshushisē ushushisile, ushushisē awushushisanga ongashushisanga ungashushisanga
Class 4 ishushisile, ishushisē eshushisile, eshushisē ishushisile, ishushisē ayishushisanga engashushisanga ingashushisanga
Class 5 lishushisile, lishushisē elishushisile, elishushisē lishushisile, lishushisē alishushisanga elingashushisanga lingashushisanga
Class 6 ashushisile, ashushisē ashushisile, ashushisē eshushisile, eshushisē awashushisanga angashushisanga engashushisanga
Class 7 sishushisile, sishushisē esishushisile, esishushisē sishushisile, sishushisē asishushisanga esingashushisanga singashushisanga
Class 8 zishushisile, zishushisē ezishushisile, ezishushisē zishushisile, zishushisē azishushisanga ezingashushisanga zingashushisanga
Class 9 ishushisile, ishushisē eshushisile, eshushisē ishushisile, ishushisē ayishushisanga engashushisanga ingashushisanga
Class 10 zishushisile, zishushisē ezishushisile, ezishushisē zishushisile, zishushisē azishushisanga ezingashushisanga zingashushisanga
Class 11 lushushisile, lushushisē olushushisile, olushushisē lushushisile, lushushisē alushushisanga olungashushisanga lungashushisanga
Class 14 bushushisile, bushushisē obushushisile, obushushisē bushushisile, bushushisē abushushisanga obungashushisanga bungashushisanga
Class 15 kushushisile, kushushisē okushushisile, okushushisē kushushisile, kushushisē akushushisanga okungashushisanga kungashushisanga
Class 17 kushushisile, kushushisē okushushisile, okushushisē kushushisile, kushushisē akushushisanga okungashushisanga kungashushisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāshushisa engāshushisa ngāshushisa angishushisanga engingashushisanga ngingashushisanga
2nd singular wāshushisa owāshushisa wāshushisa awushushisanga ongashushisanga ungashushisanga
1st plural sāshushisa esāshushisa sāshushisa asishushisanga esingashushisanga singashushisanga
2nd plural nāshushisa enāshushisa nāshushisa anishushisanga eningashushisanga ningashushisanga
Class 1 wāshushisa owāshushisa āshushisa akashushisanga ongashushisanga engashushisanga
Class 2 bāshushisa abāshushisa bāshushisa abashushisanga abangashushisanga bengashushisanga
Class 3 wāshushisa owāshushisa wāshushisa awushushisanga ongashushisanga ungashushisanga
Class 4 yāshushisa eyāshushisa yāshushisa ayishushisanga engashushisanga ingashushisanga
Class 5 lāshushisa elāshushisa lāshushisa alishushisanga elingashushisanga lingashushisanga
Class 6 āshushisa āshushisa āshushisa awashushisanga angashushisanga engashushisanga
Class 7 sāshushisa esāshushisa sāshushisa asishushisanga esingashushisanga singashushisanga
Class 8 zāshushisa ezāshushisa zāshushisa azishushisanga ezingashushisanga zingashushisanga
Class 9 yāshushisa eyāshushisa yāshushisa ayishushisanga engashushisanga ingashushisanga
Class 10 zāshushisa ezāshushisa zāshushisa azishushisanga ezingashushisanga zingashushisanga
Class 11 lwāshushisa olwāshushisa lwāshushisa alushushisanga olungashushisanga lungashushisanga
Class 14 bāshushisa obāshushisa bāshushisa abushushisanga obungashushisanga bungashushisanga
Class 15 kwāshushisa okwāshushisa kwāshushisa akushushisanga okungashushisanga kungashushisanga
Class 17 kwāshushisa okwāshushisa kwāshushisa akushushisanga okungashushisanga kungashushisanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingashushisa ngingashushisa ngingeshushise ngingeshushise
2nd singular ungashushisa ungashushisa ungeshushise ungeshushise
1st plural singashushisa singashushisa singeshushise singeshushise
2nd plural ningashushisa ningashushisa ningeshushise ningeshushise
Class 1 angashushisa engashushisa angeshushise engeshushise
Class 2 bangashushisa bengashushisa bangeshushise bengeshushise
Class 3 ungashushisa ungashushisa ungeshushise ungeshushise
Class 4 ingashushisa ingashushisa ingeshushise ingeshushise
Class 5 lingashushisa lingashushisa lingeshushise lingeshushise
Class 6 angashushisa engashushisa angeshushise engeshushise
Class 7 singashushisa singashushisa singeshushise singeshushise
Class 8 zingashushisa zingashushisa zingeshushise zingeshushise
Class 9 ingashushisa ingashushisa ingeshushise ingeshushise
Class 10 zingashushisa zingashushisa zingeshushise zingeshushise
Class 11 lungashushisa lungashushisa lungeshushise lungeshushise
Class 14 bungashushisa bungashushisa bungeshushise bungeshushise
Class 15 kungashushisa kungashushisa kungeshushise kungeshushise
Class 17 kungashushisa kungashushisa kungeshushise kungeshushise
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoshushisa engizoshushisa ngizoshushisa angizushushisa engingezushushisa ngingezushushisa
2nd singular uzoshushisa ozoshushisa uzoshushisa awuzushushisa ongezushushisa ungezushushisa
1st plural sizoshushisa esizoshushisa sizoshushisa asizushushisa esingezushushisa singezushushisa
2nd plural nizoshushisa enizoshushisa nizoshushisa anizushushisa eningezushushisa ningezushushisa
Class 1 uzoshushisa ozoshushisa ezoshushisa akazushushisa ongezushushisa engezushushisa
Class 2 bazoshushisa abazoshushisa bezoshushisa abazushushisa abangezushushisa bengezushushisa
Class 3 uzoshushisa ozoshushisa uzoshushisa awuzushushisa ongezushushisa ungezushushisa
Class 4 izoshushisa ezoshushisa izoshushisa ayizushushisa engezushushisa ingezushushisa
Class 5 lizoshushisa elizoshushisa lizoshushisa alizushushisa elingezushushisa lingezushushisa
Class 6 azoshushisa azoshushisa ezoshushisa awazushushisa angezushushisa engezushushisa
Class 7 sizoshushisa esizoshushisa sizoshushisa asizushushisa esingezushushisa singezushushisa
Class 8 zizoshushisa ezizoshushisa zizoshushisa azizushushisa ezingezushushisa zingezushushisa
Class 9 izoshushisa ezoshushisa izoshushisa ayizushushisa engezushushisa ingezushushisa
Class 10 zizoshushisa ezizoshushisa zizoshushisa azizushushisa ezingezushushisa zingezushushisa
Class 11 luzoshushisa oluzoshushisa luzoshushisa aluzushushisa olungezushushisa lungezushushisa
Class 14 buzoshushisa obuzoshushisa buzoshushisa abuzushushisa obungezushushisa bungezushushisa
Class 15 kuzoshushisa okuzoshushisa kuzoshushisa akuzushushisa okungezushushisa kungezushushisa
Class 17 kuzoshushisa okuzoshushisa kuzoshushisa akuzushushisa okungezushushisa kungezushushisa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoshushisa engiyoshushisa ngiyoshushisa angiyushushisa engingeyushushisa ngingeyushushisa
2nd singular uyoshushisa oyoshushisa uyoshushisa awuyushushisa ongeyushushisa ungeyushushisa
1st plural siyoshushisa esiyoshushisa siyoshushisa asiyushushisa esingeyushushisa singeyushushisa
2nd plural niyoshushisa eniyoshushisa niyoshushisa aniyushushisa eningeyushushisa ningeyushushisa
Class 1 uyoshushisa oyoshushisa eyoshushisa akayushushisa ongeyushushisa engeyushushisa
Class 2 bayoshushisa abayoshushisa beyoshushisa abayushushisa abangeyushushisa bengeyushushisa
Class 3 uyoshushisa oyoshushisa uyoshushisa awuyushushisa ongeyushushisa ungeyushushisa
Class 4 iyoshushisa eyoshushisa iyoshushisa ayiyushushisa engeyushushisa ingeyushushisa
Class 5 liyoshushisa eliyoshushisa liyoshushisa aliyushushisa elingeyushushisa lingeyushushisa
Class 6 ayoshushisa ayoshushisa eyoshushisa awayushushisa angeyushushisa engeyushushisa
Class 7 siyoshushisa esiyoshushisa siyoshushisa asiyushushisa esingeyushushisa singeyushushisa
Class 8 ziyoshushisa eziyoshushisa ziyoshushisa aziyushushisa ezingeyushushisa zingeyushushisa
Class 9 iyoshushisa eyoshushisa iyoshushisa ayiyushushisa engeyushushisa ingeyushushisa
Class 10 ziyoshushisa eziyoshushisa ziyoshushisa aziyushushisa ezingeyushushisa zingeyushushisa
Class 11 luyoshushisa oluyoshushisa luyoshushisa aluyushushisa olungeyushushisa lungeyushushisa
Class 14 buyoshushisa obuyoshushisa buyoshushisa abuyushushisa obungeyushushisa bungeyushushisa
Class 15 kuyoshushisa okuyoshushisa kuyoshushisa akuyushushisa okungeyushushisa kungeyushushisa
Class 17 kuyoshushisa okuyoshushisa kuyoshushisa akuyushushisa okungeyushushisa kungeyushushisa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngishushise ngingashushisi
2nd singular ushushise ungashushisi
1st plural sishushise singashushisi
2nd plural nishushise ningashushisi
Class 1 ashushise angashushisi
Class 2 bashushise bangashushisi
Class 3 ushushise ungashushisi
Class 4 ishushise ingashushisi
Class 5 lishushise lingashushisi
Class 6 ashushise angashushisi
Class 7 sishushise singashushisi
Class 8 zishushise zingashushisi
Class 9 ishushise ingashushisi
Class 10 zishushise zingashushisi
Class 11 lushushise lungashushisi
Class 14 bushushise bungashushisi
Class 15 kushushise kungashushisi
Class 17 kushushise kungashushisi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngashushisa ngangashushisa, angashushisa, angangashushisa
2nd singular washushisa wangashushisa, awashushisa, awangashushisa
1st plural sashushisa sangashushisa, asashushisa, asangashushisa
2nd plural nashushisa nangashushisa, anashushisa, anangashushisa
Class 1 washushisa wangashushisa, akashushisa, akangashushisa
Class 2 bashushisa bangashushisa, abashushisa, abangashushisa
Class 3 washushisa wangashushisa, awashushisa, awangashushisa
Class 4 yashushisa yangashushisa, ayashushisa, ayangashushisa
Class 5 lashushisa langashushisa, alashushisa, alangashushisa
Class 6 ashushisa angashushisa, awashushisa, awangashushisa
Class 7 sashushisa sangashushisa, asashushisa, asangashushisa
Class 8 zashushisa zangashushisa, azashushisa, azangashushisa
Class 9 yashushisa yangashushisa, ayashushisa, ayangashushisa
Class 10 zashushisa zangashushisa, azashushisa, azangashushisa
Class 11 lwashushisa lwangashushisa, alwashushisa, alwangashushisa
Class 14 bashushisa bangashushisa, abashushisa, abangashushisa
Class 15 kwashushisa kwangashushisa, akwashushisa, akwangashushisa
Class 17 kwashushisa kwangashushisa, akwashushisa, akwangashushisa

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