Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From -xega +‎ -isa.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ǁeɡiːsa/

Verb edit

-xegisa

  1. (transitive) to loosen
  2. (transitive) to relax (make less strict)

Inflection edit

Tone L
Infinitive ukuxegisa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuxegisa ukungaxegisi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular xegisa -xegise
Plural xegisani -xegiseni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaxegisa, ngixegisa engixegisayo, engixegisa ngixegisa angixegisi engingaxegisi ngingaxegisi
2nd singular uyaxegisa, uxegisa oxegisayo, oxegisa uxegisa awuxegisi ongaxegisi ungaxegisi
1st plural siyaxegisa, sixegisa esixegisayo, esixegisa sixegisa asixegisi esingaxegisi singaxegisi
2nd plural niyaxegisa, nixegisa enixegisayo, enixegisa nixegisa anixegisi eningaxegisi ningaxegisi
Class 1 uyaxegisa, uxegisa oxegisayo, oxegisa exegisa akaxegisi ongaxegisi engaxegisi
Class 2 bayaxegisa, baxegisa abaxegisayo, abaxegisa bexegisa abaxegisi abangaxegisi bengaxegisi
Class 3 uyaxegisa, uxegisa oxegisayo, oxegisa uxegisa awuxegisi ongaxegisi ungaxegisi
Class 4 iyaxegisa, ixegisa exegisayo, exegisa ixegisa ayixegisi engaxegisi ingaxegisi
Class 5 liyaxegisa, lixegisa elixegisayo, elixegisa lixegisa alixegisi elingaxegisi lingaxegisi
Class 6 ayaxegisa, axegisa axegisayo, axegisa exegisa awaxegisi angaxegisi engaxegisi
Class 7 siyaxegisa, sixegisa esixegisayo, esixegisa sixegisa asixegisi esingaxegisi singaxegisi
Class 8 ziyaxegisa, zixegisa ezixegisayo, ezixegisa zixegisa azixegisi ezingaxegisi zingaxegisi
Class 9 iyaxegisa, ixegisa exegisayo, exegisa ixegisa ayixegisi engaxegisi ingaxegisi
Class 10 ziyaxegisa, zixegisa ezixegisayo, ezixegisa zixegisa azixegisi ezingaxegisi zingaxegisi
Class 11 luyaxegisa, luxegisa oluxegisayo, oluxegisa luxegisa aluxegisi olungaxegisi lungaxegisi
Class 14 buyaxegisa, buxegisa obuxegisayo, obuxegisa buxegisa abuxegisi obungaxegisi bungaxegisi
Class 15 kuyaxegisa, kuxegisa okuxegisayo, okuxegisa kuxegisa akuxegisi okungaxegisi kungaxegisi
Class 17 kuyaxegisa, kuxegisa okuxegisayo, okuxegisa kuxegisa akuxegisi okungaxegisi kungaxegisi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngixegisile, ngixegisē engixegisile, engixegisē ngixegisile, ngixegisē angixegisanga engingaxegisanga ngingaxegisanga
2nd singular uxegisile, uxegisē oxegisile, oxegisē uxegisile, uxegisē awuxegisanga ongaxegisanga ungaxegisanga
1st plural sixegisile, sixegisē esixegisile, esixegisē sixegisile, sixegisē asixegisanga esingaxegisanga singaxegisanga
2nd plural nixegisile, nixegisē enixegisile, enixegisē nixegisile, nixegisē anixegisanga eningaxegisanga ningaxegisanga
Class 1 uxegisile, uxegisē oxegisile, oxegisē exegisile, exegisē akaxegisanga ongaxegisanga engaxegisanga
Class 2 baxegisile, baxegisē abaxegisile, abaxegisē bexegisile, bexegisē abaxegisanga abangaxegisanga bengaxegisanga
Class 3 uxegisile, uxegisē oxegisile, oxegisē uxegisile, uxegisē awuxegisanga ongaxegisanga ungaxegisanga
Class 4 ixegisile, ixegisē exegisile, exegisē ixegisile, ixegisē ayixegisanga engaxegisanga ingaxegisanga
Class 5 lixegisile, lixegisē elixegisile, elixegisē lixegisile, lixegisē alixegisanga elingaxegisanga lingaxegisanga
Class 6 axegisile, axegisē axegisile, axegisē exegisile, exegisē awaxegisanga angaxegisanga engaxegisanga
Class 7 sixegisile, sixegisē esixegisile, esixegisē sixegisile, sixegisē asixegisanga esingaxegisanga singaxegisanga
Class 8 zixegisile, zixegisē ezixegisile, ezixegisē zixegisile, zixegisē azixegisanga ezingaxegisanga zingaxegisanga
Class 9 ixegisile, ixegisē exegisile, exegisē ixegisile, ixegisē ayixegisanga engaxegisanga ingaxegisanga
Class 10 zixegisile, zixegisē ezixegisile, ezixegisē zixegisile, zixegisē azixegisanga ezingaxegisanga zingaxegisanga
Class 11 luxegisile, luxegisē oluxegisile, oluxegisē luxegisile, luxegisē aluxegisanga olungaxegisanga lungaxegisanga
Class 14 buxegisile, buxegisē obuxegisile, obuxegisē buxegisile, buxegisē abuxegisanga obungaxegisanga bungaxegisanga
Class 15 kuxegisile, kuxegisē okuxegisile, okuxegisē kuxegisile, kuxegisē akuxegisanga okungaxegisanga kungaxegisanga
Class 17 kuxegisile, kuxegisē okuxegisile, okuxegisē kuxegisile, kuxegisē akuxegisanga okungaxegisanga kungaxegisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāxegisa engāxegisa ngāxegisa angixegisanga engingaxegisanga ngingaxegisanga
2nd singular wāxegisa owāxegisa wāxegisa awuxegisanga ongaxegisanga ungaxegisanga
1st plural sāxegisa esāxegisa sāxegisa asixegisanga esingaxegisanga singaxegisanga
2nd plural nāxegisa enāxegisa nāxegisa anixegisanga eningaxegisanga ningaxegisanga
Class 1 wāxegisa owāxegisa āxegisa akaxegisanga ongaxegisanga engaxegisanga
Class 2 bāxegisa abāxegisa bāxegisa abaxegisanga abangaxegisanga bengaxegisanga
Class 3 wāxegisa owāxegisa wāxegisa awuxegisanga ongaxegisanga ungaxegisanga
Class 4 yāxegisa eyāxegisa yāxegisa ayixegisanga engaxegisanga ingaxegisanga
Class 5 lāxegisa elāxegisa lāxegisa alixegisanga elingaxegisanga lingaxegisanga
Class 6 āxegisa āxegisa āxegisa awaxegisanga angaxegisanga engaxegisanga
Class 7 sāxegisa esāxegisa sāxegisa asixegisanga esingaxegisanga singaxegisanga
Class 8 zāxegisa ezāxegisa zāxegisa azixegisanga ezingaxegisanga zingaxegisanga
Class 9 yāxegisa eyāxegisa yāxegisa ayixegisanga engaxegisanga ingaxegisanga
Class 10 zāxegisa ezāxegisa zāxegisa azixegisanga ezingaxegisanga zingaxegisanga
Class 11 lwāxegisa olwāxegisa lwāxegisa aluxegisanga olungaxegisanga lungaxegisanga
Class 14 bāxegisa obāxegisa bāxegisa abuxegisanga obungaxegisanga bungaxegisanga
Class 15 kwāxegisa okwāxegisa kwāxegisa akuxegisanga okungaxegisanga kungaxegisanga
Class 17 kwāxegisa okwāxegisa kwāxegisa akuxegisanga okungaxegisanga kungaxegisanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaxegisa ngingaxegisa ngingexegise ngingexegise
2nd singular ungaxegisa ungaxegisa ungexegise ungexegise
1st plural singaxegisa singaxegisa singexegise singexegise
2nd plural ningaxegisa ningaxegisa ningexegise ningexegise
Class 1 angaxegisa engaxegisa angexegise engexegise
Class 2 bangaxegisa bengaxegisa bangexegise bengexegise
Class 3 ungaxegisa ungaxegisa ungexegise ungexegise
Class 4 ingaxegisa ingaxegisa ingexegise ingexegise
Class 5 lingaxegisa lingaxegisa lingexegise lingexegise
Class 6 angaxegisa engaxegisa angexegise engexegise
Class 7 singaxegisa singaxegisa singexegise singexegise
Class 8 zingaxegisa zingaxegisa zingexegise zingexegise
Class 9 ingaxegisa ingaxegisa ingexegise ingexegise
Class 10 zingaxegisa zingaxegisa zingexegise zingexegise
Class 11 lungaxegisa lungaxegisa lungexegise lungexegise
Class 14 bungaxegisa bungaxegisa bungexegise bungexegise
Class 15 kungaxegisa kungaxegisa kungexegise kungexegise
Class 17 kungaxegisa kungaxegisa kungexegise kungexegise
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoxegisa engizoxegisa ngizoxegisa angizuxegisa engingezuxegisa ngingezuxegisa
2nd singular uzoxegisa ozoxegisa uzoxegisa awuzuxegisa ongezuxegisa ungezuxegisa
1st plural sizoxegisa esizoxegisa sizoxegisa asizuxegisa esingezuxegisa singezuxegisa
2nd plural nizoxegisa enizoxegisa nizoxegisa anizuxegisa eningezuxegisa ningezuxegisa
Class 1 uzoxegisa ozoxegisa ezoxegisa akazuxegisa ongezuxegisa engezuxegisa
Class 2 bazoxegisa abazoxegisa bezoxegisa abazuxegisa abangezuxegisa bengezuxegisa
Class 3 uzoxegisa ozoxegisa uzoxegisa awuzuxegisa ongezuxegisa ungezuxegisa
Class 4 izoxegisa ezoxegisa izoxegisa ayizuxegisa engezuxegisa ingezuxegisa
Class 5 lizoxegisa elizoxegisa lizoxegisa alizuxegisa elingezuxegisa lingezuxegisa
Class 6 azoxegisa azoxegisa ezoxegisa awazuxegisa angezuxegisa engezuxegisa
Class 7 sizoxegisa esizoxegisa sizoxegisa asizuxegisa esingezuxegisa singezuxegisa
Class 8 zizoxegisa ezizoxegisa zizoxegisa azizuxegisa ezingezuxegisa zingezuxegisa
Class 9 izoxegisa ezoxegisa izoxegisa ayizuxegisa engezuxegisa ingezuxegisa
Class 10 zizoxegisa ezizoxegisa zizoxegisa azizuxegisa ezingezuxegisa zingezuxegisa
Class 11 luzoxegisa oluzoxegisa luzoxegisa aluzuxegisa olungezuxegisa lungezuxegisa
Class 14 buzoxegisa obuzoxegisa buzoxegisa abuzuxegisa obungezuxegisa bungezuxegisa
Class 15 kuzoxegisa okuzoxegisa kuzoxegisa akuzuxegisa okungezuxegisa kungezuxegisa
Class 17 kuzoxegisa okuzoxegisa kuzoxegisa akuzuxegisa okungezuxegisa kungezuxegisa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoxegisa engiyoxegisa ngiyoxegisa angiyuxegisa engingeyuxegisa ngingeyuxegisa
2nd singular uyoxegisa oyoxegisa uyoxegisa awuyuxegisa ongeyuxegisa ungeyuxegisa
1st plural siyoxegisa esiyoxegisa siyoxegisa asiyuxegisa esingeyuxegisa singeyuxegisa
2nd plural niyoxegisa eniyoxegisa niyoxegisa aniyuxegisa eningeyuxegisa ningeyuxegisa
Class 1 uyoxegisa oyoxegisa eyoxegisa akayuxegisa ongeyuxegisa engeyuxegisa
Class 2 bayoxegisa abayoxegisa beyoxegisa abayuxegisa abangeyuxegisa bengeyuxegisa
Class 3 uyoxegisa oyoxegisa uyoxegisa awuyuxegisa ongeyuxegisa ungeyuxegisa
Class 4 iyoxegisa eyoxegisa iyoxegisa ayiyuxegisa engeyuxegisa ingeyuxegisa
Class 5 liyoxegisa eliyoxegisa liyoxegisa aliyuxegisa elingeyuxegisa lingeyuxegisa
Class 6 ayoxegisa ayoxegisa eyoxegisa awayuxegisa angeyuxegisa engeyuxegisa
Class 7 siyoxegisa esiyoxegisa siyoxegisa asiyuxegisa esingeyuxegisa singeyuxegisa
Class 8 ziyoxegisa eziyoxegisa ziyoxegisa aziyuxegisa ezingeyuxegisa zingeyuxegisa
Class 9 iyoxegisa eyoxegisa iyoxegisa ayiyuxegisa engeyuxegisa ingeyuxegisa
Class 10 ziyoxegisa eziyoxegisa ziyoxegisa aziyuxegisa ezingeyuxegisa zingeyuxegisa
Class 11 luyoxegisa oluyoxegisa luyoxegisa aluyuxegisa olungeyuxegisa lungeyuxegisa
Class 14 buyoxegisa obuyoxegisa buyoxegisa abuyuxegisa obungeyuxegisa bungeyuxegisa
Class 15 kuyoxegisa okuyoxegisa kuyoxegisa akuyuxegisa okungeyuxegisa kungeyuxegisa
Class 17 kuyoxegisa okuyoxegisa kuyoxegisa akuyuxegisa okungeyuxegisa kungeyuxegisa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngixegise ngingaxegisi
2nd singular uxegise ungaxegisi
1st plural sixegise singaxegisi
2nd plural nixegise ningaxegisi
Class 1 axegise angaxegisi
Class 2 baxegise bangaxegisi
Class 3 uxegise ungaxegisi
Class 4 ixegise ingaxegisi
Class 5 lixegise lingaxegisi
Class 6 axegise angaxegisi
Class 7 sixegise singaxegisi
Class 8 zixegise zingaxegisi
Class 9 ixegise ingaxegisi
Class 10 zixegise zingaxegisi
Class 11 luxegise lungaxegisi
Class 14 buxegise bungaxegisi
Class 15 kuxegise kungaxegisi
Class 17 kuxegise kungaxegisi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaxegisa ngangaxegisa, angaxegisa, angangaxegisa
2nd singular waxegisa wangaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa
1st plural saxegisa sangaxegisa, asaxegisa, asangaxegisa
2nd plural naxegisa nangaxegisa, anaxegisa, anangaxegisa
Class 1 waxegisa wangaxegisa, akaxegisa, akangaxegisa
Class 2 baxegisa bangaxegisa, abaxegisa, abangaxegisa
Class 3 waxegisa wangaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa
Class 4 yaxegisa yangaxegisa, ayaxegisa, ayangaxegisa
Class 5 laxegisa langaxegisa, alaxegisa, alangaxegisa
Class 6 axegisa angaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa
Class 7 saxegisa sangaxegisa, asaxegisa, asangaxegisa
Class 8 zaxegisa zangaxegisa, azaxegisa, azangaxegisa
Class 9 yaxegisa yangaxegisa, ayaxegisa, ayangaxegisa
Class 10 zaxegisa zangaxegisa, azaxegisa, azangaxegisa
Class 11 lwaxegisa lwangaxegisa, alwaxegisa, alwangaxegisa
Class 14 baxegisa bangaxegisa, abaxegisa, abangaxegisa
Class 15 kwaxegisa kwangaxegisa, akwaxegisa, akwangaxegisa
Class 17 kwaxegisa kwangaxegisa, akwaxegisa, akwangaxegisa

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