Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From -xwaya +‎ -isa.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ǁwajíːsa/

Verb edit

-xwayísa

  1. (transitive) to warn, to caution

Inflection edit

Tone H
Infinitive ukuxwayisa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuxwayisa ukungaxwayisi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular xwayisa -xwayise
Plural xwayisani -xwayiseni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaxwayisa, ngixwayisa engixwayisayo, engixwayisa ngixwayisa angixwayisi engingaxwayisi ngingaxwayisi
2nd singular uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa oxwayisayo, oxwayisa uxwayisa awuxwayisi ongaxwayisi ungaxwayisi
1st plural siyaxwayisa, sixwayisa esixwayisayo, esixwayisa sixwayisa asixwayisi esingaxwayisi singaxwayisi
2nd plural niyaxwayisa, nixwayisa enixwayisayo, enixwayisa nixwayisa anixwayisi eningaxwayisi ningaxwayisi
Class 1 uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa oxwayisayo, oxwayisa exwayisa akaxwayisi ongaxwayisi engaxwayisi
Class 2 bayaxwayisa, baxwayisa abaxwayisayo, abaxwayisa bexwayisa abaxwayisi abangaxwayisi bengaxwayisi
Class 3 uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa oxwayisayo, oxwayisa uxwayisa awuxwayisi ongaxwayisi ungaxwayisi
Class 4 iyaxwayisa, ixwayisa exwayisayo, exwayisa ixwayisa ayixwayisi engaxwayisi ingaxwayisi
Class 5 liyaxwayisa, lixwayisa elixwayisayo, elixwayisa lixwayisa alixwayisi elingaxwayisi lingaxwayisi
Class 6 ayaxwayisa, axwayisa axwayisayo, axwayisa exwayisa awaxwayisi angaxwayisi engaxwayisi
Class 7 siyaxwayisa, sixwayisa esixwayisayo, esixwayisa sixwayisa asixwayisi esingaxwayisi singaxwayisi
Class 8 ziyaxwayisa, zixwayisa ezixwayisayo, ezixwayisa zixwayisa azixwayisi ezingaxwayisi zingaxwayisi
Class 9 iyaxwayisa, ixwayisa exwayisayo, exwayisa ixwayisa ayixwayisi engaxwayisi ingaxwayisi
Class 10 ziyaxwayisa, zixwayisa ezixwayisayo, ezixwayisa zixwayisa azixwayisi ezingaxwayisi zingaxwayisi
Class 11 luyaxwayisa, luxwayisa oluxwayisayo, oluxwayisa luxwayisa aluxwayisi olungaxwayisi lungaxwayisi
Class 14 buyaxwayisa, buxwayisa obuxwayisayo, obuxwayisa buxwayisa abuxwayisi obungaxwayisi bungaxwayisi
Class 15 kuyaxwayisa, kuxwayisa okuxwayisayo, okuxwayisa kuxwayisa akuxwayisi okungaxwayisi kungaxwayisi
Class 17 kuyaxwayisa, kuxwayisa okuxwayisayo, okuxwayisa kuxwayisa akuxwayisi okungaxwayisi kungaxwayisi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngixwayisile, ngixwayisē engixwayisile, engixwayisē ngixwayisile, ngixwayisē angixwayisanga engingaxwayisanga ngingaxwayisanga
2nd singular uxwayisile, uxwayisē oxwayisile, oxwayisē uxwayisile, uxwayisē awuxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga ungaxwayisanga
1st plural sixwayisile, sixwayisē esixwayisile, esixwayisē sixwayisile, sixwayisē asixwayisanga esingaxwayisanga singaxwayisanga
2nd plural nixwayisile, nixwayisē enixwayisile, enixwayisē nixwayisile, nixwayisē anixwayisanga eningaxwayisanga ningaxwayisanga
Class 1 uxwayisile, uxwayisē oxwayisile, oxwayisē exwayisile, exwayisē akaxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga engaxwayisanga
Class 2 baxwayisile, baxwayisē abaxwayisile, abaxwayisē bexwayisile, bexwayisē abaxwayisanga abangaxwayisanga bengaxwayisanga
Class 3 uxwayisile, uxwayisē oxwayisile, oxwayisē uxwayisile, uxwayisē awuxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga ungaxwayisanga
Class 4 ixwayisile, ixwayisē exwayisile, exwayisē ixwayisile, ixwayisē ayixwayisanga engaxwayisanga ingaxwayisanga
Class 5 lixwayisile, lixwayisē elixwayisile, elixwayisē lixwayisile, lixwayisē alixwayisanga elingaxwayisanga lingaxwayisanga
Class 6 axwayisile, axwayisē axwayisile, axwayisē exwayisile, exwayisē awaxwayisanga angaxwayisanga engaxwayisanga
Class 7 sixwayisile, sixwayisē esixwayisile, esixwayisē sixwayisile, sixwayisē asixwayisanga esingaxwayisanga singaxwayisanga
Class 8 zixwayisile, zixwayisē ezixwayisile, ezixwayisē zixwayisile, zixwayisē azixwayisanga ezingaxwayisanga zingaxwayisanga
Class 9 ixwayisile, ixwayisē exwayisile, exwayisē ixwayisile, ixwayisē ayixwayisanga engaxwayisanga ingaxwayisanga
Class 10 zixwayisile, zixwayisē ezixwayisile, ezixwayisē zixwayisile, zixwayisē azixwayisanga ezingaxwayisanga zingaxwayisanga
Class 11 luxwayisile, luxwayisē oluxwayisile, oluxwayisē luxwayisile, luxwayisē aluxwayisanga olungaxwayisanga lungaxwayisanga
Class 14 buxwayisile, buxwayisē obuxwayisile, obuxwayisē buxwayisile, buxwayisē abuxwayisanga obungaxwayisanga bungaxwayisanga
Class 15 kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē okuxwayisile, okuxwayisē kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē akuxwayisanga okungaxwayisanga kungaxwayisanga
Class 17 kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē okuxwayisile, okuxwayisē kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē akuxwayisanga okungaxwayisanga kungaxwayisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāxwayisa engāxwayisa ngāxwayisa angixwayisanga engingaxwayisanga ngingaxwayisanga
2nd singular wāxwayisa owāxwayisa wāxwayisa awuxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga ungaxwayisanga
1st plural sāxwayisa esāxwayisa sāxwayisa asixwayisanga esingaxwayisanga singaxwayisanga
2nd plural nāxwayisa enāxwayisa nāxwayisa anixwayisanga eningaxwayisanga ningaxwayisanga
Class 1 wāxwayisa owāxwayisa āxwayisa akaxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga engaxwayisanga
Class 2 bāxwayisa abāxwayisa bāxwayisa abaxwayisanga abangaxwayisanga bengaxwayisanga
Class 3 wāxwayisa owāxwayisa wāxwayisa awuxwayisanga ongaxwayisanga ungaxwayisanga
Class 4 yāxwayisa eyāxwayisa yāxwayisa ayixwayisanga engaxwayisanga ingaxwayisanga
Class 5 lāxwayisa elāxwayisa lāxwayisa alixwayisanga elingaxwayisanga lingaxwayisanga
Class 6 āxwayisa āxwayisa āxwayisa awaxwayisanga angaxwayisanga engaxwayisanga
Class 7 sāxwayisa esāxwayisa sāxwayisa asixwayisanga esingaxwayisanga singaxwayisanga
Class 8 zāxwayisa ezāxwayisa zāxwayisa azixwayisanga ezingaxwayisanga zingaxwayisanga
Class 9 yāxwayisa eyāxwayisa yāxwayisa ayixwayisanga engaxwayisanga ingaxwayisanga
Class 10 zāxwayisa ezāxwayisa zāxwayisa azixwayisanga ezingaxwayisanga zingaxwayisanga
Class 11 lwāxwayisa olwāxwayisa lwāxwayisa aluxwayisanga olungaxwayisanga lungaxwayisanga
Class 14 bāxwayisa obāxwayisa bāxwayisa abuxwayisanga obungaxwayisanga bungaxwayisanga
Class 15 kwāxwayisa okwāxwayisa kwāxwayisa akuxwayisanga okungaxwayisanga kungaxwayisanga
Class 17 kwāxwayisa okwāxwayisa kwāxwayisa akuxwayisanga okungaxwayisanga kungaxwayisanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaxwayisa ngingaxwayisa ngingexwayise ngingexwayise
2nd singular ungaxwayisa ungaxwayisa ungexwayise ungexwayise
1st plural singaxwayisa singaxwayisa singexwayise singexwayise
2nd plural ningaxwayisa ningaxwayisa ningexwayise ningexwayise
Class 1 angaxwayisa engaxwayisa angexwayise engexwayise
Class 2 bangaxwayisa bengaxwayisa bangexwayise bengexwayise
Class 3 ungaxwayisa ungaxwayisa ungexwayise ungexwayise
Class 4 ingaxwayisa ingaxwayisa ingexwayise ingexwayise
Class 5 lingaxwayisa lingaxwayisa lingexwayise lingexwayise
Class 6 angaxwayisa engaxwayisa angexwayise engexwayise
Class 7 singaxwayisa singaxwayisa singexwayise singexwayise
Class 8 zingaxwayisa zingaxwayisa zingexwayise zingexwayise
Class 9 ingaxwayisa ingaxwayisa ingexwayise ingexwayise
Class 10 zingaxwayisa zingaxwayisa zingexwayise zingexwayise
Class 11 lungaxwayisa lungaxwayisa lungexwayise lungexwayise
Class 14 bungaxwayisa bungaxwayisa bungexwayise bungexwayise
Class 15 kungaxwayisa kungaxwayisa kungexwayise kungexwayise
Class 17 kungaxwayisa kungaxwayisa kungexwayise kungexwayise
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoxwayisa engizoxwayisa ngizoxwayisa angizuxwayisa engingezuxwayisa ngingezuxwayisa
2nd singular uzoxwayisa ozoxwayisa uzoxwayisa awuzuxwayisa ongezuxwayisa ungezuxwayisa
1st plural sizoxwayisa esizoxwayisa sizoxwayisa asizuxwayisa esingezuxwayisa singezuxwayisa
2nd plural nizoxwayisa enizoxwayisa nizoxwayisa anizuxwayisa eningezuxwayisa ningezuxwayisa
Class 1 uzoxwayisa ozoxwayisa ezoxwayisa akazuxwayisa ongezuxwayisa engezuxwayisa
Class 2 bazoxwayisa abazoxwayisa bezoxwayisa abazuxwayisa abangezuxwayisa bengezuxwayisa
Class 3 uzoxwayisa ozoxwayisa uzoxwayisa awuzuxwayisa ongezuxwayisa ungezuxwayisa
Class 4 izoxwayisa ezoxwayisa izoxwayisa ayizuxwayisa engezuxwayisa ingezuxwayisa
Class 5 lizoxwayisa elizoxwayisa lizoxwayisa alizuxwayisa elingezuxwayisa lingezuxwayisa
Class 6 azoxwayisa azoxwayisa ezoxwayisa awazuxwayisa angezuxwayisa engezuxwayisa
Class 7 sizoxwayisa esizoxwayisa sizoxwayisa asizuxwayisa esingezuxwayisa singezuxwayisa
Class 8 zizoxwayisa ezizoxwayisa zizoxwayisa azizuxwayisa ezingezuxwayisa zingezuxwayisa
Class 9 izoxwayisa ezoxwayisa izoxwayisa ayizuxwayisa engezuxwayisa ingezuxwayisa
Class 10 zizoxwayisa ezizoxwayisa zizoxwayisa azizuxwayisa ezingezuxwayisa zingezuxwayisa
Class 11 luzoxwayisa oluzoxwayisa luzoxwayisa aluzuxwayisa olungezuxwayisa lungezuxwayisa
Class 14 buzoxwayisa obuzoxwayisa buzoxwayisa abuzuxwayisa obungezuxwayisa bungezuxwayisa
Class 15 kuzoxwayisa okuzoxwayisa kuzoxwayisa akuzuxwayisa okungezuxwayisa kungezuxwayisa
Class 17 kuzoxwayisa okuzoxwayisa kuzoxwayisa akuzuxwayisa okungezuxwayisa kungezuxwayisa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoxwayisa engiyoxwayisa ngiyoxwayisa angiyuxwayisa engingeyuxwayisa ngingeyuxwayisa
2nd singular uyoxwayisa oyoxwayisa uyoxwayisa awuyuxwayisa ongeyuxwayisa ungeyuxwayisa
1st plural siyoxwayisa esiyoxwayisa siyoxwayisa asiyuxwayisa esingeyuxwayisa singeyuxwayisa
2nd plural niyoxwayisa eniyoxwayisa niyoxwayisa aniyuxwayisa eningeyuxwayisa ningeyuxwayisa
Class 1 uyoxwayisa oyoxwayisa eyoxwayisa akayuxwayisa ongeyuxwayisa engeyuxwayisa
Class 2 bayoxwayisa abayoxwayisa beyoxwayisa abayuxwayisa abangeyuxwayisa bengeyuxwayisa
Class 3 uyoxwayisa oyoxwayisa uyoxwayisa awuyuxwayisa ongeyuxwayisa ungeyuxwayisa
Class 4 iyoxwayisa eyoxwayisa iyoxwayisa ayiyuxwayisa engeyuxwayisa ingeyuxwayisa
Class 5 liyoxwayisa eliyoxwayisa liyoxwayisa aliyuxwayisa elingeyuxwayisa lingeyuxwayisa
Class 6 ayoxwayisa ayoxwayisa eyoxwayisa awayuxwayisa angeyuxwayisa engeyuxwayisa
Class 7 siyoxwayisa esiyoxwayisa siyoxwayisa asiyuxwayisa esingeyuxwayisa singeyuxwayisa
Class 8 ziyoxwayisa eziyoxwayisa ziyoxwayisa aziyuxwayisa ezingeyuxwayisa zingeyuxwayisa
Class 9 iyoxwayisa eyoxwayisa iyoxwayisa ayiyuxwayisa engeyuxwayisa ingeyuxwayisa
Class 10 ziyoxwayisa eziyoxwayisa ziyoxwayisa aziyuxwayisa ezingeyuxwayisa zingeyuxwayisa
Class 11 luyoxwayisa oluyoxwayisa luyoxwayisa aluyuxwayisa olungeyuxwayisa lungeyuxwayisa
Class 14 buyoxwayisa obuyoxwayisa buyoxwayisa abuyuxwayisa obungeyuxwayisa bungeyuxwayisa
Class 15 kuyoxwayisa okuyoxwayisa kuyoxwayisa akuyuxwayisa okungeyuxwayisa kungeyuxwayisa
Class 17 kuyoxwayisa okuyoxwayisa kuyoxwayisa akuyuxwayisa okungeyuxwayisa kungeyuxwayisa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngixwayise ngingaxwayisi
2nd singular uxwayise ungaxwayisi
1st plural sixwayise singaxwayisi
2nd plural nixwayise ningaxwayisi
Class 1 axwayise angaxwayisi
Class 2 baxwayise bangaxwayisi
Class 3 uxwayise ungaxwayisi
Class 4 ixwayise ingaxwayisi
Class 5 lixwayise lingaxwayisi
Class 6 axwayise angaxwayisi
Class 7 sixwayise singaxwayisi
Class 8 zixwayise zingaxwayisi
Class 9 ixwayise ingaxwayisi
Class 10 zixwayise zingaxwayisi
Class 11 luxwayise lungaxwayisi
Class 14 buxwayise bungaxwayisi
Class 15 kuxwayise kungaxwayisi
Class 17 kuxwayise kungaxwayisi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaxwayisa ngangaxwayisa, angaxwayisa, angangaxwayisa
2nd singular waxwayisa wangaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa
1st plural saxwayisa sangaxwayisa, asaxwayisa, asangaxwayisa
2nd plural naxwayisa nangaxwayisa, anaxwayisa, anangaxwayisa
Class 1 waxwayisa wangaxwayisa, akaxwayisa, akangaxwayisa
Class 2 baxwayisa bangaxwayisa, abaxwayisa, abangaxwayisa
Class 3 waxwayisa wangaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa
Class 4 yaxwayisa yangaxwayisa, ayaxwayisa, ayangaxwayisa
Class 5 laxwayisa langaxwayisa, alaxwayisa, alangaxwayisa
Class 6 axwayisa angaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa
Class 7 saxwayisa sangaxwayisa, asaxwayisa, asangaxwayisa
Class 8 zaxwayisa zangaxwayisa, azaxwayisa, azangaxwayisa
Class 9 yaxwayisa yangaxwayisa, ayaxwayisa, ayangaxwayisa
Class 10 zaxwayisa zangaxwayisa, azaxwayisa, azangaxwayisa
Class 11 lwaxwayisa lwangaxwayisa, alwaxwayisa, alwangaxwayisa
Class 14 baxwayisa bangaxwayisa, abaxwayisa, abangaxwayisa
Class 15 kwaxwayisa kwangaxwayisa, akwaxwayisa, akwangaxwayisa
Class 17 kwaxwayisa kwangaxwayisa, akwaxwayisa, akwangaxwayisa

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