bonwa
Zulu
Etymology
Verb
-bônwa
- (intransitive) to be seen
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
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| infinitive | ukubonwa | ukungabonwa | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | bonwa | -bonwe | ||||
| plural | bonwani | -bonweni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyabonwa, ngibonwa | engibonwayo, engibonwa | ngibonwa | angibonwa | engingabonwa | ngingabonwa |
| 2nd singular | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ubonwa | awubonwa | ongabonwa | ungabonwa |
| 1st plural | siyabonwa, sibonwa | esibonwayo, esibonwa | sibonwa | asibonwa | esingabonwa | singabonwa |
| 2nd plural | niyabonwa, nibonwa | enibonwayo, enibonwa | nibonwa | anibonwa | eningabonwa | ningabonwa |
| class 1 | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ebonwa | akabonwa | ongabonwa | engabonwa |
| class 2 | bayabonwa, babonwa | ababonwayo, ababonwa | bebonwa | ababonwa | abangabonwa | bengabonwa |
| class 3 | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ubonwa | awubonwa | ongabonwa | ungabonwa |
| class 4 | iyabonwa, ibonwa | ebonwayo, ebonwa | ibonwa | ayibonwa | engabonwa | ingabonwa |
| class 5 | liyabonwa, libonwa | elibonwayo, elibonwa | libonwa | alibonwa | elingabonwa | lingabonwa |
| class 6 | ayabonwa, abonwa | abonwayo, abonwa | ebonwa | awabonwa | angabonwa | engabonwa |
| class 7 | siyabonwa, sibonwa | esibonwayo, esibonwa | sibonwa | asibonwa | esingabonwa | singabonwa |
| class 8 | ziyabonwa, zibonwa | ezibonwayo, ezibonwa | zibonwa | azibonwa | ezingabonwa | zingabonwa |
| class 9 | iyabonwa, ibonwa | ebonwayo, ebonwa | ibonwa | ayibonwa | engabonwa | ingabonwa |
| class 10 | ziyabonwa, zibonwa | ezibonwayo, ezibonwa | zibonwa | azibonwa | ezingabonwa | zingabonwa |
| class 11 | luyabonwa, lubonwa | olubonwayo, olubonwa | lubonwa | alubonwa | olungabonwa | lungabonwa |
| class 14 | buyabonwa, bubonwa | obubonwayo, obubonwa | bubonwa | abubonwa | obungabonwa | bungabonwa |
| class 15 | kuyabonwa, kubonwa | okubonwayo, okubonwa | kubonwa | akubonwa | okungabonwa | kungabonwa |
| class 17 | kuyabonwa, kubonwa | okubonwayo, okubonwa | kubonwa | akubonwa | okungabonwa | kungabonwa |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiboniwe, ngibonwē | engiboniwe, engibonwē | ngiboniwe, ngibonwē | angibonwanga | engingabonwanga | ngingabonwanga |
| 2nd singular | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | uboniwe, ubonwē | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| 1st plural | siboniwe, sibonwē | esiboniwe, esibonwē | siboniwe, sibonwē | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| 2nd plural | niboniwe, nibonwē | eniboniwe, enibonwē | niboniwe, nibonwē | anibonwanga | eningabonwanga | ningabonwanga |
| class 1 | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | akabonwanga | ongabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| class 2 | baboniwe, babonwē | ababoniwe, ababonwē | beboniwe, bebonwē | ababonwanga | abangabonwanga | bengabonwanga |
| class 3 | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | uboniwe, ubonwē | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| class 4 | iboniwe, ibonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | iboniwe, ibonwē | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| class 5 | liboniwe, libonwē | eliboniwe, elibonwē | liboniwe, libonwē | alibonwanga | elingabonwanga | lingabonwanga |
| class 6 | aboniwe, abonwē | aboniwe, abonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | awabonwanga | angabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| class 7 | siboniwe, sibonwē | esiboniwe, esibonwē | siboniwe, sibonwē | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| class 8 | ziboniwe, zibonwē | eziboniwe, ezibonwē | ziboniwe, zibonwē | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| class 9 | iboniwe, ibonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | iboniwe, ibonwē | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| class 10 | ziboniwe, zibonwē | eziboniwe, ezibonwē | ziboniwe, zibonwē | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| class 11 | luboniwe, lubonwē | oluboniwe, olubonwē | luboniwe, lubonwē | alubonwanga | olungabonwanga | lungabonwanga |
| class 14 | buboniwe, bubonwē | obuboniwe, obubonwē | buboniwe, bubonwē | abubonwanga | obungabonwanga | bungabonwanga |
| class 15 | kuboniwe, kubonwē | okuboniwe, okubonwē | kuboniwe, kubonwē | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| class 17 | kuboniwe, kubonwē | okuboniwe, okubonwē | kuboniwe, kubonwē | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngābonwa | engābonwa | ngābonwa | angibonwanga | engingabonwanga | ngingabonwanga |
| 2nd singular | wābonwa | owābonwa | wābonwa | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| 1st plural | sābonwa | esābonwa | sābonwa | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| 2nd plural | nābonwa | enābonwa | nābonwa | anibonwanga | eningabonwanga | ningabonwanga |
| class 1 | wābonwa | owābonwa | ābonwa | akabonwanga | ongabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| class 2 | bābonwa | abābonwa | bābonwa | ababonwanga | abangabonwanga | bengabonwanga |
| class 3 | wābonwa | owābonwa | wābonwa | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| class 4 | yābonwa | eyābonwa | yābonwa | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| class 5 | lābonwa | elābonwa | lābonwa | alibonwanga | elingabonwanga | lingabonwanga |
| class 6 | ābonwa | ābonwa | ābonwa | awabonwanga | angabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| class 7 | sābonwa | esābonwa | sābonwa | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| class 8 | zābonwa | ezābonwa | zābonwa | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| class 9 | yābonwa | eyābonwa | yābonwa | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| class 10 | zābonwa | ezābonwa | zābonwa | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| class 11 | lwābonwa | olwābonwa | lwābonwa | alubonwanga | olungabonwanga | lungabonwanga |
| class 14 | bābonwa | obābonwa | bābonwa | abubonwanga | obungabonwanga | bungabonwanga |
| class 15 | kwābonwa | okwābonwa | kwābonwa | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| class 17 | kwābonwa | okwābonwa | kwābonwa | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingabonwa | — | ngingabonwa | ngingebonwe | — | ngingebonwe |
| 2nd singular | ungabonwa | — | ungabonwa | ungebonwe | — | ungebonwe |
| 1st plural | singabonwa | — | singabonwa | singebonwe | — | singebonwe |
| 2nd plural | ningabonwa | — | ningabonwa | ningebonwe | — | ningebonwe |
| class 1 | angabonwa | — | engabonwa | angebonwe | — | engebonwe |
| class 2 | bangabonwa | — | bengabonwa | bangebonwe | — | bengebonwe |
| class 3 | ungabonwa | — | ungabonwa | ungebonwe | — | ungebonwe |
| class 4 | ingabonwa | — | ingabonwa | ingebonwe | — | ingebonwe |
| class 5 | lingabonwa | — | lingabonwa | lingebonwe | — | lingebonwe |
| class 6 | angabonwa | — | engabonwa | angebonwe | — | engebonwe |
| class 7 | singabonwa | — | singabonwa | singebonwe | — | singebonwe |
| class 8 | zingabonwa | — | zingabonwa | zingebonwe | — | zingebonwe |
| class 9 | ingabonwa | — | ingabonwa | ingebonwe | — | ingebonwe |
| class 10 | zingabonwa | — | zingabonwa | zingebonwe | — | zingebonwe |
| class 11 | lungabonwa | — | lungabonwa | lungebonwe | — | lungebonwe |
| class 14 | bungabonwa | — | bungabonwa | bungebonwe | — | bungebonwe |
| class 15 | kungabonwa | — | kungabonwa | kungebonwe | — | kungebonwe |
| class 17 | kungabonwa | — | kungabonwa | kungebonwe | — | kungebonwe |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizobonwa | engizobonwa | ngizobonwa | angizubonwa | engingezubonwa | ngingezubonwa |
| 2nd singular | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | uzobonwa | awuzubonwa | ongezubonwa | ungezubonwa |
| 1st plural | sizobonwa | esizobonwa | sizobonwa | asizubonwa | esingezubonwa | singezubonwa |
| 2nd plural | nizobonwa | enizobonwa | nizobonwa | anizubonwa | eningezubonwa | ningezubonwa |
| class 1 | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | ezobonwa | akazubonwa | ongezubonwa | engezubonwa |
| class 2 | bazobonwa | abazobonwa | bezobonwa | abazubonwa | abangezubonwa | bengezubonwa |
| class 3 | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | uzobonwa | awuzubonwa | ongezubonwa | ungezubonwa |
| class 4 | izobonwa | ezobonwa | izobonwa | ayizubonwa | engezubonwa | ingezubonwa |
| class 5 | lizobonwa | elizobonwa | lizobonwa | alizubonwa | elingezubonwa | lingezubonwa |
| class 6 | azobonwa | azobonwa | ezobonwa | awazubonwa | angezubonwa | engezubonwa |
| class 7 | sizobonwa | esizobonwa | sizobonwa | asizubonwa | esingezubonwa | singezubonwa |
| class 8 | zizobonwa | ezizobonwa | zizobonwa | azizubonwa | ezingezubonwa | zingezubonwa |
| class 9 | izobonwa | ezobonwa | izobonwa | ayizubonwa | engezubonwa | ingezubonwa |
| class 10 | zizobonwa | ezizobonwa | zizobonwa | azizubonwa | ezingezubonwa | zingezubonwa |
| class 11 | luzobonwa | oluzobonwa | luzobonwa | aluzubonwa | olungezubonwa | lungezubonwa |
| class 14 | buzobonwa | obuzobonwa | buzobonwa | abuzubonwa | obungezubonwa | bungezubonwa |
| class 15 | kuzobonwa | okuzobonwa | kuzobonwa | akuzubonwa | okungezubonwa | kungezubonwa |
| class 17 | kuzobonwa | okuzobonwa | kuzobonwa | akuzubonwa | okungezubonwa | kungezubonwa |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyobonwa | engiyobonwa | ngiyobonwa | angiyubonwa | engingeyubonwa | ngingeyubonwa |
| 2nd singular | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | uyobonwa | awuyubonwa | ongeyubonwa | ungeyubonwa |
| 1st plural | siyobonwa | esiyobonwa | siyobonwa | asiyubonwa | esingeyubonwa | singeyubonwa |
| 2nd plural | niyobonwa | eniyobonwa | niyobonwa | aniyubonwa | eningeyubonwa | ningeyubonwa |
| class 1 | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | eyobonwa | akayubonwa | ongeyubonwa | engeyubonwa |
| class 2 | bayobonwa | abayobonwa | beyobonwa | abayubonwa | abangeyubonwa | bengeyubonwa |
| class 3 | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | uyobonwa | awuyubonwa | ongeyubonwa | ungeyubonwa |
| class 4 | iyobonwa | eyobonwa | iyobonwa | ayiyubonwa | engeyubonwa | ingeyubonwa |
| class 5 | liyobonwa | eliyobonwa | liyobonwa | aliyubonwa | elingeyubonwa | lingeyubonwa |
| class 6 | ayobonwa | ayobonwa | eyobonwa | awayubonwa | angeyubonwa | engeyubonwa |
| class 7 | siyobonwa | esiyobonwa | siyobonwa | asiyubonwa | esingeyubonwa | singeyubonwa |
| class 8 | ziyobonwa | eziyobonwa | ziyobonwa | aziyubonwa | ezingeyubonwa | zingeyubonwa |
| class 9 | iyobonwa | eyobonwa | iyobonwa | ayiyubonwa | engeyubonwa | ingeyubonwa |
| class 10 | ziyobonwa | eziyobonwa | ziyobonwa | aziyubonwa | ezingeyubonwa | zingeyubonwa |
| class 11 | luyobonwa | oluyobonwa | luyobonwa | aluyubonwa | olungeyubonwa | lungeyubonwa |
| class 14 | buyobonwa | obuyobonwa | buyobonwa | abuyubonwa | obungeyubonwa | bungeyubonwa |
| class 15 | kuyobonwa | okuyobonwa | kuyobonwa | akuyubonwa | okungeyubonwa | kungeyubonwa |
| class 17 | kuyobonwa | okuyobonwa | kuyobonwa | akuyubonwa | okungeyubonwa | kungeyubonwa |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngibonwe | ngingabonwa | ||||
| 2nd singular | ubonwe | ungabonwa | ||||
| 1st plural | sibonwe | singabonwa | ||||
| 2nd plural | nibonwe | ningabonwa | ||||
| class 1 | abonwe | angabonwa | ||||
| class 2 | babonwe | bangabonwa | ||||
| class 3 | ubonwe | ungabonwa | ||||
| class 4 | ibonwe | ingabonwa | ||||
| class 5 | libonwe | lingabonwa | ||||
| class 6 | abonwe | angabonwa | ||||
| class 7 | sibonwe | singabonwa | ||||
| class 8 | zibonwe | zingabonwa | ||||
| class 9 | ibonwe | ingabonwa | ||||
| class 10 | zibonwe | zingabonwa | ||||
| class 11 | lubonwe | lungabonwa | ||||
| class 14 | bubonwe | bungabonwa | ||||
| class 15 | kubonwe | kungabonwa | ||||
| class 17 | kubonwe | kungabonwa | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngabonwa | ngangabonwa, angabonwa, angangabonwa | ||||
| 2nd singular | wabonwa | wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa | ||||
| 1st plural | sabonwa | sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa | ||||
| 2nd plural | nabonwa | nangabonwa, anabonwa, anangabonwa | ||||
| class 1 | wabonwa | wangabonwa, akabonwa, akangabonwa | ||||
| class 2 | babonwa | bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa | ||||
| class 3 | wabonwa | wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa | ||||
| class 4 | yabonwa | yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa | ||||
| class 5 | labonwa | langabonwa, alabonwa, alangabonwa | ||||
| class 6 | abonwa | angabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa | ||||
| class 7 | sabonwa | sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa | ||||
| class 8 | zabonwa | zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa | ||||
| class 9 | yabonwa | yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa | ||||
| class 10 | zabonwa | zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa | ||||
| class 11 | lwabonwa | lwangabonwa, alwabonwa, alwangabonwa | ||||
| class 14 | babonwa | bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa | ||||
| class 15 | kwabonwa | kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa | ||||
| class 17 | kwabonwa | kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa | ||||