gcwala
Swazi
Verb
-gcwála
- to be full
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-gcwála
- (intransitive) to be full
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Hlonipha form of zala, from Proto-Bantu *-jíjada.
Verb
-gcwála
- (intransitive) to be full
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukugcwala | ukungagcwali | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | gcwala | -gcwale | ||||
| plural | gcwalani | -gcwaleni | ||||
| stative | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngigcwele | engigcwele | ngigcwele | angigcwele | engingagcwele | ngingagcwele |
| 2nd singular | ugcwele | ogcwele | ugcwele | awugcwele | ongagcwele | ungagcwele |
| 1st plural | sigcwele | esigcwele | sigcwele | asigcwele | esingagcwele | singagcwele |
| 2nd plural | nigcwele | enigcwele | nigcwele | anigcwele | eningagcwele | ningagcwele |
| class 1 | ugcwele | ogcwele | egcwele | akagcwele | ongagcwele | engagcwele |
| class 2 | bagcwele | abagcwele | begcwele | abagcwele | abangagcwele | bengagcwele |
| class 3 | ugcwele | ogcwele | ugcwele | awugcwele | ongagcwele | ongagcwele |
| class 4 | igcwele | egcwele | igcwele | ayigcwele | engagcwele | ingagcwele |
| class 5 | ligcwele | eligcwele | ligcwele | aligcwele | elingagcwele | lingagcwele |
| class 6 | agcwele | agcwele | egcwele | awagcwele | angagcwele | engagcwele |
| class 7 | sigcwele | esigcwele | sigcwele | asigcwele | esingagcwele | singagcwele |
| class 8 | zigcwele | ezigcwele | zigcwele | azigcwele | ezingagcwele | zingagcwele |
| class 9 | igcwele | egcwele | igcwele | ayigcwele | engagcwele | ingagcwele |
| class 10 | zigcwele | ezigcwele | zigcwele | azigcwele | ezingagcwele | zingagcwele |
| class 11 | lugcwele | olugcwele | lugcwele | alugcwele | olungagcwele | lungagcwele |
| class 14 | bugcwele | obugcwele | bugcwele | abugcwele | obungagcwele | bungagcwele |
| class 15 | kugcwele | okugcwele | kugcwele | akugcwele | okungagcwele | kungagcwele |
| class 17 | kugcwele | okugcwele | kugcwele | akugcwele | okungagcwele | kungagcwele |
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyagcwala, ngigcwala | engigcwalayo, engigcwala | ngigcwala | angigcwali | engingagcwali | ngingagcwali |
| 2nd singular | uyagcwala, ugcwala | ogcwalayo, ogcwala | ugcwala | awugcwali | ongagcwali | ungagcwali |
| 1st plural | siyagcwala, sigcwala | esigcwalayo, esigcwala | sigcwala | asigcwali | esingagcwali | singagcwali |
| 2nd plural | niyagcwala, nigcwala | enigcwalayo, enigcwala | nigcwala | anigcwali | eningagcwali | ningagcwali |
| class 1 | uyagcwala, ugcwala | ogcwalayo, ogcwala | egcwala | akagcwali | ongagcwali | engagcwali |
| class 2 | bayagcwala, bagcwala | abagcwalayo, abagcwala | begcwala | abagcwali | abangagcwali | bengagcwali |
| class 3 | uyagcwala, ugcwala | ogcwalayo, ogcwala | ugcwala | awugcwali | ongagcwali | ungagcwali |
| class 4 | iyagcwala, igcwala | egcwalayo, egcwala | igcwala | ayigcwali | engagcwali | ingagcwali |
| class 5 | liyagcwala, ligcwala | eligcwalayo, eligcwala | ligcwala | aligcwali | elingagcwali | lingagcwali |
| class 6 | ayagcwala, agcwala | agcwalayo, agcwala | egcwala | awagcwali | angagcwali | engagcwali |
| class 7 | siyagcwala, sigcwala | esigcwalayo, esigcwala | sigcwala | asigcwali | esingagcwali | singagcwali |
| class 8 | ziyagcwala, zigcwala | ezigcwalayo, ezigcwala | zigcwala | azigcwali | ezingagcwali | zingagcwali |
| class 9 | iyagcwala, igcwala | egcwalayo, egcwala | igcwala | ayigcwali | engagcwali | ingagcwali |
| class 10 | ziyagcwala, zigcwala | ezigcwalayo, ezigcwala | zigcwala | azigcwali | ezingagcwali | zingagcwali |
| class 11 | luyagcwala, lugcwala | olugcwalayo, olugcwala | lugcwala | alugcwali | olungagcwali | lungagcwali |
| class 14 | buyagcwala, bugcwala | obugcwalayo, obugcwala | bugcwala | abugcwali | obungagcwali | bungagcwali |
| class 15 | kuyagcwala, kugcwala | okugcwalayo, okugcwala | kugcwala | akugcwali | okungagcwali | kungagcwali |
| class 17 | kuyagcwala, kugcwala | okugcwalayo, okugcwala | kugcwala | akugcwali | okungagcwali | kungagcwali |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngigcwalile, ngigcwalē | engigcwalile, engigcwalē | ngigcwalile, ngigcwalē | angigcwalanga | engingagcwalanga | ngingagcwalanga |
| 2nd singular | ugcwalile, ugcwalē | ogcwalile, ogcwalē | ugcwalile, ugcwalē | awugcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | ungagcwalanga |
| 1st plural | sigcwalile, sigcwalē | esigcwalile, esigcwalē | sigcwalile, sigcwalē | asigcwalanga | esingagcwalanga | singagcwalanga |
| 2nd plural | nigcwalile, nigcwalē | enigcwalile, enigcwalē | nigcwalile, nigcwalē | anigcwalanga | eningagcwalanga | ningagcwalanga |
| class 1 | ugcwalile, ugcwalē | ogcwalile, ogcwalē | egcwalile, egcwalē | akagcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | engagcwalanga |
| class 2 | bagcwalile, bagcwalē | abagcwalile, abagcwalē | begcwalile, begcwalē | abagcwalanga | abangagcwalanga | bengagcwalanga |
| class 3 | ugcwalile, ugcwalē | ogcwalile, ogcwalē | ugcwalile, ugcwalē | awugcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | ungagcwalanga |
| class 4 | igcwalile, igcwalē | egcwalile, egcwalē | igcwalile, igcwalē | ayigcwalanga | engagcwalanga | ingagcwalanga |
| class 5 | ligcwalile, ligcwalē | eligcwalile, eligcwalē | ligcwalile, ligcwalē | aligcwalanga | elingagcwalanga | lingagcwalanga |
| class 6 | agcwalile, agcwalē | agcwalile, agcwalē | egcwalile, egcwalē | awagcwalanga | angagcwalanga | engagcwalanga |
| class 7 | sigcwalile, sigcwalē | esigcwalile, esigcwalē | sigcwalile, sigcwalē | asigcwalanga | esingagcwalanga | singagcwalanga |
| class 8 | zigcwalile, zigcwalē | ezigcwalile, ezigcwalē | zigcwalile, zigcwalē | azigcwalanga | ezingagcwalanga | zingagcwalanga |
| class 9 | igcwalile, igcwalē | egcwalile, egcwalē | igcwalile, igcwalē | ayigcwalanga | engagcwalanga | ingagcwalanga |
| class 10 | zigcwalile, zigcwalē | ezigcwalile, ezigcwalē | zigcwalile, zigcwalē | azigcwalanga | ezingagcwalanga | zingagcwalanga |
| class 11 | lugcwalile, lugcwalē | olugcwalile, olugcwalē | lugcwalile, lugcwalē | alugcwalanga | olungagcwalanga | lungagcwalanga |
| class 14 | bugcwalile, bugcwalē | obugcwalile, obugcwalē | bugcwalile, bugcwalē | abugcwalanga | obungagcwalanga | bungagcwalanga |
| class 15 | kugcwalile, kugcwalē | okugcwalile, okugcwalē | kugcwalile, kugcwalē | akugcwalanga | okungagcwalanga | kungagcwalanga |
| class 17 | kugcwalile, kugcwalē | okugcwalile, okugcwalē | kugcwalile, kugcwalē | akugcwalanga | okungagcwalanga | kungagcwalanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngāgcwala | engāgcwala | ngāgcwala | angigcwalanga | engingagcwalanga | ngingagcwalanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgcwala | owāgcwala | wāgcwala | awugcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | ungagcwalanga |
| 1st plural | sāgcwala | esāgcwala | sāgcwala | asigcwalanga | esingagcwalanga | singagcwalanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgcwala | enāgcwala | nāgcwala | anigcwalanga | eningagcwalanga | ningagcwalanga |
| class 1 | wāgcwala | owāgcwala | āgcwala | akagcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | engagcwalanga |
| class 2 | bāgcwala | abāgcwala | bāgcwala | abagcwalanga | abangagcwalanga | bengagcwalanga |
| class 3 | wāgcwala | owāgcwala | wāgcwala | awugcwalanga | ongagcwalanga | ungagcwalanga |
| class 4 | yāgcwala | eyāgcwala | yāgcwala | ayigcwalanga | engagcwalanga | ingagcwalanga |
| class 5 | lāgcwala | elāgcwala | lāgcwala | aligcwalanga | elingagcwalanga | lingagcwalanga |
| class 6 | āgcwala | āgcwala | āgcwala | awagcwalanga | angagcwalanga | engagcwalanga |
| class 7 | sāgcwala | esāgcwala | sāgcwala | asigcwalanga | esingagcwalanga | singagcwalanga |
| class 8 | zāgcwala | ezāgcwala | zāgcwala | azigcwalanga | ezingagcwalanga | zingagcwalanga |
| class 9 | yāgcwala | eyāgcwala | yāgcwala | ayigcwalanga | engagcwalanga | ingagcwalanga |
| class 10 | zāgcwala | ezāgcwala | zāgcwala | azigcwalanga | ezingagcwalanga | zingagcwalanga |
| class 11 | lwāgcwala | olwāgcwala | lwāgcwala | alugcwalanga | olungagcwalanga | lungagcwalanga |
| class 14 | bāgcwala | obāgcwala | bāgcwala | abugcwalanga | obungagcwalanga | bungagcwalanga |
| class 15 | kwāgcwala | okwāgcwala | kwāgcwala | akugcwalanga | okungagcwalanga | kungagcwalanga |
| class 17 | kwāgcwala | okwāgcwala | kwāgcwala | akugcwalanga | okungagcwalanga | kungagcwalanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingagcwala | — | ngingagcwala | ngingegcwale | — | ngingegcwale |
| 2nd singular | ungagcwala | — | ungagcwala | ungegcwale | — | ungegcwale |
| 1st plural | singagcwala | — | singagcwala | singegcwale | — | singegcwale |
| 2nd plural | ningagcwala | — | ningagcwala | ningegcwale | — | ningegcwale |
| class 1 | angagcwala | — | engagcwala | angegcwale | — | engegcwale |
| class 2 | bangagcwala | — | bengagcwala | bangegcwale | — | bengegcwale |
| class 3 | ungagcwala | — | ungagcwala | ungegcwale | — | ungegcwale |
| class 4 | ingagcwala | — | ingagcwala | ingegcwale | — | ingegcwale |
| class 5 | lingagcwala | — | lingagcwala | lingegcwale | — | lingegcwale |
| class 6 | angagcwala | — | engagcwala | angegcwale | — | engegcwale |
| class 7 | singagcwala | — | singagcwala | singegcwale | — | singegcwale |
| class 8 | zingagcwala | — | zingagcwala | zingegcwale | — | zingegcwale |
| class 9 | ingagcwala | — | ingagcwala | ingegcwale | — | ingegcwale |
| class 10 | zingagcwala | — | zingagcwala | zingegcwale | — | zingegcwale |
| class 11 | lungagcwala | — | lungagcwala | lungegcwale | — | lungegcwale |
| class 14 | bungagcwala | — | bungagcwala | bungegcwale | — | bungegcwale |
| class 15 | kungagcwala | — | kungagcwala | kungegcwale | — | kungegcwale |
| class 17 | kungagcwala | — | kungagcwala | kungegcwale | — | kungegcwale |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizogcwala | engizogcwala | ngizogcwala | angizugcwala | engingezugcwala | ngingezugcwala |
| 2nd singular | uzogcwala | ozogcwala | uzogcwala | awuzugcwala | ongezugcwala | ungezugcwala |
| 1st plural | sizogcwala | esizogcwala | sizogcwala | asizugcwala | esingezugcwala | singezugcwala |
| 2nd plural | nizogcwala | enizogcwala | nizogcwala | anizugcwala | eningezugcwala | ningezugcwala |
| class 1 | uzogcwala | ozogcwala | ezogcwala | akazugcwala | ongezugcwala | engezugcwala |
| class 2 | bazogcwala | abazogcwala | bezogcwala | abazugcwala | abangezugcwala | bengezugcwala |
| class 3 | uzogcwala | ozogcwala | uzogcwala | awuzugcwala | ongezugcwala | ungezugcwala |
| class 4 | izogcwala | ezogcwala | izogcwala | ayizugcwala | engezugcwala | ingezugcwala |
| class 5 | lizogcwala | elizogcwala | lizogcwala | alizugcwala | elingezugcwala | lingezugcwala |
| class 6 | azogcwala | azogcwala | ezogcwala | awazugcwala | angezugcwala | engezugcwala |
| class 7 | sizogcwala | esizogcwala | sizogcwala | asizugcwala | esingezugcwala | singezugcwala |
| class 8 | zizogcwala | ezizogcwala | zizogcwala | azizugcwala | ezingezugcwala | zingezugcwala |
| class 9 | izogcwala | ezogcwala | izogcwala | ayizugcwala | engezugcwala | ingezugcwala |
| class 10 | zizogcwala | ezizogcwala | zizogcwala | azizugcwala | ezingezugcwala | zingezugcwala |
| class 11 | luzogcwala | oluzogcwala | luzogcwala | aluzugcwala | olungezugcwala | lungezugcwala |
| class 14 | buzogcwala | obuzogcwala | buzogcwala | abuzugcwala | obungezugcwala | bungezugcwala |
| class 15 | kuzogcwala | okuzogcwala | kuzogcwala | akuzugcwala | okungezugcwala | kungezugcwala |
| class 17 | kuzogcwala | okuzogcwala | kuzogcwala | akuzugcwala | okungezugcwala | kungezugcwala |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyogcwala | engiyogcwala | ngiyogcwala | angiyugcwala | engingeyugcwala | ngingeyugcwala |
| 2nd singular | uyogcwala | oyogcwala | uyogcwala | awuyugcwala | ongeyugcwala | ungeyugcwala |
| 1st plural | siyogcwala | esiyogcwala | siyogcwala | asiyugcwala | esingeyugcwala | singeyugcwala |
| 2nd plural | niyogcwala | eniyogcwala | niyogcwala | aniyugcwala | eningeyugcwala | ningeyugcwala |
| class 1 | uyogcwala | oyogcwala | eyogcwala | akayugcwala | ongeyugcwala | engeyugcwala |
| class 2 | bayogcwala | abayogcwala | beyogcwala | abayugcwala | abangeyugcwala | bengeyugcwala |
| class 3 | uyogcwala | oyogcwala | uyogcwala | awuyugcwala | ongeyugcwala | ungeyugcwala |
| class 4 | iyogcwala | eyogcwala | iyogcwala | ayiyugcwala | engeyugcwala | ingeyugcwala |
| class 5 | liyogcwala | eliyogcwala | liyogcwala | aliyugcwala | elingeyugcwala | lingeyugcwala |
| class 6 | ayogcwala | ayogcwala | eyogcwala | awayugcwala | angeyugcwala | engeyugcwala |
| class 7 | siyogcwala | esiyogcwala | siyogcwala | asiyugcwala | esingeyugcwala | singeyugcwala |
| class 8 | ziyogcwala | eziyogcwala | ziyogcwala | aziyugcwala | ezingeyugcwala | zingeyugcwala |
| class 9 | iyogcwala | eyogcwala | iyogcwala | ayiyugcwala | engeyugcwala | ingeyugcwala |
| class 10 | ziyogcwala | eziyogcwala | ziyogcwala | aziyugcwala | ezingeyugcwala | zingeyugcwala |
| class 11 | luyogcwala | oluyogcwala | luyogcwala | aluyugcwala | olungeyugcwala | lungeyugcwala |
| class 14 | buyogcwala | obuyogcwala | buyogcwala | abuyugcwala | obungeyugcwala | bungeyugcwala |
| class 15 | kuyogcwala | okuyogcwala | kuyogcwala | akuyugcwala | okungeyugcwala | kungeyugcwala |
| class 17 | kuyogcwala | okuyogcwala | kuyogcwala | akuyugcwala | okungeyugcwala | kungeyugcwala |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngigcwale | ngingagcwali | ||||
| 2nd singular | ugcwale | ungagcwali | ||||
| 1st plural | sigcwale | singagcwali | ||||
| 2nd plural | nigcwale | ningagcwali | ||||
| class 1 | agcwale | angagcwali | ||||
| class 2 | bagcwale | bangagcwali | ||||
| class 3 | ugcwale | ungagcwali | ||||
| class 4 | igcwale | ingagcwali | ||||
| class 5 | ligcwale | lingagcwali | ||||
| class 6 | agcwale | angagcwali | ||||
| class 7 | sigcwale | singagcwali | ||||
| class 8 | zigcwale | zingagcwali | ||||
| class 9 | igcwale | ingagcwali | ||||
| class 10 | zigcwale | zingagcwali | ||||
| class 11 | lugcwale | lungagcwali | ||||
| class 14 | bugcwale | bungagcwali | ||||
| class 15 | kugcwale | kungagcwali | ||||
| class 17 | kugcwale | kungagcwali | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngagcwala | ngangagcwala, angagcwala, angangagcwala | ||||
| 2nd singular | wagcwala | wangagcwala, awagcwala, awangagcwala | ||||
| 1st plural | sagcwala | sangagcwala, asagcwala, asangagcwala | ||||
| 2nd plural | nagcwala | nangagcwala, anagcwala, anangagcwala | ||||
| class 1 | wagcwala | wangagcwala, akagcwala, akangagcwala | ||||
| class 2 | bagcwala | bangagcwala, abagcwala, abangagcwala | ||||
| class 3 | wagcwala | wangagcwala, awagcwala, awangagcwala | ||||
| class 4 | yagcwala | yangagcwala, ayagcwala, ayangagcwala | ||||
| class 5 | lagcwala | langagcwala, alagcwala, alangagcwala | ||||
| class 6 | agcwala | angagcwala, awagcwala, awangagcwala | ||||
| class 7 | sagcwala | sangagcwala, asagcwala, asangagcwala | ||||
| class 8 | zagcwala | zangagcwala, azagcwala, azangagcwala | ||||
| class 9 | yagcwala | yangagcwala, ayagcwala, ayangagcwala | ||||
| class 10 | zagcwala | zangagcwala, azagcwala, azangagcwala | ||||
| class 11 | lwagcwala | lwangagcwala, alwagcwala, alwangagcwala | ||||
| class 14 | bagcwala | bangagcwala, abagcwala, abangagcwala | ||||
| class 15 | kwagcwala | kwangagcwala, akwagcwala, akwangagcwala | ||||
| class 17 | kwagcwala | kwangagcwala, akwagcwala, akwangagcwala | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “gcwala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “gcwala (3.9)”