hleka
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -hleka, from Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
hleka
- to laugh
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɬeːka]
Verb
-hleka
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɬeːɠa/
Verb
-hleka
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukuhleka | ukungahleki | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | hleka | -hleke | ||||
| plural | hlekani | -hlekeni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyahleka, ngihleka | engihlekayo, engihleka | ngihleka | angihleki | engingahleki | ngingahleki |
| 2nd singular | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | uhleka | awuhleki | ongahleki | ungahleki |
| 1st plural | siyahleka, sihleka | esihlekayo, esihleka | sihleka | asihleki | esingahleki | singahleki |
| 2nd plural | niyahleka, nihleka | enihlekayo, enihleka | nihleka | anihleki | eningahleki | ningahleki |
| class 1 | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | ehleka | akahleki | ongahleki | engahleki |
| class 2 | bayahleka, bahleka | abahlekayo, abahleka | behleka | abahleki | abangahleki | bengahleki |
| class 3 | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | uhleka | awuhleki | ongahleki | ungahleki |
| class 4 | iyahleka, ihleka | ehlekayo, ehleka | ihleka | ayihleki | engahleki | ingahleki |
| class 5 | liyahleka, lihleka | elihlekayo, elihleka | lihleka | alihleki | elingahleki | lingahleki |
| class 6 | ayahleka, ahleka | ahlekayo, ahleka | ehleka | awahleki | angahleki | engahleki |
| class 7 | siyahleka, sihleka | esihlekayo, esihleka | sihleka | asihleki | esingahleki | singahleki |
| class 8 | ziyahleka, zihleka | ezihlekayo, ezihleka | zihleka | azihleki | ezingahleki | zingahleki |
| class 9 | iyahleka, ihleka | ehlekayo, ehleka | ihleka | ayihleki | engahleki | ingahleki |
| class 10 | ziyahleka, zihleka | ezihlekayo, ezihleka | zihleka | azihleki | ezingahleki | zingahleki |
| class 11 | luyahleka, luhleka | oluhlekayo, oluhleka | luhleka | aluhleki | olungahleki | lungahleki |
| class 14 | buyahleka, buhleka | obuhlekayo, obuhleka | buhleka | abuhleki | obungahleki | bungahleki |
| class 15 | kuyahleka, kuhleka | okuhlekayo, okuhleka | kuhleka | akuhleki | okungahleki | kungahleki |
| class 17 | kuyahleka, kuhleka | okuhlekayo, okuhleka | kuhleka | akuhleki | okungahleki | kungahleki |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngihlekile, ngihlekē | engihlekile, engihlekē | ngihlekile, ngihlekē | angihlekanga | engingahlekanga | ngingahlekanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | uhlekile, uhlekē | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| 1st plural | sihlekile, sihlekē | esihlekile, esihlekē | sihlekile, sihlekē | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlekile, nihlekē | enihlekile, enihlekē | nihlekile, nihlekē | anihlekanga | eningahlekanga | ningahlekanga |
| class 1 | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | akahlekanga | ongahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| class 2 | bahlekile, bahlekē | abahlekile, abahlekē | behlekile, behlekē | abahlekanga | abangahlekanga | bengahlekanga |
| class 3 | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | uhlekile, uhlekē | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| class 4 | ihlekile, ihlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | ihlekile, ihlekē | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| class 5 | lihlekile, lihlekē | elihlekile, elihlekē | lihlekile, lihlekē | alihlekanga | elingahlekanga | lingahlekanga |
| class 6 | ahlekile, ahlekē | ahlekile, ahlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | awahlekanga | angahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| class 7 | sihlekile, sihlekē | esihlekile, esihlekē | sihlekile, sihlekē | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| class 8 | zihlekile, zihlekē | ezihlekile, ezihlekē | zihlekile, zihlekē | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| class 9 | ihlekile, ihlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | ihlekile, ihlekē | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| class 10 | zihlekile, zihlekē | ezihlekile, ezihlekē | zihlekile, zihlekē | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| class 11 | luhlekile, luhlekē | oluhlekile, oluhlekē | luhlekile, luhlekē | aluhlekanga | olungahlekanga | lungahlekanga |
| class 14 | buhlekile, buhlekē | obuhlekile, obuhlekē | buhlekile, buhlekē | abuhlekanga | obungahlekanga | bungahlekanga |
| class 15 | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | okuhlekile, okuhlekē | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| class 17 | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | okuhlekile, okuhlekē | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngāhleka | engāhleka | ngāhleka | angihlekanga | engingahlekanga | ngingahlekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhleka | owāhleka | wāhleka | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| 1st plural | sāhleka | esāhleka | sāhleka | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhleka | enāhleka | nāhleka | anihlekanga | eningahlekanga | ningahlekanga |
| class 1 | wāhleka | owāhleka | āhleka | akahlekanga | ongahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| class 2 | bāhleka | abāhleka | bāhleka | abahlekanga | abangahlekanga | bengahlekanga |
| class 3 | wāhleka | owāhleka | wāhleka | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| class 4 | yāhleka | eyāhleka | yāhleka | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| class 5 | lāhleka | elāhleka | lāhleka | alihlekanga | elingahlekanga | lingahlekanga |
| class 6 | āhleka | āhleka | āhleka | awahlekanga | angahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| class 7 | sāhleka | esāhleka | sāhleka | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| class 8 | zāhleka | ezāhleka | zāhleka | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| class 9 | yāhleka | eyāhleka | yāhleka | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| class 10 | zāhleka | ezāhleka | zāhleka | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| class 11 | lwāhleka | olwāhleka | lwāhleka | aluhlekanga | olungahlekanga | lungahlekanga |
| class 14 | bāhleka | obāhleka | bāhleka | abuhlekanga | obungahlekanga | bungahlekanga |
| class 15 | kwāhleka | okwāhleka | kwāhleka | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| class 17 | kwāhleka | okwāhleka | kwāhleka | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingahleka | — | ngingahleka | ngingehleke | — | ngingehleke |
| 2nd singular | ungahleka | — | ungahleka | ungehleke | — | ungehleke |
| 1st plural | singahleka | — | singahleka | singehleke | — | singehleke |
| 2nd plural | ningahleka | — | ningahleka | ningehleke | — | ningehleke |
| class 1 | angahleka | — | engahleka | angehleke | — | engehleke |
| class 2 | bangahleka | — | bengahleka | bangehleke | — | bengehleke |
| class 3 | ungahleka | — | ungahleka | ungehleke | — | ungehleke |
| class 4 | ingahleka | — | ingahleka | ingehleke | — | ingehleke |
| class 5 | lingahleka | — | lingahleka | lingehleke | — | lingehleke |
| class 6 | angahleka | — | engahleka | angehleke | — | engehleke |
| class 7 | singahleka | — | singahleka | singehleke | — | singehleke |
| class 8 | zingahleka | — | zingahleka | zingehleke | — | zingehleke |
| class 9 | ingahleka | — | ingahleka | ingehleke | — | ingehleke |
| class 10 | zingahleka | — | zingahleka | zingehleke | — | zingehleke |
| class 11 | lungahleka | — | lungahleka | lungehleke | — | lungehleke |
| class 14 | bungahleka | — | bungahleka | bungehleke | — | bungehleke |
| class 15 | kungahleka | — | kungahleka | kungehleke | — | kungehleke |
| class 17 | kungahleka | — | kungahleka | kungehleke | — | kungehleke |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizohleka | engizohleka | ngizohleka | angizuhleka | engingezuhleka | ngingezuhleka |
| 2nd singular | uzohleka | ozohleka | uzohleka | awuzuhleka | ongezuhleka | ungezuhleka |
| 1st plural | sizohleka | esizohleka | sizohleka | asizuhleka | esingezuhleka | singezuhleka |
| 2nd plural | nizohleka | enizohleka | nizohleka | anizuhleka | eningezuhleka | ningezuhleka |
| class 1 | uzohleka | ozohleka | ezohleka | akazuhleka | ongezuhleka | engezuhleka |
| class 2 | bazohleka | abazohleka | bezohleka | abazuhleka | abangezuhleka | bengezuhleka |
| class 3 | uzohleka | ozohleka | uzohleka | awuzuhleka | ongezuhleka | ungezuhleka |
| class 4 | izohleka | ezohleka | izohleka | ayizuhleka | engezuhleka | ingezuhleka |
| class 5 | lizohleka | elizohleka | lizohleka | alizuhleka | elingezuhleka | lingezuhleka |
| class 6 | azohleka | azohleka | ezohleka | awazuhleka | angezuhleka | engezuhleka |
| class 7 | sizohleka | esizohleka | sizohleka | asizuhleka | esingezuhleka | singezuhleka |
| class 8 | zizohleka | ezizohleka | zizohleka | azizuhleka | ezingezuhleka | zingezuhleka |
| class 9 | izohleka | ezohleka | izohleka | ayizuhleka | engezuhleka | ingezuhleka |
| class 10 | zizohleka | ezizohleka | zizohleka | azizuhleka | ezingezuhleka | zingezuhleka |
| class 11 | luzohleka | oluzohleka | luzohleka | aluzuhleka | olungezuhleka | lungezuhleka |
| class 14 | buzohleka | obuzohleka | buzohleka | abuzuhleka | obungezuhleka | bungezuhleka |
| class 15 | kuzohleka | okuzohleka | kuzohleka | akuzuhleka | okungezuhleka | kungezuhleka |
| class 17 | kuzohleka | okuzohleka | kuzohleka | akuzuhleka | okungezuhleka | kungezuhleka |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyohleka | engiyohleka | ngiyohleka | angiyuhleka | engingeyuhleka | ngingeyuhleka |
| 2nd singular | uyohleka | oyohleka | uyohleka | awuyuhleka | ongeyuhleka | ungeyuhleka |
| 1st plural | siyohleka | esiyohleka | siyohleka | asiyuhleka | esingeyuhleka | singeyuhleka |
| 2nd plural | niyohleka | eniyohleka | niyohleka | aniyuhleka | eningeyuhleka | ningeyuhleka |
| class 1 | uyohleka | oyohleka | eyohleka | akayuhleka | ongeyuhleka | engeyuhleka |
| class 2 | bayohleka | abayohleka | beyohleka | abayuhleka | abangeyuhleka | bengeyuhleka |
| class 3 | uyohleka | oyohleka | uyohleka | awuyuhleka | ongeyuhleka | ungeyuhleka |
| class 4 | iyohleka | eyohleka | iyohleka | ayiyuhleka | engeyuhleka | ingeyuhleka |
| class 5 | liyohleka | eliyohleka | liyohleka | aliyuhleka | elingeyuhleka | lingeyuhleka |
| class 6 | ayohleka | ayohleka | eyohleka | awayuhleka | angeyuhleka | engeyuhleka |
| class 7 | siyohleka | esiyohleka | siyohleka | asiyuhleka | esingeyuhleka | singeyuhleka |
| class 8 | ziyohleka | eziyohleka | ziyohleka | aziyuhleka | ezingeyuhleka | zingeyuhleka |
| class 9 | iyohleka | eyohleka | iyohleka | ayiyuhleka | engeyuhleka | ingeyuhleka |
| class 10 | ziyohleka | eziyohleka | ziyohleka | aziyuhleka | ezingeyuhleka | zingeyuhleka |
| class 11 | luyohleka | oluyohleka | luyohleka | aluyuhleka | olungeyuhleka | lungeyuhleka |
| class 14 | buyohleka | obuyohleka | buyohleka | abuyuhleka | obungeyuhleka | bungeyuhleka |
| class 15 | kuyohleka | okuyohleka | kuyohleka | akuyuhleka | okungeyuhleka | kungeyuhleka |
| class 17 | kuyohleka | okuyohleka | kuyohleka | akuyuhleka | okungeyuhleka | kungeyuhleka |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngihleke | ngingahleki | ||||
| 2nd singular | uhleke | ungahleki | ||||
| 1st plural | sihleke | singahleki | ||||
| 2nd plural | nihleke | ningahleki | ||||
| class 1 | ahleke | angahleki | ||||
| class 2 | bahleke | bangahleki | ||||
| class 3 | uhleke | ungahleki | ||||
| class 4 | ihleke | ingahleki | ||||
| class 5 | lihleke | lingahleki | ||||
| class 6 | ahleke | angahleki | ||||
| class 7 | sihleke | singahleki | ||||
| class 8 | zihleke | zingahleki | ||||
| class 9 | ihleke | ingahleki | ||||
| class 10 | zihleke | zingahleki | ||||
| class 11 | luhleke | lungahleki | ||||
| class 14 | buhleke | bungahleki | ||||
| class 15 | kuhleke | kungahleki | ||||
| class 17 | kuhleke | kungahleki | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngahleka | ngangahleka, angahleka, angangahleka | ||||
| 2nd singular | wahleka | wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka | ||||
| 1st plural | sahleka | sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka | ||||
| 2nd plural | nahleka | nangahleka, anahleka, anangahleka | ||||
| class 1 | wahleka | wangahleka, akahleka, akangahleka | ||||
| class 2 | bahleka | bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka | ||||
| class 3 | wahleka | wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka | ||||
| class 4 | yahleka | yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka | ||||
| class 5 | lahleka | langahleka, alahleka, alangahleka | ||||
| class 6 | ahleka | angahleka, awahleka, awangahleka | ||||
| class 7 | sahleka | sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka | ||||
| class 8 | zahleka | zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka | ||||
| class 9 | yahleka | yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka | ||||
| class 10 | zahleka | zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka | ||||
| class 11 | lwahleka | lwangahleka, alwahleka, alwangahleka | ||||
| class 14 | bahleka | bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka | ||||
| class 15 | kwahleka | kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka | ||||
| class 17 | kwahleka | kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka | ||||
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hleka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hleka (6.3)”