khetha

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

  1. to choose

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

  1. (transitive) to prefer, to choose
  2. (transitive) to elect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

  1. (transitive) to choose, to select, to pick
  2. (transitive) to elect
  3. (intransitive) to vote

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukukhetha)
positive negative
infinitive ukukhetha ukungakhethi
imperative
simple + object concord
singular khetha -khethe
plural khethani -khetheni
present
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyakhetha, ngikhetha engikhethayo, engikhetha ngikhetha angikhethi engingakhethi ngingakhethi
2nd singular uyakhetha, ukhetha okhethayo, okhetha ukhetha awukhethi ongakhethi ungakhethi
1st plural siyakhetha, sikhetha esikhethayo, esikhetha sikhetha asikhethi esingakhethi singakhethi
2nd plural niyakhetha, nikhetha enikhethayo, enikhetha nikhetha anikhethi eningakhethi ningakhethi
class 1 uyakhetha, ukhetha okhethayo, okhetha ekhetha akakhethi ongakhethi engakhethi
class 2 bayakhetha, bakhetha abakhethayo, abakhetha bekhetha abakhethi abangakhethi bengakhethi
class 3 uyakhetha, ukhetha okhethayo, okhetha ukhetha awukhethi ongakhethi ungakhethi
class 4 iyakhetha, ikhetha ekhethayo, ekhetha ikhetha ayikhethi engakhethi ingakhethi
class 5 liyakhetha, likhetha elikhethayo, elikhetha likhetha alikhethi elingakhethi lingakhethi
class 6 ayakhetha, akhetha akhethayo, akhetha ekhetha awakhethi angakhethi engakhethi
class 7 siyakhetha, sikhetha esikhethayo, esikhetha sikhetha asikhethi esingakhethi singakhethi
class 8 ziyakhetha, zikhetha ezikhethayo, ezikhetha zikhetha azikhethi ezingakhethi zingakhethi
class 9 iyakhetha, ikhetha ekhethayo, ekhetha ikhetha ayikhethi engakhethi ingakhethi
class 10 ziyakhetha, zikhetha ezikhethayo, ezikhetha zikhetha azikhethi ezingakhethi zingakhethi
class 11 luyakhetha, lukhetha olukhethayo, olukhetha lukhetha alukhethi olungakhethi lungakhethi
class 14 buyakhetha, bukhetha obukhethayo, obukhetha bukhetha abukhethi obungakhethi bungakhethi
class 15 kuyakhetha, kukhetha okukhethayo, okukhetha kukhetha akukhethi okungakhethi kungakhethi
class 17 kuyakhetha, kukhetha okukhethayo, okukhetha kukhetha akukhethi okungakhethi kungakhethi
recent past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngikhethile, ngikhethē engikhethile, engikhethē ngikhethile, ngikhethē angikhethanga engingakhethanga ngingakhethanga
2nd singular ukhethile, ukhethē okhethile, okhethē ukhethile, ukhethē awukhethanga ongakhethanga ungakhethanga
1st plural sikhethile, sikhethē esikhethile, esikhethē sikhethile, sikhethē asikhethanga esingakhethanga singakhethanga
2nd plural nikhethile, nikhethē enikhethile, enikhethē nikhethile, nikhethē anikhethanga eningakhethanga ningakhethanga
class 1 ukhethile, ukhethē okhethile, okhethē ekhethile, ekhethē akakhethanga ongakhethanga engakhethanga
class 2 bakhethile, bakhethē abakhethile, abakhethē bekhethile, bekhethē abakhethanga abangakhethanga bengakhethanga
class 3 ukhethile, ukhethē okhethile, okhethē ukhethile, ukhethē awukhethanga ongakhethanga ungakhethanga
class 4 ikhethile, ikhethē ekhethile, ekhethē ikhethile, ikhethē ayikhethanga engakhethanga ingakhethanga
class 5 likhethile, likhethē elikhethile, elikhethē likhethile, likhethē alikhethanga elingakhethanga lingakhethanga
class 6 akhethile, akhethē akhethile, akhethē ekhethile, ekhethē awakhethanga angakhethanga engakhethanga
class 7 sikhethile, sikhethē esikhethile, esikhethē sikhethile, sikhethē asikhethanga esingakhethanga singakhethanga
class 8 zikhethile, zikhethē ezikhethile, ezikhethē zikhethile, zikhethē azikhethanga ezingakhethanga zingakhethanga
class 9 ikhethile, ikhethē ekhethile, ekhethē ikhethile, ikhethē ayikhethanga engakhethanga ingakhethanga
class 10 zikhethile, zikhethē ezikhethile, ezikhethē zikhethile, zikhethē azikhethanga ezingakhethanga zingakhethanga
class 11 lukhethile, lukhethē olukhethile, olukhethē lukhethile, lukhethē alukhethanga olungakhethanga lungakhethanga
class 14 bukhethile, bukhethē obukhethile, obukhethē bukhethile, bukhethē abukhethanga obungakhethanga bungakhethanga
class 15 kukhethile, kukhethē okukhethile, okukhethē kukhethile, kukhethē akukhethanga okungakhethanga kungakhethanga
class 17 kukhethile, kukhethē okukhethile, okukhethē kukhethile, kukhethē akukhethanga okungakhethanga kungakhethanga
remote past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngākhetha engākhetha ngākhetha angikhethanga engingakhethanga ngingakhethanga
2nd singular wākhetha owākhetha wākhetha awukhethanga ongakhethanga ungakhethanga
1st plural sākhetha esākhetha sākhetha asikhethanga esingakhethanga singakhethanga
2nd plural nākhetha enākhetha nākhetha anikhethanga eningakhethanga ningakhethanga
class 1 wākhetha owākhetha ākhetha akakhethanga ongakhethanga engakhethanga
class 2 bākhetha abākhetha bākhetha abakhethanga abangakhethanga bengakhethanga
class 3 wākhetha owākhetha wākhetha awukhethanga ongakhethanga ungakhethanga
class 4 yākhetha eyākhetha yākhetha ayikhethanga engakhethanga ingakhethanga
class 5 lākhetha elākhetha lākhetha alikhethanga elingakhethanga lingakhethanga
class 6 ākhetha ākhetha ākhetha awakhethanga angakhethanga engakhethanga
class 7 sākhetha esākhetha sākhetha asikhethanga esingakhethanga singakhethanga
class 8 zākhetha ezākhetha zākhetha azikhethanga ezingakhethanga zingakhethanga
class 9 yākhetha eyākhetha yākhetha ayikhethanga engakhethanga ingakhethanga
class 10 zākhetha ezākhetha zākhetha azikhethanga ezingakhethanga zingakhethanga
class 11 lwākhetha olwākhetha lwākhetha alukhethanga olungakhethanga lungakhethanga
class 14 bākhetha obākhetha bākhetha abukhethanga obungakhethanga bungakhethanga
class 15 kwākhetha okwākhetha kwākhetha akukhethanga okungakhethanga kungakhethanga
class 17 kwākhetha okwākhetha kwākhetha akukhethanga okungakhethanga kungakhethanga
potential
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngingakhetha — ngingakhetha ngingekhethe — ngingekhethe
2nd singular ungakhetha — ungakhetha ungekhethe — ungekhethe
1st plural singakhetha — singakhetha singekhethe — singekhethe
2nd plural ningakhetha — ningakhetha ningekhethe — ningekhethe
class 1 angakhetha — engakhetha angekhethe — engekhethe
class 2 bangakhetha — bengakhetha bangekhethe — bengekhethe
class 3 ungakhetha — ungakhetha ungekhethe — ungekhethe
class 4 ingakhetha — ingakhetha ingekhethe — ingekhethe
class 5 lingakhetha — lingakhetha lingekhethe — lingekhethe
class 6 angakhetha — engakhetha angekhethe — engekhethe
class 7 singakhetha — singakhetha singekhethe — singekhethe
class 8 zingakhetha — zingakhetha zingekhethe — zingekhethe
class 9 ingakhetha — ingakhetha ingekhethe — ingekhethe
class 10 zingakhetha — zingakhetha zingekhethe — zingekhethe
class 11 lungakhetha — lungakhetha lungekhethe — lungekhethe
class 14 bungakhetha — bungakhetha bungekhethe — bungekhethe
class 15 kungakhetha — kungakhetha kungekhethe — kungekhethe
class 17 kungakhetha — kungakhetha kungekhethe — kungekhethe
immediate future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngizokhetha engizokhetha ngizokhetha angizukhetha engingezukhetha ngingezukhetha
2nd singular uzokhetha ozokhetha uzokhetha awuzukhetha ongezukhetha ungezukhetha
1st plural sizokhetha esizokhetha sizokhetha asizukhetha esingezukhetha singezukhetha
2nd plural nizokhetha enizokhetha nizokhetha anizukhetha eningezukhetha ningezukhetha
class 1 uzokhetha ozokhetha ezokhetha akazukhetha ongezukhetha engezukhetha
class 2 bazokhetha abazokhetha bezokhetha abazukhetha abangezukhetha bengezukhetha
class 3 uzokhetha ozokhetha uzokhetha awuzukhetha ongezukhetha ungezukhetha
class 4 izokhetha ezokhetha izokhetha ayizukhetha engezukhetha ingezukhetha
class 5 lizokhetha elizokhetha lizokhetha alizukhetha elingezukhetha lingezukhetha
class 6 azokhetha azokhetha ezokhetha awazukhetha angezukhetha engezukhetha
class 7 sizokhetha esizokhetha sizokhetha asizukhetha esingezukhetha singezukhetha
class 8 zizokhetha ezizokhetha zizokhetha azizukhetha ezingezukhetha zingezukhetha
class 9 izokhetha ezokhetha izokhetha ayizukhetha engezukhetha ingezukhetha
class 10 zizokhetha ezizokhetha zizokhetha azizukhetha ezingezukhetha zingezukhetha
class 11 luzokhetha oluzokhetha luzokhetha aluzukhetha olungezukhetha lungezukhetha
class 14 buzokhetha obuzokhetha buzokhetha abuzukhetha obungezukhetha bungezukhetha
class 15 kuzokhetha okuzokhetha kuzokhetha akuzukhetha okungezukhetha kungezukhetha
class 17 kuzokhetha okuzokhetha kuzokhetha akuzukhetha okungezukhetha kungezukhetha
remote future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyokhetha engiyokhetha ngiyokhetha angiyukhetha engingeyukhetha ngingeyukhetha
2nd singular uyokhetha oyokhetha uyokhetha awuyukhetha ongeyukhetha ungeyukhetha
1st plural siyokhetha esiyokhetha siyokhetha asiyukhetha esingeyukhetha singeyukhetha
2nd plural niyokhetha eniyokhetha niyokhetha aniyukhetha eningeyukhetha ningeyukhetha
class 1 uyokhetha oyokhetha eyokhetha akayukhetha ongeyukhetha engeyukhetha
class 2 bayokhetha abayokhetha beyokhetha abayukhetha abangeyukhetha bengeyukhetha
class 3 uyokhetha oyokhetha uyokhetha awuyukhetha ongeyukhetha ungeyukhetha
class 4 iyokhetha eyokhetha iyokhetha ayiyukhetha engeyukhetha ingeyukhetha
class 5 liyokhetha eliyokhetha liyokhetha aliyukhetha elingeyukhetha lingeyukhetha
class 6 ayokhetha ayokhetha eyokhetha awayukhetha angeyukhetha engeyukhetha
class 7 siyokhetha esiyokhetha siyokhetha asiyukhetha esingeyukhetha singeyukhetha
class 8 ziyokhetha eziyokhetha ziyokhetha aziyukhetha ezingeyukhetha zingeyukhetha
class 9 iyokhetha eyokhetha iyokhetha ayiyukhetha engeyukhetha ingeyukhetha
class 10 ziyokhetha eziyokhetha ziyokhetha aziyukhetha ezingeyukhetha zingeyukhetha
class 11 luyokhetha oluyokhetha luyokhetha aluyukhetha olungeyukhetha lungeyukhetha
class 14 buyokhetha obuyokhetha buyokhetha abuyukhetha obungeyukhetha bungeyukhetha
class 15 kuyokhetha okuyokhetha kuyokhetha akuyukhetha okungeyukhetha kungeyukhetha
class 17 kuyokhetha okuyokhetha kuyokhetha akuyukhetha okungeyukhetha kungeyukhetha
present subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngikhethe ngingakhethi
2nd singular ukhethe ungakhethi
1st plural sikhethe singakhethi
2nd plural nikhethe ningakhethi
class 1 akhethe angakhethi
class 2 bakhethe bangakhethi
class 3 ukhethe ungakhethi
class 4 ikhethe ingakhethi
class 5 likhethe lingakhethi
class 6 akhethe angakhethi
class 7 sikhethe singakhethi
class 8 zikhethe zingakhethi
class 9 ikhethe ingakhethi
class 10 zikhethe zingakhethi
class 11 lukhethe lungakhethi
class 14 bukhethe bungakhethi
class 15 kukhethe kungakhethi
class 17 kukhethe kungakhethi
past subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngakhetha ngangakhetha, angakhetha, angangakhetha
2nd singular wakhetha wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
1st plural sakhetha sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha
2nd plural nakhetha nangakhetha, anakhetha, anangakhetha
class 1 wakhetha wangakhetha, akakhetha, akangakhetha
class 2 bakhetha bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha
class 3 wakhetha wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
class 4 yakhetha yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha
class 5 lakhetha langakhetha, alakhetha, alangakhetha
class 6 akhetha angakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
class 7 sakhetha sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha
class 8 zakhetha zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha
class 9 yakhetha yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha
class 10 zakhetha zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha
class 11 lwakhetha lwangakhetha, alwakhetha, alwangakhetha
class 14 bakhetha bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha
class 15 kwakhetha kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha
class 17 kwakhetha kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha

Derived terms

  • -khethisa

References

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