ebuka

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Zulu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀bʊka, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀ba.

Verb

-ebuka

  1. (intransitive) to peel, to moult, to shed

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukwebuka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukwebuka ukungebuki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yebuka -ebuke
Plural yebukani -ebukeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyebuka, ngebuka engebukayo, engebuka ngebuka angebuki engingebuki ngingebuki
2nd singular uyebuka, webuka owebukayo, owebuka webuka awebuki ongebuki ungebuki
1st plural siyebuka, sebuka esebukayo, esebuka sebuka asebuki esingebuki singebuki
2nd plural niyebuka, nebuka enebukayo, enebuka nebuka anebuki eningebuki ningebuki
Class 1 uyebuka, webuka owebukayo, owebuka ebuka akebuki ongebuki engebuki
Class 2 bayebuka, bebuka abebukayo, abebuka bebuka abebuki abangebuki bengebuki
Class 3 uyebuka, webuka owebukayo, owebuka webuka awebuki ongebuki ungebuki
Class 4 iyebuka, yebuka eyebukayo, eyebuka yebuka ayebuki engebuki ingebuki
Class 5 liyebuka, lebuka elebukayo, elebuka lebuka alebuki elingebuki lingebuki
Class 6 ayebuka, ebuka ebukayo, ebuka ebuka awebuki angebuki engebuki
Class 7 siyebuka, sebuka esebukayo, esebuka sebuka asebuki esingebuki singebuki
Class 8 ziyebuka, zebuka ezebukayo, ezebuka zebuka azebuki ezingebuki zingebuki
Class 9 iyebuka, yebuka eyebukayo, eyebuka yebuka ayebuki engebuki ingebuki
Class 10 ziyebuka, zebuka ezebukayo, ezebuka zebuka azebuki ezingebuki zingebuki
Class 11 luyebuka, lwebuka olwebukayo, olwebuka lwebuka alwebuki olungebuki lungebuki
Class 14 buyebuka, bebuka obebukayo, obebuka bebuka abebuki obungebuki bungebuki
Class 15 kuyebuka, kwebuka okwebukayo, okwebuka kwebuka akwebuki okungebuki kungebuki
Class 17 kuyebuka, kwebuka okwebukayo, okwebuka kwebuka akwebuki okungebuki kungebuki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngebukile, ngebukē engebukile, engebukē ngebukile, ngebukē angebukanga engingebukanga ngingebukanga
2nd singular webukile, webukē owebukile, owebukē webukile, webukē awebukanga ongebukanga ungebukanga
1st plural sebukile, sebukē esebukile, esebukē sebukile, sebukē asebukanga esingebukanga singebukanga
2nd plural nebukile, nebukē enebukile, enebukē nebukile, nebukē anebukanga eningebukanga ningebukanga
Class 1 webukile, webukē owebukile, owebukē ebukile, ebukē akebukanga ongebukanga engebukanga
Class 2 bebukile, bebukē abebukile, abebukē bebukile, bebukē abebukanga abangebukanga bengebukanga
Class 3 webukile, webukē owebukile, owebukē webukile, webukē awebukanga ongebukanga ungebukanga
Class 4 yebukile, yebukē eyebukile, eyebukē yebukile, yebukē ayebukanga engebukanga ingebukanga
Class 5 lebukile, lebukē elebukile, elebukē lebukile, lebukē alebukanga elingebukanga lingebukanga
Class 6 ebukile, ebukē ebukile, ebukē ebukile, ebukē awebukanga angebukanga engebukanga
Class 7 sebukile, sebukē esebukile, esebukē sebukile, sebukē asebukanga esingebukanga singebukanga
Class 8 zebukile, zebukē ezebukile, ezebukē zebukile, zebukē azebukanga ezingebukanga zingebukanga
Class 9 yebukile, yebukē eyebukile, eyebukē yebukile, yebukē ayebukanga engebukanga ingebukanga
Class 10 zebukile, zebukē ezebukile, ezebukē zebukile, zebukē azebukanga ezingebukanga zingebukanga
Class 11 lwebukile, lwebukē olwebukile, olwebukē lwebukile, lwebukē alwebukanga olungebukanga lungebukanga
Class 14 bebukile, bebukē obebukile, obebukē bebukile, bebukē abebukanga obungebukanga bungebukanga
Class 15 kwebukile, kwebukē okwebukile, okwebukē kwebukile, kwebukē akwebukanga okungebukanga kungebukanga
Class 17 kwebukile, kwebukē okwebukile, okwebukē kwebukile, kwebukē akwebukanga okungebukanga kungebukanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngēbuka engēbuka ngēbuka angebukanga engingebukanga ngingebukanga
2nd singular wēbuka owēbuka wēbuka awebukanga ongebukanga ungebukanga
1st plural sēbuka esēbuka sēbuka asebukanga esingebukanga singebukanga
2nd plural nēbuka enēbuka nēbuka anebukanga eningebukanga ningebukanga
Class 1 wēbuka owēbuka ēbuka akebukanga ongebukanga engebukanga
Class 2 bēbuka abēbuka bēbuka abebukanga abangebukanga bengebukanga
Class 3 wēbuka owēbuka wēbuka awebukanga ongebukanga ungebukanga
Class 4 yēbuka eyēbuka yēbuka ayebukanga engebukanga ingebukanga
Class 5 lēbuka elēbuka lēbuka alebukanga elingebukanga lingebukanga
Class 6 ēbuka ēbuka ēbuka awebukanga angebukanga engebukanga
Class 7 sēbuka esēbuka sēbuka asebukanga esingebukanga singebukanga
Class 8 zēbuka ezēbuka zēbuka azebukanga ezingebukanga zingebukanga
Class 9 yēbuka eyēbuka yēbuka ayebukanga engebukanga ingebukanga
Class 10 zēbuka ezēbuka zēbuka azebukanga ezingebukanga zingebukanga
Class 11 lwēbuka olwēbuka lwēbuka alwebukanga olungebukanga lungebukanga
Class 14 bēbuka obēbuka bēbuka abebukanga obungebukanga bungebukanga
Class 15 kwēbuka okwēbuka kwēbuka akwebukanga okungebukanga kungebukanga
Class 17 kwēbuka okwēbuka kwēbuka akwebukanga okungebukanga kungebukanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingebuka — ngingebuka ngingebuke — ngingebuke
2nd singular ungebuka — ungebuka ungebuke — ungebuke
1st plural singebuka — singebuka singebuke — singebuke
2nd plural ningebuka — ningebuka ningebuke — ningebuke
Class 1 angebuka — engebuka angebuke — engebuke
Class 2 bangebuka — bengebuka bangebuke — bengebuke
Class 3 ungebuka — ungebuka ungebuke — ungebuke
Class 4 ingebuka — ingebuka ingebuke — ingebuke
Class 5 lingebuka — lingebuka lingebuke — lingebuke
Class 6 angebuka — engebuka angebuke — engebuke
Class 7 singebuka — singebuka singebuke — singebuke
Class 8 zingebuka — zingebuka zingebuke — zingebuke
Class 9 ingebuka — ingebuka ingebuke — ingebuke
Class 10 zingebuka — zingebuka zingebuke — zingebuke
Class 11 lungebuka — lungebuka lungebuke — lungebuke
Class 14 bungebuka — bungebuka bungebuke — bungebuke
Class 15 kungebuka — kungebuka kungebuke — kungebuke
Class 17 kungebuka — kungebuka kungebuke — kungebuke
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokwebuka engizokwebuka ngizokwebuka angizukwebuka engingezukwebuka ngingezukwebuka
2nd singular uzokwebuka ozokwebuka uzokwebuka awuzukwebuka ongezukwebuka ungezukwebuka
1st plural sizokwebuka esizokwebuka sizokwebuka asizukwebuka esingezukwebuka singezukwebuka
2nd plural nizokwebuka enizokwebuka nizokwebuka anizukwebuka eningezukwebuka ningezukwebuka
Class 1 uzokwebuka ozokwebuka ezokwebuka akazukwebuka ongezukwebuka engezukwebuka
Class 2 bazokwebuka abazokwebuka bezokwebuka abazukwebuka abangezukwebuka bengezukwebuka
Class 3 uzokwebuka ozokwebuka uzokwebuka awuzukwebuka ongezukwebuka ungezukwebuka
Class 4 izokwebuka ezokwebuka izokwebuka ayizukwebuka engezukwebuka ingezukwebuka
Class 5 lizokwebuka elizokwebuka lizokwebuka alizukwebuka elingezukwebuka lingezukwebuka
Class 6 azokwebuka azokwebuka ezokwebuka awazukwebuka angezukwebuka engezukwebuka
Class 7 sizokwebuka esizokwebuka sizokwebuka asizukwebuka esingezukwebuka singezukwebuka
Class 8 zizokwebuka ezizokwebuka zizokwebuka azizukwebuka ezingezukwebuka zingezukwebuka
Class 9 izokwebuka ezokwebuka izokwebuka ayizukwebuka engezukwebuka ingezukwebuka
Class 10 zizokwebuka ezizokwebuka zizokwebuka azizukwebuka ezingezukwebuka zingezukwebuka
Class 11 luzokwebuka oluzokwebuka luzokwebuka aluzukwebuka olungezukwebuka lungezukwebuka
Class 14 buzokwebuka obuzokwebuka buzokwebuka abuzukwebuka obungezukwebuka bungezukwebuka
Class 15 kuzokwebuka okuzokwebuka kuzokwebuka akuzukwebuka okungezukwebuka kungezukwebuka
Class 17 kuzokwebuka okuzokwebuka kuzokwebuka akuzukwebuka okungezukwebuka kungezukwebuka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokwebuka engiyokwebuka ngiyokwebuka angiyukwebuka engingeyukwebuka ngingeyukwebuka
2nd singular uyokwebuka oyokwebuka uyokwebuka awuyukwebuka ongeyukwebuka ungeyukwebuka
1st plural siyokwebuka esiyokwebuka siyokwebuka asiyukwebuka esingeyukwebuka singeyukwebuka
2nd plural niyokwebuka eniyokwebuka niyokwebuka aniyukwebuka eningeyukwebuka ningeyukwebuka
Class 1 uyokwebuka oyokwebuka eyokwebuka akayukwebuka ongeyukwebuka engeyukwebuka
Class 2 bayokwebuka abayokwebuka beyokwebuka abayukwebuka abangeyukwebuka bengeyukwebuka
Class 3 uyokwebuka oyokwebuka uyokwebuka awuyukwebuka ongeyukwebuka ungeyukwebuka
Class 4 iyokwebuka eyokwebuka iyokwebuka ayiyukwebuka engeyukwebuka ingeyukwebuka
Class 5 liyokwebuka eliyokwebuka liyokwebuka aliyukwebuka elingeyukwebuka lingeyukwebuka
Class 6 ayokwebuka ayokwebuka eyokwebuka awayukwebuka angeyukwebuka engeyukwebuka
Class 7 siyokwebuka esiyokwebuka siyokwebuka asiyukwebuka esingeyukwebuka singeyukwebuka
Class 8 ziyokwebuka eziyokwebuka ziyokwebuka aziyukwebuka ezingeyukwebuka zingeyukwebuka
Class 9 iyokwebuka eyokwebuka iyokwebuka ayiyukwebuka engeyukwebuka ingeyukwebuka
Class 10 ziyokwebuka eziyokwebuka ziyokwebuka aziyukwebuka ezingeyukwebuka zingeyukwebuka
Class 11 luyokwebuka oluyokwebuka luyokwebuka aluyukwebuka olungeyukwebuka lungeyukwebuka
Class 14 buyokwebuka obuyokwebuka buyokwebuka abuyukwebuka obungeyukwebuka bungeyukwebuka
Class 15 kuyokwebuka okuyokwebuka kuyokwebuka akuyukwebuka okungeyukwebuka kungeyukwebuka
Class 17 kuyokwebuka okuyokwebuka kuyokwebuka akuyukwebuka okungeyukwebuka kungeyukwebuka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngebuke ngingebuki
2nd singular webuke ungebuki
1st plural sebuke singebuki
2nd plural nebuke ningebuki
Class 1 ebuke angebuki
Class 2 bebuke bangebuki
Class 3 webuke ungebuki
Class 4 yebuke ingebuki
Class 5 lebuke lingebuki
Class 6 ebuke angebuki
Class 7 sebuke singebuki
Class 8 zebuke zingebuki
Class 9 yebuke ingebuki
Class 10 zebuke zingebuki
Class 11 lwebuke lungebuki
Class 14 bebuke bungebuki
Class 15 kwebuke kungebuki
Class 17 kwebuke kungebuki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngebuka ngangebuka, angebuka, angangebuka
2nd singular webuka wangebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
1st plural sebuka sangebuka, asebuka, asangebuka
2nd plural nebuka nangebuka, anebuka, anangebuka
Class 1 webuka wangebuka, akebuka, akangebuka
Class 2 bebuka bangebuka, abebuka, abangebuka
Class 3 webuka wangebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
Class 4 yebuka yangebuka, ayebuka, ayangebuka
Class 5 lebuka langebuka, alebuka, alangebuka
Class 6 ebuka angebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
Class 7 sebuka sangebuka, asebuka, asangebuka
Class 8 zebuka zangebuka, azebuka, azangebuka
Class 9 yebuka yangebuka, ayebuka, ayangebuka
Class 10 zebuka zangebuka, azebuka, azangebuka
Class 11 lwebuka lwangebuka, alwebuka, alwangebuka
Class 14 bebuka bangebuka, abebuka, abangebuka
Class 15 kwebuka kwangebuka, akwebuka, akwangebuka
Class 17 kwebuka kwangebuka, akwebuka, akwangebuka

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References

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