hle

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See also: hlé and hlɛ

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of hledat (“to look for”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

hle

  1. look! watch! (expressing a warning, calling, urging someone to notice something, to look at something)
    Hle, to je on! ― Look, that's him!
  2. wow, lo and behold (expression of astonishment, surprise)
    Synonyms: ejhle, hleďme
    Hle, anglická snídaně uprostřed kontinentu!
    Lo and behold, an English breakfast in the middle of the continent!

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “hle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “hle”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Northern Ndebele

Adjective

-hle

  1. beautiful, handsome
  2. good

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L
Modifier Copulative
1st singular engimuhle ngimuhle
2nd singular omuhle umuhle
1st plural esibahle sibahle
2nd plural elibahle libahle
Class 1 omuhle muhle
Class 2 abahle bahle
Class 3 omuhle muhle
Class 4 emihle mihle
Class 5 elihle lihle
Class 6 amahle mahle
Class 7 esihle sihle
Class 8 ezinhle zinhle
Class 9 enhle inhle
Class 10 ezinhle zinhle
Class 11 oluhle luhle
Class 14 obuhle buhle
Class 15 okuhle kuhle
Class 17 okuhle kuhle

Phuthi

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

  1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H
Modifier Copulative
1st singular legimuhle gimuhle
2nd singular lomuhle umuhle
1st plural lesibahle sibahle
2nd plural lelibahle libahle
Class 1 lamuhle mhuhle
Class 2 labahle bhahle
Class 3 lomuhle mhuhle
Class 4 lemihle mhihle
Class 5 lelihle lhihle
Class 6 lamahle mhahle
Class 7 lesihle ssihle
Class 8 letihle ttihle
Class 9 lehle yhihle
Class 10 letihle ttihle
Class 14 lobuhle bhuhle
Class 15 lokuhle kkuhle
Class 17 lokuhle kkuhle

Southern Ndebele

Adjective

-hle

  1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

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Adjective

-hle

  1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L
Modifier Copulative
1st singular lengimuhle ngimuhle
2nd singular lomuhle umuhle
1st plural lesibahle sibahle
2nd plural lenibahle nibahle
Class 1 lomuhle muhle
Class 2 labahle bahle
Class 3 lomuhle muhle
Class 4 lemihle mihle
Class 5 lelihle lihle
Class 6 lamahle mahle
Class 7 lesihle sihle
Class 8 letinhle tinhle
Class 9 lenhle inhle
Class 10 letinhle tinhle
Class 11 loluhle luhle
Class 14 lobuhle buhle
Class 15 lokuhle kuhle
Class 17 lokuhle kuhle

Xhosa

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

  1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular endimhle endingemhle ndimhle andimhle
2nd singular omhle ongemhle umhle awumhle
1st plural esibahle esingebahle sibahle asibahle
2nd plural enibahle eningebahle nibahle anibahle
Class 1 omhle ongemhle mhle akamhle
Class 2 abahle abangebahle bahle ababahle
Class 3 omhle ongemhle mhle awumhle
Class 4 emihle engemihle mihle ayimihle
Class 5 elihle elingelihle lihle alilihle
Class 6 amahle angemahle mahle awamahle
Class 7 esihle esingesihle sihle asisihle
Class 8 ezintle ezingezintle zintle azizintle
Class 9 entle engentle intle ayiyintle
Class 10 ezintle ezingezintle zintle azizintle
Class 11 oluhle olungeluhle luhle aluluhle
Class 14 obuhle obungebuhle buhle abubuhle
Class 15 okuhle okungekuhle kuhle akukuhle
Class 17 okuhle okungekuhle kuhle akukuhle

Zulu

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

  1. good, nice
  2. beautiful, lovely
  3. pretty, handsome, good-looking

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimuhle engingemuhle ngimuhle angimuhle
2nd singular omuhle ongemuhle umuhle awumuhle
1st plural esibahle esingebahle sibahle asibahle
2nd plural enibahle eningebahle nibahle anibahle
Class 1 omuhle ongemuhle muhle akamuhle
Class 2 abahle abangebahle bahle ababahle
Class 3 omuhle ongemuhle muhle awumuhle
Class 4 emihle engemihle mihle ayimihle
Class 5 elihle elingelihle lihle alilihle
Class 6 amahle angemahle mahle awamahle
Class 7 esihle esingesihle sihle asisihle
Class 8 ezinhle ezingezinhle zinhle azizinhle
Class 9 enhle engenhle, engeyinhle inhle, yinhle ayiyinhle
Class 10 ezinhle ezingezinhle zinhle azizinhle
Class 11 oluhle olungeluhle luhle aluluhle
Class 14 obuhle obungebuhle buhle abubuhle
Class 15 okuhle okungekuhle kuhle akukuhle
Class 17 okuhle okungekuhle kuhle akukuhle

Derived terms

References

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