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Verb
-hluba
- (transitive) to peel
- Synonyms: -chuba, -kela
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Verb
-hluba
- (transitive) to peel, to strip, to bark
- (transitive) to deprive of
- (intransitive) to moult, to shed
- (intransitive) to clear up, to become clear
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhluba
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhluba
|
ukungahlubi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
hluba
|
-hlube
|
Plural
|
hlubani
|
-hlubeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyahluba, ngihluba
|
engihlubayo, engihluba
|
ngihluba
|
angihlubi
|
engingahlubi
|
ngingahlubi
|
2nd singular
|
uyahluba, uhluba
|
ohlubayo, ohluba
|
uhluba
|
awuhlubi
|
ongahlubi
|
ungahlubi
|
1st plural
|
siyahluba, sihluba
|
esihlubayo, esihluba
|
sihluba
|
asihlubi
|
esingahlubi
|
singahlubi
|
2nd plural
|
niyahluba, nihluba
|
enihlubayo, enihluba
|
nihluba
|
anihlubi
|
eningahlubi
|
ningahlubi
|
Class 1
|
uyahluba, uhluba
|
ohlubayo, ohluba
|
ehluba
|
akahlubi
|
ongahlubi
|
engahlubi
|
Class 2
|
bayahluba, bahluba
|
abahlubayo, abahluba
|
behluba
|
abahlubi
|
abangahlubi
|
bengahlubi
|
Class 3
|
uyahluba, uhluba
|
ohlubayo, ohluba
|
uhluba
|
awuhlubi
|
ongahlubi
|
ungahlubi
|
Class 4
|
iyahluba, ihluba
|
ehlubayo, ehluba
|
ihluba
|
ayihlubi
|
engahlubi
|
ingahlubi
|
Class 5
|
liyahluba, lihluba
|
elihlubayo, elihluba
|
lihluba
|
alihlubi
|
elingahlubi
|
lingahlubi
|
Class 6
|
ayahluba, ahluba
|
ahlubayo, ahluba
|
ehluba
|
awahlubi
|
angahlubi
|
engahlubi
|
Class 7
|
siyahluba, sihluba
|
esihlubayo, esihluba
|
sihluba
|
asihlubi
|
esingahlubi
|
singahlubi
|
Class 8
|
ziyahluba, zihluba
|
ezihlubayo, ezihluba
|
zihluba
|
azihlubi
|
ezingahlubi
|
zingahlubi
|
Class 9
|
iyahluba, ihluba
|
ehlubayo, ehluba
|
ihluba
|
ayihlubi
|
engahlubi
|
ingahlubi
|
Class 10
|
ziyahluba, zihluba
|
ezihlubayo, ezihluba
|
zihluba
|
azihlubi
|
ezingahlubi
|
zingahlubi
|
Class 11
|
luyahluba, luhluba
|
oluhlubayo, oluhluba
|
luhluba
|
aluhlubi
|
olungahlubi
|
lungahlubi
|
Class 14
|
buyahluba, buhluba
|
obuhlubayo, obuhluba
|
buhluba
|
abuhlubi
|
obungahlubi
|
bungahlubi
|
Class 15
|
kuyahluba, kuhluba
|
okuhlubayo, okuhluba
|
kuhluba
|
akuhlubi
|
okungahlubi
|
kungahlubi
|
Class 17
|
kuyahluba, kuhluba
|
okuhlubayo, okuhluba
|
kuhluba
|
akuhlubi
|
okungahlubi
|
kungahlubi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngihlubile, ngihlubē
|
engihlubile, engihlubē
|
ngihlubile, ngihlubē
|
angihlubanga
|
engingahlubanga
|
ngingahlubanga
|
2nd singular
|
uhlubile, uhlubē
|
ohlubile, ohlubē
|
uhlubile, uhlubē
|
awuhlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
ungahlubanga
|
1st plural
|
sihlubile, sihlubē
|
esihlubile, esihlubē
|
sihlubile, sihlubē
|
asihlubanga
|
esingahlubanga
|
singahlubanga
|
2nd plural
|
nihlubile, nihlubē
|
enihlubile, enihlubē
|
nihlubile, nihlubē
|
anihlubanga
|
eningahlubanga
|
ningahlubanga
|
Class 1
|
uhlubile, uhlubē
|
ohlubile, ohlubē
|
ehlubile, ehlubē
|
akahlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
Class 2
|
bahlubile, bahlubē
|
abahlubile, abahlubē
|
behlubile, behlubē
|
abahlubanga
|
abangahlubanga
|
bengahlubanga
|
Class 3
|
uhlubile, uhlubē
|
ohlubile, ohlubē
|
uhlubile, uhlubē
|
awuhlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
ungahlubanga
|
Class 4
|
ihlubile, ihlubē
|
ehlubile, ehlubē
|
ihlubile, ihlubē
|
ayihlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
ingahlubanga
|
Class 5
|
lihlubile, lihlubē
|
elihlubile, elihlubē
|
lihlubile, lihlubē
|
alihlubanga
|
elingahlubanga
|
lingahlubanga
|
Class 6
|
ahlubile, ahlubē
|
ahlubile, ahlubē
|
ehlubile, ehlubē
|
awahlubanga
|
angahlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
Class 7
|
sihlubile, sihlubē
|
esihlubile, esihlubē
|
sihlubile, sihlubē
|
asihlubanga
|
esingahlubanga
|
singahlubanga
|
Class 8
|
zihlubile, zihlubē
|
ezihlubile, ezihlubē
|
zihlubile, zihlubē
|
azihlubanga
|
ezingahlubanga
|
zingahlubanga
|
Class 9
|
ihlubile, ihlubē
|
ehlubile, ehlubē
|
ihlubile, ihlubē
|
ayihlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
ingahlubanga
|
Class 10
|
zihlubile, zihlubē
|
ezihlubile, ezihlubē
|
zihlubile, zihlubē
|
azihlubanga
|
ezingahlubanga
|
zingahlubanga
|
Class 11
|
luhlubile, luhlubē
|
oluhlubile, oluhlubē
|
luhlubile, luhlubē
|
aluhlubanga
|
olungahlubanga
|
lungahlubanga
|
Class 14
|
buhlubile, buhlubē
|
obuhlubile, obuhlubē
|
buhlubile, buhlubē
|
abuhlubanga
|
obungahlubanga
|
bungahlubanga
|
Class 15
|
kuhlubile, kuhlubē
|
okuhlubile, okuhlubē
|
kuhlubile, kuhlubē
|
akuhlubanga
|
okungahlubanga
|
kungahlubanga
|
Class 17
|
kuhlubile, kuhlubē
|
okuhlubile, okuhlubē
|
kuhlubile, kuhlubē
|
akuhlubanga
|
okungahlubanga
|
kungahlubanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāhluba
|
engāhluba
|
ngāhluba
|
angihlubanga
|
engingahlubanga
|
ngingahlubanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāhluba
|
owāhluba
|
wāhluba
|
awuhlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
ungahlubanga
|
1st plural
|
sāhluba
|
esāhluba
|
sāhluba
|
asihlubanga
|
esingahlubanga
|
singahlubanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāhluba
|
enāhluba
|
nāhluba
|
anihlubanga
|
eningahlubanga
|
ningahlubanga
|
Class 1
|
wāhluba
|
owāhluba
|
āhluba
|
akahlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
Class 2
|
bāhluba
|
abāhluba
|
bāhluba
|
abahlubanga
|
abangahlubanga
|
bengahlubanga
|
Class 3
|
wāhluba
|
owāhluba
|
wāhluba
|
awuhlubanga
|
ongahlubanga
|
ungahlubanga
|
Class 4
|
yāhluba
|
eyāhluba
|
yāhluba
|
ayihlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
ingahlubanga
|
Class 5
|
lāhluba
|
elāhluba
|
lāhluba
|
alihlubanga
|
elingahlubanga
|
lingahlubanga
|
Class 6
|
āhluba
|
āhluba
|
āhluba
|
awahlubanga
|
angahlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
Class 7
|
sāhluba
|
esāhluba
|
sāhluba
|
asihlubanga
|
esingahlubanga
|
singahlubanga
|
Class 8
|
zāhluba
|
ezāhluba
|
zāhluba
|
azihlubanga
|
ezingahlubanga
|
zingahlubanga
|
Class 9
|
yāhluba
|
eyāhluba
|
yāhluba
|
ayihlubanga
|
engahlubanga
|
ingahlubanga
|
Class 10
|
zāhluba
|
ezāhluba
|
zāhluba
|
azihlubanga
|
ezingahlubanga
|
zingahlubanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāhluba
|
olwāhluba
|
lwāhluba
|
aluhlubanga
|
olungahlubanga
|
lungahlubanga
|
Class 14
|
bāhluba
|
obāhluba
|
bāhluba
|
abuhlubanga
|
obungahlubanga
|
bungahlubanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāhluba
|
okwāhluba
|
kwāhluba
|
akuhlubanga
|
okungahlubanga
|
kungahlubanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāhluba
|
okwāhluba
|
kwāhluba
|
akuhlubanga
|
okungahlubanga
|
kungahlubanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingahluba
|
—
|
ngingahluba
|
ngingehlube
|
—
|
ngingehlube
|
2nd singular
|
ungahluba
|
—
|
ungahluba
|
ungehlube
|
—
|
ungehlube
|
1st plural
|
singahluba
|
—
|
singahluba
|
singehlube
|
—
|
singehlube
|
2nd plural
|
ningahluba
|
—
|
ningahluba
|
ningehlube
|
—
|
ningehlube
|
Class 1
|
angahluba
|
—
|
engahluba
|
angehlube
|
—
|
engehlube
|
Class 2
|
bangahluba
|
—
|
bengahluba
|
bangehlube
|
—
|
bengehlube
|
Class 3
|
ungahluba
|
—
|
ungahluba
|
ungehlube
|
—
|
ungehlube
|
Class 4
|
ingahluba
|
—
|
ingahluba
|
ingehlube
|
—
|
ingehlube
|
Class 5
|
lingahluba
|
—
|
lingahluba
|
lingehlube
|
—
|
lingehlube
|
Class 6
|
angahluba
|
—
|
engahluba
|
angehlube
|
—
|
engehlube
|
Class 7
|
singahluba
|
—
|
singahluba
|
singehlube
|
—
|
singehlube
|
Class 8
|
zingahluba
|
—
|
zingahluba
|
zingehlube
|
—
|
zingehlube
|
Class 9
|
ingahluba
|
—
|
ingahluba
|
ingehlube
|
—
|
ingehlube
|
Class 10
|
zingahluba
|
—
|
zingahluba
|
zingehlube
|
—
|
zingehlube
|
Class 11
|
lungahluba
|
—
|
lungahluba
|
lungehlube
|
—
|
lungehlube
|
Class 14
|
bungahluba
|
—
|
bungahluba
|
bungehlube
|
—
|
bungehlube
|
Class 15
|
kungahluba
|
—
|
kungahluba
|
kungehlube
|
—
|
kungehlube
|
Class 17
|
kungahluba
|
—
|
kungahluba
|
kungehlube
|
—
|
kungehlube
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizohluba
|
engizohluba
|
ngizohluba
|
angizuhluba
|
engingezuhluba
|
ngingezuhluba
|
2nd singular
|
uzohluba
|
ozohluba
|
uzohluba
|
awuzuhluba
|
ongezuhluba
|
ungezuhluba
|
1st plural
|
sizohluba
|
esizohluba
|
sizohluba
|
asizuhluba
|
esingezuhluba
|
singezuhluba
|
2nd plural
|
nizohluba
|
enizohluba
|
nizohluba
|
anizuhluba
|
eningezuhluba
|
ningezuhluba
|
Class 1
|
uzohluba
|
ozohluba
|
ezohluba
|
akazuhluba
|
ongezuhluba
|
engezuhluba
|
Class 2
|
bazohluba
|
abazohluba
|
bezohluba
|
abazuhluba
|
abangezuhluba
|
bengezuhluba
|
Class 3
|
uzohluba
|
ozohluba
|
uzohluba
|
awuzuhluba
|
ongezuhluba
|
ungezuhluba
|
Class 4
|
izohluba
|
ezohluba
|
izohluba
|
ayizuhluba
|
engezuhluba
|
ingezuhluba
|
Class 5
|
lizohluba
|
elizohluba
|
lizohluba
|
alizuhluba
|
elingezuhluba
|
lingezuhluba
|
Class 6
|
azohluba
|
azohluba
|
ezohluba
|
awazuhluba
|
angezuhluba
|
engezuhluba
|
Class 7
|
sizohluba
|
esizohluba
|
sizohluba
|
asizuhluba
|
esingezuhluba
|
singezuhluba
|
Class 8
|
zizohluba
|
ezizohluba
|
zizohluba
|
azizuhluba
|
ezingezuhluba
|
zingezuhluba
|
Class 9
|
izohluba
|
ezohluba
|
izohluba
|
ayizuhluba
|
engezuhluba
|
ingezuhluba
|
Class 10
|
zizohluba
|
ezizohluba
|
zizohluba
|
azizuhluba
|
ezingezuhluba
|
zingezuhluba
|
Class 11
|
luzohluba
|
oluzohluba
|
luzohluba
|
aluzuhluba
|
olungezuhluba
|
lungezuhluba
|
Class 14
|
buzohluba
|
obuzohluba
|
buzohluba
|
abuzuhluba
|
obungezuhluba
|
bungezuhluba
|
Class 15
|
kuzohluba
|
okuzohluba
|
kuzohluba
|
akuzuhluba
|
okungezuhluba
|
kungezuhluba
|
Class 17
|
kuzohluba
|
okuzohluba
|
kuzohluba
|
akuzuhluba
|
okungezuhluba
|
kungezuhluba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyohluba
|
engiyohluba
|
ngiyohluba
|
angiyuhluba
|
engingeyuhluba
|
ngingeyuhluba
|
2nd singular
|
uyohluba
|
oyohluba
|
uyohluba
|
awuyuhluba
|
ongeyuhluba
|
ungeyuhluba
|
1st plural
|
siyohluba
|
esiyohluba
|
siyohluba
|
asiyuhluba
|
esingeyuhluba
|
singeyuhluba
|
2nd plural
|
niyohluba
|
eniyohluba
|
niyohluba
|
aniyuhluba
|
eningeyuhluba
|
ningeyuhluba
|
Class 1
|
uyohluba
|
oyohluba
|
eyohluba
|
akayuhluba
|
ongeyuhluba
|
engeyuhluba
|
Class 2
|
bayohluba
|
abayohluba
|
beyohluba
|
abayuhluba
|
abangeyuhluba
|
bengeyuhluba
|
Class 3
|
uyohluba
|
oyohluba
|
uyohluba
|
awuyuhluba
|
ongeyuhluba
|
ungeyuhluba
|
Class 4
|
iyohluba
|
eyohluba
|
iyohluba
|
ayiyuhluba
|
engeyuhluba
|
ingeyuhluba
|
Class 5
|
liyohluba
|
eliyohluba
|
liyohluba
|
aliyuhluba
|
elingeyuhluba
|
lingeyuhluba
|
Class 6
|
ayohluba
|
ayohluba
|
eyohluba
|
awayuhluba
|
angeyuhluba
|
engeyuhluba
|
Class 7
|
siyohluba
|
esiyohluba
|
siyohluba
|
asiyuhluba
|
esingeyuhluba
|
singeyuhluba
|
Class 8
|
ziyohluba
|
eziyohluba
|
ziyohluba
|
aziyuhluba
|
ezingeyuhluba
|
zingeyuhluba
|
Class 9
|
iyohluba
|
eyohluba
|
iyohluba
|
ayiyuhluba
|
engeyuhluba
|
ingeyuhluba
|
Class 10
|
ziyohluba
|
eziyohluba
|
ziyohluba
|
aziyuhluba
|
ezingeyuhluba
|
zingeyuhluba
|
Class 11
|
luyohluba
|
oluyohluba
|
luyohluba
|
aluyuhluba
|
olungeyuhluba
|
lungeyuhluba
|
Class 14
|
buyohluba
|
obuyohluba
|
buyohluba
|
abuyuhluba
|
obungeyuhluba
|
bungeyuhluba
|
Class 15
|
kuyohluba
|
okuyohluba
|
kuyohluba
|
akuyuhluba
|
okungeyuhluba
|
kungeyuhluba
|
Class 17
|
kuyohluba
|
okuyohluba
|
kuyohluba
|
akuyuhluba
|
okungeyuhluba
|
kungeyuhluba
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihlube
|
ngingahlubi
|
2nd singular
|
uhlube
|
ungahlubi
|
1st plural
|
sihlube
|
singahlubi
|
2nd plural
|
nihlube
|
ningahlubi
|
Class 1
|
ahlube
|
angahlubi
|
Class 2
|
bahlube
|
bangahlubi
|
Class 3
|
uhlube
|
ungahlubi
|
Class 4
|
ihlube
|
ingahlubi
|
Class 5
|
lihlube
|
lingahlubi
|
Class 6
|
ahlube
|
angahlubi
|
Class 7
|
sihlube
|
singahlubi
|
Class 8
|
zihlube
|
zingahlubi
|
Class 9
|
ihlube
|
ingahlubi
|
Class 10
|
zihlube
|
zingahlubi
|
Class 11
|
luhlube
|
lungahlubi
|
Class 14
|
buhlube
|
bungahlubi
|
Class 15
|
kuhlube
|
kungahlubi
|
Class 17
|
kuhlube
|
kungahlubi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahluba
|
ngangahluba, angahluba, angangahluba
|
2nd singular
|
wahluba
|
wangahluba, awahluba, awangahluba
|
1st plural
|
sahluba
|
sangahluba, asahluba, asangahluba
|
2nd plural
|
nahluba
|
nangahluba, anahluba, anangahluba
|
Class 1
|
wahluba
|
wangahluba, akahluba, akangahluba
|
Class 2
|
bahluba
|
bangahluba, abahluba, abangahluba
|
Class 3
|
wahluba
|
wangahluba, awahluba, awangahluba
|
Class 4
|
yahluba
|
yangahluba, ayahluba, ayangahluba
|
Class 5
|
lahluba
|
langahluba, alahluba, alangahluba
|
Class 6
|
ahluba
|
angahluba, awahluba, awangahluba
|
Class 7
|
sahluba
|
sangahluba, asahluba, asangahluba
|
Class 8
|
zahluba
|
zangahluba, azahluba, azangahluba
|
Class 9
|
yahluba
|
yangahluba, ayahluba, ayangahluba
|
Class 10
|
zahluba
|
zangahluba, azahluba, azangahluba
|
Class 11
|
lwahluba
|
lwangahluba, alwahluba, alwangahluba
|
Class 14
|
bahluba
|
bangahluba, abahluba, abangahluba
|
Class 15
|
kwahluba
|
kwangahluba, akwahluba, akwangahluba
|
Class 17
|
kwahluba
|
kwangahluba, akwahluba, akwangahluba
|
References