nqaba

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Verb

-nqâba

  1. (intransitive) to be scarce

Inflection

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ᵑǃâːɓa/

Verb

-nqâba

  1. (transitive) to disallow, to refuse, to forbid, to prohibit, to decline, to reject
  2. (intransitive) to be brilliant, to be excellent, to be superb, to be unsurpassed

Inflection

tone HH (infinitive ukunqaba)
positive negative
infinitive ukunqaba ukunganqabi
imperative
simple + object concord
singular nqaba -nqabe
plural nqabani -nqabeni
present
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyanqaba, nginqaba enginqabayo, enginqaba nginqaba anginqabi enginganqabi nginganqabi
2nd singular uyanqaba, unqaba onqabayo, onqaba unqaba awunqabi onganqabi unganqabi
1st plural siyanqaba, sinqaba esinqabayo, esinqaba sinqaba asinqabi esinganqabi singanqabi
2nd plural niyanqaba, ninqaba eninqabayo, eninqaba ninqaba aninqabi eninganqabi ninganqabi
class 1 uyanqaba, unqaba onqabayo, onqaba enqaba akanqabi onganqabi enganqabi
class 2 bayanqaba, banqaba abanqabayo, abanqaba benqaba abanqabi abanganqabi benganqabi
class 3 uyanqaba, unqaba onqabayo, onqaba unqaba awunqabi onganqabi unganqabi
class 4 iyanqaba, inqaba enqabayo, enqaba inqaba ayinqabi enganqabi inganqabi
class 5 liyanqaba, linqaba elinqabayo, elinqaba linqaba alinqabi elinganqabi linganqabi
class 6 ayanqaba, anqaba anqabayo, anqaba enqaba awanqabi anganqabi enganqabi
class 7 siyanqaba, sinqaba esinqabayo, esinqaba sinqaba asinqabi esinganqabi singanqabi
class 8 ziyanqaba, zinqaba ezinqabayo, ezinqaba zinqaba azinqabi ezinganqabi zinganqabi
class 9 iyanqaba, inqaba enqabayo, enqaba inqaba ayinqabi enganqabi inganqabi
class 10 ziyanqaba, zinqaba ezinqabayo, ezinqaba zinqaba azinqabi ezinganqabi zinganqabi
class 11 luyanqaba, lunqaba olunqabayo, olunqaba lunqaba alunqabi olunganqabi lunganqabi
class 14 buyanqaba, bunqaba obunqabayo, obunqaba bunqaba abunqabi obunganqabi bunganqabi
class 15 kuyanqaba, kunqaba okunqabayo, okunqaba kunqaba akunqabi okunganqabi kunganqabi
class 17 kuyanqaba, kunqaba okunqabayo, okunqaba kunqaba akunqabi okunganqabi kunganqabi
recent past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular nginqabile, nginqabē enginqabile, enginqabē nginqabile, nginqabē anginqabanga enginganqabanga nginganqabanga
2nd singular unqabile, unqabē onqabile, onqabē unqabile, unqabē awunqabanga onganqabanga unganqabanga
1st plural sinqabile, sinqabē esinqabile, esinqabē sinqabile, sinqabē asinqabanga esinganqabanga singanqabanga
2nd plural ninqabile, ninqabē eninqabile, eninqabē ninqabile, ninqabē aninqabanga eninganqabanga ninganqabanga
class 1 unqabile, unqabē onqabile, onqabē enqabile, enqabē akanqabanga onganqabanga enganqabanga
class 2 banqabile, banqabē abanqabile, abanqabē benqabile, benqabē abanqabanga abanganqabanga benganqabanga
class 3 unqabile, unqabē onqabile, onqabē unqabile, unqabē awunqabanga onganqabanga unganqabanga
class 4 inqabile, inqabē enqabile, enqabē inqabile, inqabē ayinqabanga enganqabanga inganqabanga
class 5 linqabile, linqabē elinqabile, elinqabē linqabile, linqabē alinqabanga elinganqabanga linganqabanga
class 6 anqabile, anqabē anqabile, anqabē enqabile, enqabē awanqabanga anganqabanga enganqabanga
class 7 sinqabile, sinqabē esinqabile, esinqabē sinqabile, sinqabē asinqabanga esinganqabanga singanqabanga
class 8 zinqabile, zinqabē ezinqabile, ezinqabē zinqabile, zinqabē azinqabanga ezinganqabanga zinganqabanga
class 9 inqabile, inqabē enqabile, enqabē inqabile, inqabē ayinqabanga enganqabanga inganqabanga
class 10 zinqabile, zinqabē ezinqabile, ezinqabē zinqabile, zinqabē azinqabanga ezinganqabanga zinganqabanga
class 11 lunqabile, lunqabē olunqabile, olunqabē lunqabile, lunqabē alunqabanga olunganqabanga lunganqabanga
class 14 bunqabile, bunqabē obunqabile, obunqabē bunqabile, bunqabē abunqabanga obunganqabanga bunganqabanga
class 15 kunqabile, kunqabē okunqabile, okunqabē kunqabile, kunqabē akunqabanga okunganqabanga kunganqabanga
class 17 kunqabile, kunqabē okunqabile, okunqabē kunqabile, kunqabē akunqabanga okunganqabanga kunganqabanga
remote past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngānqaba engānqaba ngānqaba anginqabanga enginganqabanga nginganqabanga
2nd singular wānqaba owānqaba wānqaba awunqabanga onganqabanga unganqabanga
1st plural sānqaba esānqaba sānqaba asinqabanga esinganqabanga singanqabanga
2nd plural nānqaba enānqaba nānqaba aninqabanga eninganqabanga ninganqabanga
class 1 wānqaba owānqaba ānqaba akanqabanga onganqabanga enganqabanga
class 2 bānqaba abānqaba bānqaba abanqabanga abanganqabanga benganqabanga
class 3 wānqaba owānqaba wānqaba awunqabanga onganqabanga unganqabanga
class 4 yānqaba eyānqaba yānqaba ayinqabanga enganqabanga inganqabanga
class 5 lānqaba elānqaba lānqaba alinqabanga elinganqabanga linganqabanga
class 6 ānqaba ānqaba ānqaba awanqabanga anganqabanga enganqabanga
class 7 sānqaba esānqaba sānqaba asinqabanga esinganqabanga singanqabanga
class 8 zānqaba ezānqaba zānqaba azinqabanga ezinganqabanga zinganqabanga
class 9 yānqaba eyānqaba yānqaba ayinqabanga enganqabanga inganqabanga
class 10 zānqaba ezānqaba zānqaba azinqabanga ezinganqabanga zinganqabanga
class 11 lwānqaba olwānqaba lwānqaba alunqabanga olunganqabanga lunganqabanga
class 14 bānqaba obānqaba bānqaba abunqabanga obunganqabanga bunganqabanga
class 15 kwānqaba okwānqaba kwānqaba akunqabanga okunganqabanga kunganqabanga
class 17 kwānqaba okwānqaba kwānqaba akunqabanga okunganqabanga kunganqabanga
potential
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular nginganqaba — nginganqaba ngingenqabe — ngingenqabe
2nd singular unganqaba — unganqaba ungenqabe — ungenqabe
1st plural singanqaba — singanqaba singenqabe — singenqabe
2nd plural ninganqaba — ninganqaba ningenqabe — ningenqabe
class 1 anganqaba — enganqaba angenqabe — engenqabe
class 2 banganqaba — benganqaba bangenqabe — bengenqabe
class 3 unganqaba — unganqaba ungenqabe — ungenqabe
class 4 inganqaba — inganqaba ingenqabe — ingenqabe
class 5 linganqaba — linganqaba lingenqabe — lingenqabe
class 6 anganqaba — enganqaba angenqabe — engenqabe
class 7 singanqaba — singanqaba singenqabe — singenqabe
class 8 zinganqaba — zinganqaba zingenqabe — zingenqabe
class 9 inganqaba — inganqaba ingenqabe — ingenqabe
class 10 zinganqaba — zinganqaba zingenqabe — zingenqabe
class 11 lunganqaba — lunganqaba lungenqabe — lungenqabe
class 14 bunganqaba — bunganqaba bungenqabe — bungenqabe
class 15 kunganqaba — kunganqaba kungenqabe — kungenqabe
class 17 kunganqaba — kunganqaba kungenqabe — kungenqabe
immediate future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngizonqaba engizonqaba ngizonqaba angizunqaba engingezunqaba ngingezunqaba
2nd singular uzonqaba ozonqaba uzonqaba awuzunqaba ongezunqaba ungezunqaba
1st plural sizonqaba esizonqaba sizonqaba asizunqaba esingezunqaba singezunqaba
2nd plural nizonqaba enizonqaba nizonqaba anizunqaba eningezunqaba ningezunqaba
class 1 uzonqaba ozonqaba ezonqaba akazunqaba ongezunqaba engezunqaba
class 2 bazonqaba abazonqaba bezonqaba abazunqaba abangezunqaba bengezunqaba
class 3 uzonqaba ozonqaba uzonqaba awuzunqaba ongezunqaba ungezunqaba
class 4 izonqaba ezonqaba izonqaba ayizunqaba engezunqaba ingezunqaba
class 5 lizonqaba elizonqaba lizonqaba alizunqaba elingezunqaba lingezunqaba
class 6 azonqaba azonqaba ezonqaba awazunqaba angezunqaba engezunqaba
class 7 sizonqaba esizonqaba sizonqaba asizunqaba esingezunqaba singezunqaba
class 8 zizonqaba ezizonqaba zizonqaba azizunqaba ezingezunqaba zingezunqaba
class 9 izonqaba ezonqaba izonqaba ayizunqaba engezunqaba ingezunqaba
class 10 zizonqaba ezizonqaba zizonqaba azizunqaba ezingezunqaba zingezunqaba
class 11 luzonqaba oluzonqaba luzonqaba aluzunqaba olungezunqaba lungezunqaba
class 14 buzonqaba obuzonqaba buzonqaba abuzunqaba obungezunqaba bungezunqaba
class 15 kuzonqaba okuzonqaba kuzonqaba akuzunqaba okungezunqaba kungezunqaba
class 17 kuzonqaba okuzonqaba kuzonqaba akuzunqaba okungezunqaba kungezunqaba
remote future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyonqaba engiyonqaba ngiyonqaba angiyunqaba engingeyunqaba ngingeyunqaba
2nd singular uyonqaba oyonqaba uyonqaba awuyunqaba ongeyunqaba ungeyunqaba
1st plural siyonqaba esiyonqaba siyonqaba asiyunqaba esingeyunqaba singeyunqaba
2nd plural niyonqaba eniyonqaba niyonqaba aniyunqaba eningeyunqaba ningeyunqaba
class 1 uyonqaba oyonqaba eyonqaba akayunqaba ongeyunqaba engeyunqaba
class 2 bayonqaba abayonqaba beyonqaba abayunqaba abangeyunqaba bengeyunqaba
class 3 uyonqaba oyonqaba uyonqaba awuyunqaba ongeyunqaba ungeyunqaba
class 4 iyonqaba eyonqaba iyonqaba ayiyunqaba engeyunqaba ingeyunqaba
class 5 liyonqaba eliyonqaba liyonqaba aliyunqaba elingeyunqaba lingeyunqaba
class 6 ayonqaba ayonqaba eyonqaba awayunqaba angeyunqaba engeyunqaba
class 7 siyonqaba esiyonqaba siyonqaba asiyunqaba esingeyunqaba singeyunqaba
class 8 ziyonqaba eziyonqaba ziyonqaba aziyunqaba ezingeyunqaba zingeyunqaba
class 9 iyonqaba eyonqaba iyonqaba ayiyunqaba engeyunqaba ingeyunqaba
class 10 ziyonqaba eziyonqaba ziyonqaba aziyunqaba ezingeyunqaba zingeyunqaba
class 11 luyonqaba oluyonqaba luyonqaba aluyunqaba olungeyunqaba lungeyunqaba
class 14 buyonqaba obuyonqaba buyonqaba abuyunqaba obungeyunqaba bungeyunqaba
class 15 kuyonqaba okuyonqaba kuyonqaba akuyunqaba okungeyunqaba kungeyunqaba
class 17 kuyonqaba okuyonqaba kuyonqaba akuyunqaba okungeyunqaba kungeyunqaba
present subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular nginqabe nginganqabi
2nd singular unqabe unganqabi
1st plural sinqabe singanqabi
2nd plural ninqabe ninganqabi
class 1 anqabe anganqabi
class 2 banqabe banganqabi
class 3 unqabe unganqabi
class 4 inqabe inganqabi
class 5 linqabe linganqabi
class 6 anqabe anganqabi
class 7 sinqabe singanqabi
class 8 zinqabe zinganqabi
class 9 inqabe inganqabi
class 10 zinqabe zinganqabi
class 11 lunqabe lunganqabi
class 14 bunqabe bunganqabi
class 15 kunqabe kunganqabi
class 17 kunqabe kunganqabi
past subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular nganqaba nganganqaba, anganqaba, anganganqaba
2nd singular wanqaba wanganqaba, awanqaba, awanganqaba
1st plural sanqaba sanganqaba, asanqaba, asanganqaba
2nd plural nanqaba nanganqaba, ananqaba, ananganqaba
class 1 wanqaba wanganqaba, akanqaba, akanganqaba
class 2 banqaba banganqaba, abanqaba, abanganqaba
class 3 wanqaba wanganqaba, awanqaba, awanganqaba
class 4 yanqaba yanganqaba, ayanqaba, ayanganqaba
class 5 lanqaba langanqaba, alanqaba, alanganqaba
class 6 anqaba anganqaba, awanqaba, awanganqaba
class 7 sanqaba sanganqaba, asanqaba, asanganqaba
class 8 zanqaba zanganqaba, azanqaba, azanganqaba
class 9 yanqaba yanganqaba, ayanqaba, ayanganqaba
class 10 zanqaba zanganqaba, azanqaba, azanganqaba
class 11 lwanqaba lwanganqaba, alwanqaba, alwanganqaba
class 14 banqaba banganqaba, abanqaba, abanganqaba
class 15 kwanqaba kwanganqaba, akwanqaba, akwanganqaba
class 17 kwanqaba kwanganqaba, akwanqaba, akwanganqaba

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