themba

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Southern Ndebele

Verb

-thémba

  1. to trust

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Xhosa

Verb

-thémba

  1. to hope, to trust

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Zulu

Verb

-thémba

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of -ethemba

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukuthemba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuthemba ukungathembi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular themba -thembe
Plural thembani -thembeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyathemba, ngithemba engithembayo, engithemba ngithemba angithembi engingathembi ngingathembi
2nd singular uyathemba, uthemba othembayo, othemba uthemba awuthembi ongathembi ungathembi
1st plural siyathemba, sithemba esithembayo, esithemba sithemba asithembi esingathembi singathembi
2nd plural niyathemba, nithemba enithembayo, enithemba nithemba anithembi eningathembi ningathembi
Class 1 uyathemba, uthemba othembayo, othemba ethemba akathembi ongathembi engathembi
Class 2 bayathemba, bathemba abathembayo, abathemba bethemba abathembi abangathembi bengathembi
Class 3 uyathemba, uthemba othembayo, othemba uthemba awuthembi ongathembi ungathembi
Class 4 iyathemba, ithemba ethembayo, ethemba ithemba ayithembi engathembi ingathembi
Class 5 liyathemba, lithemba elithembayo, elithemba lithemba alithembi elingathembi lingathembi
Class 6 ayathemba, athemba athembayo, athemba ethemba awathembi angathembi engathembi
Class 7 siyathemba, sithemba esithembayo, esithemba sithemba asithembi esingathembi singathembi
Class 8 ziyathemba, zithemba ezithembayo, ezithemba zithemba azithembi ezingathembi zingathembi
Class 9 iyathemba, ithemba ethembayo, ethemba ithemba ayithembi engathembi ingathembi
Class 10 ziyathemba, zithemba ezithembayo, ezithemba zithemba azithembi ezingathembi zingathembi
Class 11 luyathemba, luthemba oluthembayo, oluthemba luthemba aluthembi olungathembi lungathembi
Class 14 buyathemba, buthemba obuthembayo, obuthemba buthemba abuthembi obungathembi bungathembi
Class 15 kuyathemba, kuthemba okuthembayo, okuthemba kuthemba akuthembi okungathembi kungathembi
Class 17 kuyathemba, kuthemba okuthembayo, okuthemba kuthemba akuthembi okungathembi kungathembi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngithembile, ngithembē engithembile, engithembē ngithembile, ngithembē angithembanga engingathembanga ngingathembanga
2nd singular uthembile, uthembē othembile, othembē uthembile, uthembē awuthembanga ongathembanga ungathembanga
1st plural sithembile, sithembē esithembile, esithembē sithembile, sithembē asithembanga esingathembanga singathembanga
2nd plural nithembile, nithembē enithembile, enithembē nithembile, nithembē anithembanga eningathembanga ningathembanga
Class 1 uthembile, uthembē othembile, othembē ethembile, ethembē akathembanga ongathembanga engathembanga
Class 2 bathembile, bathembē abathembile, abathembē bethembile, bethembē abathembanga abangathembanga bengathembanga
Class 3 uthembile, uthembē othembile, othembē uthembile, uthembē awuthembanga ongathembanga ungathembanga
Class 4 ithembile, ithembē ethembile, ethembē ithembile, ithembē ayithembanga engathembanga ingathembanga
Class 5 lithembile, lithembē elithembile, elithembē lithembile, lithembē alithembanga elingathembanga lingathembanga
Class 6 athembile, athembē athembile, athembē ethembile, ethembē awathembanga angathembanga engathembanga
Class 7 sithembile, sithembē esithembile, esithembē sithembile, sithembē asithembanga esingathembanga singathembanga
Class 8 zithembile, zithembē ezithembile, ezithembē zithembile, zithembē azithembanga ezingathembanga zingathembanga
Class 9 ithembile, ithembē ethembile, ethembē ithembile, ithembē ayithembanga engathembanga ingathembanga
Class 10 zithembile, zithembē ezithembile, ezithembē zithembile, zithembē azithembanga ezingathembanga zingathembanga
Class 11 luthembile, luthembē oluthembile, oluthembē luthembile, luthembē aluthembanga olungathembanga lungathembanga
Class 14 buthembile, buthembē obuthembile, obuthembē buthembile, buthembē abuthembanga obungathembanga bungathembanga
Class 15 kuthembile, kuthembē okuthembile, okuthembē kuthembile, kuthembē akuthembanga okungathembanga kungathembanga
Class 17 kuthembile, kuthembē okuthembile, okuthembē kuthembile, kuthembē akuthembanga okungathembanga kungathembanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāthemba engāthemba ngāthemba angithembanga engingathembanga ngingathembanga
2nd singular wāthemba owāthemba wāthemba awuthembanga ongathembanga ungathembanga
1st plural sāthemba esāthemba sāthemba asithembanga esingathembanga singathembanga
2nd plural nāthemba enāthemba nāthemba anithembanga eningathembanga ningathembanga
Class 1 wāthemba owāthemba āthemba akathembanga ongathembanga engathembanga
Class 2 bāthemba abāthemba bāthemba abathembanga abangathembanga bengathembanga
Class 3 wāthemba owāthemba wāthemba awuthembanga ongathembanga ungathembanga
Class 4 yāthemba eyāthemba yāthemba ayithembanga engathembanga ingathembanga
Class 5 lāthemba elāthemba lāthemba alithembanga elingathembanga lingathembanga
Class 6 āthemba āthemba āthemba awathembanga angathembanga engathembanga
Class 7 sāthemba esāthemba sāthemba asithembanga esingathembanga singathembanga
Class 8 zāthemba ezāthemba zāthemba azithembanga ezingathembanga zingathembanga
Class 9 yāthemba eyāthemba yāthemba ayithembanga engathembanga ingathembanga
Class 10 zāthemba ezāthemba zāthemba azithembanga ezingathembanga zingathembanga
Class 11 lwāthemba olwāthemba lwāthemba aluthembanga olungathembanga lungathembanga
Class 14 bāthemba obāthemba bāthemba abuthembanga obungathembanga bungathembanga
Class 15 kwāthemba okwāthemba kwāthemba akuthembanga okungathembanga kungathembanga
Class 17 kwāthemba okwāthemba kwāthemba akuthembanga okungathembanga kungathembanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingathemba — ngingathemba ngingethembe — ngingethembe
2nd singular ungathemba — ungathemba ungethembe — ungethembe
1st plural singathemba — singathemba singethembe — singethembe
2nd plural ningathemba — ningathemba ningethembe — ningethembe
Class 1 angathemba — engathemba angethembe — engethembe
Class 2 bangathemba — bengathemba bangethembe — bengethembe
Class 3 ungathemba — ungathemba ungethembe — ungethembe
Class 4 ingathemba — ingathemba ingethembe — ingethembe
Class 5 lingathemba — lingathemba lingethembe — lingethembe
Class 6 angathemba — engathemba angethembe — engethembe
Class 7 singathemba — singathemba singethembe — singethembe
Class 8 zingathemba — zingathemba zingethembe — zingethembe
Class 9 ingathemba — ingathemba ingethembe — ingethembe
Class 10 zingathemba — zingathemba zingethembe — zingethembe
Class 11 lungathemba — lungathemba lungethembe — lungethembe
Class 14 bungathemba — bungathemba bungethembe — bungethembe
Class 15 kungathemba — kungathemba kungethembe — kungethembe
Class 17 kungathemba — kungathemba kungethembe — kungethembe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizothemba engizothemba ngizothemba angizuthemba engingezuthemba ngingezuthemba
2nd singular uzothemba ozothemba uzothemba awuzuthemba ongezuthemba ungezuthemba
1st plural sizothemba esizothemba sizothemba asizuthemba esingezuthemba singezuthemba
2nd plural nizothemba enizothemba nizothemba anizuthemba eningezuthemba ningezuthemba
Class 1 uzothemba ozothemba ezothemba akazuthemba ongezuthemba engezuthemba
Class 2 bazothemba abazothemba bezothemba abazuthemba abangezuthemba bengezuthemba
Class 3 uzothemba ozothemba uzothemba awuzuthemba ongezuthemba ungezuthemba
Class 4 izothemba ezothemba izothemba ayizuthemba engezuthemba ingezuthemba
Class 5 lizothemba elizothemba lizothemba alizuthemba elingezuthemba lingezuthemba
Class 6 azothemba azothemba ezothemba awazuthemba angezuthemba engezuthemba
Class 7 sizothemba esizothemba sizothemba asizuthemba esingezuthemba singezuthemba
Class 8 zizothemba ezizothemba zizothemba azizuthemba ezingezuthemba zingezuthemba
Class 9 izothemba ezothemba izothemba ayizuthemba engezuthemba ingezuthemba
Class 10 zizothemba ezizothemba zizothemba azizuthemba ezingezuthemba zingezuthemba
Class 11 luzothemba oluzothemba luzothemba aluzuthemba olungezuthemba lungezuthemba
Class 14 buzothemba obuzothemba buzothemba abuzuthemba obungezuthemba bungezuthemba
Class 15 kuzothemba okuzothemba kuzothemba akuzuthemba okungezuthemba kungezuthemba
Class 17 kuzothemba okuzothemba kuzothemba akuzuthemba okungezuthemba kungezuthemba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyothemba engiyothemba ngiyothemba angiyuthemba engingeyuthemba ngingeyuthemba
2nd singular uyothemba oyothemba uyothemba awuyuthemba ongeyuthemba ungeyuthemba
1st plural siyothemba esiyothemba siyothemba asiyuthemba esingeyuthemba singeyuthemba
2nd plural niyothemba eniyothemba niyothemba aniyuthemba eningeyuthemba ningeyuthemba
Class 1 uyothemba oyothemba eyothemba akayuthemba ongeyuthemba engeyuthemba
Class 2 bayothemba abayothemba beyothemba abayuthemba abangeyuthemba bengeyuthemba
Class 3 uyothemba oyothemba uyothemba awuyuthemba ongeyuthemba ungeyuthemba
Class 4 iyothemba eyothemba iyothemba ayiyuthemba engeyuthemba ingeyuthemba
Class 5 liyothemba eliyothemba liyothemba aliyuthemba elingeyuthemba lingeyuthemba
Class 6 ayothemba ayothemba eyothemba awayuthemba angeyuthemba engeyuthemba
Class 7 siyothemba esiyothemba siyothemba asiyuthemba esingeyuthemba singeyuthemba
Class 8 ziyothemba eziyothemba ziyothemba aziyuthemba ezingeyuthemba zingeyuthemba
Class 9 iyothemba eyothemba iyothemba ayiyuthemba engeyuthemba ingeyuthemba
Class 10 ziyothemba eziyothemba ziyothemba aziyuthemba ezingeyuthemba zingeyuthemba
Class 11 luyothemba oluyothemba luyothemba aluyuthemba olungeyuthemba lungeyuthemba
Class 14 buyothemba obuyothemba buyothemba abuyuthemba obungeyuthemba bungeyuthemba
Class 15 kuyothemba okuyothemba kuyothemba akuyuthemba okungeyuthemba kungeyuthemba
Class 17 kuyothemba okuyothemba kuyothemba akuyuthemba okungeyuthemba kungeyuthemba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngithembe ngingathembi
2nd singular uthembe ungathembi
1st plural sithembe singathembi
2nd plural nithembe ningathembi
Class 1 athembe angathembi
Class 2 bathembe bangathembi
Class 3 uthembe ungathembi
Class 4 ithembe ingathembi
Class 5 lithembe lingathembi
Class 6 athembe angathembi
Class 7 sithembe singathembi
Class 8 zithembe zingathembi
Class 9 ithembe ingathembi
Class 10 zithembe zingathembi
Class 11 luthembe lungathembi
Class 14 buthembe bungathembi
Class 15 kuthembe kungathembi
Class 17 kuthembe kungathembi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngathemba ngangathemba, angathemba, angangathemba
2nd singular wathemba wangathemba, awathemba, awangathemba
1st plural sathemba sangathemba, asathemba, asangathemba
2nd plural nathemba nangathemba, anathemba, anangathemba
Class 1 wathemba wangathemba, akathemba, akangathemba
Class 2 bathemba bangathemba, abathemba, abangathemba
Class 3 wathemba wangathemba, awathemba, awangathemba
Class 4 yathemba yangathemba, ayathemba, ayangathemba
Class 5 lathemba langathemba, alathemba, alangathemba
Class 6 athemba angathemba, awathemba, awangathemba
Class 7 sathemba sangathemba, asathemba, asangathemba
Class 8 zathemba zangathemba, azathemba, azangathemba
Class 9 yathemba yangathemba, ayathemba, ayangathemba
Class 10 zathemba zangathemba, azathemba, azangathemba
Class 11 lwathemba lwangathemba, alwathemba, alwangathemba
Class 14 bathemba bangathemba, abathemba, abangathemba
Class 15 kwathemba kwangathemba, akwathemba, akwangathemba
Class 17 kwathemba kwangathemba, akwathemba, akwangathemba

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