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Xhosa
Verb
-xuba
- (transitive) to mix
Inflection
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ǁuːɓa/
Verb
-xuba
- (intransitive) to grey, to become grey (of hair)
- (transitive) to blend, to compound, to fuse, to mix, to mingle
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukuxuba
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuxuba
|
ukungaxubi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
xuba
|
-xube
|
Plural
|
xubani
|
-xubeni
|
|
Present
|
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Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyaxuba, ngixuba
|
engixubayo, engixuba
|
ngixuba
|
angixubi
|
engingaxubi
|
ngingaxubi
|
2nd singular
|
uyaxuba, uxuba
|
oxubayo, oxuba
|
uxuba
|
awuxubi
|
ongaxubi
|
ungaxubi
|
1st plural
|
siyaxuba, sixuba
|
esixubayo, esixuba
|
sixuba
|
asixubi
|
esingaxubi
|
singaxubi
|
2nd plural
|
niyaxuba, nixuba
|
enixubayo, enixuba
|
nixuba
|
anixubi
|
eningaxubi
|
ningaxubi
|
Class 1
|
uyaxuba, uxuba
|
oxubayo, oxuba
|
exuba
|
akaxubi
|
ongaxubi
|
engaxubi
|
Class 2
|
bayaxuba, baxuba
|
abaxubayo, abaxuba
|
bexuba
|
abaxubi
|
abangaxubi
|
bengaxubi
|
Class 3
|
uyaxuba, uxuba
|
oxubayo, oxuba
|
uxuba
|
awuxubi
|
ongaxubi
|
ungaxubi
|
Class 4
|
iyaxuba, ixuba
|
exubayo, exuba
|
ixuba
|
ayixubi
|
engaxubi
|
ingaxubi
|
Class 5
|
liyaxuba, lixuba
|
elixubayo, elixuba
|
lixuba
|
alixubi
|
elingaxubi
|
lingaxubi
|
Class 6
|
ayaxuba, axuba
|
axubayo, axuba
|
exuba
|
awaxubi
|
angaxubi
|
engaxubi
|
Class 7
|
siyaxuba, sixuba
|
esixubayo, esixuba
|
sixuba
|
asixubi
|
esingaxubi
|
singaxubi
|
Class 8
|
ziyaxuba, zixuba
|
ezixubayo, ezixuba
|
zixuba
|
azixubi
|
ezingaxubi
|
zingaxubi
|
Class 9
|
iyaxuba, ixuba
|
exubayo, exuba
|
ixuba
|
ayixubi
|
engaxubi
|
ingaxubi
|
Class 10
|
ziyaxuba, zixuba
|
ezixubayo, ezixuba
|
zixuba
|
azixubi
|
ezingaxubi
|
zingaxubi
|
Class 11
|
luyaxuba, luxuba
|
oluxubayo, oluxuba
|
luxuba
|
aluxubi
|
olungaxubi
|
lungaxubi
|
Class 14
|
buyaxuba, buxuba
|
obuxubayo, obuxuba
|
buxuba
|
abuxubi
|
obungaxubi
|
bungaxubi
|
Class 15
|
kuyaxuba, kuxuba
|
okuxubayo, okuxuba
|
kuxuba
|
akuxubi
|
okungaxubi
|
kungaxubi
|
Class 17
|
kuyaxuba, kuxuba
|
okuxubayo, okuxuba
|
kuxuba
|
akuxubi
|
okungaxubi
|
kungaxubi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngixubile, ngixubē
|
engixubile, engixubē
|
ngixubile, ngixubē
|
angixubanga
|
engingaxubanga
|
ngingaxubanga
|
2nd singular
|
uxubile, uxubē
|
oxubile, oxubē
|
uxubile, uxubē
|
awuxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
ungaxubanga
|
1st plural
|
sixubile, sixubē
|
esixubile, esixubē
|
sixubile, sixubē
|
asixubanga
|
esingaxubanga
|
singaxubanga
|
2nd plural
|
nixubile, nixubē
|
enixubile, enixubē
|
nixubile, nixubē
|
anixubanga
|
eningaxubanga
|
ningaxubanga
|
Class 1
|
uxubile, uxubē
|
oxubile, oxubē
|
exubile, exubē
|
akaxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
Class 2
|
baxubile, baxubē
|
abaxubile, abaxubē
|
bexubile, bexubē
|
abaxubanga
|
abangaxubanga
|
bengaxubanga
|
Class 3
|
uxubile, uxubē
|
oxubile, oxubē
|
uxubile, uxubē
|
awuxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
ungaxubanga
|
Class 4
|
ixubile, ixubē
|
exubile, exubē
|
ixubile, ixubē
|
ayixubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
ingaxubanga
|
Class 5
|
lixubile, lixubē
|
elixubile, elixubē
|
lixubile, lixubē
|
alixubanga
|
elingaxubanga
|
lingaxubanga
|
Class 6
|
axubile, axubē
|
axubile, axubē
|
exubile, exubē
|
awaxubanga
|
angaxubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
Class 7
|
sixubile, sixubē
|
esixubile, esixubē
|
sixubile, sixubē
|
asixubanga
|
esingaxubanga
|
singaxubanga
|
Class 8
|
zixubile, zixubē
|
ezixubile, ezixubē
|
zixubile, zixubē
|
azixubanga
|
ezingaxubanga
|
zingaxubanga
|
Class 9
|
ixubile, ixubē
|
exubile, exubē
|
ixubile, ixubē
|
ayixubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
ingaxubanga
|
Class 10
|
zixubile, zixubē
|
ezixubile, ezixubē
|
zixubile, zixubē
|
azixubanga
|
ezingaxubanga
|
zingaxubanga
|
Class 11
|
luxubile, luxubē
|
oluxubile, oluxubē
|
luxubile, luxubē
|
aluxubanga
|
olungaxubanga
|
lungaxubanga
|
Class 14
|
buxubile, buxubē
|
obuxubile, obuxubē
|
buxubile, buxubē
|
abuxubanga
|
obungaxubanga
|
bungaxubanga
|
Class 15
|
kuxubile, kuxubē
|
okuxubile, okuxubē
|
kuxubile, kuxubē
|
akuxubanga
|
okungaxubanga
|
kungaxubanga
|
Class 17
|
kuxubile, kuxubē
|
okuxubile, okuxubē
|
kuxubile, kuxubē
|
akuxubanga
|
okungaxubanga
|
kungaxubanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāxuba
|
engāxuba
|
ngāxuba
|
angixubanga
|
engingaxubanga
|
ngingaxubanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāxuba
|
owāxuba
|
wāxuba
|
awuxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
ungaxubanga
|
1st plural
|
sāxuba
|
esāxuba
|
sāxuba
|
asixubanga
|
esingaxubanga
|
singaxubanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāxuba
|
enāxuba
|
nāxuba
|
anixubanga
|
eningaxubanga
|
ningaxubanga
|
Class 1
|
wāxuba
|
owāxuba
|
āxuba
|
akaxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
Class 2
|
bāxuba
|
abāxuba
|
bāxuba
|
abaxubanga
|
abangaxubanga
|
bengaxubanga
|
Class 3
|
wāxuba
|
owāxuba
|
wāxuba
|
awuxubanga
|
ongaxubanga
|
ungaxubanga
|
Class 4
|
yāxuba
|
eyāxuba
|
yāxuba
|
ayixubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
ingaxubanga
|
Class 5
|
lāxuba
|
elāxuba
|
lāxuba
|
alixubanga
|
elingaxubanga
|
lingaxubanga
|
Class 6
|
āxuba
|
āxuba
|
āxuba
|
awaxubanga
|
angaxubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
Class 7
|
sāxuba
|
esāxuba
|
sāxuba
|
asixubanga
|
esingaxubanga
|
singaxubanga
|
Class 8
|
zāxuba
|
ezāxuba
|
zāxuba
|
azixubanga
|
ezingaxubanga
|
zingaxubanga
|
Class 9
|
yāxuba
|
eyāxuba
|
yāxuba
|
ayixubanga
|
engaxubanga
|
ingaxubanga
|
Class 10
|
zāxuba
|
ezāxuba
|
zāxuba
|
azixubanga
|
ezingaxubanga
|
zingaxubanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāxuba
|
olwāxuba
|
lwāxuba
|
aluxubanga
|
olungaxubanga
|
lungaxubanga
|
Class 14
|
bāxuba
|
obāxuba
|
bāxuba
|
abuxubanga
|
obungaxubanga
|
bungaxubanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāxuba
|
okwāxuba
|
kwāxuba
|
akuxubanga
|
okungaxubanga
|
kungaxubanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāxuba
|
okwāxuba
|
kwāxuba
|
akuxubanga
|
okungaxubanga
|
kungaxubanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingaxuba
|
—
|
ngingaxuba
|
ngingexube
|
—
|
ngingexube
|
2nd singular
|
ungaxuba
|
—
|
ungaxuba
|
ungexube
|
—
|
ungexube
|
1st plural
|
singaxuba
|
—
|
singaxuba
|
singexube
|
—
|
singexube
|
2nd plural
|
ningaxuba
|
—
|
ningaxuba
|
ningexube
|
—
|
ningexube
|
Class 1
|
angaxuba
|
—
|
engaxuba
|
angexube
|
—
|
engexube
|
Class 2
|
bangaxuba
|
—
|
bengaxuba
|
bangexube
|
—
|
bengexube
|
Class 3
|
ungaxuba
|
—
|
ungaxuba
|
ungexube
|
—
|
ungexube
|
Class 4
|
ingaxuba
|
—
|
ingaxuba
|
ingexube
|
—
|
ingexube
|
Class 5
|
lingaxuba
|
—
|
lingaxuba
|
lingexube
|
—
|
lingexube
|
Class 6
|
angaxuba
|
—
|
engaxuba
|
angexube
|
—
|
engexube
|
Class 7
|
singaxuba
|
—
|
singaxuba
|
singexube
|
—
|
singexube
|
Class 8
|
zingaxuba
|
—
|
zingaxuba
|
zingexube
|
—
|
zingexube
|
Class 9
|
ingaxuba
|
—
|
ingaxuba
|
ingexube
|
—
|
ingexube
|
Class 10
|
zingaxuba
|
—
|
zingaxuba
|
zingexube
|
—
|
zingexube
|
Class 11
|
lungaxuba
|
—
|
lungaxuba
|
lungexube
|
—
|
lungexube
|
Class 14
|
bungaxuba
|
—
|
bungaxuba
|
bungexube
|
—
|
bungexube
|
Class 15
|
kungaxuba
|
—
|
kungaxuba
|
kungexube
|
—
|
kungexube
|
Class 17
|
kungaxuba
|
—
|
kungaxuba
|
kungexube
|
—
|
kungexube
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizoxuba
|
engizoxuba
|
ngizoxuba
|
angizuxuba
|
engingezuxuba
|
ngingezuxuba
|
2nd singular
|
uzoxuba
|
ozoxuba
|
uzoxuba
|
awuzuxuba
|
ongezuxuba
|
ungezuxuba
|
1st plural
|
sizoxuba
|
esizoxuba
|
sizoxuba
|
asizuxuba
|
esingezuxuba
|
singezuxuba
|
2nd plural
|
nizoxuba
|
enizoxuba
|
nizoxuba
|
anizuxuba
|
eningezuxuba
|
ningezuxuba
|
Class 1
|
uzoxuba
|
ozoxuba
|
ezoxuba
|
akazuxuba
|
ongezuxuba
|
engezuxuba
|
Class 2
|
bazoxuba
|
abazoxuba
|
bezoxuba
|
abazuxuba
|
abangezuxuba
|
bengezuxuba
|
Class 3
|
uzoxuba
|
ozoxuba
|
uzoxuba
|
awuzuxuba
|
ongezuxuba
|
ungezuxuba
|
Class 4
|
izoxuba
|
ezoxuba
|
izoxuba
|
ayizuxuba
|
engezuxuba
|
ingezuxuba
|
Class 5
|
lizoxuba
|
elizoxuba
|
lizoxuba
|
alizuxuba
|
elingezuxuba
|
lingezuxuba
|
Class 6
|
azoxuba
|
azoxuba
|
ezoxuba
|
awazuxuba
|
angezuxuba
|
engezuxuba
|
Class 7
|
sizoxuba
|
esizoxuba
|
sizoxuba
|
asizuxuba
|
esingezuxuba
|
singezuxuba
|
Class 8
|
zizoxuba
|
ezizoxuba
|
zizoxuba
|
azizuxuba
|
ezingezuxuba
|
zingezuxuba
|
Class 9
|
izoxuba
|
ezoxuba
|
izoxuba
|
ayizuxuba
|
engezuxuba
|
ingezuxuba
|
Class 10
|
zizoxuba
|
ezizoxuba
|
zizoxuba
|
azizuxuba
|
ezingezuxuba
|
zingezuxuba
|
Class 11
|
luzoxuba
|
oluzoxuba
|
luzoxuba
|
aluzuxuba
|
olungezuxuba
|
lungezuxuba
|
Class 14
|
buzoxuba
|
obuzoxuba
|
buzoxuba
|
abuzuxuba
|
obungezuxuba
|
bungezuxuba
|
Class 15
|
kuzoxuba
|
okuzoxuba
|
kuzoxuba
|
akuzuxuba
|
okungezuxuba
|
kungezuxuba
|
Class 17
|
kuzoxuba
|
okuzoxuba
|
kuzoxuba
|
akuzuxuba
|
okungezuxuba
|
kungezuxuba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyoxuba
|
engiyoxuba
|
ngiyoxuba
|
angiyuxuba
|
engingeyuxuba
|
ngingeyuxuba
|
2nd singular
|
uyoxuba
|
oyoxuba
|
uyoxuba
|
awuyuxuba
|
ongeyuxuba
|
ungeyuxuba
|
1st plural
|
siyoxuba
|
esiyoxuba
|
siyoxuba
|
asiyuxuba
|
esingeyuxuba
|
singeyuxuba
|
2nd plural
|
niyoxuba
|
eniyoxuba
|
niyoxuba
|
aniyuxuba
|
eningeyuxuba
|
ningeyuxuba
|
Class 1
|
uyoxuba
|
oyoxuba
|
eyoxuba
|
akayuxuba
|
ongeyuxuba
|
engeyuxuba
|
Class 2
|
bayoxuba
|
abayoxuba
|
beyoxuba
|
abayuxuba
|
abangeyuxuba
|
bengeyuxuba
|
Class 3
|
uyoxuba
|
oyoxuba
|
uyoxuba
|
awuyuxuba
|
ongeyuxuba
|
ungeyuxuba
|
Class 4
|
iyoxuba
|
eyoxuba
|
iyoxuba
|
ayiyuxuba
|
engeyuxuba
|
ingeyuxuba
|
Class 5
|
liyoxuba
|
eliyoxuba
|
liyoxuba
|
aliyuxuba
|
elingeyuxuba
|
lingeyuxuba
|
Class 6
|
ayoxuba
|
ayoxuba
|
eyoxuba
|
awayuxuba
|
angeyuxuba
|
engeyuxuba
|
Class 7
|
siyoxuba
|
esiyoxuba
|
siyoxuba
|
asiyuxuba
|
esingeyuxuba
|
singeyuxuba
|
Class 8
|
ziyoxuba
|
eziyoxuba
|
ziyoxuba
|
aziyuxuba
|
ezingeyuxuba
|
zingeyuxuba
|
Class 9
|
iyoxuba
|
eyoxuba
|
iyoxuba
|
ayiyuxuba
|
engeyuxuba
|
ingeyuxuba
|
Class 10
|
ziyoxuba
|
eziyoxuba
|
ziyoxuba
|
aziyuxuba
|
ezingeyuxuba
|
zingeyuxuba
|
Class 11
|
luyoxuba
|
oluyoxuba
|
luyoxuba
|
aluyuxuba
|
olungeyuxuba
|
lungeyuxuba
|
Class 14
|
buyoxuba
|
obuyoxuba
|
buyoxuba
|
abuyuxuba
|
obungeyuxuba
|
bungeyuxuba
|
Class 15
|
kuyoxuba
|
okuyoxuba
|
kuyoxuba
|
akuyuxuba
|
okungeyuxuba
|
kungeyuxuba
|
Class 17
|
kuyoxuba
|
okuyoxuba
|
kuyoxuba
|
akuyuxuba
|
okungeyuxuba
|
kungeyuxuba
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngixube
|
ngingaxubi
|
2nd singular
|
uxube
|
ungaxubi
|
1st plural
|
sixube
|
singaxubi
|
2nd plural
|
nixube
|
ningaxubi
|
Class 1
|
axube
|
angaxubi
|
Class 2
|
baxube
|
bangaxubi
|
Class 3
|
uxube
|
ungaxubi
|
Class 4
|
ixube
|
ingaxubi
|
Class 5
|
lixube
|
lingaxubi
|
Class 6
|
axube
|
angaxubi
|
Class 7
|
sixube
|
singaxubi
|
Class 8
|
zixube
|
zingaxubi
|
Class 9
|
ixube
|
ingaxubi
|
Class 10
|
zixube
|
zingaxubi
|
Class 11
|
luxube
|
lungaxubi
|
Class 14
|
buxube
|
bungaxubi
|
Class 15
|
kuxube
|
kungaxubi
|
Class 17
|
kuxube
|
kungaxubi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngaxuba
|
ngangaxuba, angaxuba, angangaxuba
|
2nd singular
|
waxuba
|
wangaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba
|
1st plural
|
saxuba
|
sangaxuba, asaxuba, asangaxuba
|
2nd plural
|
naxuba
|
nangaxuba, anaxuba, anangaxuba
|
Class 1
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waxuba
|
wangaxuba, akaxuba, akangaxuba
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Class 2
|
baxuba
|
bangaxuba, abaxuba, abangaxuba
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Class 3
|
waxuba
|
wangaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba
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Class 4
|
yaxuba
|
yangaxuba, ayaxuba, ayangaxuba
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Class 5
|
laxuba
|
langaxuba, alaxuba, alangaxuba
|
Class 6
|
axuba
|
angaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba
|
Class 7
|
saxuba
|
sangaxuba, asaxuba, asangaxuba
|
Class 8
|
zaxuba
|
zangaxuba, azaxuba, azangaxuba
|
Class 9
|
yaxuba
|
yangaxuba, ayaxuba, ayangaxuba
|
Class 10
|
zaxuba
|
zangaxuba, azaxuba, azangaxuba
|
Class 11
|
lwaxuba
|
lwangaxuba, alwaxuba, alwangaxuba
|
Class 14
|
baxuba
|
bangaxuba, abaxuba, abangaxuba
|
Class 15
|
kwaxuba
|
kwangaxuba, akwaxuba, akwangaxuba
|
Class 17
|
kwaxuba
|
kwangaxuba, akwaxuba, akwangaxuba
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References