zwa

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See also: zwą

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Noun

zwa

  1. goose

References

  • Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

Kituba

Verb

zwa

  1. to receive, to obtain
  2. to have

Lingala

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-zwa (infinitive kozwa)

  1. to obtain, to take
  2. to receive
  3. to pass a test
  4. to succeed, to win

Derived terms

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

Verb

-́zwa

  1. to hear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

Verb

-́zwa

  1. to hear

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

Verb

-́zwa

  1. (intransitive) to hear, to listen
  2. (transitive) to hear, to perceive
  3. (transitive) to understand, to be able to make out (what someone says)
  4. (transitive) to listen to, to obey
  5. (transitive) to sense; to feel, to hear, to taste
  6. (intransitive) to feel (a certain way)
  7. (intransitive) to live, to be alive

Inflection

Tone H, latent i
Infinitive ukuzwa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuzwa ukungezwa
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yizwa -zwe
Plural yizwani -zweni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyezwa, ngizwa engizwayo, engizwa ngizwa angizwa engingezwa ngingezwa
2nd singular uyezwa, uzwa ozwayo, ozwa uzwa awuzwa ongezwa ungezwa
1st plural siyezwa, sizwa esizwayo, esizwa sizwa asizwa esingezwa singezwa
2nd plural niyezwa, nizwa enizwayo, enizwa nizwa anizwa eningezwa ningezwa
Class 1 uyezwa, uzwa ozwayo, ozwa ezwa akezwa ongezwa engezwa
Class 2 bayezwa, bezwa abezwayo, abezwa bezwa abezwa abangezwa bengezwa
Class 3 uyezwa, uzwa ozwayo, ozwa uzwa awuzwa ongezwa ungezwa
Class 4 iyezwa, izwa ezwayo, ezwa izwa ayizwa engezwa ingezwa
Class 5 liyezwa, lizwa elizwayo, elizwa lizwa alizwa elingezwa lingezwa
Class 6 ayezwa, ezwa ezwayo, ezwa ezwa awezwa angezwa engezwa
Class 7 siyezwa, sizwa esizwayo, esizwa sizwa asizwa esingezwa singezwa
Class 8 ziyezwa, zizwa ezizwayo, ezizwa zizwa azizwa ezingezwa zingezwa
Class 9 iyezwa, izwa ezwayo, ezwa izwa ayizwa engezwa ingezwa
Class 10 ziyezwa, zizwa ezizwayo, ezizwa zizwa azizwa ezingezwa zingezwa
Class 11 luyezwa, luzwa oluzwayo, oluzwa luzwa aluzwa olungezwa lungezwa
Class 14 buyezwa, buzwa obuzwayo, obuzwa buzwa abuzwa obungezwa bungezwa
Class 15 kuyezwa, kuzwa okuzwayo, okuzwa kuzwa akuzwa okungezwa kungezwa
Class 17 kuyezwa, kuzwa okuzwayo, okuzwa kuzwa akuzwa okungezwa kungezwa
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizwile, ngizwē engizwile, engizwē ngizwile, ngizwē angizwanga engingezwanga ngingezwanga
2nd singular uzwile, uzwē ozwile, ozwē uzwile, uzwē awuzwanga ongezwanga ungezwanga
1st plural sizwile, sizwē esizwile, esizwē sizwile, sizwē asizwanga esingezwanga singezwanga
2nd plural nizwile, nizwē enizwile, enizwē nizwile, nizwē anizwanga eningezwanga ningezwanga
Class 1 uzwile, uzwē ozwile, ozwē ezwile, ezwē akezwanga ongezwanga engezwanga
Class 2 bezwile, bezwē abezwile, abezwē bezwile, bezwē abezwanga abangezwanga bengezwanga
Class 3 uzwile, uzwē ozwile, ozwē uzwile, uzwē awuzwanga ongezwanga ungezwanga
Class 4 izwile, izwē ezwile, ezwē izwile, izwē ayizwanga engezwanga ingezwanga
Class 5 lizwile, lizwē elizwile, elizwē lizwile, lizwē alizwanga elingezwanga lingezwanga
Class 6 ezwile, ezwē ezwile, ezwē ezwile, ezwē awezwanga angezwanga engezwanga
Class 7 sizwile, sizwē esizwile, esizwē sizwile, sizwē asizwanga esingezwanga singezwanga
Class 8 zizwile, zizwē ezizwile, ezizwē zizwile, zizwē azizwanga ezingezwanga zingezwanga
Class 9 izwile, izwē ezwile, ezwē izwile, izwē ayizwanga engezwanga ingezwanga
Class 10 zizwile, zizwē ezizwile, ezizwē zizwile, zizwē azizwanga ezingezwanga zingezwanga
Class 11 luzwile, luzwē oluzwile, oluzwē luzwile, luzwē aluzwanga olungezwanga lungezwanga
Class 14 buzwile, buzwē obuzwile, obuzwē buzwile, buzwē abuzwanga obungezwanga bungezwanga
Class 15 kuzwile, kuzwē okuzwile, okuzwē kuzwile, kuzwē akuzwanga okungezwanga kungezwanga
Class 17 kuzwile, kuzwē okuzwile, okuzwē kuzwile, kuzwē akuzwanga okungezwanga kungezwanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāzwa engāzwa ngāzwa angizwanga engingezwanga ngingezwanga
2nd singular wāzwa owāzwa wāzwa awuzwanga ongezwanga ungezwanga
1st plural sāzwa esāzwa sāzwa asizwanga esingezwanga singezwanga
2nd plural nāzwa enāzwa nāzwa anizwanga eningezwanga ningezwanga
Class 1 wāzwa owāzwa āzwa akezwanga ongezwanga engezwanga
Class 2 bāzwa abāzwa bāzwa abezwanga abangezwanga bengezwanga
Class 3 wāzwa owāzwa wāzwa awuzwanga ongezwanga ungezwanga
Class 4 yāzwa eyāzwa yāzwa ayizwanga engezwanga ingezwanga
Class 5 lāzwa elāzwa lāzwa alizwanga elingezwanga lingezwanga
Class 6 āzwa āzwa āzwa awezwanga angezwanga engezwanga
Class 7 sāzwa esāzwa sāzwa asizwanga esingezwanga singezwanga
Class 8 zāzwa ezāzwa zāzwa azizwanga ezingezwanga zingezwanga
Class 9 yāzwa eyāzwa yāzwa ayizwanga engezwanga ingezwanga
Class 10 zāzwa ezāzwa zāzwa azizwanga ezingezwanga zingezwanga
Class 11 lwāzwa olwāzwa lwāzwa aluzwanga olungezwanga lungezwanga
Class 14 bāzwa obāzwa bāzwa abuzwanga obungezwanga bungezwanga
Class 15 kwāzwa okwāzwa kwāzwa akuzwanga okungezwanga kungezwanga
Class 17 kwāzwa okwāzwa kwāzwa akuzwanga okungezwanga kungezwanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingezwa — ngingezwa ngingezwe — ngingezwe
2nd singular ungezwa — ungezwa ungezwe — ungezwe
1st plural singezwa — singezwa singezwe — singezwe
2nd plural ningezwa — ningezwa ningezwe — ningezwe
Class 1 angezwa — engezwa angezwe — engezwe
Class 2 bangezwa — bengezwa bangezwe — bengezwe
Class 3 ungezwa — ungezwa ungezwe — ungezwe
Class 4 ingezwa — ingezwa ingezwe — ingezwe
Class 5 lingezwa — lingezwa lingezwe — lingezwe
Class 6 angezwa — engezwa angezwe — engezwe
Class 7 singezwa — singezwa singezwe — singezwe
Class 8 zingezwa — zingezwa zingezwe — zingezwe
Class 9 ingezwa — ingezwa ingezwe — ingezwe
Class 10 zingezwa — zingezwa zingezwe — zingezwe
Class 11 lungezwa — lungezwa lungezwe — lungezwe
Class 14 bungezwa — bungezwa bungezwe — bungezwe
Class 15 kungezwa — kungezwa kungezwe — kungezwe
Class 17 kungezwa — kungezwa kungezwe — kungezwe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokuzwa engizokuzwa ngizokuzwa angizukuzwa engingezukuzwa ngingezukuzwa
2nd singular uzokuzwa ozokuzwa uzokuzwa awuzukuzwa ongezukuzwa ungezukuzwa
1st plural sizokuzwa esizokuzwa sizokuzwa asizukuzwa esingezukuzwa singezukuzwa
2nd plural nizokuzwa enizokuzwa nizokuzwa anizukuzwa eningezukuzwa ningezukuzwa
Class 1 uzokuzwa ozokuzwa ezokuzwa akazukuzwa ongezukuzwa engezukuzwa
Class 2 bazokuzwa abazokuzwa bezokuzwa abazukuzwa abangezukuzwa bengezukuzwa
Class 3 uzokuzwa ozokuzwa uzokuzwa awuzukuzwa ongezukuzwa ungezukuzwa
Class 4 izokuzwa ezokuzwa izokuzwa ayizukuzwa engezukuzwa ingezukuzwa
Class 5 lizokuzwa elizokuzwa lizokuzwa alizukuzwa elingezukuzwa lingezukuzwa
Class 6 azokuzwa azokuzwa ezokuzwa awazukuzwa angezukuzwa engezukuzwa
Class 7 sizokuzwa esizokuzwa sizokuzwa asizukuzwa esingezukuzwa singezukuzwa
Class 8 zizokuzwa ezizokuzwa zizokuzwa azizukuzwa ezingezukuzwa zingezukuzwa
Class 9 izokuzwa ezokuzwa izokuzwa ayizukuzwa engezukuzwa ingezukuzwa
Class 10 zizokuzwa ezizokuzwa zizokuzwa azizukuzwa ezingezukuzwa zingezukuzwa
Class 11 luzokuzwa oluzokuzwa luzokuzwa aluzukuzwa olungezukuzwa lungezukuzwa
Class 14 buzokuzwa obuzokuzwa buzokuzwa abuzukuzwa obungezukuzwa bungezukuzwa
Class 15 kuzokuzwa okuzokuzwa kuzokuzwa akuzukuzwa okungezukuzwa kungezukuzwa
Class 17 kuzokuzwa okuzokuzwa kuzokuzwa akuzukuzwa okungezukuzwa kungezukuzwa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokuzwa engiyokuzwa ngiyokuzwa angiyukuzwa engingeyukuzwa ngingeyukuzwa
2nd singular uyokuzwa oyokuzwa uyokuzwa awuyukuzwa ongeyukuzwa ungeyukuzwa
1st plural siyokuzwa esiyokuzwa siyokuzwa asiyukuzwa esingeyukuzwa singeyukuzwa
2nd plural niyokuzwa eniyokuzwa niyokuzwa aniyukuzwa eningeyukuzwa ningeyukuzwa
Class 1 uyokuzwa oyokuzwa eyokuzwa akayukuzwa ongeyukuzwa engeyukuzwa
Class 2 bayokuzwa abayokuzwa beyokuzwa abayukuzwa abangeyukuzwa bengeyukuzwa
Class 3 uyokuzwa oyokuzwa uyokuzwa awuyukuzwa ongeyukuzwa ungeyukuzwa
Class 4 iyokuzwa eyokuzwa iyokuzwa ayiyukuzwa engeyukuzwa ingeyukuzwa
Class 5 liyokuzwa eliyokuzwa liyokuzwa aliyukuzwa elingeyukuzwa lingeyukuzwa
Class 6 ayokuzwa ayokuzwa eyokuzwa awayukuzwa angeyukuzwa engeyukuzwa
Class 7 siyokuzwa esiyokuzwa siyokuzwa asiyukuzwa esingeyukuzwa singeyukuzwa
Class 8 ziyokuzwa eziyokuzwa ziyokuzwa aziyukuzwa ezingeyukuzwa zingeyukuzwa
Class 9 iyokuzwa eyokuzwa iyokuzwa ayiyukuzwa engeyukuzwa ingeyukuzwa
Class 10 ziyokuzwa eziyokuzwa ziyokuzwa aziyukuzwa ezingeyukuzwa zingeyukuzwa
Class 11 luyokuzwa oluyokuzwa luyokuzwa aluyukuzwa olungeyukuzwa lungeyukuzwa
Class 14 buyokuzwa obuyokuzwa buyokuzwa abuyukuzwa obungeyukuzwa bungeyukuzwa
Class 15 kuyokuzwa okuyokuzwa kuyokuzwa akuyukuzwa okungeyukuzwa kungeyukuzwa
Class 17 kuyokuzwa okuyokuzwa kuyokuzwa akuyukuzwa okungeyukuzwa kungeyukuzwa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngizwe ngingezwa
2nd singular uzwe ungezwa
1st plural sizwe singezwa
2nd plural nizwe ningezwa
Class 1 ezwe angezwa
Class 2 bezwe bangezwa
Class 3 uzwe ungezwa
Class 4 izwe ingezwa
Class 5 lizwe lingezwa
Class 6 ezwe angezwa
Class 7 sizwe singezwa
Class 8 zizwe zingezwa
Class 9 izwe ingezwa
Class 10 zizwe zingezwa
Class 11 luzwe lungezwa
Class 14 buzwe bungezwa
Class 15 kuzwe kungezwa
Class 17 kuzwe kungezwa
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngezwa ngangezwa, angezwa, angangezwa
2nd singular wezwa wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
1st plural sezwa sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa
2nd plural nezwa nangezwa, anezwa, anangezwa
Class 1 wezwa wangezwa, akezwa, akangezwa
Class 2 bezwa bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa
Class 3 wezwa wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
Class 4 yezwa yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa
Class 5 lezwa langezwa, alezwa, alangezwa
Class 6 ezwa angezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
Class 7 sezwa sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa
Class 8 zezwa zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa
Class 9 yezwa yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa
Class 10 zezwa zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa
Class 11 lwezwa lwangezwa, alwezwa, alwangezwa
Class 14 bezwa bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa
Class 15 kwezwa kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa
Class 17 kwezwa kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa

References

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