bonwa

Zulu

Etymology

From -bona + -wa.

Verb

-bonwa?

  1. (intransitive) to be seen

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukubonwa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubonwa ukungabonwi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bonwa bonwe
Plural bonwani bonweni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabonwa, ngibonwa engibonwayo, engibonwa ngibonwa angibonwi engingabonwi ngingabonwi
2nd singular uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ubonwa awubonwi ongabonwi ungabonwi
1st plural siyabonwa, sibonwa esibonwayo, esibonwa sibonwa asibonwi esingabonwi singabonwi
2nd plural niyabonwa, nibonwa enibonwayo, enibonwa nibonwa anibonwi eningabonwi ningabonwi
Class 1 uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ebonwa akabonwi ongabonwi engabonwi
Class 2 bayabonwa, babonwa ababonwayo, ababonwa bebonwa ababonwi abangabonwi bengabonwi
Class 3 uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ubonwa awubonwi ongabonwi ungabonwi
Class 4 iyabonwa, ibonwa ebonwayo, ebonwa ibonwa ayibonwi engabonwi ingabonwi
Class 5 liyabonwa, libonwa elibonwayo, elibonwa libonwa alibonwi elingabonwi lingabonwi
Class 6 ayabonwa, abonwa abonwayo, abonwa ebonwa awabonwi angabonwi engabonwi
Class 7 siyabonwa, sibonwa esibonwayo, esibonwa sibonwa asibonwi esingabonwi singabonwi
Class 8 ziyabonwa, zibonwa ezibonwayo, ezibonwa zibonwa azibonwi ezingabonwi zingabonwi
Class 9 iyabonwa, ibonwa ebonwayo, ebonwa ibonwa ayibonwi engabonwi ingabonwi
Class 10 ziyabonwa, zibonwa ezibonwayo, ezibonwa zibonwa azibonwi ezingabonwi zingabonwi
Class 11 luyabonwa, lubonwa olubonwayo, olubonwa lubonwa alubonwi olungabonwi lungabonwi
Class 14 buyabonwa, bubonwa obubonwayo, obubonwa bubonwa abubonwi obungabonwi bungabonwi
Class 15 kuyabonwa, kubonwa okubonwayo, okubonwa kubonwa akubonwi okungabonwi kungabonwi
Class 17 kuyabonwa, kubonwa okubonwayo, okubonwa kubonwa akubonwi okungabonwi kungabonwi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibonwile, ngibonwē engibonwile, engibonwē ngibonwile, ngibonwē angibonwanga engingabonwanga ngingabonwanga
2nd singular ubonwile, ubonwē obonwile, obonwē ubonwile, ubonwē awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
1st plural sibonwile, sibonwē esibonwile, esibonwē sibonwile, sibonwē asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
2nd plural nibonwile, nibonwē enibonwile, enibonwē nibonwile, nibonwē anibonwanga eningabonwanga ningabonwanga
Class 1 ubonwile, ubonwē obonwile, obonwē ebonwile, ebonwē akabonwanga ongabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 2 babonwile, babonwē ababonwile, ababonwē bebonwile, bebonwē ababonwanga abangabonwanga bengabonwanga
Class 3 ubonwile, ubonwē obonwile, obonwē ubonwile, ubonwē awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
Class 4 ibonwile, ibonwē ebonwile, ebonwē ibonwile, ibonwē ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 5 libonwile, libonwē elibonwile, elibonwē libonwile, libonwē alibonwanga elingabonwanga lingabonwanga
Class 6 abonwile, abonwē abonwile, abonwē ebonwile, ebonwē awabonwanga angabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 7 sibonwile, sibonwē esibonwile, esibonwē sibonwile, sibonwē asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
Class 8 zibonwile, zibonwē ezibonwile, ezibonwē zibonwile, zibonwē azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 9 ibonwile, ibonwē ebonwile, ebonwē ibonwile, ibonwē ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 10 zibonwile, zibonwē ezibonwile, ezibonwē zibonwile, zibonwē azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 11 lubonwile, lubonwē olubonwile, olubonwē lubonwile, lubonwē alubonwanga olungabonwanga lungabonwanga
Class 14 bubonwile, bubonwē obubonwile, obubonwē bubonwile, bubonwē abubonwanga obungabonwanga bungabonwanga
Class 15 kubonwile, kubonwē okubonwile, okubonwē kubonwile, kubonwē akubonwanga okungabonwanga kungabonwanga
Class 17 kubonwile, kubonwē okubonwile, okubonwē kubonwile, kubonwē akubonwanga okungabonwanga kungabonwanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābonwa engābonwa ngābonwa angibonwanga engingabonwanga ngingabonwanga
2nd singular wābonwa owābonwa wābonwa awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
1st plural sābonwa esābonwa sābonwa asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
2nd plural nābonwa enābonwa nābonwa anibonwanga eningabonwanga ningabonwanga
Class 1 wābonwa owābonwa ābonwa akabonwanga ongabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 2 bābonwa abābonwa bābonwa ababonwanga abangabonwanga bengabonwanga
Class 3 wābonwa owābonwa wābonwa awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
Class 4 yābonwa eyābonwa yābonwa ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 5 lābonwa elābonwa lābonwa alibonwanga elingabonwanga lingabonwanga
Class 6 ābonwa ābonwa ābonwa awabonwanga angabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 7 sābonwa esābonwa sābonwa asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
Class 8 zābonwa ezābonwa zābonwa azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 9 yābonwa eyābonwa yābonwa ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 10 zābonwa ezābonwa zābonwa azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 11 lwābonwa olwābonwa lwābonwa alubonwanga olungabonwanga lungabonwanga
Class 14 bābonwa obābonwa bābonwa abubonwanga obungabonwanga bungabonwanga
Class 15 kwābonwa okwābonwa kwābonwa akubonwanga okungabonwanga kungabonwanga
Class 17 kwābonwa okwābonwa kwābonwa akubonwanga okungabonwanga kungabonwanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabonwa ngingabonwa ngingebonwe ngingebonwe
2nd singular ungabonwa ungabonwa ungebonwe ungebonwe
1st plural singabonwa singabonwa singebonwe singebonwe
2nd plural ningabonwa ningabonwa ningebonwe ningebonwe
Class 1 angabonwa engabonwa angebonwe engebonwe
Class 2 bangabonwa bengabonwa bangebonwe bengebonwe
Class 3 ungabonwa ungabonwa ungebonwe ungebonwe
Class 4 ingabonwa ingabonwa ingebonwe ingebonwe
Class 5 lingabonwa lingabonwa lingebonwe lingebonwe
Class 6 angabonwa engabonwa angebonwe engebonwe
Class 7 singabonwa singabonwa singebonwe singebonwe
Class 8 zingabonwa zingabonwa zingebonwe zingebonwe
Class 9 ingabonwa ingabonwa ingebonwe ingebonwe
Class 10 zingabonwa zingabonwa zingebonwe zingebonwe
Class 11 lungabonwa lungabonwa lungebonwe lungebonwe
Class 14 bungabonwa bungabonwa bungebonwe bungebonwe
Class 15 kungabonwa kungabonwa kungebonwe kungebonwe
Class 17 kungabonwa kungabonwa kungebonwe kungebonwe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobonwa engizobonwa ngizobonwa angizubonwa ngingezubonwa
2nd singular uzobonwa ozobonwa uzobonwa awuzubonwa ungezubonwa
1st plural sizobonwa esizobonwa sizobonwa asizubonwa singezubonwa
2nd plural nizobonwa enizobonwa nizobonwa anizubonwa ningezubonwa
Class 1 uzobonwa ozobonwa ezobonwa akazubonwa engezubonwa
Class 2 bazobonwa abazobonwa bezobonwa abazubonwa bengezubonwa
Class 3 uzobonwa ozobonwa uzobonwa awuzubonwa ungezubonwa
Class 4 izobonwa ezobonwa izobonwa ayizubonwa ingezubonwa
Class 5 lizobonwa elizobonwa lizobonwa alizubonwa lingezubonwa
Class 6 azobonwa azobonwa ezobonwa awazubonwa engezubonwa
Class 7 sizobonwa esizobonwa sizobonwa asizubonwa singezubonwa
Class 8 zizobonwa ezizobonwa zizobonwa azizubonwa zingezubonwa
Class 9 izobonwa ezobonwa izobonwa ayizubonwa ingezubonwa
Class 10 zizobonwa ezizobonwa zizobonwa azizubonwa zingezubonwa
Class 11 luzobonwa oluzobonwa luzobonwa aluzubonwa lungezubonwa
Class 14 buzobonwa obuzobonwa buzobonwa abuzubonwa bungezubonwa
Class 15 kuzobonwa okuzobonwa kuzobonwa akuzubonwa kungezubonwa
Class 17 kuzobonwa okuzobonwa kuzobonwa akuzubonwa kungezubonwa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobonwa engiyobonwa ngiyobonwa angiyubonwa ngingeyubonwa
2nd singular uyobonwa oyobonwa uyobonwa awuyubonwa ungeyubonwa
1st plural siyobonwa esiyobonwa siyobonwa asiyubonwa singeyubonwa
2nd plural niyobonwa eniyobonwa niyobonwa aniyubonwa ningeyubonwa
Class 1 uyobonwa oyobonwa eyobonwa akayubonwa engeyubonwa
Class 2 bayobonwa abayobonwa beyobonwa abayubonwa bengeyubonwa
Class 3 uyobonwa oyobonwa uyobonwa awuyubonwa ungeyubonwa
Class 4 iyobonwa eyobonwa iyobonwa ayiyubonwa ingeyubonwa
Class 5 liyobonwa eliyobonwa liyobonwa aliyubonwa lingeyubonwa
Class 6 ayobonwa ayobonwa eyobonwa awayubonwa engeyubonwa
Class 7 siyobonwa esiyobonwa siyobonwa asiyubonwa singeyubonwa
Class 8 ziyobonwa eziyobonwa ziyobonwa aziyubonwa zingeyubonwa
Class 9 iyobonwa eyobonwa iyobonwa ayiyubonwa ingeyubonwa
Class 10 ziyobonwa eziyobonwa ziyobonwa aziyubonwa zingeyubonwa
Class 11 luyobonwa oluyobonwa luyobonwa aluyubonwa lungeyubonwa
Class 14 buyobonwa obuyobonwa buyobonwa abuyubonwa bungeyubonwa
Class 15 kuyobonwa okuyobonwa kuyobonwa akuyubonwa kungeyubonwa
Class 17 kuyobonwa okuyobonwa kuyobonwa akuyubonwa kungeyubonwa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibonwe ngingabonwi
2nd singular ubonwe ungabonwi
1st plural sibonwe singabonwi
2nd plural nibonwe ningabonwi
Class 1 abonwe angabonwi
Class 2 babonwe bangabonwi
Class 3 ubonwe ungabonwi
Class 4 ibonwe ingabonwi
Class 5 libonwe lingabonwi
Class 6 abonwe angabonwi
Class 7 sibonwe singabonwi
Class 8 zibonwe zingabonwi
Class 9 ibonwe ingabonwi
Class 10 zibonwe zingabonwi
Class 11 lubonwe lungabonwi
Class 14 bubonwe bungabonwi
Class 15 kubonwe kungabonwi
Class 17 kubonwe kungabonwi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabonwa angibonwa
2nd singular wabonwa awubonwa
1st plural sabonwa asibonwa
2nd plural nabonwa anibonwa
Class 1 wabonwa akabonwa
Class 2 babonwa ababonwa
Class 3 wabonwa awubonwa
Class 4 yabonwa ayibonwa
Class 5 labonwa alibonwa
Class 6 abonwa awabonwa
Class 7 sabonwa asibonwa
Class 8 zabonwa azibonwa
Class 9 yabonwa ayibonwa
Class 10 zabonwa azibonwa
Class 11 lwabonwa alubonwa
Class 14 babonwa abubonwa
Class 15 kwabonwa akubonwa
Class 17 kwabonwa akubonwa
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