bonwa

Zulu

Etymology

From -bona +‎ -wa.

Verb

-bônwa

  1. (intransitive) to be seen

Inflection
Tone HH
Infinitive ukubonwa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubonwa ukungabonwa
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 angibonwa engingabonwa ngingabonwa
2nd singular uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ubonwa awubonwa ongabonwa ungabonwa
1st plural siyabonwa, sibonwa esibonwayo, esibonwa sibonwa asibonwa esingabonwa singabonwa
2nd plural niyabonwa, nibonwa enibonwayo, enibonwa nibonwa anibonwa eningabonwa ningabonwa
Class 1 uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ebonwa akabonwa ongabonwa engabonwa
Class 2 bayabonwa, babonwa ababonwayo, ababonwa bebonwa ababonwa abangabonwa bengabonwa
Class 3 uyabonwa, ubonwa obonwayo, obonwa ubonwa awubonwa ongabonwa ungabonwa
Class 4 iyabonwa, ibonwa ebonwayo, ebonwa ibonwa ayibonwa engabonwa ingabonwa
Class 5 liyabonwa, libonwa elibonwayo, elibonwa libonwa alibonwa elingabonwa lingabonwa
Class 6 ayabonwa, abonwa abonwayo, abonwa ebonwa awabonwa angabonwa engabonwa
Class 7 siyabonwa, sibonwa esibonwayo, esibonwa sibonwa asibonwa esingabonwa singabonwa
Class 8 ziyabonwa, zibonwa ezibonwayo, ezibonwa zibonwa azibonwa ezingabonwa zingabonwa
Class 9 iyabonwa, ibonwa ebonwayo, ebonwa ibonwa ayibonwa engabonwa ingabonwa
Class 10 ziyabonwa, zibonwa ezibonwayo, ezibonwa zibonwa azibonwa ezingabonwa zingabonwa
Class 11 luyabonwa, lubonwa olubonwayo, olubonwa lubonwa alubonwa olungabonwa lungabonwa
Class 14 buyabonwa, bubonwa obubonwayo, obubonwa bubonwa abubonwa obungabonwa bungabonwa
Class 15 kuyabonwa, kubonwa okubonwayo, okubonwa kubonwa akubonwa okungabonwa kungabonwa
Class 17 kuyabonwa, kubonwa okubonwayo, okubonwa kubonwa akubonwa okungabonwa kungabonwa
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiboniwe, ngibonwē engiboniwe, engibonwē ngiboniwe, ngibonwē angibonwanga engingabonwanga ngingabonwanga
2nd singular uboniwe, ubonwē oboniwe, obonwē uboniwe, ubonwē awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
1st plural siboniwe, sibonwē esiboniwe, esibonwē siboniwe, sibonwē asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
2nd plural niboniwe, nibonwē eniboniwe, enibonwē niboniwe, nibonwē anibonwanga eningabonwanga ningabonwanga
Class 1 uboniwe, ubonwē oboniwe, obonwē eboniwe, ebonwē akabonwanga ongabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 2 baboniwe, babonwē ababoniwe, ababonwē beboniwe, bebonwē ababonwanga abangabonwanga bengabonwanga
Class 3 uboniwe, ubonwē oboniwe, obonwē uboniwe, ubonwē awubonwanga ongabonwanga ungabonwanga
Class 4 iboniwe, ibonwē eboniwe, ebonwē iboniwe, ibonwē ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 5 liboniwe, libonwē eliboniwe, elibonwē liboniwe, libonwē alibonwanga elingabonwanga lingabonwanga
Class 6 aboniwe, abonwē aboniwe, abonwē eboniwe, ebonwē awabonwanga angabonwanga engabonwanga
Class 7 siboniwe, sibonwē esiboniwe, esibonwē siboniwe, sibonwē asibonwanga esingabonwanga singabonwanga
Class 8 ziboniwe, zibonwē eziboniwe, ezibonwē ziboniwe, zibonwē azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 9 iboniwe, ibonwē eboniwe, ebonwē iboniwe, ibonwē ayibonwanga engabonwanga ingabonwanga
Class 10 ziboniwe, zibonwē eziboniwe, ezibonwē ziboniwe, zibonwē azibonwanga ezingabonwanga zingabonwanga
Class 11 luboniwe, lubonwē oluboniwe, olubonwē luboniwe, lubonwē alubonwanga olungabonwanga lungabonwanga
Class 14 buboniwe, bubonwē obuboniwe, obubonwē buboniwe, bubonwē abubonwanga obungabonwanga bungabonwanga
Class 15 kuboniwe, kubonwē okuboniwe, okubonwē kuboniwe, kubonwē akubonwanga okungabonwanga kungabonwanga
Class 17 kuboniwe, kubonwē okuboniwe, okubonwē kuboniwe, 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 engingezubonwa ngingezubonwa
2nd singular uzobonwa ozobonwa uzobonwa awuzubonwa ongezubonwa ungezubonwa
1st plural sizobonwa esizobonwa sizobonwa asizubonwa esingezubonwa singezubonwa
2nd plural nizobonwa enizobonwa nizobonwa anizubonwa eningezubonwa ningezubonwa
Class 1 uzobonwa ozobonwa ezobonwa akazubonwa ongezubonwa engezubonwa
Class 2 bazobonwa abazobonwa bezobonwa abazubonwa abangezubonwa bengezubonwa
Class 3 uzobonwa ozobonwa uzobonwa awuzubonwa ongezubonwa ungezubonwa
Class 4 izobonwa ezobonwa izobonwa ayizubonwa engezubonwa ingezubonwa
Class 5 lizobonwa elizobonwa lizobonwa alizubonwa elingezubonwa lingezubonwa
Class 6 azobonwa azobonwa ezobonwa awazubonwa angezubonwa engezubonwa
Class 7 sizobonwa esizobonwa sizobonwa asizubonwa esingezubonwa singezubonwa
Class 8 zizobonwa ezizobonwa zizobonwa azizubonwa ezingezubonwa zingezubonwa
Class 9 izobonwa ezobonwa izobonwa ayizubonwa engezubonwa ingezubonwa
Class 10 zizobonwa ezizobonwa zizobonwa azizubonwa ezingezubonwa zingezubonwa
Class 11 luzobonwa oluzobonwa luzobonwa aluzubonwa olungezubonwa lungezubonwa
Class 14 buzobonwa obuzobonwa buzobonwa abuzubonwa obungezubonwa bungezubonwa
Class 15 kuzobonwa okuzobonwa kuzobonwa akuzubonwa okungezubonwa kungezubonwa
Class 17 kuzobonwa okuzobonwa kuzobonwa akuzubonwa okungezubonwa kungezubonwa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobonwa engiyobonwa ngiyobonwa angiyubonwa engingeyubonwa ngingeyubonwa
2nd singular uyobonwa oyobonwa uyobonwa awuyubonwa ongeyubonwa ungeyubonwa
1st plural siyobonwa esiyobonwa siyobonwa asiyubonwa esingeyubonwa singeyubonwa
2nd plural niyobonwa eniyobonwa niyobonwa aniyubonwa eningeyubonwa ningeyubonwa
Class 1 uyobonwa oyobonwa eyobonwa akayubonwa ongeyubonwa engeyubonwa
Class 2 bayobonwa abayobonwa beyobonwa abayubonwa abangeyubonwa bengeyubonwa
Class 3 uyobonwa oyobonwa uyobonwa awuyubonwa ongeyubonwa ungeyubonwa
Class 4 iyobonwa eyobonwa iyobonwa ayiyubonwa engeyubonwa ingeyubonwa
Class 5 liyobonwa eliyobonwa liyobonwa aliyubonwa elingeyubonwa lingeyubonwa
Class 6 ayobonwa ayobonwa eyobonwa awayubonwa angeyubonwa engeyubonwa
Class 7 siyobonwa esiyobonwa siyobonwa asiyubonwa esingeyubonwa singeyubonwa
Class 8 ziyobonwa eziyobonwa ziyobonwa aziyubonwa ezingeyubonwa zingeyubonwa
Class 9 iyobonwa eyobonwa iyobonwa ayiyubonwa engeyubonwa ingeyubonwa
Class 10 ziyobonwa eziyobonwa ziyobonwa aziyubonwa ezingeyubonwa zingeyubonwa
Class 11 luyobonwa oluyobonwa luyobonwa aluyubonwa olungeyubonwa lungeyubonwa
Class 14 buyobonwa obuyobonwa buyobonwa abuyubonwa obungeyubonwa bungeyubonwa
Class 15 kuyobonwa okuyobonwa kuyobonwa akuyubonwa okungeyubonwa kungeyubonwa
Class 17 kuyobonwa okuyobonwa kuyobonwa akuyubonwa okungeyubonwa kungeyubonwa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibonwe ngingabonwa
2nd singular ubonwe ungabonwa
1st plural sibonwe singabonwa
2nd plural nibonwe ningabonwa
Class 1 abonwe angabonwa
Class 2 babonwe bangabonwa
Class 3 ubonwe ungabonwa
Class 4 ibonwe ingabonwa
Class 5 libonwe lingabonwa
Class 6 abonwe angabonwa
Class 7 sibonwe singabonwa
Class 8 zibonwe zingabonwa
Class 9 ibonwe ingabonwa
Class 10 zibonwe zingabonwa
Class 11 lubonwe lungabonwa
Class 14 bubonwe bungabonwa
Class 15 kubonwe kungabonwa
Class 17 kubonwe kungabonwa
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabonwa ngangabonwa, angabonwa, angangabonwa
2nd singular wabonwa wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
1st plural sabonwa sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa
2nd plural nabonwa nangabonwa, anabonwa, anangabonwa
Class 1 wabonwa wangabonwa, akabonwa, akangabonwa
Class 2 babonwa bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa
Class 3 wabonwa wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
Class 4 yabonwa yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa
Class 5 labonwa langabonwa, alabonwa, alangabonwa
Class 6 abonwa angabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa
Class 7 sabonwa sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa
Class 8 zabonwa zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa
Class 9 yabonwa yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa
Class 10 zabonwa zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa
Class 11 lwabonwa lwangabonwa, alwabonwa, alwangabonwa
Class 14 babonwa bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa
Class 15 kwabonwa kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa
Class 17 kwabonwa kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa
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