buya – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of buya

buya
Root: -bûya

Present

Present

Sg.1ndibuya
Sg.2ubuya
Sg.3ubuya
Pl.1sibuya
Pl.2nibuya
Pl.3babuya

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyabuya
Sg.2uyabuya
Sg.3uyabuya
Pl.1siyabuya
Pl.2niyabuya
Pl.3bayabuya

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndibuye
Sg.2ubuye
Sg.3ubuye
Pl.1sibuye
Pl.2nibuye
Pl.3babuye

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndibuyile
Sg.2ubuyile
Sg.3ubuyile
Pl.1sibuyile
Pl.2nibuyile
Pl.3babuyile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndabuya
Sg.2wabuya
Sg.3wabuya
Pl.1sabuya
Pl.2nabuya
Pl.3babuya

Future

Near Future

Sg.1ndiza buya
Sg.2uza buya
Sg.3uza buya
Pl.1siza buya
Pl.2niza buya
Pl.3baza buya

Verbs conjugated like buya

sasaza, sayina, sabela, shwaqa, shenxa, xukuxa, xobula, xhutha, xhwila, xhapha, xhabha, xhamla, xelela, xakeka, xabisa, xabela, xabana, cwangcisa, enzakalisa, yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Sample Sentences

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -buya, Venda -vhuya. See: Zulu 'buya'.