nqetha – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of nqetha

nqetha
Root: -nqetha

Present

Present

Sg.1ndinqetha
Sg.2unqetha
Sg.3unqetha
Pl.1sinqetha
Pl.2ninqetha
Pl.3banqetha

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyanqetha
Sg.2uyanqetha
Sg.3uyanqetha
Pl.1siyanqetha
Pl.2niyanqetha
Pl.3bayanqetha

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndinqethe
Sg.2unqethe
Sg.3unqethe
Pl.1sinqethe
Pl.2ninqethe
Pl.3banqethe

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndinqethile
Sg.2unqethile
Sg.3unqethile
Pl.1sinqethile
Pl.2ninqethile
Pl.3banqethile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndanqetha
Sg.2wanqetha
Sg.3wanqetha
Pl.1sanqetha
Pl.2nanqetha
Pl.3banqetha

Future

Near Future

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

Verbs conjugated like nqetha

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 Khoekhoe ǂnai (“cut even”).