va – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of va

va
Root:
-va
̂va

Present

Present

Sg.1ndiva
Sg.2uva
Sg.3uva
Pl.1siva
Pl.2niva
Pl.3bava

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyava
Sg.2uyava
Sg.3uyava
Pl.1siyava
Pl.2niyava
Pl.3bayava

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndive
Sg.2uve
Sg.3uve
Pl.1sive
Pl.2nive
Pl.3bave

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndivile
Sg.2uvile
Sg.3uvile
Pl.1sivile
Pl.2nivile
Pl.3bavile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndava
Sg.2wava
Sg.3wava
Pl.1sava
Pl.2nava
Pl.3bava

Future

Near Future

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

Verbs conjugated like va

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

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.