embatha

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-émbatha

1. to wear, to put on clothes

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-embatha

1. to don, to put on (clothes)
2. to wear (clothes)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukwembatha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwembatha	ukungembathi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yembatha	-embathe
Plural	yembathani	-embatheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyembatha, ngembatha	engembathayo, engembatha	ngembatha	angembathi	engingembathi	ngingembathi
2nd singular	uyembatha, wembatha	owembathayo, owembatha	wembatha	awembathi	ongembathi	ungembathi
1st plural	siyembatha, sembatha	esembathayo, esembatha	sembatha	asembathi	esingembathi	singembathi
2nd plural	niyembatha, nembatha	enembathayo, enembatha	nembatha	anembathi	eningembathi	ningembathi
Class 1	uyembatha, wembatha	owembathayo, owembatha	embatha	akembathi	ongembathi	engembathi
Class 2	bayembatha, bembatha	abembathayo, abembatha	bembatha	abembathi	abangembathi	bengembathi
Class 3	uyembatha, wembatha	owembathayo, owembatha	wembatha	awembathi	ongembathi	ungembathi
Class 4	iyembatha, yembatha	eyembathayo, eyembatha	yembatha	ayembathi	engembathi	ingembathi
Class 5	liyembatha, lembatha	elembathayo, elembatha	lembatha	alembathi	elingembathi	lingembathi
Class 6	ayembatha, embatha	embathayo, embatha	embatha	awembathi	angembathi	engembathi
Class 7	siyembatha, sembatha	esembathayo, esembatha	sembatha	asembathi	esingembathi	singembathi
Class 8	ziyembatha, zembatha	ezembathayo, ezembatha	zembatha	azembathi	ezingembathi	zingembathi
Class 9	iyembatha, yembatha	eyembathayo, eyembatha	yembatha	ayembathi	engembathi	ingembathi
Class 10	ziyembatha, zembatha	ezembathayo, ezembatha	zembatha	azembathi	ezingembathi	zingembathi
Class 11	luyembatha, lwembatha	olwembathayo, olwembatha	lwembatha	alwembathi	olungembathi	lungembathi
Class 14	buyembatha, bembatha	obembathayo, obembatha	bembatha	abembathi	obungembathi	bungembathi
Class 15	kuyembatha, kwembatha	okwembathayo, okwembatha	kwembatha	akwembathi	okungembathi	kungembathi
Class 17	kuyembatha, kwembatha	okwembathayo, okwembatha	kwembatha	akwembathi	okungembathi	kungembathi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngembathile, ngembathē	engembathile, engembathē	ngembathile, ngembathē	angembathanga	engingembathanga	ngingembathanga
2nd singular	wembathile, wembathē	owembathile, owembathē	wembathile, wembathē	awembathanga	ongembathanga	ungembathanga
1st plural	sembathile, sembathē	esembathile, esembathē	sembathile, sembathē	asembathanga	esingembathanga	singembathanga
2nd plural	nembathile, nembathē	enembathile, enembathē	nembathile, nembathē	anembathanga	eningembathanga	ningembathanga
Class 1	wembathile, wembathē	owembathile, owembathē	embathile, embathē	akembathanga	ongembathanga	engembathanga
Class 2	bembathile, bembathē	abembathile, abembathē	bembathile, bembathē	abembathanga	abangembathanga	bengembathanga
Class 3	wembathile, wembathē	owembathile, owembathē	wembathile, wembathē	awembathanga	ongembathanga	ungembathanga
Class 4	yembathile, yembathē	eyembathile, eyembathē	yembathile, yembathē	ayembathanga	engembathanga	ingembathanga
Class 5	lembathile, lembathē	elembathile, elembathē	lembathile, lembathē	alembathanga	elingembathanga	lingembathanga
Class 6	embathile, embathē	embathile, embathē	embathile, embathē	awembathanga	angembathanga	engembathanga
Class 7	sembathile, sembathē	esembathile, esembathē	sembathile, sembathē	asembathanga	esingembathanga	singembathanga
Class 8	zembathile, zembathē	ezembathile, ezembathē	zembathile, zembathē	azembathanga	ezingembathanga	zingembathanga
Class 9	yembathile, yembathē	eyembathile, eyembathē	yembathile, yembathē	ayembathanga	engembathanga	ingembathanga
Class 10	zembathile, zembathē	ezembathile, ezembathē	zembathile, zembathē	azembathanga	ezingembathanga	zingembathanga
Class 11	lwembathile, lwembathē	olwembathile, olwembathē	lwembathile, lwembathē	alwembathanga	olungembathanga	lungembathanga
Class 14	bembathile, bembathē	obembathile, obembathē	bembathile, bembathē	abembathanga	obungembathanga	bungembathanga
Class 15	kwembathile, kwembathē	okwembathile, okwembathē	kwembathile, kwembathē	akwembathanga	okungembathanga	kungembathanga
Class 17	kwembathile, kwembathē	okwembathile, okwembathē	kwembathile, kwembathē	akwembathanga	okungembathanga	kungembathanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngēmbatha	engēmbatha	ngēmbatha	angembathanga	engingembathanga	ngingembathanga
2nd singular	wēmbatha	owēmbatha	wēmbatha	awembathanga	ongembathanga	ungembathanga
1st plural	sēmbatha	esēmbatha	sēmbatha	asembathanga	esingembathanga	singembathanga
2nd plural	nēmbatha	enēmbatha	nēmbatha	anembathanga	eningembathanga	ningembathanga
Class 1	wēmbatha	owēmbatha	ēmbatha	akembathanga	ongembathanga	engembathanga
Class 2	bēmbatha	abēmbatha	bēmbatha	abembathanga	abangembathanga	bengembathanga
Class 3	wēmbatha	owēmbatha	wēmbatha	awembathanga	ongembathanga	ungembathanga
Class 4	yēmbatha	eyēmbatha	yēmbatha	ayembathanga	engembathanga	ingembathanga
Class 5	lēmbatha	elēmbatha	lēmbatha	alembathanga	elingembathanga	lingembathanga
Class 6	ēmbatha	ēmbatha	ēmbatha	awembathanga	angembathanga	engembathanga
Class 7	sēmbatha	esēmbatha	sēmbatha	asembathanga	esingembathanga	singembathanga
Class 8	zēmbatha	ezēmbatha	zēmbatha	azembathanga	ezingembathanga	zingembathanga
Class 9	yēmbatha	eyēmbatha	yēmbatha	ayembathanga	engembathanga	ingembathanga
Class 10	zēmbatha	ezēmbatha	zēmbatha	azembathanga	ezingembathanga	zingembathanga
Class 11	lwēmbatha	olwēmbatha	lwēmbatha	alwembathanga	olungembathanga	lungembathanga
Class 14	bēmbatha	obēmbatha	bēmbatha	abembathanga	obungembathanga	bungembathanga
Class 15	kwēmbatha	okwēmbatha	kwēmbatha	akwembathanga	okungembathanga	kungembathanga
Class 17	kwēmbatha	okwēmbatha	kwēmbatha	akwembathanga	okungembathanga	kungembathanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingembatha	—	ngingembatha	ngingembathe	—	ngingembathe
2nd singular	ungembatha	—	ungembatha	ungembathe	—	ungembathe
1st plural	singembatha	—	singembatha	singembathe	—	singembathe
2nd plural	ningembatha	—	ningembatha	ningembathe	—	ningembathe
Class 1	angembatha	—	engembatha	angembathe	—	engembathe
Class 2	bangembatha	—	bengembatha	bangembathe	—	bengembathe
Class 3	ungembatha	—	ungembatha	ungembathe	—	ungembathe
Class 4	ingembatha	—	ingembatha	ingembathe	—	ingembathe
Class 5	lingembatha	—	lingembatha	lingembathe	—	lingembathe
Class 6	angembatha	—	engembatha	angembathe	—	engembathe
Class 7	singembatha	—	singembatha	singembathe	—	singembathe
Class 8	zingembatha	—	zingembatha	zingembathe	—	zingembathe
Class 9	ingembatha	—	ingembatha	ingembathe	—	ingembathe
Class 10	zingembatha	—	zingembatha	zingembathe	—	zingembathe
Class 11	lungembatha	—	lungembatha	lungembathe	—	lungembathe
Class 14	bungembatha	—	bungembatha	bungembathe	—	bungembathe
Class 15	kungembatha	—	kungembatha	kungembathe	—	kungembathe
Class 17	kungembatha	—	kungembatha	kungembathe	—	kungembathe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwembatha	engizokwembatha	ngizokwembatha	angizukwembatha	engingezukwembatha	ngingezukwembatha
2nd singular	uzokwembatha	ozokwembatha	uzokwembatha	awuzukwembatha	ongezukwembatha	ungezukwembatha
1st plural	sizokwembatha	esizokwembatha	sizokwembatha	asizukwembatha	esingezukwembatha	singezukwembatha
2nd plural	nizokwembatha	enizokwembatha	nizokwembatha	anizukwembatha	eningezukwembatha	ningezukwembatha
Class 1	uzokwembatha	ozokwembatha	ezokwembatha	akazukwembatha	ongezukwembatha	engezukwembatha
Class 2	bazokwembatha	abazokwembatha	bezokwembatha	abazukwembatha	abangezukwembatha	bengezukwembatha
Class 3	uzokwembatha	ozokwembatha	uzokwembatha	awuzukwembatha	ongezukwembatha	ungezukwembatha
Class 4	izokwembatha	ezokwembatha	izokwembatha	ayizukwembatha	engezukwembatha	ingezukwembatha
Class 5	lizokwembatha	elizokwembatha	lizokwembatha	alizukwembatha	elingezukwembatha	lingezukwembatha
Class 6	azokwembatha	azokwembatha	ezokwembatha	awazukwembatha	angezukwembatha	engezukwembatha
Class 7	sizokwembatha	esizokwembatha	sizokwembatha	asizukwembatha	esingezukwembatha	singezukwembatha
Class 8	zizokwembatha	ezizokwembatha	zizokwembatha	azizukwembatha	ezingezukwembatha	zingezukwembatha
Class 9	izokwembatha	ezokwembatha	izokwembatha	ayizukwembatha	engezukwembatha	ingezukwembatha
Class 10	zizokwembatha	ezizokwembatha	zizokwembatha	azizukwembatha	ezingezukwembatha	zingezukwembatha
Class 11	luzokwembatha	oluzokwembatha	luzokwembatha	aluzukwembatha	olungezukwembatha	lungezukwembatha
Class 14	buzokwembatha	obuzokwembatha	buzokwembatha	abuzukwembatha	obungezukwembatha	bungezukwembatha
Class 15	kuzokwembatha	okuzokwembatha	kuzokwembatha	akuzukwembatha	okungezukwembatha	kungezukwembatha
Class 17	kuzokwembatha	okuzokwembatha	kuzokwembatha	akuzukwembatha	okungezukwembatha	kungezukwembatha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwembatha	engiyokwembatha	ngiyokwembatha	angiyukwembatha	engingeyukwembatha	ngingeyukwembatha
2nd singular	uyokwembatha	oyokwembatha	uyokwembatha	awuyukwembatha	ongeyukwembatha	ungeyukwembatha
1st plural	siyokwembatha	esiyokwembatha	siyokwembatha	asiyukwembatha	esingeyukwembatha	singeyukwembatha
2nd plural	niyokwembatha	eniyokwembatha	niyokwembatha	aniyukwembatha	eningeyukwembatha	ningeyukwembatha
Class 1	uyokwembatha	oyokwembatha	eyokwembatha	akayukwembatha	ongeyukwembatha	engeyukwembatha
Class 2	bayokwembatha	abayokwembatha	beyokwembatha	abayukwembatha	abangeyukwembatha	bengeyukwembatha
Class 3	uyokwembatha	oyokwembatha	uyokwembatha	awuyukwembatha	ongeyukwembatha	ungeyukwembatha
Class 4	iyokwembatha	eyokwembatha	iyokwembatha	ayiyukwembatha	engeyukwembatha	ingeyukwembatha
Class 5	liyokwembatha	eliyokwembatha	liyokwembatha	aliyukwembatha	elingeyukwembatha	lingeyukwembatha
Class 6	ayokwembatha	ayokwembatha	eyokwembatha	awayukwembatha	angeyukwembatha	engeyukwembatha
Class 7	siyokwembatha	esiyokwembatha	siyokwembatha	asiyukwembatha	esingeyukwembatha	singeyukwembatha
Class 8	ziyokwembatha	eziyokwembatha	ziyokwembatha	aziyukwembatha	ezingeyukwembatha	zingeyukwembatha
Class 9	iyokwembatha	eyokwembatha	iyokwembatha	ayiyukwembatha	engeyukwembatha	ingeyukwembatha
Class 10	ziyokwembatha	eziyokwembatha	ziyokwembatha	aziyukwembatha	ezingeyukwembatha	zingeyukwembatha
Class 11	luyokwembatha	oluyokwembatha	luyokwembatha	aluyukwembatha	olungeyukwembatha	lungeyukwembatha
Class 14	buyokwembatha	obuyokwembatha	buyokwembatha	abuyukwembatha	obungeyukwembatha	bungeyukwembatha
Class 15	kuyokwembatha	okuyokwembatha	kuyokwembatha	akuyukwembatha	okungeyukwembatha	kungeyukwembatha
Class 17	kuyokwembatha	okuyokwembatha	kuyokwembatha	akuyukwembatha	okungeyukwembatha	kungeyukwembatha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngembathe	ngingembathi
2nd singular	wembathe	ungembathi
1st plural	sembathe	singembathi
2nd plural	nembathe	ningembathi
Class 1	embathe	angembathi
Class 2	bembathe	bangembathi
Class 3	wembathe	ungembathi
Class 4	yembathe	ingembathi
Class 5	lembathe	lingembathi
Class 6	embathe	angembathi
Class 7	sembathe	singembathi
Class 8	zembathe	zingembathi
Class 9	yembathe	ingembathi
Class 10	zembathe	zingembathi
Class 11	lwembathe	lungembathi
Class 14	bembathe	bungembathi
Class 15	kwembathe	kungembathi
Class 17	kwembathe	kungembathi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngembatha	ngangembatha, angembatha, angangembatha
2nd singular	wembatha	wangembatha, awembatha, awangembatha
1st plural	sembatha	sangembatha, asembatha, asangembatha
2nd plural	nembatha	nangembatha, anembatha, anangembatha
Class 1	wembatha	wangembatha, akembatha, akangembatha
Class 2	bembatha	bangembatha, abembatha, abangembatha
Class 3	wembatha	wangembatha, awembatha, awangembatha
Class 4	yembatha	yangembatha, ayembatha, ayangembatha
Class 5	lembatha	langembatha, alembatha, alangembatha
Class 6	embatha	angembatha, awembatha, awangembatha
Class 7	sembatha	sangembatha, asembatha, asangembatha
Class 8	zembatha	zangembatha, azembatha, azangembatha
Class 9	yembatha	yangembatha, ayembatha, ayangembatha
Class 10	zembatha	zangembatha, azembatha, azangembatha
Class 11	lwembatha	lwangembatha, alwembatha, alwangembatha
Class 14	bembatha	bangembatha, abembatha, abangembatha
Class 15	kwembatha	kwangembatha, akwembatha, akwangembatha
Class 17	kwembatha	kwangembatha, akwembatha, akwangembatha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “embatha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “embatha (6.3.9)”