khetha

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

1. to choose

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

1. (transitive) to prefer, to choose
2. (transitive) to elect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

Verb

-khetha

1. (transitive) to choose, to select, to pick
2. (transitive) to elect
3. (intransitive) to vote

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukukhetha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhetha	ukungakhethi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khetha	-khethe
Plural	khethani	-khetheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhetha, ngikhetha	engikhethayo, engikhetha	ngikhetha	angikhethi	engingakhethi	ngingakhethi
2nd singular	uyakhetha, ukhetha	okhethayo, okhetha	ukhetha	awukhethi	ongakhethi	ungakhethi
1st plural	siyakhetha, sikhetha	esikhethayo, esikhetha	sikhetha	asikhethi	esingakhethi	singakhethi
2nd plural	niyakhetha, nikhetha	enikhethayo, enikhetha	nikhetha	anikhethi	eningakhethi	ningakhethi
Class 1	uyakhetha, ukhetha	okhethayo, okhetha	ekhetha	akakhethi	ongakhethi	engakhethi
Class 2	bayakhetha, bakhetha	abakhethayo, abakhetha	bekhetha	abakhethi	abangakhethi	bengakhethi
Class 3	uyakhetha, ukhetha	okhethayo, okhetha	ukhetha	awukhethi	ongakhethi	ungakhethi
Class 4	iyakhetha, ikhetha	ekhethayo, ekhetha	ikhetha	ayikhethi	engakhethi	ingakhethi
Class 5	liyakhetha, likhetha	elikhethayo, elikhetha	likhetha	alikhethi	elingakhethi	lingakhethi
Class 6	ayakhetha, akhetha	akhethayo, akhetha	ekhetha	awakhethi	angakhethi	engakhethi
Class 7	siyakhetha, sikhetha	esikhethayo, esikhetha	sikhetha	asikhethi	esingakhethi	singakhethi
Class 8	ziyakhetha, zikhetha	ezikhethayo, ezikhetha	zikhetha	azikhethi	ezingakhethi	zingakhethi
Class 9	iyakhetha, ikhetha	ekhethayo, ekhetha	ikhetha	ayikhethi	engakhethi	ingakhethi
Class 10	ziyakhetha, zikhetha	ezikhethayo, ezikhetha	zikhetha	azikhethi	ezingakhethi	zingakhethi
Class 11	luyakhetha, lukhetha	olukhethayo, olukhetha	lukhetha	alukhethi	olungakhethi	lungakhethi
Class 14	buyakhetha, bukhetha	obukhethayo, obukhetha	bukhetha	abukhethi	obungakhethi	bungakhethi
Class 15	kuyakhetha, kukhetha	okukhethayo, okukhetha	kukhetha	akukhethi	okungakhethi	kungakhethi
Class 17	kuyakhetha, kukhetha	okukhethayo, okukhetha	kukhetha	akukhethi	okungakhethi	kungakhethi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhethile, ngikhethē	engikhethile, engikhethē	ngikhethile, ngikhethē	angikhethanga	engingakhethanga	ngingakhethanga
2nd singular	ukhethile, ukhethē	okhethile, okhethē	ukhethile, ukhethē	awukhethanga	ongakhethanga	ungakhethanga
1st plural	sikhethile, sikhethē	esikhethile, esikhethē	sikhethile, sikhethē	asikhethanga	esingakhethanga	singakhethanga
2nd plural	nikhethile, nikhethē	enikhethile, enikhethē	nikhethile, nikhethē	anikhethanga	eningakhethanga	ningakhethanga
Class 1	ukhethile, ukhethē	okhethile, okhethē	ekhethile, ekhethē	akakhethanga	ongakhethanga	engakhethanga
Class 2	bakhethile, bakhethē	abakhethile, abakhethē	bekhethile, bekhethē	abakhethanga	abangakhethanga	bengakhethanga
Class 3	ukhethile, ukhethē	okhethile, okhethē	ukhethile, ukhethē	awukhethanga	ongakhethanga	ungakhethanga
Class 4	ikhethile, ikhethē	ekhethile, ekhethē	ikhethile, ikhethē	ayikhethanga	engakhethanga	ingakhethanga
Class 5	likhethile, likhethē	elikhethile, elikhethē	likhethile, likhethē	alikhethanga	elingakhethanga	lingakhethanga
Class 6	akhethile, akhethē	akhethile, akhethē	ekhethile, ekhethē	awakhethanga	angakhethanga	engakhethanga
Class 7	sikhethile, sikhethē	esikhethile, esikhethē	sikhethile, sikhethē	asikhethanga	esingakhethanga	singakhethanga
Class 8	zikhethile, zikhethē	ezikhethile, ezikhethē	zikhethile, zikhethē	azikhethanga	ezingakhethanga	zingakhethanga
Class 9	ikhethile, ikhethē	ekhethile, ekhethē	ikhethile, ikhethē	ayikhethanga	engakhethanga	ingakhethanga
Class 10	zikhethile, zikhethē	ezikhethile, ezikhethē	zikhethile, zikhethē	azikhethanga	ezingakhethanga	zingakhethanga
Class 11	lukhethile, lukhethē	olukhethile, olukhethē	lukhethile, lukhethē	alukhethanga	olungakhethanga	lungakhethanga
Class 14	bukhethile, bukhethē	obukhethile, obukhethē	bukhethile, bukhethē	abukhethanga	obungakhethanga	bungakhethanga
Class 15	kukhethile, kukhethē	okukhethile, okukhethē	kukhethile, kukhethē	akukhethanga	okungakhethanga	kungakhethanga
Class 17	kukhethile, kukhethē	okukhethile, okukhethē	kukhethile, kukhethē	akukhethanga	okungakhethanga	kungakhethanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhetha	engākhetha	ngākhetha	angikhethanga	engingakhethanga	ngingakhethanga
2nd singular	wākhetha	owākhetha	wākhetha	awukhethanga	ongakhethanga	ungakhethanga
1st plural	sākhetha	esākhetha	sākhetha	asikhethanga	esingakhethanga	singakhethanga
2nd plural	nākhetha	enākhetha	nākhetha	anikhethanga	eningakhethanga	ningakhethanga
Class 1	wākhetha	owākhetha	ākhetha	akakhethanga	ongakhethanga	engakhethanga
Class 2	bākhetha	abākhetha	bākhetha	abakhethanga	abangakhethanga	bengakhethanga
Class 3	wākhetha	owākhetha	wākhetha	awukhethanga	ongakhethanga	ungakhethanga
Class 4	yākhetha	eyākhetha	yākhetha	ayikhethanga	engakhethanga	ingakhethanga
Class 5	lākhetha	elākhetha	lākhetha	alikhethanga	elingakhethanga	lingakhethanga
Class 6	ākhetha	ākhetha	ākhetha	awakhethanga	angakhethanga	engakhethanga
Class 7	sākhetha	esākhetha	sākhetha	asikhethanga	esingakhethanga	singakhethanga
Class 8	zākhetha	ezākhetha	zākhetha	azikhethanga	ezingakhethanga	zingakhethanga
Class 9	yākhetha	eyākhetha	yākhetha	ayikhethanga	engakhethanga	ingakhethanga
Class 10	zākhetha	ezākhetha	zākhetha	azikhethanga	ezingakhethanga	zingakhethanga
Class 11	lwākhetha	olwākhetha	lwākhetha	alukhethanga	olungakhethanga	lungakhethanga
Class 14	bākhetha	obākhetha	bākhetha	abukhethanga	obungakhethanga	bungakhethanga
Class 15	kwākhetha	okwākhetha	kwākhetha	akukhethanga	okungakhethanga	kungakhethanga
Class 17	kwākhetha	okwākhetha	kwākhetha	akukhethanga	okungakhethanga	kungakhethanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhetha	—	ngingakhetha	ngingekhethe	—	ngingekhethe
2nd singular	ungakhetha	—	ungakhetha	ungekhethe	—	ungekhethe
1st plural	singakhetha	—	singakhetha	singekhethe	—	singekhethe
2nd plural	ningakhetha	—	ningakhetha	ningekhethe	—	ningekhethe
Class 1	angakhetha	—	engakhetha	angekhethe	—	engekhethe
Class 2	bangakhetha	—	bengakhetha	bangekhethe	—	bengekhethe
Class 3	ungakhetha	—	ungakhetha	ungekhethe	—	ungekhethe
Class 4	ingakhetha	—	ingakhetha	ingekhethe	—	ingekhethe
Class 5	lingakhetha	—	lingakhetha	lingekhethe	—	lingekhethe
Class 6	angakhetha	—	engakhetha	angekhethe	—	engekhethe
Class 7	singakhetha	—	singakhetha	singekhethe	—	singekhethe
Class 8	zingakhetha	—	zingakhetha	zingekhethe	—	zingekhethe
Class 9	ingakhetha	—	ingakhetha	ingekhethe	—	ingekhethe
Class 10	zingakhetha	—	zingakhetha	zingekhethe	—	zingekhethe
Class 11	lungakhetha	—	lungakhetha	lungekhethe	—	lungekhethe
Class 14	bungakhetha	—	bungakhetha	bungekhethe	—	bungekhethe
Class 15	kungakhetha	—	kungakhetha	kungekhethe	—	kungekhethe
Class 17	kungakhetha	—	kungakhetha	kungekhethe	—	kungekhethe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhetha	engizokhetha	ngizokhetha	angizukhetha	engingezukhetha	ngingezukhetha
2nd singular	uzokhetha	ozokhetha	uzokhetha	awuzukhetha	ongezukhetha	ungezukhetha
1st plural	sizokhetha	esizokhetha	sizokhetha	asizukhetha	esingezukhetha	singezukhetha
2nd plural	nizokhetha	enizokhetha	nizokhetha	anizukhetha	eningezukhetha	ningezukhetha
Class 1	uzokhetha	ozokhetha	ezokhetha	akazukhetha	ongezukhetha	engezukhetha
Class 2	bazokhetha	abazokhetha	bezokhetha	abazukhetha	abangezukhetha	bengezukhetha
Class 3	uzokhetha	ozokhetha	uzokhetha	awuzukhetha	ongezukhetha	ungezukhetha
Class 4	izokhetha	ezokhetha	izokhetha	ayizukhetha	engezukhetha	ingezukhetha
Class 5	lizokhetha	elizokhetha	lizokhetha	alizukhetha	elingezukhetha	lingezukhetha
Class 6	azokhetha	azokhetha	ezokhetha	awazukhetha	angezukhetha	engezukhetha
Class 7	sizokhetha	esizokhetha	sizokhetha	asizukhetha	esingezukhetha	singezukhetha
Class 8	zizokhetha	ezizokhetha	zizokhetha	azizukhetha	ezingezukhetha	zingezukhetha
Class 9	izokhetha	ezokhetha	izokhetha	ayizukhetha	engezukhetha	ingezukhetha
Class 10	zizokhetha	ezizokhetha	zizokhetha	azizukhetha	ezingezukhetha	zingezukhetha
Class 11	luzokhetha	oluzokhetha	luzokhetha	aluzukhetha	olungezukhetha	lungezukhetha
Class 14	buzokhetha	obuzokhetha	buzokhetha	abuzukhetha	obungezukhetha	bungezukhetha
Class 15	kuzokhetha	okuzokhetha	kuzokhetha	akuzukhetha	okungezukhetha	kungezukhetha
Class 17	kuzokhetha	okuzokhetha	kuzokhetha	akuzukhetha	okungezukhetha	kungezukhetha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhetha	engiyokhetha	ngiyokhetha	angiyukhetha	engingeyukhetha	ngingeyukhetha
2nd singular	uyokhetha	oyokhetha	uyokhetha	awuyukhetha	ongeyukhetha	ungeyukhetha
1st plural	siyokhetha	esiyokhetha	siyokhetha	asiyukhetha	esingeyukhetha	singeyukhetha
2nd plural	niyokhetha	eniyokhetha	niyokhetha	aniyukhetha	eningeyukhetha	ningeyukhetha
Class 1	uyokhetha	oyokhetha	eyokhetha	akayukhetha	ongeyukhetha	engeyukhetha
Class 2	bayokhetha	abayokhetha	beyokhetha	abayukhetha	abangeyukhetha	bengeyukhetha
Class 3	uyokhetha	oyokhetha	uyokhetha	awuyukhetha	ongeyukhetha	ungeyukhetha
Class 4	iyokhetha	eyokhetha	iyokhetha	ayiyukhetha	engeyukhetha	ingeyukhetha
Class 5	liyokhetha	eliyokhetha	liyokhetha	aliyukhetha	elingeyukhetha	lingeyukhetha
Class 6	ayokhetha	ayokhetha	eyokhetha	awayukhetha	angeyukhetha	engeyukhetha
Class 7	siyokhetha	esiyokhetha	siyokhetha	asiyukhetha	esingeyukhetha	singeyukhetha
Class 8	ziyokhetha	eziyokhetha	ziyokhetha	aziyukhetha	ezingeyukhetha	zingeyukhetha
Class 9	iyokhetha	eyokhetha	iyokhetha	ayiyukhetha	engeyukhetha	ingeyukhetha
Class 10	ziyokhetha	eziyokhetha	ziyokhetha	aziyukhetha	ezingeyukhetha	zingeyukhetha
Class 11	luyokhetha	oluyokhetha	luyokhetha	aluyukhetha	olungeyukhetha	lungeyukhetha
Class 14	buyokhetha	obuyokhetha	buyokhetha	abuyukhetha	obungeyukhetha	bungeyukhetha
Class 15	kuyokhetha	okuyokhetha	kuyokhetha	akuyukhetha	okungeyukhetha	kungeyukhetha
Class 17	kuyokhetha	okuyokhetha	kuyokhetha	akuyukhetha	okungeyukhetha	kungeyukhetha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhethe	ngingakhethi
2nd singular	ukhethe	ungakhethi
1st plural	sikhethe	singakhethi
2nd plural	nikhethe	ningakhethi
Class 1	akhethe	angakhethi
Class 2	bakhethe	bangakhethi
Class 3	ukhethe	ungakhethi
Class 4	ikhethe	ingakhethi
Class 5	likhethe	lingakhethi
Class 6	akhethe	angakhethi
Class 7	sikhethe	singakhethi
Class 8	zikhethe	zingakhethi
Class 9	ikhethe	ingakhethi
Class 10	zikhethe	zingakhethi
Class 11	lukhethe	lungakhethi
Class 14	bukhethe	bungakhethi
Class 15	kukhethe	kungakhethi
Class 17	kukhethe	kungakhethi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhetha	ngangakhetha, angakhetha, angangakhetha
2nd singular	wakhetha	wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
1st plural	sakhetha	sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha
2nd plural	nakhetha	nangakhetha, anakhetha, anangakhetha
Class 1	wakhetha	wangakhetha, akakhetha, akangakhetha
Class 2	bakhetha	bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha
Class 3	wakhetha	wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
Class 4	yakhetha	yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha
Class 5	lakhetha	langakhetha, alakhetha, alangakhetha
Class 6	akhetha	angakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha
Class 7	sakhetha	sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha
Class 8	zakhetha	zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha
Class 9	yakhetha	yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha
Class 10	zakhetha	zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha
Class 11	lwakhetha	lwangakhetha, alwakhetha, alwangakhetha
Class 14	bakhetha	bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha
Class 15	kwakhetha	kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha
Class 17	kwakhetha	kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha

Derived terms

• -khethisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khetha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khetha (6.3)”