qhebeza

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ǃʰeɓeːza/

Verb

-qhebeza

1. (intransitive) to chatter, to gossip, to jabber, to talk much
2. (transitive) to turn on, to switch on

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuqhebeza
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuqhebeza	ukungaqhebezi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	qhebeza	-qhebeze
Plural	qhebezani	-qhebezeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyaqhebeza, ngiqhebeza	engiqhebezayo, engiqhebeza	ngiqhebeza	angiqhebezi	engingaqhebezi	ngingaqhebezi
2nd singular	uyaqhebeza, uqhebeza	oqhebezayo, oqhebeza	uqhebeza	awuqhebezi	ongaqhebezi	ungaqhebezi
1st plural	siyaqhebeza, siqhebeza	esiqhebezayo, esiqhebeza	siqhebeza	asiqhebezi	esingaqhebezi	singaqhebezi
2nd plural	niyaqhebeza, niqhebeza	eniqhebezayo, eniqhebeza	niqhebeza	aniqhebezi	eningaqhebezi	ningaqhebezi
Class 1	uyaqhebeza, uqhebeza	oqhebezayo, oqhebeza	eqhebeza	akaqhebezi	ongaqhebezi	engaqhebezi
Class 2	bayaqhebeza, baqhebeza	abaqhebezayo, abaqhebeza	beqhebeza	abaqhebezi	abangaqhebezi	bengaqhebezi
Class 3	uyaqhebeza, uqhebeza	oqhebezayo, oqhebeza	uqhebeza	awuqhebezi	ongaqhebezi	ungaqhebezi
Class 4	iyaqhebeza, iqhebeza	eqhebezayo, eqhebeza	iqhebeza	ayiqhebezi	engaqhebezi	ingaqhebezi
Class 5	liyaqhebeza, liqhebeza	eliqhebezayo, eliqhebeza	liqhebeza	aliqhebezi	elingaqhebezi	lingaqhebezi
Class 6	ayaqhebeza, aqhebeza	aqhebezayo, aqhebeza	eqhebeza	awaqhebezi	angaqhebezi	engaqhebezi
Class 7	siyaqhebeza, siqhebeza	esiqhebezayo, esiqhebeza	siqhebeza	asiqhebezi	esingaqhebezi	singaqhebezi
Class 8	ziyaqhebeza, ziqhebeza	eziqhebezayo, eziqhebeza	ziqhebeza	aziqhebezi	ezingaqhebezi	zingaqhebezi
Class 9	iyaqhebeza, iqhebeza	eqhebezayo, eqhebeza	iqhebeza	ayiqhebezi	engaqhebezi	ingaqhebezi
Class 10	ziyaqhebeza, ziqhebeza	eziqhebezayo, eziqhebeza	ziqhebeza	aziqhebezi	ezingaqhebezi	zingaqhebezi
Class 11	luyaqhebeza, luqhebeza	oluqhebezayo, oluqhebeza	luqhebeza	aluqhebezi	olungaqhebezi	lungaqhebezi
Class 14	buyaqhebeza, buqhebeza	obuqhebezayo, obuqhebeza	buqhebeza	abuqhebezi	obungaqhebezi	bungaqhebezi
Class 15	kuyaqhebeza, kuqhebeza	okuqhebezayo, okuqhebeza	kuqhebeza	akuqhebezi	okungaqhebezi	kungaqhebezi
Class 17	kuyaqhebeza, kuqhebeza	okuqhebezayo, okuqhebeza	kuqhebeza	akuqhebezi	okungaqhebezi	kungaqhebezi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiqhebezile, ngiqhebezē	engiqhebezile, engiqhebezē	ngiqhebezile, ngiqhebezē	angiqhebezanga	engingaqhebezanga	ngingaqhebezanga
2nd singular	uqhebezile, uqhebezē	oqhebezile, oqhebezē	uqhebezile, uqhebezē	awuqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	ungaqhebezanga
1st plural	siqhebezile, siqhebezē	esiqhebezile, esiqhebezē	siqhebezile, siqhebezē	asiqhebezanga	esingaqhebezanga	singaqhebezanga
2nd plural	niqhebezile, niqhebezē	eniqhebezile, eniqhebezē	niqhebezile, niqhebezē	aniqhebezanga	eningaqhebezanga	ningaqhebezanga
Class 1	uqhebezile, uqhebezē	oqhebezile, oqhebezē	eqhebezile, eqhebezē	akaqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga
Class 2	baqhebezile, baqhebezē	abaqhebezile, abaqhebezē	beqhebezile, beqhebezē	abaqhebezanga	abangaqhebezanga	bengaqhebezanga
Class 3	uqhebezile, uqhebezē	oqhebezile, oqhebezē	uqhebezile, uqhebezē	awuqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	ungaqhebezanga
Class 4	iqhebezile, iqhebezē	eqhebezile, eqhebezē	iqhebezile, iqhebezē	ayiqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga	ingaqhebezanga
Class 5	liqhebezile, liqhebezē	eliqhebezile, eliqhebezē	liqhebezile, liqhebezē	aliqhebezanga	elingaqhebezanga	lingaqhebezanga
Class 6	aqhebezile, aqhebezē	aqhebezile, aqhebezē	eqhebezile, eqhebezē	awaqhebezanga	angaqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga
Class 7	siqhebezile, siqhebezē	esiqhebezile, esiqhebezē	siqhebezile, siqhebezē	asiqhebezanga	esingaqhebezanga	singaqhebezanga
Class 8	ziqhebezile, ziqhebezē	eziqhebezile, eziqhebezē	ziqhebezile, ziqhebezē	aziqhebezanga	ezingaqhebezanga	zingaqhebezanga
Class 9	iqhebezile, iqhebezē	eqhebezile, eqhebezē	iqhebezile, iqhebezē	ayiqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga	ingaqhebezanga
Class 10	ziqhebezile, ziqhebezē	eziqhebezile, eziqhebezē	ziqhebezile, ziqhebezē	aziqhebezanga	ezingaqhebezanga	zingaqhebezanga
Class 11	luqhebezile, luqhebezē	oluqhebezile, oluqhebezē	luqhebezile, luqhebezē	aluqhebezanga	olungaqhebezanga	lungaqhebezanga
Class 14	buqhebezile, buqhebezē	obuqhebezile, obuqhebezē	buqhebezile, buqhebezē	abuqhebezanga	obungaqhebezanga	bungaqhebezanga
Class 15	kuqhebezile, kuqhebezē	okuqhebezile, okuqhebezē	kuqhebezile, kuqhebezē	akuqhebezanga	okungaqhebezanga	kungaqhebezanga
Class 17	kuqhebezile, kuqhebezē	okuqhebezile, okuqhebezē	kuqhebezile, kuqhebezē	akuqhebezanga	okungaqhebezanga	kungaqhebezanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāqhebeza	engāqhebeza	ngāqhebeza	angiqhebezanga	engingaqhebezanga	ngingaqhebezanga
2nd singular	wāqhebeza	owāqhebeza	wāqhebeza	awuqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	ungaqhebezanga
1st plural	sāqhebeza	esāqhebeza	sāqhebeza	asiqhebezanga	esingaqhebezanga	singaqhebezanga
2nd plural	nāqhebeza	enāqhebeza	nāqhebeza	aniqhebezanga	eningaqhebezanga	ningaqhebezanga
Class 1	wāqhebeza	owāqhebeza	āqhebeza	akaqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga
Class 2	bāqhebeza	abāqhebeza	bāqhebeza	abaqhebezanga	abangaqhebezanga	bengaqhebezanga
Class 3	wāqhebeza	owāqhebeza	wāqhebeza	awuqhebezanga	ongaqhebezanga	ungaqhebezanga
Class 4	yāqhebeza	eyāqhebeza	yāqhebeza	ayiqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga	ingaqhebezanga
Class 5	lāqhebeza	elāqhebeza	lāqhebeza	aliqhebezanga	elingaqhebezanga	lingaqhebezanga
Class 6	āqhebeza	āqhebeza	āqhebeza	awaqhebezanga	angaqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga
Class 7	sāqhebeza	esāqhebeza	sāqhebeza	asiqhebezanga	esingaqhebezanga	singaqhebezanga
Class 8	zāqhebeza	ezāqhebeza	zāqhebeza	aziqhebezanga	ezingaqhebezanga	zingaqhebezanga
Class 9	yāqhebeza	eyāqhebeza	yāqhebeza	ayiqhebezanga	engaqhebezanga	ingaqhebezanga
Class 10	zāqhebeza	ezāqhebeza	zāqhebeza	aziqhebezanga	ezingaqhebezanga	zingaqhebezanga
Class 11	lwāqhebeza	olwāqhebeza	lwāqhebeza	aluqhebezanga	olungaqhebezanga	lungaqhebezanga
Class 14	bāqhebeza	obāqhebeza	bāqhebeza	abuqhebezanga	obungaqhebezanga	bungaqhebezanga
Class 15	kwāqhebeza	okwāqhebeza	kwāqhebeza	akuqhebezanga	okungaqhebezanga	kungaqhebezanga
Class 17	kwāqhebeza	okwāqhebeza	kwāqhebeza	akuqhebezanga	okungaqhebezanga	kungaqhebezanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingaqhebeza	—	ngingaqhebeza	ngingeqhebeze	—	ngingeqhebeze
2nd singular	ungaqhebeza	—	ungaqhebeza	ungeqhebeze	—	ungeqhebeze
1st plural	singaqhebeza	—	singaqhebeza	singeqhebeze	—	singeqhebeze
2nd plural	ningaqhebeza	—	ningaqhebeza	ningeqhebeze	—	ningeqhebeze
Class 1	angaqhebeza	—	engaqhebeza	angeqhebeze	—	engeqhebeze
Class 2	bangaqhebeza	—	bengaqhebeza	bangeqhebeze	—	bengeqhebeze
Class 3	ungaqhebeza	—	ungaqhebeza	ungeqhebeze	—	ungeqhebeze
Class 4	ingaqhebeza	—	ingaqhebeza	ingeqhebeze	—	ingeqhebeze
Class 5	lingaqhebeza	—	lingaqhebeza	lingeqhebeze	—	lingeqhebeze
Class 6	angaqhebeza	—	engaqhebeza	angeqhebeze	—	engeqhebeze
Class 7	singaqhebeza	—	singaqhebeza	singeqhebeze	—	singeqhebeze
Class 8	zingaqhebeza	—	zingaqhebeza	zingeqhebeze	—	zingeqhebeze
Class 9	ingaqhebeza	—	ingaqhebeza	ingeqhebeze	—	ingeqhebeze
Class 10	zingaqhebeza	—	zingaqhebeza	zingeqhebeze	—	zingeqhebeze
Class 11	lungaqhebeza	—	lungaqhebeza	lungeqhebeze	—	lungeqhebeze
Class 14	bungaqhebeza	—	bungaqhebeza	bungeqhebeze	—	bungeqhebeze
Class 15	kungaqhebeza	—	kungaqhebeza	kungeqhebeze	—	kungeqhebeze
Class 17	kungaqhebeza	—	kungaqhebeza	kungeqhebeze	—	kungeqhebeze
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizoqhebeza	engizoqhebeza	ngizoqhebeza	angizuqhebeza	engingezuqhebeza	ngingezuqhebeza
2nd singular	uzoqhebeza	ozoqhebeza	uzoqhebeza	awuzuqhebeza	ongezuqhebeza	ungezuqhebeza
1st plural	sizoqhebeza	esizoqhebeza	sizoqhebeza	asizuqhebeza	esingezuqhebeza	singezuqhebeza
2nd plural	nizoqhebeza	enizoqhebeza	nizoqhebeza	anizuqhebeza	eningezuqhebeza	ningezuqhebeza
Class 1	uzoqhebeza	ozoqhebeza	ezoqhebeza	akazuqhebeza	ongezuqhebeza	engezuqhebeza
Class 2	bazoqhebeza	abazoqhebeza	bezoqhebeza	abazuqhebeza	abangezuqhebeza	bengezuqhebeza
Class 3	uzoqhebeza	ozoqhebeza	uzoqhebeza	awuzuqhebeza	ongezuqhebeza	ungezuqhebeza
Class 4	izoqhebeza	ezoqhebeza	izoqhebeza	ayizuqhebeza	engezuqhebeza	ingezuqhebeza
Class 5	lizoqhebeza	elizoqhebeza	lizoqhebeza	alizuqhebeza	elingezuqhebeza	lingezuqhebeza
Class 6	azoqhebeza	azoqhebeza	ezoqhebeza	awazuqhebeza	angezuqhebeza	engezuqhebeza
Class 7	sizoqhebeza	esizoqhebeza	sizoqhebeza	asizuqhebeza	esingezuqhebeza	singezuqhebeza
Class 8	zizoqhebeza	ezizoqhebeza	zizoqhebeza	azizuqhebeza	ezingezuqhebeza	zingezuqhebeza
Class 9	izoqhebeza	ezoqhebeza	izoqhebeza	ayizuqhebeza	engezuqhebeza	ingezuqhebeza
Class 10	zizoqhebeza	ezizoqhebeza	zizoqhebeza	azizuqhebeza	ezingezuqhebeza	zingezuqhebeza
Class 11	luzoqhebeza	oluzoqhebeza	luzoqhebeza	aluzuqhebeza	olungezuqhebeza	lungezuqhebeza
Class 14	buzoqhebeza	obuzoqhebeza	buzoqhebeza	abuzuqhebeza	obungezuqhebeza	bungezuqhebeza
Class 15	kuzoqhebeza	okuzoqhebeza	kuzoqhebeza	akuzuqhebeza	okungezuqhebeza	kungezuqhebeza
Class 17	kuzoqhebeza	okuzoqhebeza	kuzoqhebeza	akuzuqhebeza	okungezuqhebeza	kungezuqhebeza
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyoqhebeza	engiyoqhebeza	ngiyoqhebeza	angiyuqhebeza	engingeyuqhebeza	ngingeyuqhebeza
2nd singular	uyoqhebeza	oyoqhebeza	uyoqhebeza	awuyuqhebeza	ongeyuqhebeza	ungeyuqhebeza
1st plural	siyoqhebeza	esiyoqhebeza	siyoqhebeza	asiyuqhebeza	esingeyuqhebeza	singeyuqhebeza
2nd plural	niyoqhebeza	eniyoqhebeza	niyoqhebeza	aniyuqhebeza	eningeyuqhebeza	ningeyuqhebeza
Class 1	uyoqhebeza	oyoqhebeza	eyoqhebeza	akayuqhebeza	ongeyuqhebeza	engeyuqhebeza
Class 2	bayoqhebeza	abayoqhebeza	beyoqhebeza	abayuqhebeza	abangeyuqhebeza	bengeyuqhebeza
Class 3	uyoqhebeza	oyoqhebeza	uyoqhebeza	awuyuqhebeza	ongeyuqhebeza	ungeyuqhebeza
Class 4	iyoqhebeza	eyoqhebeza	iyoqhebeza	ayiyuqhebeza	engeyuqhebeza	ingeyuqhebeza
Class 5	liyoqhebeza	eliyoqhebeza	liyoqhebeza	aliyuqhebeza	elingeyuqhebeza	lingeyuqhebeza
Class 6	ayoqhebeza	ayoqhebeza	eyoqhebeza	awayuqhebeza	angeyuqhebeza	engeyuqhebeza
Class 7	siyoqhebeza	esiyoqhebeza	siyoqhebeza	asiyuqhebeza	esingeyuqhebeza	singeyuqhebeza
Class 8	ziyoqhebeza	eziyoqhebeza	ziyoqhebeza	aziyuqhebeza	ezingeyuqhebeza	zingeyuqhebeza
Class 9	iyoqhebeza	eyoqhebeza	iyoqhebeza	ayiyuqhebeza	engeyuqhebeza	ingeyuqhebeza
Class 10	ziyoqhebeza	eziyoqhebeza	ziyoqhebeza	aziyuqhebeza	ezingeyuqhebeza	zingeyuqhebeza
Class 11	luyoqhebeza	oluyoqhebeza	luyoqhebeza	aluyuqhebeza	olungeyuqhebeza	lungeyuqhebeza
Class 14	buyoqhebeza	obuyoqhebeza	buyoqhebeza	abuyuqhebeza	obungeyuqhebeza	bungeyuqhebeza
Class 15	kuyoqhebeza	okuyoqhebeza	kuyoqhebeza	akuyuqhebeza	okungeyuqhebeza	kungeyuqhebeza
Class 17	kuyoqhebeza	okuyoqhebeza	kuyoqhebeza	akuyuqhebeza	okungeyuqhebeza	kungeyuqhebeza
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngiqhebeze	ngingaqhebezi
2nd singular	uqhebeze	ungaqhebezi
1st plural	siqhebeze	singaqhebezi
2nd plural	niqhebeze	ningaqhebezi
Class 1	aqhebeze	angaqhebezi
Class 2	baqhebeze	bangaqhebezi
Class 3	uqhebeze	ungaqhebezi
Class 4	iqhebeze	ingaqhebezi
Class 5	liqhebeze	lingaqhebezi
Class 6	aqhebeze	angaqhebezi
Class 7	siqhebeze	singaqhebezi
Class 8	ziqhebeze	zingaqhebezi
Class 9	iqhebeze	ingaqhebezi
Class 10	ziqhebeze	zingaqhebezi
Class 11	luqhebeze	lungaqhebezi
Class 14	buqhebeze	bungaqhebezi
Class 15	kuqhebeze	kungaqhebezi
Class 17	kuqhebeze	kungaqhebezi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngaqhebeza	ngangaqhebeza, angaqhebeza, angangaqhebeza
2nd singular	waqhebeza	wangaqhebeza, awaqhebeza, awangaqhebeza
1st plural	saqhebeza	sangaqhebeza, asaqhebeza, asangaqhebeza
2nd plural	naqhebeza	nangaqhebeza, anaqhebeza, anangaqhebeza
Class 1	waqhebeza	wangaqhebeza, akaqhebeza, akangaqhebeza
Class 2	baqhebeza	bangaqhebeza, abaqhebeza, abangaqhebeza
Class 3	waqhebeza	wangaqhebeza, awaqhebeza, awangaqhebeza
Class 4	yaqhebeza	yangaqhebeza, ayaqhebeza, ayangaqhebeza
Class 5	laqhebeza	langaqhebeza, alaqhebeza, alangaqhebeza
Class 6	aqhebeza	angaqhebeza, awaqhebeza, awangaqhebeza
Class 7	saqhebeza	sangaqhebeza, asaqhebeza, asangaqhebeza
Class 8	zaqhebeza	zangaqhebeza, azaqhebeza, azangaqhebeza
Class 9	yaqhebeza	yangaqhebeza, ayaqhebeza, ayangaqhebeza
Class 10	zaqhebeza	zangaqhebeza, azaqhebeza, azangaqhebeza
Class 11	lwaqhebeza	lwangaqhebeza, alwaqhebeza, alwangaqhebeza
Class 14	baqhebeza	bangaqhebeza, abaqhebeza, abangaqhebeza
Class 15	kwaqhebeza	kwangaqhebeza, akwaqhebeza, akwangaqhebeza
Class 17	kwaqhebeza	kwangaqhebeza, akwaqhebeza, akwangaqhebeza

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “qheɓeza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qheɓeza (3.2.9)”