dweba

Zulu

Verb

-dwéba

1. to draw (line, picture, etc.), to illustrate, to paint
2. to scratch (write or draw on a surface)

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukudweba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudweba	ukungadwebi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dweba	-dwebe
Plural	dwebani	-dwebeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadweba, ngidweba	engidwebayo, engidweba	ngidweba	angidwebi	engingadwebi	ngingadwebi
2nd singular	uyadweba, udweba	odwebayo, odweba	udweba	awudwebi	ongadwebi	ungadwebi
1st plural	siyadweba, sidweba	esidwebayo, esidweba	sidweba	asidwebi	esingadwebi	singadwebi
2nd plural	niyadweba, nidweba	enidwebayo, enidweba	nidweba	anidwebi	eningadwebi	ningadwebi
Class 1	uyadweba, udweba	odwebayo, odweba	edweba	akadwebi	ongadwebi	engadwebi
Class 2	bayadweba, badweba	abadwebayo, abadweba	bedweba	abadwebi	abangadwebi	bengadwebi
Class 3	uyadweba, udweba	odwebayo, odweba	udweba	awudwebi	ongadwebi	ungadwebi
Class 4	iyadweba, idweba	edwebayo, edweba	idweba	ayidwebi	engadwebi	ingadwebi
Class 5	liyadweba, lidweba	elidwebayo, elidweba	lidweba	alidwebi	elingadwebi	lingadwebi
Class 6	ayadweba, adweba	adwebayo, adweba	edweba	awadwebi	angadwebi	engadwebi
Class 7	siyadweba, sidweba	esidwebayo, esidweba	sidweba	asidwebi	esingadwebi	singadwebi
Class 8	ziyadweba, zidweba	ezidwebayo, ezidweba	zidweba	azidwebi	ezingadwebi	zingadwebi
Class 9	iyadweba, idweba	edwebayo, edweba	idweba	ayidwebi	engadwebi	ingadwebi
Class 10	ziyadweba, zidweba	ezidwebayo, ezidweba	zidweba	azidwebi	ezingadwebi	zingadwebi
Class 11	luyadweba, ludweba	oludwebayo, oludweba	ludweba	aludwebi	olungadwebi	lungadwebi
Class 14	buyadweba, budweba	obudwebayo, obudweba	budweba	abudwebi	obungadwebi	bungadwebi
Class 15	kuyadweba, kudweba	okudwebayo, okudweba	kudweba	akudwebi	okungadwebi	kungadwebi
Class 17	kuyadweba, kudweba	okudwebayo, okudweba	kudweba	akudwebi	okungadwebi	kungadwebi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidwebile, ngidwebē	engidwebile, engidwebē	ngidwebile, ngidwebē	angidwebanga	engingadwebanga	ngingadwebanga
2nd singular	udwebile, udwebē	odwebile, odwebē	udwebile, udwebē	awudwebanga	ongadwebanga	ungadwebanga
1st plural	sidwebile, sidwebē	esidwebile, esidwebē	sidwebile, sidwebē	asidwebanga	esingadwebanga	singadwebanga
2nd plural	nidwebile, nidwebē	enidwebile, enidwebē	nidwebile, nidwebē	anidwebanga	eningadwebanga	ningadwebanga
Class 1	udwebile, udwebē	odwebile, odwebē	edwebile, edwebē	akadwebanga	ongadwebanga	engadwebanga
Class 2	badwebile, badwebē	abadwebile, abadwebē	bedwebile, bedwebē	abadwebanga	abangadwebanga	bengadwebanga
Class 3	udwebile, udwebē	odwebile, odwebē	udwebile, udwebē	awudwebanga	ongadwebanga	ungadwebanga
Class 4	idwebile, idwebē	edwebile, edwebē	idwebile, idwebē	ayidwebanga	engadwebanga	ingadwebanga
Class 5	lidwebile, lidwebē	elidwebile, elidwebē	lidwebile, lidwebē	alidwebanga	elingadwebanga	lingadwebanga
Class 6	adwebile, adwebē	adwebile, adwebē	edwebile, edwebē	awadwebanga	angadwebanga	engadwebanga
Class 7	sidwebile, sidwebē	esidwebile, esidwebē	sidwebile, sidwebē	asidwebanga	esingadwebanga	singadwebanga
Class 8	zidwebile, zidwebē	ezidwebile, ezidwebē	zidwebile, zidwebē	azidwebanga	ezingadwebanga	zingadwebanga
Class 9	idwebile, idwebē	edwebile, edwebē	idwebile, idwebē	ayidwebanga	engadwebanga	ingadwebanga
Class 10	zidwebile, zidwebē	ezidwebile, ezidwebē	zidwebile, zidwebē	azidwebanga	ezingadwebanga	zingadwebanga
Class 11	ludwebile, ludwebē	oludwebile, oludwebē	ludwebile, ludwebē	aludwebanga	olungadwebanga	lungadwebanga
Class 14	budwebile, budwebē	obudwebile, obudwebē	budwebile, budwebē	abudwebanga	obungadwebanga	bungadwebanga
Class 15	kudwebile, kudwebē	okudwebile, okudwebē	kudwebile, kudwebē	akudwebanga	okungadwebanga	kungadwebanga
Class 17	kudwebile, kudwebē	okudwebile, okudwebē	kudwebile, kudwebē	akudwebanga	okungadwebanga	kungadwebanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādweba	engādweba	ngādweba	angidwebanga	engingadwebanga	ngingadwebanga
2nd singular	wādweba	owādweba	wādweba	awudwebanga	ongadwebanga	ungadwebanga
1st plural	sādweba	esādweba	sādweba	asidwebanga	esingadwebanga	singadwebanga
2nd plural	nādweba	enādweba	nādweba	anidwebanga	eningadwebanga	ningadwebanga
Class 1	wādweba	owādweba	ādweba	akadwebanga	ongadwebanga	engadwebanga
Class 2	bādweba	abādweba	bādweba	abadwebanga	abangadwebanga	bengadwebanga
Class 3	wādweba	owādweba	wādweba	awudwebanga	ongadwebanga	ungadwebanga
Class 4	yādweba	eyādweba	yādweba	ayidwebanga	engadwebanga	ingadwebanga
Class 5	lādweba	elādweba	lādweba	alidwebanga	elingadwebanga	lingadwebanga
Class 6	ādweba	ādweba	ādweba	awadwebanga	angadwebanga	engadwebanga
Class 7	sādweba	esādweba	sādweba	asidwebanga	esingadwebanga	singadwebanga
Class 8	zādweba	ezādweba	zādweba	azidwebanga	ezingadwebanga	zingadwebanga
Class 9	yādweba	eyādweba	yādweba	ayidwebanga	engadwebanga	ingadwebanga
Class 10	zādweba	ezādweba	zādweba	azidwebanga	ezingadwebanga	zingadwebanga
Class 11	lwādweba	olwādweba	lwādweba	aludwebanga	olungadwebanga	lungadwebanga
Class 14	bādweba	obādweba	bādweba	abudwebanga	obungadwebanga	bungadwebanga
Class 15	kwādweba	okwādweba	kwādweba	akudwebanga	okungadwebanga	kungadwebanga
Class 17	kwādweba	okwādweba	kwādweba	akudwebanga	okungadwebanga	kungadwebanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadweba	—	ngingadweba	ngingedwebe	—	ngingedwebe
2nd singular	ungadweba	—	ungadweba	ungedwebe	—	ungedwebe
1st plural	singadweba	—	singadweba	singedwebe	—	singedwebe
2nd plural	ningadweba	—	ningadweba	ningedwebe	—	ningedwebe
Class 1	angadweba	—	engadweba	angedwebe	—	engedwebe
Class 2	bangadweba	—	bengadweba	bangedwebe	—	bengedwebe
Class 3	ungadweba	—	ungadweba	ungedwebe	—	ungedwebe
Class 4	ingadweba	—	ingadweba	ingedwebe	—	ingedwebe
Class 5	lingadweba	—	lingadweba	lingedwebe	—	lingedwebe
Class 6	angadweba	—	engadweba	angedwebe	—	engedwebe
Class 7	singadweba	—	singadweba	singedwebe	—	singedwebe
Class 8	zingadweba	—	zingadweba	zingedwebe	—	zingedwebe
Class 9	ingadweba	—	ingadweba	ingedwebe	—	ingedwebe
Class 10	zingadweba	—	zingadweba	zingedwebe	—	zingedwebe
Class 11	lungadweba	—	lungadweba	lungedwebe	—	lungedwebe
Class 14	bungadweba	—	bungadweba	bungedwebe	—	bungedwebe
Class 15	kungadweba	—	kungadweba	kungedwebe	—	kungedwebe
Class 17	kungadweba	—	kungadweba	kungedwebe	—	kungedwebe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodweba	engizodweba	ngizodweba	angizudweba	engingezudweba	ngingezudweba
2nd singular	uzodweba	ozodweba	uzodweba	awuzudweba	ongezudweba	ungezudweba
1st plural	sizodweba	esizodweba	sizodweba	asizudweba	esingezudweba	singezudweba
2nd plural	nizodweba	enizodweba	nizodweba	anizudweba	eningezudweba	ningezudweba
Class 1	uzodweba	ozodweba	ezodweba	akazudweba	ongezudweba	engezudweba
Class 2	bazodweba	abazodweba	bezodweba	abazudweba	abangezudweba	bengezudweba
Class 3	uzodweba	ozodweba	uzodweba	awuzudweba	ongezudweba	ungezudweba
Class 4	izodweba	ezodweba	izodweba	ayizudweba	engezudweba	ingezudweba
Class 5	lizodweba	elizodweba	lizodweba	alizudweba	elingezudweba	lingezudweba
Class 6	azodweba	azodweba	ezodweba	awazudweba	angezudweba	engezudweba
Class 7	sizodweba	esizodweba	sizodweba	asizudweba	esingezudweba	singezudweba
Class 8	zizodweba	ezizodweba	zizodweba	azizudweba	ezingezudweba	zingezudweba
Class 9	izodweba	ezodweba	izodweba	ayizudweba	engezudweba	ingezudweba
Class 10	zizodweba	ezizodweba	zizodweba	azizudweba	ezingezudweba	zingezudweba
Class 11	luzodweba	oluzodweba	luzodweba	aluzudweba	olungezudweba	lungezudweba
Class 14	buzodweba	obuzodweba	buzodweba	abuzudweba	obungezudweba	bungezudweba
Class 15	kuzodweba	okuzodweba	kuzodweba	akuzudweba	okungezudweba	kungezudweba
Class 17	kuzodweba	okuzodweba	kuzodweba	akuzudweba	okungezudweba	kungezudweba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodweba	engiyodweba	ngiyodweba	angiyudweba	engingeyudweba	ngingeyudweba
2nd singular	uyodweba	oyodweba	uyodweba	awuyudweba	ongeyudweba	ungeyudweba
1st plural	siyodweba	esiyodweba	siyodweba	asiyudweba	esingeyudweba	singeyudweba
2nd plural	niyodweba	eniyodweba	niyodweba	aniyudweba	eningeyudweba	ningeyudweba
Class 1	uyodweba	oyodweba	eyodweba	akayudweba	ongeyudweba	engeyudweba
Class 2	bayodweba	abayodweba	beyodweba	abayudweba	abangeyudweba	bengeyudweba
Class 3	uyodweba	oyodweba	uyodweba	awuyudweba	ongeyudweba	ungeyudweba
Class 4	iyodweba	eyodweba	iyodweba	ayiyudweba	engeyudweba	ingeyudweba
Class 5	liyodweba	eliyodweba	liyodweba	aliyudweba	elingeyudweba	lingeyudweba
Class 6	ayodweba	ayodweba	eyodweba	awayudweba	angeyudweba	engeyudweba
Class 7	siyodweba	esiyodweba	siyodweba	asiyudweba	esingeyudweba	singeyudweba
Class 8	ziyodweba	eziyodweba	ziyodweba	aziyudweba	ezingeyudweba	zingeyudweba
Class 9	iyodweba	eyodweba	iyodweba	ayiyudweba	engeyudweba	ingeyudweba
Class 10	ziyodweba	eziyodweba	ziyodweba	aziyudweba	ezingeyudweba	zingeyudweba
Class 11	luyodweba	oluyodweba	luyodweba	aluyudweba	olungeyudweba	lungeyudweba
Class 14	buyodweba	obuyodweba	buyodweba	abuyudweba	obungeyudweba	bungeyudweba
Class 15	kuyodweba	okuyodweba	kuyodweba	akuyudweba	okungeyudweba	kungeyudweba
Class 17	kuyodweba	okuyodweba	kuyodweba	akuyudweba	okungeyudweba	kungeyudweba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidwebe	ngingadwebi
2nd singular	udwebe	ungadwebi
1st plural	sidwebe	singadwebi
2nd plural	nidwebe	ningadwebi
Class 1	adwebe	angadwebi
Class 2	badwebe	bangadwebi
Class 3	udwebe	ungadwebi
Class 4	idwebe	ingadwebi
Class 5	lidwebe	lingadwebi
Class 6	adwebe	angadwebi
Class 7	sidwebe	singadwebi
Class 8	zidwebe	zingadwebi
Class 9	idwebe	ingadwebi
Class 10	zidwebe	zingadwebi
Class 11	ludwebe	lungadwebi
Class 14	budwebe	bungadwebi
Class 15	kudwebe	kungadwebi
Class 17	kudwebe	kungadwebi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadweba	ngangadweba, angadweba, angangadweba
2nd singular	wadweba	wangadweba, awadweba, awangadweba
1st plural	sadweba	sangadweba, asadweba, asangadweba
2nd plural	nadweba	nangadweba, anadweba, anangadweba
Class 1	wadweba	wangadweba, akadweba, akangadweba
Class 2	badweba	bangadweba, abadweba, abangadweba
Class 3	wadweba	wangadweba, awadweba, awangadweba
Class 4	yadweba	yangadweba, ayadweba, ayangadweba
Class 5	ladweba	langadweba, aladweba, alangadweba
Class 6	adweba	angadweba, awadweba, awangadweba
Class 7	sadweba	sangadweba, asadweba, asangadweba
Class 8	zadweba	zangadweba, azadweba, azangadweba
Class 9	yadweba	yangadweba, ayadweba, ayangadweba
Class 10	zadweba	zangadweba, azadweba, azangadweba
Class 11	lwadweba	lwangadweba, alwadweba, alwangadweba
Class 14	badweba	bangadweba, abadweba, abangadweba
Class 15	kwadweba	kwangadweba, akwadweba, akwangadweba
Class 17	kwadweba	kwangadweba, akwadweba, akwangadweba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dweɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dweɓa (3.9)”