bhubha

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-bhubha

1. to die

Inflection

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Verb

-bhubha

1. to die, to perish, to be destroyed/annihilated

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhubha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhubha	ukungabhubhi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhubha	-bhubhe
Plural	bhubhani	-bhubheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhubha, ngibhubha	engibhubhayo, engibhubha	ngibhubha	angibhubhi	engingabhubhi	ngingabhubhi
2nd singular	uyabhubha, ubhubha	obhubhayo, obhubha	ubhubha	awubhubhi	ongabhubhi	ungabhubhi
1st plural	siyabhubha, sibhubha	esibhubhayo, esibhubha	sibhubha	asibhubhi	esingabhubhi	singabhubhi
2nd plural	niyabhubha, nibhubha	enibhubhayo, enibhubha	nibhubha	anibhubhi	eningabhubhi	ningabhubhi
Class 1	uyabhubha, ubhubha	obhubhayo, obhubha	ebhubha	akabhubhi	ongabhubhi	engabhubhi
Class 2	bayabhubha, babhubha	ababhubhayo, ababhubha	bebhubha	ababhubhi	abangabhubhi	bengabhubhi
Class 3	uyabhubha, ubhubha	obhubhayo, obhubha	ubhubha	awubhubhi	ongabhubhi	ungabhubhi
Class 4	iyabhubha, ibhubha	ebhubhayo, ebhubha	ibhubha	ayibhubhi	engabhubhi	ingabhubhi
Class 5	liyabhubha, libhubha	elibhubhayo, elibhubha	libhubha	alibhubhi	elingabhubhi	lingabhubhi
Class 6	ayabhubha, abhubha	abhubhayo, abhubha	ebhubha	awabhubhi	angabhubhi	engabhubhi
Class 7	siyabhubha, sibhubha	esibhubhayo, esibhubha	sibhubha	asibhubhi	esingabhubhi	singabhubhi
Class 8	ziyabhubha, zibhubha	ezibhubhayo, ezibhubha	zibhubha	azibhubhi	ezingabhubhi	zingabhubhi
Class 9	iyabhubha, ibhubha	ebhubhayo, ebhubha	ibhubha	ayibhubhi	engabhubhi	ingabhubhi
Class 10	ziyabhubha, zibhubha	ezibhubhayo, ezibhubha	zibhubha	azibhubhi	ezingabhubhi	zingabhubhi
Class 11	luyabhubha, lubhubha	olubhubhayo, olubhubha	lubhubha	alubhubhi	olungabhubhi	lungabhubhi
Class 14	buyabhubha, bubhubha	obubhubhayo, obubhubha	bubhubha	abubhubhi	obungabhubhi	bungabhubhi
Class 15	kuyabhubha, kubhubha	okubhubhayo, okubhubha	kubhubha	akubhubhi	okungabhubhi	kungabhubhi
Class 17	kuyabhubha, kubhubha	okubhubhayo, okubhubha	kubhubha	akubhubhi	okungabhubhi	kungabhubhi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhubhile, ngibhubhē	engibhubhile, engibhubhē	ngibhubhile, ngibhubhē	angibhubhanga	engingabhubhanga	ngingabhubhanga
2nd singular	ubhubhile, ubhubhē	obhubhile, obhubhē	ubhubhile, ubhubhē	awubhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	ungabhubhanga
1st plural	sibhubhile, sibhubhē	esibhubhile, esibhubhē	sibhubhile, sibhubhē	asibhubhanga	esingabhubhanga	singabhubhanga
2nd plural	nibhubhile, nibhubhē	enibhubhile, enibhubhē	nibhubhile, nibhubhē	anibhubhanga	eningabhubhanga	ningabhubhanga
Class 1	ubhubhile, ubhubhē	obhubhile, obhubhē	ebhubhile, ebhubhē	akabhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	engabhubhanga
Class 2	babhubhile, babhubhē	ababhubhile, ababhubhē	bebhubhile, bebhubhē	ababhubhanga	abangabhubhanga	bengabhubhanga
Class 3	ubhubhile, ubhubhē	obhubhile, obhubhē	ubhubhile, ubhubhē	awubhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	ungabhubhanga
Class 4	ibhubhile, ibhubhē	ebhubhile, ebhubhē	ibhubhile, ibhubhē	ayibhubhanga	engabhubhanga	ingabhubhanga
Class 5	libhubhile, libhubhē	elibhubhile, elibhubhē	libhubhile, libhubhē	alibhubhanga	elingabhubhanga	lingabhubhanga
Class 6	abhubhile, abhubhē	abhubhile, abhubhē	ebhubhile, ebhubhē	awabhubhanga	angabhubhanga	engabhubhanga
Class 7	sibhubhile, sibhubhē	esibhubhile, esibhubhē	sibhubhile, sibhubhē	asibhubhanga	esingabhubhanga	singabhubhanga
Class 8	zibhubhile, zibhubhē	ezibhubhile, ezibhubhē	zibhubhile, zibhubhē	azibhubhanga	ezingabhubhanga	zingabhubhanga
Class 9	ibhubhile, ibhubhē	ebhubhile, ebhubhē	ibhubhile, ibhubhē	ayibhubhanga	engabhubhanga	ingabhubhanga
Class 10	zibhubhile, zibhubhē	ezibhubhile, ezibhubhē	zibhubhile, zibhubhē	azibhubhanga	ezingabhubhanga	zingabhubhanga
Class 11	lubhubhile, lubhubhē	olubhubhile, olubhubhē	lubhubhile, lubhubhē	alubhubhanga	olungabhubhanga	lungabhubhanga
Class 14	bubhubhile, bubhubhē	obubhubhile, obubhubhē	bubhubhile, bubhubhē	abubhubhanga	obungabhubhanga	bungabhubhanga
Class 15	kubhubhile, kubhubhē	okubhubhile, okubhubhē	kubhubhile, kubhubhē	akubhubhanga	okungabhubhanga	kungabhubhanga
Class 17	kubhubhile, kubhubhē	okubhubhile, okubhubhē	kubhubhile, kubhubhē	akubhubhanga	okungabhubhanga	kungabhubhanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhubha	engābhubha	ngābhubha	angibhubhanga	engingabhubhanga	ngingabhubhanga
2nd singular	wābhubha	owābhubha	wābhubha	awubhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	ungabhubhanga
1st plural	sābhubha	esābhubha	sābhubha	asibhubhanga	esingabhubhanga	singabhubhanga
2nd plural	nābhubha	enābhubha	nābhubha	anibhubhanga	eningabhubhanga	ningabhubhanga
Class 1	wābhubha	owābhubha	ābhubha	akabhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	engabhubhanga
Class 2	bābhubha	abābhubha	bābhubha	ababhubhanga	abangabhubhanga	bengabhubhanga
Class 3	wābhubha	owābhubha	wābhubha	awubhubhanga	ongabhubhanga	ungabhubhanga
Class 4	yābhubha	eyābhubha	yābhubha	ayibhubhanga	engabhubhanga	ingabhubhanga
Class 5	lābhubha	elābhubha	lābhubha	alibhubhanga	elingabhubhanga	lingabhubhanga
Class 6	ābhubha	ābhubha	ābhubha	awabhubhanga	angabhubhanga	engabhubhanga
Class 7	sābhubha	esābhubha	sābhubha	asibhubhanga	esingabhubhanga	singabhubhanga
Class 8	zābhubha	ezābhubha	zābhubha	azibhubhanga	ezingabhubhanga	zingabhubhanga
Class 9	yābhubha	eyābhubha	yābhubha	ayibhubhanga	engabhubhanga	ingabhubhanga
Class 10	zābhubha	ezābhubha	zābhubha	azibhubhanga	ezingabhubhanga	zingabhubhanga
Class 11	lwābhubha	olwābhubha	lwābhubha	alubhubhanga	olungabhubhanga	lungabhubhanga
Class 14	bābhubha	obābhubha	bābhubha	abubhubhanga	obungabhubhanga	bungabhubhanga
Class 15	kwābhubha	okwābhubha	kwābhubha	akubhubhanga	okungabhubhanga	kungabhubhanga
Class 17	kwābhubha	okwābhubha	kwābhubha	akubhubhanga	okungabhubhanga	kungabhubhanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhubha	—	ngingabhubha	ngingebhubhe	—	ngingebhubhe
2nd singular	ungabhubha	—	ungabhubha	ungebhubhe	—	ungebhubhe
1st plural	singabhubha	—	singabhubha	singebhubhe	—	singebhubhe
2nd plural	ningabhubha	—	ningabhubha	ningebhubhe	—	ningebhubhe
Class 1	angabhubha	—	engabhubha	angebhubhe	—	engebhubhe
Class 2	bangabhubha	—	bengabhubha	bangebhubhe	—	bengebhubhe
Class 3	ungabhubha	—	ungabhubha	ungebhubhe	—	ungebhubhe
Class 4	ingabhubha	—	ingabhubha	ingebhubhe	—	ingebhubhe
Class 5	lingabhubha	—	lingabhubha	lingebhubhe	—	lingebhubhe
Class 6	angabhubha	—	engabhubha	angebhubhe	—	engebhubhe
Class 7	singabhubha	—	singabhubha	singebhubhe	—	singebhubhe
Class 8	zingabhubha	—	zingabhubha	zingebhubhe	—	zingebhubhe
Class 9	ingabhubha	—	ingabhubha	ingebhubhe	—	ingebhubhe
Class 10	zingabhubha	—	zingabhubha	zingebhubhe	—	zingebhubhe
Class 11	lungabhubha	—	lungabhubha	lungebhubhe	—	lungebhubhe
Class 14	bungabhubha	—	bungabhubha	bungebhubhe	—	bungebhubhe
Class 15	kungabhubha	—	kungabhubha	kungebhubhe	—	kungebhubhe
Class 17	kungabhubha	—	kungabhubha	kungebhubhe	—	kungebhubhe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhubha	engizobhubha	ngizobhubha	angizubhubha	engingezubhubha	ngingezubhubha
2nd singular	uzobhubha	ozobhubha	uzobhubha	awuzubhubha	ongezubhubha	ungezubhubha
1st plural	sizobhubha	esizobhubha	sizobhubha	asizubhubha	esingezubhubha	singezubhubha
2nd plural	nizobhubha	enizobhubha	nizobhubha	anizubhubha	eningezubhubha	ningezubhubha
Class 1	uzobhubha	ozobhubha	ezobhubha	akazubhubha	ongezubhubha	engezubhubha
Class 2	bazobhubha	abazobhubha	bezobhubha	abazubhubha	abangezubhubha	bengezubhubha
Class 3	uzobhubha	ozobhubha	uzobhubha	awuzubhubha	ongezubhubha	ungezubhubha
Class 4	izobhubha	ezobhubha	izobhubha	ayizubhubha	engezubhubha	ingezubhubha
Class 5	lizobhubha	elizobhubha	lizobhubha	alizubhubha	elingezubhubha	lingezubhubha
Class 6	azobhubha	azobhubha	ezobhubha	awazubhubha	angezubhubha	engezubhubha
Class 7	sizobhubha	esizobhubha	sizobhubha	asizubhubha	esingezubhubha	singezubhubha
Class 8	zizobhubha	ezizobhubha	zizobhubha	azizubhubha	ezingezubhubha	zingezubhubha
Class 9	izobhubha	ezobhubha	izobhubha	ayizubhubha	engezubhubha	ingezubhubha
Class 10	zizobhubha	ezizobhubha	zizobhubha	azizubhubha	ezingezubhubha	zingezubhubha
Class 11	luzobhubha	oluzobhubha	luzobhubha	aluzubhubha	olungezubhubha	lungezubhubha
Class 14	buzobhubha	obuzobhubha	buzobhubha	abuzubhubha	obungezubhubha	bungezubhubha
Class 15	kuzobhubha	okuzobhubha	kuzobhubha	akuzubhubha	okungezubhubha	kungezubhubha
Class 17	kuzobhubha	okuzobhubha	kuzobhubha	akuzubhubha	okungezubhubha	kungezubhubha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhubha	engiyobhubha	ngiyobhubha	angiyubhubha	engingeyubhubha	ngingeyubhubha
2nd singular	uyobhubha	oyobhubha	uyobhubha	awuyubhubha	ongeyubhubha	ungeyubhubha
1st plural	siyobhubha	esiyobhubha	siyobhubha	asiyubhubha	esingeyubhubha	singeyubhubha
2nd plural	niyobhubha	eniyobhubha	niyobhubha	aniyubhubha	eningeyubhubha	ningeyubhubha
Class 1	uyobhubha	oyobhubha	eyobhubha	akayubhubha	ongeyubhubha	engeyubhubha
Class 2	bayobhubha	abayobhubha	beyobhubha	abayubhubha	abangeyubhubha	bengeyubhubha
Class 3	uyobhubha	oyobhubha	uyobhubha	awuyubhubha	ongeyubhubha	ungeyubhubha
Class 4	iyobhubha	eyobhubha	iyobhubha	ayiyubhubha	engeyubhubha	ingeyubhubha
Class 5	liyobhubha	eliyobhubha	liyobhubha	aliyubhubha	elingeyubhubha	lingeyubhubha
Class 6	ayobhubha	ayobhubha	eyobhubha	awayubhubha	angeyubhubha	engeyubhubha
Class 7	siyobhubha	esiyobhubha	siyobhubha	asiyubhubha	esingeyubhubha	singeyubhubha
Class 8	ziyobhubha	eziyobhubha	ziyobhubha	aziyubhubha	ezingeyubhubha	zingeyubhubha
Class 9	iyobhubha	eyobhubha	iyobhubha	ayiyubhubha	engeyubhubha	ingeyubhubha
Class 10	ziyobhubha	eziyobhubha	ziyobhubha	aziyubhubha	ezingeyubhubha	zingeyubhubha
Class 11	luyobhubha	oluyobhubha	luyobhubha	aluyubhubha	olungeyubhubha	lungeyubhubha
Class 14	buyobhubha	obuyobhubha	buyobhubha	abuyubhubha	obungeyubhubha	bungeyubhubha
Class 15	kuyobhubha	okuyobhubha	kuyobhubha	akuyubhubha	okungeyubhubha	kungeyubhubha
Class 17	kuyobhubha	okuyobhubha	kuyobhubha	akuyubhubha	okungeyubhubha	kungeyubhubha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhubhe	ngingabhubhi
2nd singular	ubhubhe	ungabhubhi
1st plural	sibhubhe	singabhubhi
2nd plural	nibhubhe	ningabhubhi
Class 1	abhubhe	angabhubhi
Class 2	babhubhe	bangabhubhi
Class 3	ubhubhe	ungabhubhi
Class 4	ibhubhe	ingabhubhi
Class 5	libhubhe	lingabhubhi
Class 6	abhubhe	angabhubhi
Class 7	sibhubhe	singabhubhi
Class 8	zibhubhe	zingabhubhi
Class 9	ibhubhe	ingabhubhi
Class 10	zibhubhe	zingabhubhi
Class 11	lubhubhe	lungabhubhi
Class 14	bubhubhe	bungabhubhi
Class 15	kubhubhe	kungabhubhi
Class 17	kubhubhe	kungabhubhi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhubha	ngangabhubha, angabhubha, angangabhubha
2nd singular	wabhubha	wangabhubha, awabhubha, awangabhubha
1st plural	sabhubha	sangabhubha, asabhubha, asangabhubha
2nd plural	nabhubha	nangabhubha, anabhubha, anangabhubha
Class 1	wabhubha	wangabhubha, akabhubha, akangabhubha
Class 2	babhubha	bangabhubha, ababhubha, abangabhubha
Class 3	wabhubha	wangabhubha, awabhubha, awangabhubha
Class 4	yabhubha	yangabhubha, ayabhubha, ayangabhubha
Class 5	labhubha	langabhubha, alabhubha, alangabhubha
Class 6	abhubha	angabhubha, awabhubha, awangabhubha
Class 7	sabhubha	sangabhubha, asabhubha, asangabhubha
Class 8	zabhubha	zangabhubha, azabhubha, azangabhubha
Class 9	yabhubha	yangabhubha, ayabhubha, ayangabhubha
Class 10	zabhubha	zangabhubha, azabhubha, azangabhubha
Class 11	lwabhubha	lwangabhubha, alwabhubha, alwangabhubha
Class 14	babhubha	bangabhubha, ababhubha, abangabhubha
Class 15	kwabhubha	kwangabhubha, akwabhubha, akwangabhubha
Class 17	kwabhubha	kwangabhubha, akwabhubha, akwangabhubha

References

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