# ephuka
## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jápʊka (“be split, be separated”), reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jápa (“to pluck”).

### Verb

-éphúka
* to get broken, to break

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Alternative forms

* phuka

### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jápʊka (“be split, be separated”), reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jápa (“to pluck”).

### Verb

-ephúka
* (intransitive) to break, to fracture, to get broken

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwephuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwephuka | ukungephuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yephuka | -ephuke |
| Plural | yephukani | -ephukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyephuka, ngephuka | engephukayo, engephuka | ngephuka | angephuki | engingephuki | ngingephuki |
| 2nd singular | uyephuka, wephuka | owephukayo, owephuka | wephuka | awephuki | ongephuki | ungephuki |
| 1st plural | siyephuka, sephuka | esephukayo, esephuka | sephuka | asephuki | esingephuki | singephuki |
| 2nd plural | niyephuka, nephuka | enephukayo, enephuka | nephuka | anephuki | eningephuki | ningephuki |
| Class 1 | uyephuka, wephuka | owephukayo, owephuka | ephuka | akephuki | ongephuki | engephuki |
| Class 2 | bayephuka, bephuka | abephukayo, abephuka | bephuka | abephuki | abangephuki | bengephuki |
| Class 3 | uyephuka, wephuka | owephukayo, owephuka | wephuka | awephuki | ongephuki | ungephuki |
| Class 4 | iyephuka, yephuka | eyephukayo, eyephuka | yephuka | ayephuki | engephuki | ingephuki |
| Class 5 | liyephuka, lephuka | elephukayo, elephuka | lephuka | alephuki | elingephuki | lingephuki |
| Class 6 | ayephuka, ephuka | ephukayo, ephuka | ephuka | awephuki | angephuki | engephuki |
| Class 7 | siyephuka, sephuka | esephukayo, esephuka | sephuka | asephuki | esingephuki | singephuki |
| Class 8 | ziyephuka, zephuka | ezephukayo, ezephuka | zephuka | azephuki | ezingephuki | zingephuki |
| Class 9 | iyephuka, yephuka | eyephukayo, eyephuka | yephuka | ayephuki | engephuki | ingephuki |
| Class 10 | ziyephuka, zephuka | ezephukayo, ezephuka | zephuka | azephuki | ezingephuki | zingephuki |
| Class 11 | luyephuka, lwephuka | olwephukayo, olwephuka | lwephuka | alwephuki | olungephuki | lungephuki |
| Class 14 | buyephuka, bephuka | obephukayo, obephuka | bephuka | abephuki | obungephuki | bungephuki |
| Class 15 | kuyephuka, kwephuka | okwephukayo, okwephuka | kwephuka | akwephuki | okungephuki | kungephuki |
| Class 17 | kuyephuka, kwephuka | okwephukayo, okwephuka | kwephuka | akwephuki | okungephuki | kungephuki |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngephukile, ngephukē | engephukile, engephukē | ngephukile, ngephukē | angephukanga | engingephukanga | ngingephukanga |
| 2nd singular | wephukile, wephukē | owephukile, owephukē | wephukile, wephukē | awephukanga | ongephukanga | ungephukanga |
| 1st plural | sephukile, sephukē | esephukile, esephukē | sephukile, sephukē | asephukanga | esingephukanga | singephukanga |
| 2nd plural | nephukile, nephukē | enephukile, enephukē | nephukile, nephukē | anephukanga | eningephukanga | ningephukanga |
| Class 1 | wephukile, wephukē | owephukile, owephukē | ephukile, ephukē | akephukanga | ongephukanga | engephukanga |
| Class 2 | bephukile, bephukē | abephukile, abephukē | bephukile, bephukē | abephukanga | abangephukanga | bengephukanga |
| Class 3 | wephukile, wephukē | owephukile, owephukē | wephukile, wephukē | awephukanga | ongephukanga | ungephukanga |
| Class 4 | yephukile, yephukē | eyephukile, eyephukē | yephukile, yephukē | ayephukanga | engephukanga | ingephukanga |
| Class 5 | lephukile, lephukē | elephukile, elephukē | lephukile, lephukē | alephukanga | elingephukanga | lingephukanga |
| Class 6 | ephukile, ephukē | ephukile, ephukē | ephukile, ephukē | awephukanga | angephukanga | engephukanga |
| Class 7 | sephukile, sephukē | esephukile, esephukē | sephukile, sephukē | asephukanga | esingephukanga | singephukanga |
| Class 8 | zephukile, zephukē | ezephukile, ezephukē | zephukile, zephukē | azephukanga | ezingephukanga | zingephukanga |
| Class 9 | yephukile, yephukē | eyephukile, eyephukē | yephukile, yephukē | ayephukanga | engephukanga | ingephukanga |
| Class 10 | zephukile, zephukē | ezephukile, ezephukē | zephukile, zephukē | azephukanga | ezingephukanga | zingephukanga |
| Class 11 | lwephukile, lwephukē | olwephukile, olwephukē | lwephukile, lwephukē | alwephukanga | olungephukanga | lungephukanga |
| Class 14 | bephukile, bephukē | obephukile, obephukē | bephukile, bephukē | abephukanga | obungephukanga | bungephukanga |
| Class 15 | kwephukile, kwephukē | okwephukile, okwephukē | kwephukile, kwephukē | akwephukanga | okungephukanga | kungephukanga |
| Class 17 | kwephukile, kwephukē | okwephukile, okwephukē | kwephukile, kwephukē | akwephukanga | okungephukanga | kungephukanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngēphuka | engēphuka | ngēphuka | angephukanga | engingephukanga | ngingephukanga |
| 2nd singular | wēphuka | owēphuka | wēphuka | awephukanga | ongephukanga | ungephukanga |
| 1st plural | sēphuka | esēphuka | sēphuka | asephukanga | esingephukanga | singephukanga |
| 2nd plural | nēphuka | enēphuka | nēphuka | anephukanga | eningephukanga | ningephukanga |
| Class 1 | wēphuka | owēphuka | ēphuka | akephukanga | ongephukanga | engephukanga |
| Class 2 | bēphuka | abēphuka | bēphuka | abephukanga | abangephukanga | bengephukanga |
| Class 3 | wēphuka | owēphuka | wēphuka | awephukanga | ongephukanga | ungephukanga |
| Class 4 | yēphuka | eyēphuka | yēphuka | ayephukanga | engephukanga | ingephukanga |
| Class 5 | lēphuka | elēphuka | lēphuka | alephukanga | elingephukanga | lingephukanga |
| Class 6 | ēphuka | ēphuka | ēphuka | awephukanga | angephukanga | engephukanga |
| Class 7 | sēphuka | esēphuka | sēphuka | asephukanga | esingephukanga | singephukanga |
| Class 8 | zēphuka | ezēphuka | zēphuka | azephukanga | ezingephukanga | zingephukanga |
| Class 9 | yēphuka | eyēphuka | yēphuka | ayephukanga | engephukanga | ingephukanga |
| Class 10 | zēphuka | ezēphuka | zēphuka | azephukanga | ezingephukanga | zingephukanga |
| Class 11 | lwēphuka | olwēphuka | lwēphuka | alwephukanga | olungephukanga | lungephukanga |
| Class 14 | bēphuka | obēphuka | bēphuka | abephukanga | obungephukanga | bungephukanga |
| Class 15 | kwēphuka | okwēphuka | kwēphuka | akwephukanga | okungephukanga | kungephukanga |
| Class 17 | kwēphuka | okwēphuka | kwēphuka | akwephukanga | okungephukanga | kungephukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingephuka | — | ngingephuka | ngingephuke | — | ngingephuke |
| 2nd singular | ungephuka | — | ungephuka | ungephuke | — | ungephuke |
| 1st plural | singephuka | — | singephuka | singephuke | — | singephuke |
| 2nd plural | ningephuka | — | ningephuka | ningephuke | — | ningephuke |
| Class 1 | angephuka | — | engephuka | angephuke | — | engephuke |
| Class 2 | bangephuka | — | bengephuka | bangephuke | — | bengephuke |
| Class 3 | ungephuka | — | ungephuka | ungephuke | — | ungephuke |
| Class 4 | ingephuka | — | ingephuka | ingephuke | — | ingephuke |
| Class 5 | lingephuka | — | lingephuka | lingephuke | — | lingephuke |
| Class 6 | angephuka | — | engephuka | angephuke | — | engephuke |
| Class 7 | singephuka | — | singephuka | singephuke | — | singephuke |
| Class 8 | zingephuka | — | zingephuka | zingephuke | — | zingephuke |
| Class 9 | ingephuka | — | ingephuka | ingephuke | — | ingephuke |
| Class 10 | zingephuka | — | zingephuka | zingephuke | — | zingephuke |
| Class 11 | lungephuka | — | lungephuka | lungephuke | — | lungephuke |
| Class 14 | bungephuka | — | bungephuka | bungephuke | — | bungephuke |
| Class 15 | kungephuka | — | kungephuka | kungephuke | — | kungephuke |
| Class 17 | kungephuka | — | kungephuka | kungephuke | — | kungephuke |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokwephuka | engizokwephuka | ngizokwephuka | angizukwephuka | engingezukwephuka | ngingezukwephuka |
| 2nd singular | uzokwephuka | ozokwephuka | uzokwephuka | awuzukwephuka | ongezukwephuka | ungezukwephuka |
| 1st plural | sizokwephuka | esizokwephuka | sizokwephuka | asizukwephuka | esingezukwephuka | singezukwephuka |
| 2nd plural | nizokwephuka | enizokwephuka | nizokwephuka | anizukwephuka | eningezukwephuka | ningezukwephuka |
| Class 1 | uzokwephuka | ozokwephuka | ezokwephuka | akazukwephuka | ongezukwephuka | engezukwephuka |
| Class 2 | bazokwephuka | abazokwephuka | bezokwephuka | abazukwephuka | abangezukwephuka | bengezukwephuka |
| Class 3 | uzokwephuka | ozokwephuka | uzokwephuka | awuzukwephuka | ongezukwephuka | ungezukwephuka |
| Class 4 | izokwephuka | ezokwephuka | izokwephuka | ayizukwephuka | engezukwephuka | ingezukwephuka |
| Class 5 | lizokwephuka | elizokwephuka | lizokwephuka | alizukwephuka | elingezukwephuka | lingezukwephuka |
| Class 6 | azokwephuka | azokwephuka | ezokwephuka | awazukwephuka | angezukwephuka | engezukwephuka |
| Class 7 | sizokwephuka | esizokwephuka | sizokwephuka | asizukwephuka | esingezukwephuka | singezukwephuka |
| Class 8 | zizokwephuka | ezizokwephuka | zizokwephuka | azizukwephuka | ezingezukwephuka | zingezukwephuka |
| Class 9 | izokwephuka | ezokwephuka | izokwephuka | ayizukwephuka | engezukwephuka | ingezukwephuka |
| Class 10 | zizokwephuka | ezizokwephuka | zizokwephuka | azizukwephuka | ezingezukwephuka | zingezukwephuka |
| Class 11 | luzokwephuka | oluzokwephuka | luzokwephuka | aluzukwephuka | olungezukwephuka | lungezukwephuka |
| Class 14 | buzokwephuka | obuzokwephuka | buzokwephuka | abuzukwephuka | obungezukwephuka | bungezukwephuka |
| Class 15 | kuzokwephuka | okuzokwephuka | kuzokwephuka | akuzukwephuka | okungezukwephuka | kungezukwephuka |
| Class 17 | kuzokwephuka | okuzokwephuka | kuzokwephuka | akuzukwephuka | okungezukwephuka | kungezukwephuka |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokwephuka | engiyokwephuka | ngiyokwephuka | angiyukwephuka | engingeyukwephuka | ngingeyukwephuka |
| 2nd singular | uyokwephuka | oyokwephuka | uyokwephuka | awuyukwephuka | ongeyukwephuka | ungeyukwephuka |
| 1st plural | siyokwephuka | esiyokwephuka | siyokwephuka | asiyukwephuka | esingeyukwephuka | singeyukwephuka |
| 2nd plural | niyokwephuka | eniyokwephuka | niyokwephuka | aniyukwephuka | eningeyukwephuka | ningeyukwephuka |
| Class 1 | uyokwephuka | oyokwephuka | eyokwephuka | akayukwephuka | ongeyukwephuka | engeyukwephuka |
| Class 2 | bayokwephuka | abayokwephuka | beyokwephuka | abayukwephuka | abangeyukwephuka | bengeyukwephuka |
| Class 3 | uyokwephuka | oyokwephuka | uyokwephuka | awuyukwephuka | ongeyukwephuka | ungeyukwephuka |
| Class 4 | iyokwephuka | eyokwephuka | iyokwephuka | ayiyukwephuka | engeyukwephuka | ingeyukwephuka |
| Class 5 | liyokwephuka | eliyokwephuka | liyokwephuka | aliyukwephuka | elingeyukwephuka | lingeyukwephuka |
| Class 6 | ayokwephuka | ayokwephuka | eyokwephuka | awayukwephuka | angeyukwephuka | engeyukwephuka |
| Class 7 | siyokwephuka | esiyokwephuka | siyokwephuka | asiyukwephuka | esingeyukwephuka | singeyukwephuka |
| Class 8 | ziyokwephuka | eziyokwephuka | ziyokwephuka | aziyukwephuka | ezingeyukwephuka | zingeyukwephuka |
| Class 9 | iyokwephuka | eyokwephuka | iyokwephuka | ayiyukwephuka | engeyukwephuka | ingeyukwephuka |
| Class 10 | ziyokwephuka | eziyokwephuka | ziyokwephuka | aziyukwephuka | ezingeyukwephuka | zingeyukwephuka |
| Class 11 | luyokwephuka | oluyokwephuka | luyokwephuka | aluyukwephuka | olungeyukwephuka | lungeyukwephuka |
| Class 14 | buyokwephuka | obuyokwephuka | buyokwephuka | abuyukwephuka | obungeyukwephuka | bungeyukwephuka |
| Class 15 | kuyokwephuka | okuyokwephuka | kuyokwephuka | akuyukwephuka | okungeyukwephuka | kungeyukwephuka |
| Class 17 | kuyokwephuka | okuyokwephuka | kuyokwephuka | akuyukwephuka | okungeyukwephuka | kungeyukwephuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngephuke | ngingephuki |
| 2nd singular | wephuke | ungephuki |
| 1st plural | sephuke | singephuki |
| 2nd plural | nephuke | ningephuki |
| Class 1 | ephuke | angephuki |
| Class 2 | bephuke | bangephuki |
| Class 3 | wephuke | ungephuki |
| Class 4 | yephuke | ingephuki |
| Class 5 | lephuke | lingephuki |
| Class 6 | ephuke | angephuki |
| Class 7 | sephuke | singephuki |
| Class 8 | zephuke | zingephuki |
| Class 9 | yephuke | ingephuki |
| Class 10 | zephuke | zingephuki |
| Class 11 | lwephuke | lungephuki |
| Class 14 | bephuke | bungephuki |
| Class 15 | kwephuke | kungephuki |
| Class 17 | kwephuke | kungephuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngephuka | ngangephuka, angephuka, angangephuka |
| 2nd singular | wephuka | wangephuka, awephuka, awangephuka |
| 1st plural | sephuka | sangephuka, asephuka, asangephuka |
| 2nd plural | nephuka | nangephuka, anephuka, anangephuka |
| Class 1 | wephuka | wangephuka, akephuka, akangephuka |
| Class 2 | bephuka | bangephuka, abephuka, abangephuka |
| Class 3 | wephuka | wangephuka, awephuka, awangephuka |
| Class 4 | yephuka | yangephuka, ayephuka, ayangephuka |
| Class 5 | lephuka | langephuka, alephuka, alangephuka |
| Class 6 | ephuka | angephuka, awephuka, awangephuka |
| Class 7 | sephuka | sangephuka, asephuka, asangephuka |
| Class 8 | zephuka | zangephuka, azephuka, azangephuka |
| Class 9 | yephuka | yangephuka, ayephuka, ayangephuka |
| Class 10 | zephuka | zangephuka, azephuka, azangephuka |
| Class 11 | lwephuka | lwangephuka, alwephuka, alwangephuka |
| Class 14 | bephuka | bangephuka, abephuka, abangephuka |
| Class 15 | kwephuka | kwangephuka, akwephuka, akwangephuka |
| Class 17 | kwephuka | kwangephuka, akwephuka, akwangephuka |

#### Related terms

* -phuza
* -ephuza
* -phula
* -ephula

### References

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