# thokozisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -thokoza +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-thokozisa$^?$
* (transitive) to cause to be grateful, to cause to be thankful
* (transitive) to delight, to gladden, to please, to rejoice
* (transitive) to cheer up, to make happy
* (transitive) to entertain

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuthokozisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthokozisa | ukungathokozisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thokozisa | -thokozise |
| Plural | thokozisani | -thokoziseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathokozisa, ngithokozisa | engithokozisayo, engithokozisa | ngithokozisa | angithokozisi | engingathokozisi | ngingathokozisi |
| 2nd singular | uyathokozisa, uthokozisa | othokozisayo, othokozisa | uthokozisa | awuthokozisi | ongathokozisi | ungathokozisi |
| 1st plural | siyathokozisa, sithokozisa | esithokozisayo, esithokozisa | sithokozisa | asithokozisi | esingathokozisi | singathokozisi |
| 2nd plural | niyathokozisa, nithokozisa | enithokozisayo, enithokozisa | nithokozisa | anithokozisi | eningathokozisi | ningathokozisi |
| Class 1 | uyathokozisa, uthokozisa | othokozisayo, othokozisa | ethokozisa | akathokozisi | ongathokozisi | engathokozisi |
| Class 2 | bayathokozisa, bathokozisa | abathokozisayo, abathokozisa | bethokozisa | abathokozisi | abangathokozisi | bengathokozisi |
| Class 3 | uyathokozisa, uthokozisa | othokozisayo, othokozisa | uthokozisa | awuthokozisi | ongathokozisi | ungathokozisi |
| Class 4 | iyathokozisa, ithokozisa | ethokozisayo, ethokozisa | ithokozisa | ayithokozisi | engathokozisi | ingathokozisi |
| Class 5 | liyathokozisa, lithokozisa | elithokozisayo, elithokozisa | lithokozisa | alithokozisi | elingathokozisi | lingathokozisi |
| Class 6 | ayathokozisa, athokozisa | athokozisayo, athokozisa | ethokozisa | awathokozisi | angathokozisi | engathokozisi |
| Class 7 | siyathokozisa, sithokozisa | esithokozisayo, esithokozisa | sithokozisa | asithokozisi | esingathokozisi | singathokozisi |
| Class 8 | ziyathokozisa, zithokozisa | ezithokozisayo, ezithokozisa | zithokozisa | azithokozisi | ezingathokozisi | zingathokozisi |
| Class 9 | iyathokozisa, ithokozisa | ethokozisayo, ethokozisa | ithokozisa | ayithokozisi | engathokozisi | ingathokozisi |
| Class 10 | ziyathokozisa, zithokozisa | ezithokozisayo, ezithokozisa | zithokozisa | azithokozisi | ezingathokozisi | zingathokozisi |
| Class 11 | luyathokozisa, luthokozisa | oluthokozisayo, oluthokozisa | luthokozisa | aluthokozisi | olungathokozisi | lungathokozisi |
| Class 14 | buyathokozisa, buthokozisa | obuthokozisayo, obuthokozisa | buthokozisa | abuthokozisi | obungathokozisi | bungathokozisi |
| Class 15 | kuyathokozisa, kuthokozisa | okuthokozisayo, okuthokozisa | kuthokozisa | akuthokozisi | okungathokozisi | kungathokozisi |
| Class 17 | kuyathokozisa, kuthokozisa | okuthokozisayo, okuthokozisa | kuthokozisa | akuthokozisi | okungathokozisi | kungathokozisi |
| | 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 | ngithokozisile, ngithokozisē | engithokozisile, engithokozisē | ngithokozisile, ngithokozisē | angithokozisanga | engingathokozisanga | ngingathokozisanga |
| 2nd singular | uthokozisile, uthokozisē | othokozisile, othokozisē | uthokozisile, uthokozisē | awuthokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | ungathokozisanga |
| 1st plural | sithokozisile, sithokozisē | esithokozisile, esithokozisē | sithokozisile, sithokozisē | asithokozisanga | esingathokozisanga | singathokozisanga |
| 2nd plural | nithokozisile, nithokozisē | enithokozisile, enithokozisē | nithokozisile, nithokozisē | anithokozisanga | eningathokozisanga | ningathokozisanga |
| Class 1 | uthokozisile, uthokozisē | othokozisile, othokozisē | ethokozisile, ethokozisē | akathokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | engathokozisanga |
| Class 2 | bathokozisile, bathokozisē | abathokozisile, abathokozisē | bethokozisile, bethokozisē | abathokozisanga | abangathokozisanga | bengathokozisanga |
| Class 3 | uthokozisile, uthokozisē | othokozisile, othokozisē | uthokozisile, uthokozisē | awuthokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | ungathokozisanga |
| Class 4 | ithokozisile, ithokozisē | ethokozisile, ethokozisē | ithokozisile, ithokozisē | ayithokozisanga | engathokozisanga | ingathokozisanga |
| Class 5 | lithokozisile, lithokozisē | elithokozisile, elithokozisē | lithokozisile, lithokozisē | alithokozisanga | elingathokozisanga | lingathokozisanga |
| Class 6 | athokozisile, athokozisē | athokozisile, athokozisē | ethokozisile, ethokozisē | awathokozisanga | angathokozisanga | engathokozisanga |
| Class 7 | sithokozisile, sithokozisē | esithokozisile, esithokozisē | sithokozisile, sithokozisē | asithokozisanga | esingathokozisanga | singathokozisanga |
| Class 8 | zithokozisile, zithokozisē | ezithokozisile, ezithokozisē | zithokozisile, zithokozisē | azithokozisanga | ezingathokozisanga | zingathokozisanga |
| Class 9 | ithokozisile, ithokozisē | ethokozisile, ethokozisē | ithokozisile, ithokozisē | ayithokozisanga | engathokozisanga | ingathokozisanga |
| Class 10 | zithokozisile, zithokozisē | ezithokozisile, ezithokozisē | zithokozisile, zithokozisē | azithokozisanga | ezingathokozisanga | zingathokozisanga |
| Class 11 | luthokozisile, luthokozisē | oluthokozisile, oluthokozisē | luthokozisile, luthokozisē | aluthokozisanga | olungathokozisanga | lungathokozisanga |
| Class 14 | buthokozisile, buthokozisē | obuthokozisile, obuthokozisē | buthokozisile, buthokozisē | abuthokozisanga | obungathokozisanga | bungathokozisanga |
| Class 15 | kuthokozisile, kuthokozisē | okuthokozisile, okuthokozisē | kuthokozisile, kuthokozisē | akuthokozisanga | okungathokozisanga | kungathokozisanga |
| Class 17 | kuthokozisile, kuthokozisē | okuthokozisile, okuthokozisē | kuthokozisile, kuthokozisē | akuthokozisanga | okungathokozisanga | kungathokozisanga |
| | 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 | ngāthokozisa | engāthokozisa | ngāthokozisa | angithokozisanga | engingathokozisanga | ngingathokozisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthokozisa | owāthokozisa | wāthokozisa | awuthokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | ungathokozisanga |
| 1st plural | sāthokozisa | esāthokozisa | sāthokozisa | asithokozisanga | esingathokozisanga | singathokozisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthokozisa | enāthokozisa | nāthokozisa | anithokozisanga | eningathokozisanga | ningathokozisanga |
| Class 1 | wāthokozisa | owāthokozisa | āthokozisa | akathokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | engathokozisanga |
| Class 2 | bāthokozisa | abāthokozisa | bāthokozisa | abathokozisanga | abangathokozisanga | bengathokozisanga |
| Class 3 | wāthokozisa | owāthokozisa | wāthokozisa | awuthokozisanga | ongathokozisanga | ungathokozisanga |
| Class 4 | yāthokozisa | eyāthokozisa | yāthokozisa | ayithokozisanga | engathokozisanga | ingathokozisanga |
| Class 5 | lāthokozisa | elāthokozisa | lāthokozisa | alithokozisanga | elingathokozisanga | lingathokozisanga |
| Class 6 | āthokozisa | āthokozisa | āthokozisa | awathokozisanga | angathokozisanga | engathokozisanga |
| Class 7 | sāthokozisa | esāthokozisa | sāthokozisa | asithokozisanga | esingathokozisanga | singathokozisanga |
| Class 8 | zāthokozisa | ezāthokozisa | zāthokozisa | azithokozisanga | ezingathokozisanga | zingathokozisanga |
| Class 9 | yāthokozisa | eyāthokozisa | yāthokozisa | ayithokozisanga | engathokozisanga | ingathokozisanga |
| Class 10 | zāthokozisa | ezāthokozisa | zāthokozisa | azithokozisanga | ezingathokozisanga | zingathokozisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthokozisa | olwāthokozisa | lwāthokozisa | aluthokozisanga | olungathokozisanga | lungathokozisanga |
| Class 14 | bāthokozisa | obāthokozisa | bāthokozisa | abuthokozisanga | obungathokozisanga | bungathokozisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthokozisa | okwāthokozisa | kwāthokozisa | akuthokozisanga | okungathokozisanga | kungathokozisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthokozisa | okwāthokozisa | kwāthokozisa | akuthokozisanga | okungathokozisanga | kungathokozisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathokozisa | — | ngingathokozisa | ngingethokozise | — | ngingethokozise |
| 2nd singular | ungathokozisa | — | ungathokozisa | ungethokozise | — | ungethokozise |
| 1st plural | singathokozisa | — | singathokozisa | singethokozise | — | singethokozise |
| 2nd plural | ningathokozisa | — | ningathokozisa | ningethokozise | — | ningethokozise |
| Class 1 | angathokozisa | — | engathokozisa | angethokozise | — | engethokozise |
| Class 2 | bangathokozisa | — | bengathokozisa | bangethokozise | — | bengethokozise |
| Class 3 | ungathokozisa | — | ungathokozisa | ungethokozise | — | ungethokozise |
| Class 4 | ingathokozisa | — | ingathokozisa | ingethokozise | — | ingethokozise |
| Class 5 | lingathokozisa | — | lingathokozisa | lingethokozise | — | lingethokozise |
| Class 6 | angathokozisa | — | engathokozisa | angethokozise | — | engethokozise |
| Class 7 | singathokozisa | — | singathokozisa | singethokozise | — | singethokozise |
| Class 8 | zingathokozisa | — | zingathokozisa | zingethokozise | — | zingethokozise |
| Class 9 | ingathokozisa | — | ingathokozisa | ingethokozise | — | ingethokozise |
| Class 10 | zingathokozisa | — | zingathokozisa | zingethokozise | — | zingethokozise |
| Class 11 | lungathokozisa | — | lungathokozisa | lungethokozise | — | lungethokozise |
| Class 14 | bungathokozisa | — | bungathokozisa | bungethokozise | — | bungethokozise |
| Class 15 | kungathokozisa | — | kungathokozisa | kungethokozise | — | kungethokozise |
| Class 17 | kungathokozisa | — | kungathokozisa | kungethokozise | — | kungethokozise |
| | 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 | ngizothokozisa | engizothokozisa | ngizothokozisa | angizuthokozisa | engingezuthokozisa | ngingezuthokozisa |
| 2nd singular | uzothokozisa | ozothokozisa | uzothokozisa | awuzuthokozisa | ongezuthokozisa | ungezuthokozisa |
| 1st plural | sizothokozisa | esizothokozisa | sizothokozisa | asizuthokozisa | esingezuthokozisa | singezuthokozisa |
| 2nd plural | nizothokozisa | enizothokozisa | nizothokozisa | anizuthokozisa | eningezuthokozisa | ningezuthokozisa |
| Class 1 | uzothokozisa | ozothokozisa | ezothokozisa | akazuthokozisa | ongezuthokozisa | engezuthokozisa |
| Class 2 | bazothokozisa | abazothokozisa | bezothokozisa | abazuthokozisa | abangezuthokozisa | bengezuthokozisa |
| Class 3 | uzothokozisa | ozothokozisa | uzothokozisa | awuzuthokozisa | ongezuthokozisa | ungezuthokozisa |
| Class 4 | izothokozisa | ezothokozisa | izothokozisa | ayizuthokozisa | engezuthokozisa | ingezuthokozisa |
| Class 5 | lizothokozisa | elizothokozisa | lizothokozisa | alizuthokozisa | elingezuthokozisa | lingezuthokozisa |
| Class 6 | azothokozisa | azothokozisa | ezothokozisa | awazuthokozisa | angezuthokozisa | engezuthokozisa |
| Class 7 | sizothokozisa | esizothokozisa | sizothokozisa | asizuthokozisa | esingezuthokozisa | singezuthokozisa |
| Class 8 | zizothokozisa | ezizothokozisa | zizothokozisa | azizuthokozisa | ezingezuthokozisa | zingezuthokozisa |
| Class 9 | izothokozisa | ezothokozisa | izothokozisa | ayizuthokozisa | engezuthokozisa | ingezuthokozisa |
| Class 10 | zizothokozisa | ezizothokozisa | zizothokozisa | azizuthokozisa | ezingezuthokozisa | zingezuthokozisa |
| Class 11 | luzothokozisa | oluzothokozisa | luzothokozisa | aluzuthokozisa | olungezuthokozisa | lungezuthokozisa |
| Class 14 | buzothokozisa | obuzothokozisa | buzothokozisa | abuzuthokozisa | obungezuthokozisa | bungezuthokozisa |
| Class 15 | kuzothokozisa | okuzothokozisa | kuzothokozisa | akuzuthokozisa | okungezuthokozisa | kungezuthokozisa |
| Class 17 | kuzothokozisa | okuzothokozisa | kuzothokozisa | akuzuthokozisa | okungezuthokozisa | kungezuthokozisa |
| | 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 | ngiyothokozisa | engiyothokozisa | ngiyothokozisa | angiyuthokozisa | engingeyuthokozisa | ngingeyuthokozisa |
| 2nd singular | uyothokozisa | oyothokozisa | uyothokozisa | awuyuthokozisa | ongeyuthokozisa | ungeyuthokozisa |
| 1st plural | siyothokozisa | esiyothokozisa | siyothokozisa | asiyuthokozisa | esingeyuthokozisa | singeyuthokozisa |
| 2nd plural | niyothokozisa | eniyothokozisa | niyothokozisa | aniyuthokozisa | eningeyuthokozisa | ningeyuthokozisa |
| Class 1 | uyothokozisa | oyothokozisa | eyothokozisa | akayuthokozisa | ongeyuthokozisa | engeyuthokozisa |
| Class 2 | bayothokozisa | abayothokozisa | beyothokozisa | abayuthokozisa | abangeyuthokozisa | bengeyuthokozisa |
| Class 3 | uyothokozisa | oyothokozisa | uyothokozisa | awuyuthokozisa | ongeyuthokozisa | ungeyuthokozisa |
| Class 4 | iyothokozisa | eyothokozisa | iyothokozisa | ayiyuthokozisa | engeyuthokozisa | ingeyuthokozisa |
| Class 5 | liyothokozisa | eliyothokozisa | liyothokozisa | aliyuthokozisa | elingeyuthokozisa | lingeyuthokozisa |
| Class 6 | ayothokozisa | ayothokozisa | eyothokozisa | awayuthokozisa | angeyuthokozisa | engeyuthokozisa |
| Class 7 | siyothokozisa | esiyothokozisa | siyothokozisa | asiyuthokozisa | esingeyuthokozisa | singeyuthokozisa |
| Class 8 | ziyothokozisa | eziyothokozisa | ziyothokozisa | aziyuthokozisa | ezingeyuthokozisa | zingeyuthokozisa |
| Class 9 | iyothokozisa | eyothokozisa | iyothokozisa | ayiyuthokozisa | engeyuthokozisa | ingeyuthokozisa |
| Class 10 | ziyothokozisa | eziyothokozisa | ziyothokozisa | aziyuthokozisa | ezingeyuthokozisa | zingeyuthokozisa |
| Class 11 | luyothokozisa | oluyothokozisa | luyothokozisa | aluyuthokozisa | olungeyuthokozisa | lungeyuthokozisa |
| Class 14 | buyothokozisa | obuyothokozisa | buyothokozisa | abuyuthokozisa | obungeyuthokozisa | bungeyuthokozisa |
| Class 15 | kuyothokozisa | okuyothokozisa | kuyothokozisa | akuyuthokozisa | okungeyuthokozisa | kungeyuthokozisa |
| Class 17 | kuyothokozisa | okuyothokozisa | kuyothokozisa | akuyuthokozisa | okungeyuthokozisa | kungeyuthokozisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithokozise | ngingathokozisi |
| 2nd singular | uthokozise | ungathokozisi |
| 1st plural | sithokozise | singathokozisi |
| 2nd plural | nithokozise | ningathokozisi |
| Class 1 | athokozise | angathokozisi |
| Class 2 | bathokozise | bangathokozisi |
| Class 3 | uthokozise | ungathokozisi |
| Class 4 | ithokozise | ingathokozisi |
| Class 5 | lithokozise | lingathokozisi |
| Class 6 | athokozise | angathokozisi |
| Class 7 | sithokozise | singathokozisi |
| Class 8 | zithokozise | zingathokozisi |
| Class 9 | ithokozise | ingathokozisi |
| Class 10 | zithokozise | zingathokozisi |
| Class 11 | luthokozise | lungathokozisi |
| Class 14 | buthokozise | bungathokozisi |
| Class 15 | kuthokozise | kungathokozisi |
| Class 17 | kuthokozise | kungathokozisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathokozisa | ngangathokozisa, angathokozisa, angangathokozisa |
| 2nd singular | wathokozisa | wangathokozisa, awathokozisa, awangathokozisa |
| 1st plural | sathokozisa | sangathokozisa, asathokozisa, asangathokozisa |
| 2nd plural | nathokozisa | nangathokozisa, anathokozisa, anangathokozisa |
| Class 1 | wathokozisa | wangathokozisa, akathokozisa, akangathokozisa |
| Class 2 | bathokozisa | bangathokozisa, abathokozisa, abangathokozisa |
| Class 3 | wathokozisa | wangathokozisa, awathokozisa, awangathokozisa |
| Class 4 | yathokozisa | yangathokozisa, ayathokozisa, ayangathokozisa |
| Class 5 | lathokozisa | langathokozisa, alathokozisa, alangathokozisa |
| Class 6 | athokozisa | angathokozisa, awathokozisa, awangathokozisa |
| Class 7 | sathokozisa | sangathokozisa, asathokozisa, asangathokozisa |
| Class 8 | zathokozisa | zangathokozisa, azathokozisa, azangathokozisa |
| Class 9 | yathokozisa | yangathokozisa, ayathokozisa, ayangathokozisa |
| Class 10 | zathokozisa | zangathokozisa, azathokozisa, azangathokozisa |
| Class 11 | lwathokozisa | lwangathokozisa, alwathokozisa, alwangathokozisa |
| Class 14 | bathokozisa | bangathokozisa, abathokozisa, abangathokozisa |
| Class 15 | kwathokozisa | kwangathokozisa, akwathokozisa, akwangathokozisa |
| Class 17 | kwathokozisa | kwangathokozisa, akwathokozisa, akwangathokozisa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “thokozisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “thokozisa (3.3.2.9)”