# qhebeza
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃʰeɓeːza/

### Verb

-qhebeza
* (intransitive) to chatter, to gossip, to jabber, to talk much
* (transitive) to turn on, to switch on

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqhebeza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqhebeza | ukungaqhebezi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qhebeza | -qhebeze |
| Plural | qhebezani | -qhebezeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | 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 | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | 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 | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | 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 | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | 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 | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | 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 | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | 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 | 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 | 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)”