# thinta
## Zulu
### Verb

-thinta
* (transitive) to touch
* (transitive) to contact, to get in touch with
* (transitive) to challenge, to provoke
* (transitive) to affect, to concern
* (transitive) to click (as with computer mouse)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuthinta |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthinta | ukungathinti |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thinta | -thinte |
| Plural | thintani | -thinteni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathinta, ngithinta | engithintayo, engithinta | ngithinta | angithinti | engingathinti | ngingathinti |
| 2nd singular | uyathinta, uthinta | othintayo, othinta | uthinta | awuthinti | ongathinti | ungathinti |
| 1st plural | siyathinta, sithinta | esithintayo, esithinta | sithinta | asithinti | esingathinti | singathinti |
| 2nd plural | niyathinta, nithinta | enithintayo, enithinta | nithinta | anithinti | eningathinti | ningathinti |
| Class 1 | uyathinta, uthinta | othintayo, othinta | ethinta | akathinti | ongathinti | engathinti |
| Class 2 | bayathinta, bathinta | abathintayo, abathinta | bethinta | abathinti | abangathinti | bengathinti |
| Class 3 | uyathinta, uthinta | othintayo, othinta | uthinta | awuthinti | ongathinti | ungathinti |
| Class 4 | iyathinta, ithinta | ethintayo, ethinta | ithinta | ayithinti | engathinti | ingathinti |
| Class 5 | liyathinta, lithinta | elithintayo, elithinta | lithinta | alithinti | elingathinti | lingathinti |
| Class 6 | ayathinta, athinta | athintayo, athinta | ethinta | awathinti | angathinti | engathinti |
| Class 7 | siyathinta, sithinta | esithintayo, esithinta | sithinta | asithinti | esingathinti | singathinti |
| Class 8 | ziyathinta, zithinta | ezithintayo, ezithinta | zithinta | azithinti | ezingathinti | zingathinti |
| Class 9 | iyathinta, ithinta | ethintayo, ethinta | ithinta | ayithinti | engathinti | ingathinti |
| Class 10 | ziyathinta, zithinta | ezithintayo, ezithinta | zithinta | azithinti | ezingathinti | zingathinti |
| Class 11 | luyathinta, luthinta | oluthintayo, oluthinta | luthinta | aluthinti | olungathinti | lungathinti |
| Class 14 | buyathinta, buthinta | obuthintayo, obuthinta | buthinta | abuthinti | obungathinti | bungathinti |
| Class 15 | kuyathinta, kuthinta | okuthintayo, okuthinta | kuthinta | akuthinti | okungathinti | kungathinti |
| Class 17 | kuyathinta, kuthinta | okuthintayo, okuthinta | kuthinta | akuthinti | okungathinti | kungathinti |
| | 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 | ngithintile, ngithintē | engithintile, engithintē | ngithintile, ngithintē | angithintanga | engingathintanga | ngingathintanga |
| 2nd singular | uthintile, uthintē | othintile, othintē | uthintile, uthintē | awuthintanga | ongathintanga | ungathintanga |
| 1st plural | sithintile, sithintē | esithintile, esithintē | sithintile, sithintē | asithintanga | esingathintanga | singathintanga |
| 2nd plural | nithintile, nithintē | enithintile, enithintē | nithintile, nithintē | anithintanga | eningathintanga | ningathintanga |
| Class 1 | uthintile, uthintē | othintile, othintē | ethintile, ethintē | akathintanga | ongathintanga | engathintanga |
| Class 2 | bathintile, bathintē | abathintile, abathintē | bethintile, bethintē | abathintanga | abangathintanga | bengathintanga |
| Class 3 | uthintile, uthintē | othintile, othintē | uthintile, uthintē | awuthintanga | ongathintanga | ungathintanga |
| Class 4 | ithintile, ithintē | ethintile, ethintē | ithintile, ithintē | ayithintanga | engathintanga | ingathintanga |
| Class 5 | lithintile, lithintē | elithintile, elithintē | lithintile, lithintē | alithintanga | elingathintanga | lingathintanga |
| Class 6 | athintile, athintē | athintile, athintē | ethintile, ethintē | awathintanga | angathintanga | engathintanga |
| Class 7 | sithintile, sithintē | esithintile, esithintē | sithintile, sithintē | asithintanga | esingathintanga | singathintanga |
| Class 8 | zithintile, zithintē | ezithintile, ezithintē | zithintile, zithintē | azithintanga | ezingathintanga | zingathintanga |
| Class 9 | ithintile, ithintē | ethintile, ethintē | ithintile, ithintē | ayithintanga | engathintanga | ingathintanga |
| Class 10 | zithintile, zithintē | ezithintile, ezithintē | zithintile, zithintē | azithintanga | ezingathintanga | zingathintanga |
| Class 11 | luthintile, luthintē | oluthintile, oluthintē | luthintile, luthintē | aluthintanga | olungathintanga | lungathintanga |
| Class 14 | buthintile, buthintē | obuthintile, obuthintē | buthintile, buthintē | abuthintanga | obungathintanga | bungathintanga |
| Class 15 | kuthintile, kuthintē | okuthintile, okuthintē | kuthintile, kuthintē | akuthintanga | okungathintanga | kungathintanga |
| Class 17 | kuthintile, kuthintē | okuthintile, okuthintē | kuthintile, kuthintē | akuthintanga | okungathintanga | kungathintanga |
| | 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 | ngāthinta | engāthinta | ngāthinta | angithintanga | engingathintanga | ngingathintanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthinta | owāthinta | wāthinta | awuthintanga | ongathintanga | ungathintanga |
| 1st plural | sāthinta | esāthinta | sāthinta | asithintanga | esingathintanga | singathintanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthinta | enāthinta | nāthinta | anithintanga | eningathintanga | ningathintanga |
| Class 1 | wāthinta | owāthinta | āthinta | akathintanga | ongathintanga | engathintanga |
| Class 2 | bāthinta | abāthinta | bāthinta | abathintanga | abangathintanga | bengathintanga |
| Class 3 | wāthinta | owāthinta | wāthinta | awuthintanga | ongathintanga | ungathintanga |
| Class 4 | yāthinta | eyāthinta | yāthinta | ayithintanga | engathintanga | ingathintanga |
| Class 5 | lāthinta | elāthinta | lāthinta | alithintanga | elingathintanga | lingathintanga |
| Class 6 | āthinta | āthinta | āthinta | awathintanga | angathintanga | engathintanga |
| Class 7 | sāthinta | esāthinta | sāthinta | asithintanga | esingathintanga | singathintanga |
| Class 8 | zāthinta | ezāthinta | zāthinta | azithintanga | ezingathintanga | zingathintanga |
| Class 9 | yāthinta | eyāthinta | yāthinta | ayithintanga | engathintanga | ingathintanga |
| Class 10 | zāthinta | ezāthinta | zāthinta | azithintanga | ezingathintanga | zingathintanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthinta | olwāthinta | lwāthinta | aluthintanga | olungathintanga | lungathintanga |
| Class 14 | bāthinta | obāthinta | bāthinta | abuthintanga | obungathintanga | bungathintanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthinta | okwāthinta | kwāthinta | akuthintanga | okungathintanga | kungathintanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthinta | okwāthinta | kwāthinta | akuthintanga | okungathintanga | kungathintanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathinta | — | ngingathinta | ngingethinte | — | ngingethinte |
| 2nd singular | ungathinta | — | ungathinta | ungethinte | — | ungethinte |
| 1st plural | singathinta | — | singathinta | singethinte | — | singethinte |
| 2nd plural | ningathinta | — | ningathinta | ningethinte | — | ningethinte |
| Class 1 | angathinta | — | engathinta | angethinte | — | engethinte |
| Class 2 | bangathinta | — | bengathinta | bangethinte | — | bengethinte |
| Class 3 | ungathinta | — | ungathinta | ungethinte | — | ungethinte |
| Class 4 | ingathinta | — | ingathinta | ingethinte | — | ingethinte |
| Class 5 | lingathinta | — | lingathinta | lingethinte | — | lingethinte |
| Class 6 | angathinta | — | engathinta | angethinte | — | engethinte |
| Class 7 | singathinta | — | singathinta | singethinte | — | singethinte |
| Class 8 | zingathinta | — | zingathinta | zingethinte | — | zingethinte |
| Class 9 | ingathinta | — | ingathinta | ingethinte | — | ingethinte |
| Class 10 | zingathinta | — | zingathinta | zingethinte | — | zingethinte |
| Class 11 | lungathinta | — | lungathinta | lungethinte | — | lungethinte |
| Class 14 | bungathinta | — | bungathinta | bungethinte | — | bungethinte |
| Class 15 | kungathinta | — | kungathinta | kungethinte | — | kungethinte |
| Class 17 | kungathinta | — | kungathinta | kungethinte | — | kungethinte |
| | 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 | ngizothinta | engizothinta | ngizothinta | angizuthinta | engingezuthinta | ngingezuthinta |
| 2nd singular | uzothinta | ozothinta | uzothinta | awuzuthinta | ongezuthinta | ungezuthinta |
| 1st plural | sizothinta | esizothinta | sizothinta | asizuthinta | esingezuthinta | singezuthinta |
| 2nd plural | nizothinta | enizothinta | nizothinta | anizuthinta | eningezuthinta | ningezuthinta |
| Class 1 | uzothinta | ozothinta | ezothinta | akazuthinta | ongezuthinta | engezuthinta |
| Class 2 | bazothinta | abazothinta | bezothinta | abazuthinta | abangezuthinta | bengezuthinta |
| Class 3 | uzothinta | ozothinta | uzothinta | awuzuthinta | ongezuthinta | ungezuthinta |
| Class 4 | izothinta | ezothinta | izothinta | ayizuthinta | engezuthinta | ingezuthinta |
| Class 5 | lizothinta | elizothinta | lizothinta | alizuthinta | elingezuthinta | lingezuthinta |
| Class 6 | azothinta | azothinta | ezothinta | awazuthinta | angezuthinta | engezuthinta |
| Class 7 | sizothinta | esizothinta | sizothinta | asizuthinta | esingezuthinta | singezuthinta |
| Class 8 | zizothinta | ezizothinta | zizothinta | azizuthinta | ezingezuthinta | zingezuthinta |
| Class 9 | izothinta | ezothinta | izothinta | ayizuthinta | engezuthinta | ingezuthinta |
| Class 10 | zizothinta | ezizothinta | zizothinta | azizuthinta | ezingezuthinta | zingezuthinta |
| Class 11 | luzothinta | oluzothinta | luzothinta | aluzuthinta | olungezuthinta | lungezuthinta |
| Class 14 | buzothinta | obuzothinta | buzothinta | abuzuthinta | obungezuthinta | bungezuthinta |
| Class 15 | kuzothinta | okuzothinta | kuzothinta | akuzuthinta | okungezuthinta | kungezuthinta |
| Class 17 | kuzothinta | okuzothinta | kuzothinta | akuzuthinta | okungezuthinta | kungezuthinta |
| | 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 | ngiyothinta | engiyothinta | ngiyothinta | angiyuthinta | engingeyuthinta | ngingeyuthinta |
| 2nd singular | uyothinta | oyothinta | uyothinta | awuyuthinta | ongeyuthinta | ungeyuthinta |
| 1st plural | siyothinta | esiyothinta | siyothinta | asiyuthinta | esingeyuthinta | singeyuthinta |
| 2nd plural | niyothinta | eniyothinta | niyothinta | aniyuthinta | eningeyuthinta | ningeyuthinta |
| Class 1 | uyothinta | oyothinta | eyothinta | akayuthinta | ongeyuthinta | engeyuthinta |
| Class 2 | bayothinta | abayothinta | beyothinta | abayuthinta | abangeyuthinta | bengeyuthinta |
| Class 3 | uyothinta | oyothinta | uyothinta | awuyuthinta | ongeyuthinta | ungeyuthinta |
| Class 4 | iyothinta | eyothinta | iyothinta | ayiyuthinta | engeyuthinta | ingeyuthinta |
| Class 5 | liyothinta | eliyothinta | liyothinta | aliyuthinta | elingeyuthinta | lingeyuthinta |
| Class 6 | ayothinta | ayothinta | eyothinta | awayuthinta | angeyuthinta | engeyuthinta |
| Class 7 | siyothinta | esiyothinta | siyothinta | asiyuthinta | esingeyuthinta | singeyuthinta |
| Class 8 | ziyothinta | eziyothinta | ziyothinta | aziyuthinta | ezingeyuthinta | zingeyuthinta |
| Class 9 | iyothinta | eyothinta | iyothinta | ayiyuthinta | engeyuthinta | ingeyuthinta |
| Class 10 | ziyothinta | eziyothinta | ziyothinta | aziyuthinta | ezingeyuthinta | zingeyuthinta |
| Class 11 | luyothinta | oluyothinta | luyothinta | aluyuthinta | olungeyuthinta | lungeyuthinta |
| Class 14 | buyothinta | obuyothinta | buyothinta | abuyuthinta | obungeyuthinta | bungeyuthinta |
| Class 15 | kuyothinta | okuyothinta | kuyothinta | akuyuthinta | okungeyuthinta | kungeyuthinta |
| Class 17 | kuyothinta | okuyothinta | kuyothinta | akuyuthinta | okungeyuthinta | kungeyuthinta |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithinte | ngingathinti |
| 2nd singular | uthinte | ungathinti |
| 1st plural | sithinte | singathinti |
| 2nd plural | nithinte | ningathinti |
| Class 1 | athinte | angathinti |
| Class 2 | bathinte | bangathinti |
| Class 3 | uthinte | ungathinti |
| Class 4 | ithinte | ingathinti |
| Class 5 | lithinte | lingathinti |
| Class 6 | athinte | angathinti |
| Class 7 | sithinte | singathinti |
| Class 8 | zithinte | zingathinti |
| Class 9 | ithinte | ingathinti |
| Class 10 | zithinte | zingathinti |
| Class 11 | luthinte | lungathinti |
| Class 14 | buthinte | bungathinti |
| Class 15 | kuthinte | kungathinti |
| Class 17 | kuthinte | kungathinti |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathinta | ngangathinta, angathinta, angangathinta |
| 2nd singular | wathinta | wangathinta, awathinta, awangathinta |
| 1st plural | sathinta | sangathinta, asathinta, asangathinta |
| 2nd plural | nathinta | nangathinta, anathinta, anangathinta |
| Class 1 | wathinta | wangathinta, akathinta, akangathinta |
| Class 2 | bathinta | bangathinta, abathinta, abangathinta |
| Class 3 | wathinta | wangathinta, awathinta, awangathinta |
| Class 4 | yathinta | yangathinta, ayathinta, ayangathinta |
| Class 5 | lathinta | langathinta, alathinta, alangathinta |
| Class 6 | athinta | angathinta, awathinta, awangathinta |
| Class 7 | sathinta | sangathinta, asathinta, asangathinta |
| Class 8 | zathinta | zangathinta, azathinta, azangathinta |
| Class 9 | yathinta | yangathinta, ayathinta, ayangathinta |
| Class 10 | zathinta | zangathinta, azathinta, azangathinta |
| Class 11 | lwathinta | lwangathinta, alwathinta, alwangathinta |
| Class 14 | bathinta | bangathinta, abathinta, abangathinta |
| Class 15 | kwathinta | kwangathinta, akwathinta, akwangathinta |
| Class 17 | kwathinta | kwangathinta, akwathinta, akwangathinta |

### References

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