# khweza
## Zulu
### Etymology

Causative form of -khwela.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /kʰwéːza/

### Verb

-khwéza
* (transitive) to cause to ascend, to cause to climb, to lift up
* (transitive) to cause to mount, to cause to get onto, to cause to ride
* (transitive) to preserve, to keep safe, to store away
* (transitive) to bury
    Synonym: -ngcwaba

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhweza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhweza | ukungakhwezi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khweza | -khweze |
| Plural | khwezani | -khwezeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhweza, ngikhweza | engikhwezayo, engikhweza | ngikhweza | angikhwezi | engingakhwezi | ngingakhwezi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhweza, ukhweza | okhwezayo, okhweza | ukhweza | awukhwezi | ongakhwezi | ungakhwezi |
| 1st plural | siyakhweza, sikhweza | esikhwezayo, esikhweza | sikhweza | asikhwezi | esingakhwezi | singakhwezi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhweza, nikhweza | enikhwezayo, enikhweza | nikhweza | anikhwezi | eningakhwezi | ningakhwezi |
| Class 1 | uyakhweza, ukhweza | okhwezayo, okhweza | ekhweza | akakhwezi | ongakhwezi | engakhwezi |
| Class 2 | bayakhweza, bakhweza | abakhwezayo, abakhweza | bekhweza | abakhwezi | abangakhwezi | bengakhwezi |
| Class 3 | uyakhweza, ukhweza | okhwezayo, okhweza | ukhweza | awukhwezi | ongakhwezi | ungakhwezi |
| Class 4 | iyakhweza, ikhweza | ekhwezayo, ekhweza | ikhweza | ayikhwezi | engakhwezi | ingakhwezi |
| Class 5 | liyakhweza, likhweza | elikhwezayo, elikhweza | likhweza | alikhwezi | elingakhwezi | lingakhwezi |
| Class 6 | ayakhweza, akhweza | akhwezayo, akhweza | ekhweza | awakhwezi | angakhwezi | engakhwezi |
| Class 7 | siyakhweza, sikhweza | esikhwezayo, esikhweza | sikhweza | asikhwezi | esingakhwezi | singakhwezi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhweza, zikhweza | ezikhwezayo, ezikhweza | zikhweza | azikhwezi | ezingakhwezi | zingakhwezi |
| Class 9 | iyakhweza, ikhweza | ekhwezayo, ekhweza | ikhweza | ayikhwezi | engakhwezi | ingakhwezi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhweza, zikhweza | ezikhwezayo, ezikhweza | zikhweza | azikhwezi | ezingakhwezi | zingakhwezi |
| Class 11 | luyakhweza, lukhweza | olukhwezayo, olukhweza | lukhweza | alukhwezi | olungakhwezi | lungakhwezi |
| Class 14 | buyakhweza, bukhweza | obukhwezayo, obukhweza | bukhweza | abukhwezi | obungakhwezi | bungakhwezi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhweza, kukhweza | okukhwezayo, okukhweza | kukhweza | akukhwezi | okungakhwezi | kungakhwezi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhweza, kukhweza | okukhwezayo, okukhweza | kukhweza | akukhwezi | okungakhwezi | kungakhwezi |
| | 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 | ngikhwezile, ngikhwezē | engikhwezile, engikhwezē | ngikhwezile, ngikhwezē | angikhwezanga | engingakhwezanga | ngingakhwezanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhwezile, ukhwezē | okhwezile, okhwezē | ukhwezile, ukhwezē | awukhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | ungakhwezanga |
| 1st plural | sikhwezile, sikhwezē | esikhwezile, esikhwezē | sikhwezile, sikhwezē | asikhwezanga | esingakhwezanga | singakhwezanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhwezile, nikhwezē | enikhwezile, enikhwezē | nikhwezile, nikhwezē | anikhwezanga | eningakhwezanga | ningakhwezanga |
| Class 1 | ukhwezile, ukhwezē | okhwezile, okhwezē | ekhwezile, ekhwezē | akakhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | engakhwezanga |
| Class 2 | bakhwezile, bakhwezē | abakhwezile, abakhwezē | bekhwezile, bekhwezē | abakhwezanga | abangakhwezanga | bengakhwezanga |
| Class 3 | ukhwezile, ukhwezē | okhwezile, okhwezē | ukhwezile, ukhwezē | awukhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | ungakhwezanga |
| Class 4 | ikhwezile, ikhwezē | ekhwezile, ekhwezē | ikhwezile, ikhwezē | ayikhwezanga | engakhwezanga | ingakhwezanga |
| Class 5 | likhwezile, likhwezē | elikhwezile, elikhwezē | likhwezile, likhwezē | alikhwezanga | elingakhwezanga | lingakhwezanga |
| Class 6 | akhwezile, akhwezē | akhwezile, akhwezē | ekhwezile, ekhwezē | awakhwezanga | angakhwezanga | engakhwezanga |
| Class 7 | sikhwezile, sikhwezē | esikhwezile, esikhwezē | sikhwezile, sikhwezē | asikhwezanga | esingakhwezanga | singakhwezanga |
| Class 8 | zikhwezile, zikhwezē | ezikhwezile, ezikhwezē | zikhwezile, zikhwezē | azikhwezanga | ezingakhwezanga | zingakhwezanga |
| Class 9 | ikhwezile, ikhwezē | ekhwezile, ekhwezē | ikhwezile, ikhwezē | ayikhwezanga | engakhwezanga | ingakhwezanga |
| Class 10 | zikhwezile, zikhwezē | ezikhwezile, ezikhwezē | zikhwezile, zikhwezē | azikhwezanga | ezingakhwezanga | zingakhwezanga |
| Class 11 | lukhwezile, lukhwezē | olukhwezile, olukhwezē | lukhwezile, lukhwezē | alukhwezanga | olungakhwezanga | lungakhwezanga |
| Class 14 | bukhwezile, bukhwezē | obukhwezile, obukhwezē | bukhwezile, bukhwezē | abukhwezanga | obungakhwezanga | bungakhwezanga |
| Class 15 | kukhwezile, kukhwezē | okukhwezile, okukhwezē | kukhwezile, kukhwezē | akukhwezanga | okungakhwezanga | kungakhwezanga |
| Class 17 | kukhwezile, kukhwezē | okukhwezile, okukhwezē | kukhwezile, kukhwezē | akukhwezanga | okungakhwezanga | kungakhwezanga |
| | 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 | ngākhweza | engākhweza | ngākhweza | angikhwezanga | engingakhwezanga | ngingakhwezanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhweza | owākhweza | wākhweza | awukhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | ungakhwezanga |
| 1st plural | sākhweza | esākhweza | sākhweza | asikhwezanga | esingakhwezanga | singakhwezanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhweza | enākhweza | nākhweza | anikhwezanga | eningakhwezanga | ningakhwezanga |
| Class 1 | wākhweza | owākhweza | ākhweza | akakhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | engakhwezanga |
| Class 2 | bākhweza | abākhweza | bākhweza | abakhwezanga | abangakhwezanga | bengakhwezanga |
| Class 3 | wākhweza | owākhweza | wākhweza | awukhwezanga | ongakhwezanga | ungakhwezanga |
| Class 4 | yākhweza | eyākhweza | yākhweza | ayikhwezanga | engakhwezanga | ingakhwezanga |
| Class 5 | lākhweza | elākhweza | lākhweza | alikhwezanga | elingakhwezanga | lingakhwezanga |
| Class 6 | ākhweza | ākhweza | ākhweza | awakhwezanga | angakhwezanga | engakhwezanga |
| Class 7 | sākhweza | esākhweza | sākhweza | asikhwezanga | esingakhwezanga | singakhwezanga |
| Class 8 | zākhweza | ezākhweza | zākhweza | azikhwezanga | ezingakhwezanga | zingakhwezanga |
| Class 9 | yākhweza | eyākhweza | yākhweza | ayikhwezanga | engakhwezanga | ingakhwezanga |
| Class 10 | zākhweza | ezākhweza | zākhweza | azikhwezanga | ezingakhwezanga | zingakhwezanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhweza | olwākhweza | lwākhweza | alukhwezanga | olungakhwezanga | lungakhwezanga |
| Class 14 | bākhweza | obākhweza | bākhweza | abukhwezanga | obungakhwezanga | bungakhwezanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhweza | okwākhweza | kwākhweza | akukhwezanga | okungakhwezanga | kungakhwezanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhweza | okwākhweza | kwākhweza | akukhwezanga | okungakhwezanga | kungakhwezanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhweza | — | ngingakhweza | ngingekhweze | — | ngingekhweze |
| 2nd singular | ungakhweza | — | ungakhweza | ungekhweze | — | ungekhweze |
| 1st plural | singakhweza | — | singakhweza | singekhweze | — | singekhweze |
| 2nd plural | ningakhweza | — | ningakhweza | ningekhweze | — | ningekhweze |
| Class 1 | angakhweza | — | engakhweza | angekhweze | — | engekhweze |
| Class 2 | bangakhweza | — | bengakhweza | bangekhweze | — | bengekhweze |
| Class 3 | ungakhweza | — | ungakhweza | ungekhweze | — | ungekhweze |
| Class 4 | ingakhweza | — | ingakhweza | ingekhweze | — | ingekhweze |
| Class 5 | lingakhweza | — | lingakhweza | lingekhweze | — | lingekhweze |
| Class 6 | angakhweza | — | engakhweza | angekhweze | — | engekhweze |
| Class 7 | singakhweza | — | singakhweza | singekhweze | — | singekhweze |
| Class 8 | zingakhweza | — | zingakhweza | zingekhweze | — | zingekhweze |
| Class 9 | ingakhweza | — | ingakhweza | ingekhweze | — | ingekhweze |
| Class 10 | zingakhweza | — | zingakhweza | zingekhweze | — | zingekhweze |
| Class 11 | lungakhweza | — | lungakhweza | lungekhweze | — | lungekhweze |
| Class 14 | bungakhweza | — | bungakhweza | bungekhweze | — | bungekhweze |
| Class 15 | kungakhweza | — | kungakhweza | kungekhweze | — | kungekhweze |
| Class 17 | kungakhweza | — | kungakhweza | kungekhweze | — | kungekhweze |
| | 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 | ngizokhweza | engizokhweza | ngizokhweza | angizukhweza | engingezukhweza | ngingezukhweza |
| 2nd singular | uzokhweza | ozokhweza | uzokhweza | awuzukhweza | ongezukhweza | ungezukhweza |
| 1st plural | sizokhweza | esizokhweza | sizokhweza | asizukhweza | esingezukhweza | singezukhweza |
| 2nd plural | nizokhweza | enizokhweza | nizokhweza | anizukhweza | eningezukhweza | ningezukhweza |
| Class 1 | uzokhweza | ozokhweza | ezokhweza | akazukhweza | ongezukhweza | engezukhweza |
| Class 2 | bazokhweza | abazokhweza | bezokhweza | abazukhweza | abangezukhweza | bengezukhweza |
| Class 3 | uzokhweza | ozokhweza | uzokhweza | awuzukhweza | ongezukhweza | ungezukhweza |
| Class 4 | izokhweza | ezokhweza | izokhweza | ayizukhweza | engezukhweza | ingezukhweza |
| Class 5 | lizokhweza | elizokhweza | lizokhweza | alizukhweza | elingezukhweza | lingezukhweza |
| Class 6 | azokhweza | azokhweza | ezokhweza | awazukhweza | angezukhweza | engezukhweza |
| Class 7 | sizokhweza | esizokhweza | sizokhweza | asizukhweza | esingezukhweza | singezukhweza |
| Class 8 | zizokhweza | ezizokhweza | zizokhweza | azizukhweza | ezingezukhweza | zingezukhweza |
| Class 9 | izokhweza | ezokhweza | izokhweza | ayizukhweza | engezukhweza | ingezukhweza |
| Class 10 | zizokhweza | ezizokhweza | zizokhweza | azizukhweza | ezingezukhweza | zingezukhweza |
| Class 11 | luzokhweza | oluzokhweza | luzokhweza | aluzukhweza | olungezukhweza | lungezukhweza |
| Class 14 | buzokhweza | obuzokhweza | buzokhweza | abuzukhweza | obungezukhweza | bungezukhweza |
| Class 15 | kuzokhweza | okuzokhweza | kuzokhweza | akuzukhweza | okungezukhweza | kungezukhweza |
| Class 17 | kuzokhweza | okuzokhweza | kuzokhweza | akuzukhweza | okungezukhweza | kungezukhweza |
| | 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 | ngiyokhweza | engiyokhweza | ngiyokhweza | angiyukhweza | engingeyukhweza | ngingeyukhweza |
| 2nd singular | uyokhweza | oyokhweza | uyokhweza | awuyukhweza | ongeyukhweza | ungeyukhweza |
| 1st plural | siyokhweza | esiyokhweza | siyokhweza | asiyukhweza | esingeyukhweza | singeyukhweza |
| 2nd plural | niyokhweza | eniyokhweza | niyokhweza | aniyukhweza | eningeyukhweza | ningeyukhweza |
| Class 1 | uyokhweza | oyokhweza | eyokhweza | akayukhweza | ongeyukhweza | engeyukhweza |
| Class 2 | bayokhweza | abayokhweza | beyokhweza | abayukhweza | abangeyukhweza | bengeyukhweza |
| Class 3 | uyokhweza | oyokhweza | uyokhweza | awuyukhweza | ongeyukhweza | ungeyukhweza |
| Class 4 | iyokhweza | eyokhweza | iyokhweza | ayiyukhweza | engeyukhweza | ingeyukhweza |
| Class 5 | liyokhweza | eliyokhweza | liyokhweza | aliyukhweza | elingeyukhweza | lingeyukhweza |
| Class 6 | ayokhweza | ayokhweza | eyokhweza | awayukhweza | angeyukhweza | engeyukhweza |
| Class 7 | siyokhweza | esiyokhweza | siyokhweza | asiyukhweza | esingeyukhweza | singeyukhweza |
| Class 8 | ziyokhweza | eziyokhweza | ziyokhweza | aziyukhweza | ezingeyukhweza | zingeyukhweza |
| Class 9 | iyokhweza | eyokhweza | iyokhweza | ayiyukhweza | engeyukhweza | ingeyukhweza |
| Class 10 | ziyokhweza | eziyokhweza | ziyokhweza | aziyukhweza | ezingeyukhweza | zingeyukhweza |
| Class 11 | luyokhweza | oluyokhweza | luyokhweza | aluyukhweza | olungeyukhweza | lungeyukhweza |
| Class 14 | buyokhweza | obuyokhweza | buyokhweza | abuyukhweza | obungeyukhweza | bungeyukhweza |
| Class 15 | kuyokhweza | okuyokhweza | kuyokhweza | akuyukhweza | okungeyukhweza | kungeyukhweza |
| Class 17 | kuyokhweza | okuyokhweza | kuyokhweza | akuyukhweza | okungeyukhweza | kungeyukhweza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhweze | ngingakhwezi |
| 2nd singular | ukhweze | ungakhwezi |
| 1st plural | sikhweze | singakhwezi |
| 2nd plural | nikhweze | ningakhwezi |
| Class 1 | akhweze | angakhwezi |
| Class 2 | bakhweze | bangakhwezi |
| Class 3 | ukhweze | ungakhwezi |
| Class 4 | ikhweze | ingakhwezi |
| Class 5 | likhweze | lingakhwezi |
| Class 6 | akhweze | angakhwezi |
| Class 7 | sikhweze | singakhwezi |
| Class 8 | zikhweze | zingakhwezi |
| Class 9 | ikhweze | ingakhwezi |
| Class 10 | zikhweze | zingakhwezi |
| Class 11 | lukhweze | lungakhwezi |
| Class 14 | bukhweze | bungakhwezi |
| Class 15 | kukhweze | kungakhwezi |
| Class 17 | kukhweze | kungakhwezi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhweza | ngangakhweza, angakhweza, angangakhweza |
| 2nd singular | wakhweza | wangakhweza, awakhweza, awangakhweza |
| 1st plural | sakhweza | sangakhweza, asakhweza, asangakhweza |
| 2nd plural | nakhweza | nangakhweza, anakhweza, anangakhweza |
| Class 1 | wakhweza | wangakhweza, akakhweza, akangakhweza |
| Class 2 | bakhweza | bangakhweza, abakhweza, abangakhweza |
| Class 3 | wakhweza | wangakhweza, awakhweza, awangakhweza |
| Class 4 | yakhweza | yangakhweza, ayakhweza, ayangakhweza |
| Class 5 | lakhweza | langakhweza, alakhweza, alangakhweza |
| Class 6 | akhweza | angakhweza, awakhweza, awangakhweza |
| Class 7 | sakhweza | sangakhweza, asakhweza, asangakhweza |
| Class 8 | zakhweza | zangakhweza, azakhweza, azangakhweza |
| Class 9 | yakhweza | yangakhweza, ayakhweza, ayangakhweza |
| Class 10 | zakhweza | zangakhweza, azakhweza, azangakhweza |
| Class 11 | lwakhweza | lwangakhweza, alwakhweza, alwangakhweza |
| Class 14 | bakhweza | bangakhweza, abakhweza, abangakhweza |
| Class 15 | kwakhweza | kwangakhweza, akwakhweza, akwangakhweza |
| Class 17 | kwakhweza | kwangakhweza, akwakhweza, akwangakhweza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khweza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khweza (3.9)”