# dweba
## Zulu
### Verb

-dwéba
* to draw (line, picture, etc.), to illustrate, to paint
* to scratch (write or draw on a surface)

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukudweba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudweba | ukungadwebi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dweba | -dwebe |
| Plural | dwebani | -dwebeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadweba, ngidweba | engidwebayo, engidweba | ngidweba | angidwebi | engingadwebi | ngingadwebi |
| 2nd singular | uyadweba, udweba | odwebayo, odweba | udweba | awudwebi | ongadwebi | ungadwebi |
| 1st plural | siyadweba, sidweba | esidwebayo, esidweba | sidweba | asidwebi | esingadwebi | singadwebi |
| 2nd plural | niyadweba, nidweba | enidwebayo, enidweba | nidweba | anidwebi | eningadwebi | ningadwebi |
| Class 1 | uyadweba, udweba | odwebayo, odweba | edweba | akadwebi | ongadwebi | engadwebi |
| Class 2 | bayadweba, badweba | abadwebayo, abadweba | bedweba | abadwebi | abangadwebi | bengadwebi |
| Class 3 | uyadweba, udweba | odwebayo, odweba | udweba | awudwebi | ongadwebi | ungadwebi |
| Class 4 | iyadweba, idweba | edwebayo, edweba | idweba | ayidwebi | engadwebi | ingadwebi |
| Class 5 | liyadweba, lidweba | elidwebayo, elidweba | lidweba | alidwebi | elingadwebi | lingadwebi |
| Class 6 | ayadweba, adweba | adwebayo, adweba | edweba | awadwebi | angadwebi | engadwebi |
| Class 7 | siyadweba, sidweba | esidwebayo, esidweba | sidweba | asidwebi | esingadwebi | singadwebi |
| Class 8 | ziyadweba, zidweba | ezidwebayo, ezidweba | zidweba | azidwebi | ezingadwebi | zingadwebi |
| Class 9 | iyadweba, idweba | edwebayo, edweba | idweba | ayidwebi | engadwebi | ingadwebi |
| Class 10 | ziyadweba, zidweba | ezidwebayo, ezidweba | zidweba | azidwebi | ezingadwebi | zingadwebi |
| Class 11 | luyadweba, ludweba | oludwebayo, oludweba | ludweba | aludwebi | olungadwebi | lungadwebi |
| Class 14 | buyadweba, budweba | obudwebayo, obudweba | budweba | abudwebi | obungadwebi | bungadwebi |
| Class 15 | kuyadweba, kudweba | okudwebayo, okudweba | kudweba | akudwebi | okungadwebi | kungadwebi |
| Class 17 | kuyadweba, kudweba | okudwebayo, okudweba | kudweba | akudwebi | okungadwebi | kungadwebi |
| | 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 | ngidwebile, ngidwebē | engidwebile, engidwebē | ngidwebile, ngidwebē | angidwebanga | engingadwebanga | ngingadwebanga |
| 2nd singular | udwebile, udwebē | odwebile, odwebē | udwebile, udwebē | awudwebanga | ongadwebanga | ungadwebanga |
| 1st plural | sidwebile, sidwebē | esidwebile, esidwebē | sidwebile, sidwebē | asidwebanga | esingadwebanga | singadwebanga |
| 2nd plural | nidwebile, nidwebē | enidwebile, enidwebē | nidwebile, nidwebē | anidwebanga | eningadwebanga | ningadwebanga |
| Class 1 | udwebile, udwebē | odwebile, odwebē | edwebile, edwebē | akadwebanga | ongadwebanga | engadwebanga |
| Class 2 | badwebile, badwebē | abadwebile, abadwebē | bedwebile, bedwebē | abadwebanga | abangadwebanga | bengadwebanga |
| Class 3 | udwebile, udwebē | odwebile, odwebē | udwebile, udwebē | awudwebanga | ongadwebanga | ungadwebanga |
| Class 4 | idwebile, idwebē | edwebile, edwebē | idwebile, idwebē | ayidwebanga | engadwebanga | ingadwebanga |
| Class 5 | lidwebile, lidwebē | elidwebile, elidwebē | lidwebile, lidwebē | alidwebanga | elingadwebanga | lingadwebanga |
| Class 6 | adwebile, adwebē | adwebile, adwebē | edwebile, edwebē | awadwebanga | angadwebanga | engadwebanga |
| Class 7 | sidwebile, sidwebē | esidwebile, esidwebē | sidwebile, sidwebē | asidwebanga | esingadwebanga | singadwebanga |
| Class 8 | zidwebile, zidwebē | ezidwebile, ezidwebē | zidwebile, zidwebē | azidwebanga | ezingadwebanga | zingadwebanga |
| Class 9 | idwebile, idwebē | edwebile, edwebē | idwebile, idwebē | ayidwebanga | engadwebanga | ingadwebanga |
| Class 10 | zidwebile, zidwebē | ezidwebile, ezidwebē | zidwebile, zidwebē | azidwebanga | ezingadwebanga | zingadwebanga |
| Class 11 | ludwebile, ludwebē | oludwebile, oludwebē | ludwebile, ludwebē | aludwebanga | olungadwebanga | lungadwebanga |
| Class 14 | budwebile, budwebē | obudwebile, obudwebē | budwebile, budwebē | abudwebanga | obungadwebanga | bungadwebanga |
| Class 15 | kudwebile, kudwebē | okudwebile, okudwebē | kudwebile, kudwebē | akudwebanga | okungadwebanga | kungadwebanga |
| Class 17 | kudwebile, kudwebē | okudwebile, okudwebē | kudwebile, kudwebē | akudwebanga | okungadwebanga | kungadwebanga |
| | 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 | ngādweba | engādweba | ngādweba | angidwebanga | engingadwebanga | ngingadwebanga |
| 2nd singular | wādweba | owādweba | wādweba | awudwebanga | ongadwebanga | ungadwebanga |
| 1st plural | sādweba | esādweba | sādweba | asidwebanga | esingadwebanga | singadwebanga |
| 2nd plural | nādweba | enādweba | nādweba | anidwebanga | eningadwebanga | ningadwebanga |
| Class 1 | wādweba | owādweba | ādweba | akadwebanga | ongadwebanga | engadwebanga |
| Class 2 | bādweba | abādweba | bādweba | abadwebanga | abangadwebanga | bengadwebanga |
| Class 3 | wādweba | owādweba | wādweba | awudwebanga | ongadwebanga | ungadwebanga |
| Class 4 | yādweba | eyādweba | yādweba | ayidwebanga | engadwebanga | ingadwebanga |
| Class 5 | lādweba | elādweba | lādweba | alidwebanga | elingadwebanga | lingadwebanga |
| Class 6 | ādweba | ādweba | ādweba | awadwebanga | angadwebanga | engadwebanga |
| Class 7 | sādweba | esādweba | sādweba | asidwebanga | esingadwebanga | singadwebanga |
| Class 8 | zādweba | ezādweba | zādweba | azidwebanga | ezingadwebanga | zingadwebanga |
| Class 9 | yādweba | eyādweba | yādweba | ayidwebanga | engadwebanga | ingadwebanga |
| Class 10 | zādweba | ezādweba | zādweba | azidwebanga | ezingadwebanga | zingadwebanga |
| Class 11 | lwādweba | olwādweba | lwādweba | aludwebanga | olungadwebanga | lungadwebanga |
| Class 14 | bādweba | obādweba | bādweba | abudwebanga | obungadwebanga | bungadwebanga |
| Class 15 | kwādweba | okwādweba | kwādweba | akudwebanga | okungadwebanga | kungadwebanga |
| Class 17 | kwādweba | okwādweba | kwādweba | akudwebanga | okungadwebanga | kungadwebanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadweba | — | ngingadweba | ngingedwebe | — | ngingedwebe |
| 2nd singular | ungadweba | — | ungadweba | ungedwebe | — | ungedwebe |
| 1st plural | singadweba | — | singadweba | singedwebe | — | singedwebe |
| 2nd plural | ningadweba | — | ningadweba | ningedwebe | — | ningedwebe |
| Class 1 | angadweba | — | engadweba | angedwebe | — | engedwebe |
| Class 2 | bangadweba | — | bengadweba | bangedwebe | — | bengedwebe |
| Class 3 | ungadweba | — | ungadweba | ungedwebe | — | ungedwebe |
| Class 4 | ingadweba | — | ingadweba | ingedwebe | — | ingedwebe |
| Class 5 | lingadweba | — | lingadweba | lingedwebe | — | lingedwebe |
| Class 6 | angadweba | — | engadweba | angedwebe | — | engedwebe |
| Class 7 | singadweba | — | singadweba | singedwebe | — | singedwebe |
| Class 8 | zingadweba | — | zingadweba | zingedwebe | — | zingedwebe |
| Class 9 | ingadweba | — | ingadweba | ingedwebe | — | ingedwebe |
| Class 10 | zingadweba | — | zingadweba | zingedwebe | — | zingedwebe |
| Class 11 | lungadweba | — | lungadweba | lungedwebe | — | lungedwebe |
| Class 14 | bungadweba | — | bungadweba | bungedwebe | — | bungedwebe |
| Class 15 | kungadweba | — | kungadweba | kungedwebe | — | kungedwebe |
| Class 17 | kungadweba | — | kungadweba | kungedwebe | — | kungedwebe |
| | 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 | ngizodweba | engizodweba | ngizodweba | angizudweba | engingezudweba | ngingezudweba |
| 2nd singular | uzodweba | ozodweba | uzodweba | awuzudweba | ongezudweba | ungezudweba |
| 1st plural | sizodweba | esizodweba | sizodweba | asizudweba | esingezudweba | singezudweba |
| 2nd plural | nizodweba | enizodweba | nizodweba | anizudweba | eningezudweba | ningezudweba |
| Class 1 | uzodweba | ozodweba | ezodweba | akazudweba | ongezudweba | engezudweba |
| Class 2 | bazodweba | abazodweba | bezodweba | abazudweba | abangezudweba | bengezudweba |
| Class 3 | uzodweba | ozodweba | uzodweba | awuzudweba | ongezudweba | ungezudweba |
| Class 4 | izodweba | ezodweba | izodweba | ayizudweba | engezudweba | ingezudweba |
| Class 5 | lizodweba | elizodweba | lizodweba | alizudweba | elingezudweba | lingezudweba |
| Class 6 | azodweba | azodweba | ezodweba | awazudweba | angezudweba | engezudweba |
| Class 7 | sizodweba | esizodweba | sizodweba | asizudweba | esingezudweba | singezudweba |
| Class 8 | zizodweba | ezizodweba | zizodweba | azizudweba | ezingezudweba | zingezudweba |
| Class 9 | izodweba | ezodweba | izodweba | ayizudweba | engezudweba | ingezudweba |
| Class 10 | zizodweba | ezizodweba | zizodweba | azizudweba | ezingezudweba | zingezudweba |
| Class 11 | luzodweba | oluzodweba | luzodweba | aluzudweba | olungezudweba | lungezudweba |
| Class 14 | buzodweba | obuzodweba | buzodweba | abuzudweba | obungezudweba | bungezudweba |
| Class 15 | kuzodweba | okuzodweba | kuzodweba | akuzudweba | okungezudweba | kungezudweba |
| Class 17 | kuzodweba | okuzodweba | kuzodweba | akuzudweba | okungezudweba | kungezudweba |
| | 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 | ngiyodweba | engiyodweba | ngiyodweba | angiyudweba | engingeyudweba | ngingeyudweba |
| 2nd singular | uyodweba | oyodweba | uyodweba | awuyudweba | ongeyudweba | ungeyudweba |
| 1st plural | siyodweba | esiyodweba | siyodweba | asiyudweba | esingeyudweba | singeyudweba |
| 2nd plural | niyodweba | eniyodweba | niyodweba | aniyudweba | eningeyudweba | ningeyudweba |
| Class 1 | uyodweba | oyodweba | eyodweba | akayudweba | ongeyudweba | engeyudweba |
| Class 2 | bayodweba | abayodweba | beyodweba | abayudweba | abangeyudweba | bengeyudweba |
| Class 3 | uyodweba | oyodweba | uyodweba | awuyudweba | ongeyudweba | ungeyudweba |
| Class 4 | iyodweba | eyodweba | iyodweba | ayiyudweba | engeyudweba | ingeyudweba |
| Class 5 | liyodweba | eliyodweba | liyodweba | aliyudweba | elingeyudweba | lingeyudweba |
| Class 6 | ayodweba | ayodweba | eyodweba | awayudweba | angeyudweba | engeyudweba |
| Class 7 | siyodweba | esiyodweba | siyodweba | asiyudweba | esingeyudweba | singeyudweba |
| Class 8 | ziyodweba | eziyodweba | ziyodweba | aziyudweba | ezingeyudweba | zingeyudweba |
| Class 9 | iyodweba | eyodweba | iyodweba | ayiyudweba | engeyudweba | ingeyudweba |
| Class 10 | ziyodweba | eziyodweba | ziyodweba | aziyudweba | ezingeyudweba | zingeyudweba |
| Class 11 | luyodweba | oluyodweba | luyodweba | aluyudweba | olungeyudweba | lungeyudweba |
| Class 14 | buyodweba | obuyodweba | buyodweba | abuyudweba | obungeyudweba | bungeyudweba |
| Class 15 | kuyodweba | okuyodweba | kuyodweba | akuyudweba | okungeyudweba | kungeyudweba |
| Class 17 | kuyodweba | okuyodweba | kuyodweba | akuyudweba | okungeyudweba | kungeyudweba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidwebe | ngingadwebi |
| 2nd singular | udwebe | ungadwebi |
| 1st plural | sidwebe | singadwebi |
| 2nd plural | nidwebe | ningadwebi |
| Class 1 | adwebe | angadwebi |
| Class 2 | badwebe | bangadwebi |
| Class 3 | udwebe | ungadwebi |
| Class 4 | idwebe | ingadwebi |
| Class 5 | lidwebe | lingadwebi |
| Class 6 | adwebe | angadwebi |
| Class 7 | sidwebe | singadwebi |
| Class 8 | zidwebe | zingadwebi |
| Class 9 | idwebe | ingadwebi |
| Class 10 | zidwebe | zingadwebi |
| Class 11 | ludwebe | lungadwebi |
| Class 14 | budwebe | bungadwebi |
| Class 15 | kudwebe | kungadwebi |
| Class 17 | kudwebe | kungadwebi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadweba | ngangadweba, angadweba, angangadweba |
| 2nd singular | wadweba | wangadweba, awadweba, awangadweba |
| 1st plural | sadweba | sangadweba, asadweba, asangadweba |
| 2nd plural | nadweba | nangadweba, anadweba, anangadweba |
| Class 1 | wadweba | wangadweba, akadweba, akangadweba |
| Class 2 | badweba | bangadweba, abadweba, abangadweba |
| Class 3 | wadweba | wangadweba, awadweba, awangadweba |
| Class 4 | yadweba | yangadweba, ayadweba, ayangadweba |
| Class 5 | ladweba | langadweba, aladweba, alangadweba |
| Class 6 | adweba | angadweba, awadweba, awangadweba |
| Class 7 | sadweba | sangadweba, asadweba, asangadweba |
| Class 8 | zadweba | zangadweba, azadweba, azangadweba |
| Class 9 | yadweba | yangadweba, ayadweba, ayangadweba |
| Class 10 | zadweba | zangadweba, azadweba, azangadweba |
| Class 11 | lwadweba | lwangadweba, alwadweba, alwangadweba |
| Class 14 | badweba | bangadweba, abadweba, abangadweba |
| Class 15 | kwadweba | kwangadweba, akwadweba, akwangadweba |
| Class 17 | kwadweba | kwangadweba, akwadweba, akwangadweba |

### References

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