# khethisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -khetha +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-khethisa$^?$
* (transitive) to make/help choose

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukukhethisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhethisa | ukungakhethisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khethisa | -khethise |
| Plural | khethisani | -khethiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhethisa, ngikhethisa | engikhethisayo, engikhethisa | ngikhethisa | angikhethisi | engingakhethisi | ngingakhethisi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhethisa, ukhethisa | okhethisayo, okhethisa | ukhethisa | awukhethisi | ongakhethisi | ungakhethisi |
| 1st plural | siyakhethisa, sikhethisa | esikhethisayo, esikhethisa | sikhethisa | asikhethisi | esingakhethisi | singakhethisi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhethisa, nikhethisa | enikhethisayo, enikhethisa | nikhethisa | anikhethisi | eningakhethisi | ningakhethisi |
| Class 1 | uyakhethisa, ukhethisa | okhethisayo, okhethisa | ekhethisa | akakhethisi | ongakhethisi | engakhethisi |
| Class 2 | bayakhethisa, bakhethisa | abakhethisayo, abakhethisa | bekhethisa | abakhethisi | abangakhethisi | bengakhethisi |
| Class 3 | uyakhethisa, ukhethisa | okhethisayo, okhethisa | ukhethisa | awukhethisi | ongakhethisi | ungakhethisi |
| Class 4 | iyakhethisa, ikhethisa | ekhethisayo, ekhethisa | ikhethisa | ayikhethisi | engakhethisi | ingakhethisi |
| Class 5 | liyakhethisa, likhethisa | elikhethisayo, elikhethisa | likhethisa | alikhethisi | elingakhethisi | lingakhethisi |
| Class 6 | ayakhethisa, akhethisa | akhethisayo, akhethisa | ekhethisa | awakhethisi | angakhethisi | engakhethisi |
| Class 7 | siyakhethisa, sikhethisa | esikhethisayo, esikhethisa | sikhethisa | asikhethisi | esingakhethisi | singakhethisi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhethisa, zikhethisa | ezikhethisayo, ezikhethisa | zikhethisa | azikhethisi | ezingakhethisi | zingakhethisi |
| Class 9 | iyakhethisa, ikhethisa | ekhethisayo, ekhethisa | ikhethisa | ayikhethisi | engakhethisi | ingakhethisi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhethisa, zikhethisa | ezikhethisayo, ezikhethisa | zikhethisa | azikhethisi | ezingakhethisi | zingakhethisi |
| Class 11 | luyakhethisa, lukhethisa | olukhethisayo, olukhethisa | lukhethisa | alukhethisi | olungakhethisi | lungakhethisi |
| Class 14 | buyakhethisa, bukhethisa | obukhethisayo, obukhethisa | bukhethisa | abukhethisi | obungakhethisi | bungakhethisi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhethisa, kukhethisa | okukhethisayo, okukhethisa | kukhethisa | akukhethisi | okungakhethisi | kungakhethisi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhethisa, kukhethisa | okukhethisayo, okukhethisa | kukhethisa | akukhethisi | okungakhethisi | kungakhethisi |
| | 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 | ngikhethisile, ngikhethisē | engikhethisile, engikhethisē | ngikhethisile, ngikhethisē | angikhethisanga | engingakhethisanga | ngingakhethisanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhethisile, ukhethisē | okhethisile, okhethisē | ukhethisile, ukhethisē | awukhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | ungakhethisanga |
| 1st plural | sikhethisile, sikhethisē | esikhethisile, esikhethisē | sikhethisile, sikhethisē | asikhethisanga | esingakhethisanga | singakhethisanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhethisile, nikhethisē | enikhethisile, enikhethisē | nikhethisile, nikhethisē | anikhethisanga | eningakhethisanga | ningakhethisanga |
| Class 1 | ukhethisile, ukhethisē | okhethisile, okhethisē | ekhethisile, ekhethisē | akakhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | engakhethisanga |
| Class 2 | bakhethisile, bakhethisē | abakhethisile, abakhethisē | bekhethisile, bekhethisē | abakhethisanga | abangakhethisanga | bengakhethisanga |
| Class 3 | ukhethisile, ukhethisē | okhethisile, okhethisē | ukhethisile, ukhethisē | awukhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | ungakhethisanga |
| Class 4 | ikhethisile, ikhethisē | ekhethisile, ekhethisē | ikhethisile, ikhethisē | ayikhethisanga | engakhethisanga | ingakhethisanga |
| Class 5 | likhethisile, likhethisē | elikhethisile, elikhethisē | likhethisile, likhethisē | alikhethisanga | elingakhethisanga | lingakhethisanga |
| Class 6 | akhethisile, akhethisē | akhethisile, akhethisē | ekhethisile, ekhethisē | awakhethisanga | angakhethisanga | engakhethisanga |
| Class 7 | sikhethisile, sikhethisē | esikhethisile, esikhethisē | sikhethisile, sikhethisē | asikhethisanga | esingakhethisanga | singakhethisanga |
| Class 8 | zikhethisile, zikhethisē | ezikhethisile, ezikhethisē | zikhethisile, zikhethisē | azikhethisanga | ezingakhethisanga | zingakhethisanga |
| Class 9 | ikhethisile, ikhethisē | ekhethisile, ekhethisē | ikhethisile, ikhethisē | ayikhethisanga | engakhethisanga | ingakhethisanga |
| Class 10 | zikhethisile, zikhethisē | ezikhethisile, ezikhethisē | zikhethisile, zikhethisē | azikhethisanga | ezingakhethisanga | zingakhethisanga |
| Class 11 | lukhethisile, lukhethisē | olukhethisile, olukhethisē | lukhethisile, lukhethisē | alukhethisanga | olungakhethisanga | lungakhethisanga |
| Class 14 | bukhethisile, bukhethisē | obukhethisile, obukhethisē | bukhethisile, bukhethisē | abukhethisanga | obungakhethisanga | bungakhethisanga |
| Class 15 | kukhethisile, kukhethisē | okukhethisile, okukhethisē | kukhethisile, kukhethisē | akukhethisanga | okungakhethisanga | kungakhethisanga |
| Class 17 | kukhethisile, kukhethisē | okukhethisile, okukhethisē | kukhethisile, kukhethisē | akukhethisanga | okungakhethisanga | kungakhethisanga |
| | 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 | ngākhethisa | engākhethisa | ngākhethisa | angikhethisanga | engingakhethisanga | ngingakhethisanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhethisa | owākhethisa | wākhethisa | awukhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | ungakhethisanga |
| 1st plural | sākhethisa | esākhethisa | sākhethisa | asikhethisanga | esingakhethisanga | singakhethisanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhethisa | enākhethisa | nākhethisa | anikhethisanga | eningakhethisanga | ningakhethisanga |
| Class 1 | wākhethisa | owākhethisa | ākhethisa | akakhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | engakhethisanga |
| Class 2 | bākhethisa | abākhethisa | bākhethisa | abakhethisanga | abangakhethisanga | bengakhethisanga |
| Class 3 | wākhethisa | owākhethisa | wākhethisa | awukhethisanga | ongakhethisanga | ungakhethisanga |
| Class 4 | yākhethisa | eyākhethisa | yākhethisa | ayikhethisanga | engakhethisanga | ingakhethisanga |
| Class 5 | lākhethisa | elākhethisa | lākhethisa | alikhethisanga | elingakhethisanga | lingakhethisanga |
| Class 6 | ākhethisa | ākhethisa | ākhethisa | awakhethisanga | angakhethisanga | engakhethisanga |
| Class 7 | sākhethisa | esākhethisa | sākhethisa | asikhethisanga | esingakhethisanga | singakhethisanga |
| Class 8 | zākhethisa | ezākhethisa | zākhethisa | azikhethisanga | ezingakhethisanga | zingakhethisanga |
| Class 9 | yākhethisa | eyākhethisa | yākhethisa | ayikhethisanga | engakhethisanga | ingakhethisanga |
| Class 10 | zākhethisa | ezākhethisa | zākhethisa | azikhethisanga | ezingakhethisanga | zingakhethisanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhethisa | olwākhethisa | lwākhethisa | alukhethisanga | olungakhethisanga | lungakhethisanga |
| Class 14 | bākhethisa | obākhethisa | bākhethisa | abukhethisanga | obungakhethisanga | bungakhethisanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhethisa | okwākhethisa | kwākhethisa | akukhethisanga | okungakhethisanga | kungakhethisanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhethisa | okwākhethisa | kwākhethisa | akukhethisanga | okungakhethisanga | kungakhethisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhethisa | — | ngingakhethisa | ngingekhethise | — | ngingekhethise |
| 2nd singular | ungakhethisa | — | ungakhethisa | ungekhethise | — | ungekhethise |
| 1st plural | singakhethisa | — | singakhethisa | singekhethise | — | singekhethise |
| 2nd plural | ningakhethisa | — | ningakhethisa | ningekhethise | — | ningekhethise |
| Class 1 | angakhethisa | — | engakhethisa | angekhethise | — | engekhethise |
| Class 2 | bangakhethisa | — | bengakhethisa | bangekhethise | — | bengekhethise |
| Class 3 | ungakhethisa | — | ungakhethisa | ungekhethise | — | ungekhethise |
| Class 4 | ingakhethisa | — | ingakhethisa | ingekhethise | — | ingekhethise |
| Class 5 | lingakhethisa | — | lingakhethisa | lingekhethise | — | lingekhethise |
| Class 6 | angakhethisa | — | engakhethisa | angekhethise | — | engekhethise |
| Class 7 | singakhethisa | — | singakhethisa | singekhethise | — | singekhethise |
| Class 8 | zingakhethisa | — | zingakhethisa | zingekhethise | — | zingekhethise |
| Class 9 | ingakhethisa | — | ingakhethisa | ingekhethise | — | ingekhethise |
| Class 10 | zingakhethisa | — | zingakhethisa | zingekhethise | — | zingekhethise |
| Class 11 | lungakhethisa | — | lungakhethisa | lungekhethise | — | lungekhethise |
| Class 14 | bungakhethisa | — | bungakhethisa | bungekhethise | — | bungekhethise |
| Class 15 | kungakhethisa | — | kungakhethisa | kungekhethise | — | kungekhethise |
| Class 17 | kungakhethisa | — | kungakhethisa | kungekhethise | — | kungekhethise |
| | 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 | ngizokhethisa | engizokhethisa | ngizokhethisa | angizukhethisa | engingezukhethisa | ngingezukhethisa |
| 2nd singular | uzokhethisa | ozokhethisa | uzokhethisa | awuzukhethisa | ongezukhethisa | ungezukhethisa |
| 1st plural | sizokhethisa | esizokhethisa | sizokhethisa | asizukhethisa | esingezukhethisa | singezukhethisa |
| 2nd plural | nizokhethisa | enizokhethisa | nizokhethisa | anizukhethisa | eningezukhethisa | ningezukhethisa |
| Class 1 | uzokhethisa | ozokhethisa | ezokhethisa | akazukhethisa | ongezukhethisa | engezukhethisa |
| Class 2 | bazokhethisa | abazokhethisa | bezokhethisa | abazukhethisa | abangezukhethisa | bengezukhethisa |
| Class 3 | uzokhethisa | ozokhethisa | uzokhethisa | awuzukhethisa | ongezukhethisa | ungezukhethisa |
| Class 4 | izokhethisa | ezokhethisa | izokhethisa | ayizukhethisa | engezukhethisa | ingezukhethisa |
| Class 5 | lizokhethisa | elizokhethisa | lizokhethisa | alizukhethisa | elingezukhethisa | lingezukhethisa |
| Class 6 | azokhethisa | azokhethisa | ezokhethisa | awazukhethisa | angezukhethisa | engezukhethisa |
| Class 7 | sizokhethisa | esizokhethisa | sizokhethisa | asizukhethisa | esingezukhethisa | singezukhethisa |
| Class 8 | zizokhethisa | ezizokhethisa | zizokhethisa | azizukhethisa | ezingezukhethisa | zingezukhethisa |
| Class 9 | izokhethisa | ezokhethisa | izokhethisa | ayizukhethisa | engezukhethisa | ingezukhethisa |
| Class 10 | zizokhethisa | ezizokhethisa | zizokhethisa | azizukhethisa | ezingezukhethisa | zingezukhethisa |
| Class 11 | luzokhethisa | oluzokhethisa | luzokhethisa | aluzukhethisa | olungezukhethisa | lungezukhethisa |
| Class 14 | buzokhethisa | obuzokhethisa | buzokhethisa | abuzukhethisa | obungezukhethisa | bungezukhethisa |
| Class 15 | kuzokhethisa | okuzokhethisa | kuzokhethisa | akuzukhethisa | okungezukhethisa | kungezukhethisa |
| Class 17 | kuzokhethisa | okuzokhethisa | kuzokhethisa | akuzukhethisa | okungezukhethisa | kungezukhethisa |
| | 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 | ngiyokhethisa | engiyokhethisa | ngiyokhethisa | angiyukhethisa | engingeyukhethisa | ngingeyukhethisa |
| 2nd singular | uyokhethisa | oyokhethisa | uyokhethisa | awuyukhethisa | ongeyukhethisa | ungeyukhethisa |
| 1st plural | siyokhethisa | esiyokhethisa | siyokhethisa | asiyukhethisa | esingeyukhethisa | singeyukhethisa |
| 2nd plural | niyokhethisa | eniyokhethisa | niyokhethisa | aniyukhethisa | eningeyukhethisa | ningeyukhethisa |
| Class 1 | uyokhethisa | oyokhethisa | eyokhethisa | akayukhethisa | ongeyukhethisa | engeyukhethisa |
| Class 2 | bayokhethisa | abayokhethisa | beyokhethisa | abayukhethisa | abangeyukhethisa | bengeyukhethisa |
| Class 3 | uyokhethisa | oyokhethisa | uyokhethisa | awuyukhethisa | ongeyukhethisa | ungeyukhethisa |
| Class 4 | iyokhethisa | eyokhethisa | iyokhethisa | ayiyukhethisa | engeyukhethisa | ingeyukhethisa |
| Class 5 | liyokhethisa | eliyokhethisa | liyokhethisa | aliyukhethisa | elingeyukhethisa | lingeyukhethisa |
| Class 6 | ayokhethisa | ayokhethisa | eyokhethisa | awayukhethisa | angeyukhethisa | engeyukhethisa |
| Class 7 | siyokhethisa | esiyokhethisa | siyokhethisa | asiyukhethisa | esingeyukhethisa | singeyukhethisa |
| Class 8 | ziyokhethisa | eziyokhethisa | ziyokhethisa | aziyukhethisa | ezingeyukhethisa | zingeyukhethisa |
| Class 9 | iyokhethisa | eyokhethisa | iyokhethisa | ayiyukhethisa | engeyukhethisa | ingeyukhethisa |
| Class 10 | ziyokhethisa | eziyokhethisa | ziyokhethisa | aziyukhethisa | ezingeyukhethisa | zingeyukhethisa |
| Class 11 | luyokhethisa | oluyokhethisa | luyokhethisa | aluyukhethisa | olungeyukhethisa | lungeyukhethisa |
| Class 14 | buyokhethisa | obuyokhethisa | buyokhethisa | abuyukhethisa | obungeyukhethisa | bungeyukhethisa |
| Class 15 | kuyokhethisa | okuyokhethisa | kuyokhethisa | akuyukhethisa | okungeyukhethisa | kungeyukhethisa |
| Class 17 | kuyokhethisa | okuyokhethisa | kuyokhethisa | akuyukhethisa | okungeyukhethisa | kungeyukhethisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhethise | ngingakhethisi |
| 2nd singular | ukhethise | ungakhethisi |
| 1st plural | sikhethise | singakhethisi |
| 2nd plural | nikhethise | ningakhethisi |
| Class 1 | akhethise | angakhethisi |
| Class 2 | bakhethise | bangakhethisi |
| Class 3 | ukhethise | ungakhethisi |
| Class 4 | ikhethise | ingakhethisi |
| Class 5 | likhethise | lingakhethisi |
| Class 6 | akhethise | angakhethisi |
| Class 7 | sikhethise | singakhethisi |
| Class 8 | zikhethise | zingakhethisi |
| Class 9 | ikhethise | ingakhethisi |
| Class 10 | zikhethise | zingakhethisi |
| Class 11 | lukhethise | lungakhethisi |
| Class 14 | bukhethise | bungakhethisi |
| Class 15 | kukhethise | kungakhethisi |
| Class 17 | kukhethise | kungakhethisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhethisa | ngangakhethisa, angakhethisa, angangakhethisa |
| 2nd singular | wakhethisa | wangakhethisa, awakhethisa, awangakhethisa |
| 1st plural | sakhethisa | sangakhethisa, asakhethisa, asangakhethisa |
| 2nd plural | nakhethisa | nangakhethisa, anakhethisa, anangakhethisa |
| Class 1 | wakhethisa | wangakhethisa, akakhethisa, akangakhethisa |
| Class 2 | bakhethisa | bangakhethisa, abakhethisa, abangakhethisa |
| Class 3 | wakhethisa | wangakhethisa, awakhethisa, awangakhethisa |
| Class 4 | yakhethisa | yangakhethisa, ayakhethisa, ayangakhethisa |
| Class 5 | lakhethisa | langakhethisa, alakhethisa, alangakhethisa |
| Class 6 | akhethisa | angakhethisa, awakhethisa, awangakhethisa |
| Class 7 | sakhethisa | sangakhethisa, asakhethisa, asangakhethisa |
| Class 8 | zakhethisa | zangakhethisa, azakhethisa, azangakhethisa |
| Class 9 | yakhethisa | yangakhethisa, ayakhethisa, ayangakhethisa |
| Class 10 | zakhethisa | zangakhethisa, azakhethisa, azangakhethisa |
| Class 11 | lwakhethisa | lwangakhethisa, alwakhethisa, alwangakhethisa |
| Class 14 | bakhethisa | bangakhethisa, abakhethisa, abangakhethisa |
| Class 15 | kwakhethisa | kwangakhethisa, akwakhethisa, akwangakhethisa |
| Class 17 | kwakhethisa | kwangakhethisa, akwakhethisa, akwangakhethisa |

### References

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