# khetha
## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

### Verb

-khetha
* to choose

#### Inflection

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## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

### Verb

-khetha
* (transitive) to prefer, to choose
* (transitive) to elect

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kèta.

### Verb

-khetha
* (transitive) to choose, to select, to pick
* (transitive) to elect
* (intransitive) to vote

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukukhetha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhetha | ukungakhethi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khetha | -khethe |
| Plural | khethani | -khetheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhetha, ngikhetha | engikhethayo, engikhetha | ngikhetha | angikhethi | engingakhethi | ngingakhethi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhetha, ukhetha | okhethayo, okhetha | ukhetha | awukhethi | ongakhethi | ungakhethi |
| 1st plural | siyakhetha, sikhetha | esikhethayo, esikhetha | sikhetha | asikhethi | esingakhethi | singakhethi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhetha, nikhetha | enikhethayo, enikhetha | nikhetha | anikhethi | eningakhethi | ningakhethi |
| Class 1 | uyakhetha, ukhetha | okhethayo, okhetha | ekhetha | akakhethi | ongakhethi | engakhethi |
| Class 2 | bayakhetha, bakhetha | abakhethayo, abakhetha | bekhetha | abakhethi | abangakhethi | bengakhethi |
| Class 3 | uyakhetha, ukhetha | okhethayo, okhetha | ukhetha | awukhethi | ongakhethi | ungakhethi |
| Class 4 | iyakhetha, ikhetha | ekhethayo, ekhetha | ikhetha | ayikhethi | engakhethi | ingakhethi |
| Class 5 | liyakhetha, likhetha | elikhethayo, elikhetha | likhetha | alikhethi | elingakhethi | lingakhethi |
| Class 6 | ayakhetha, akhetha | akhethayo, akhetha | ekhetha | awakhethi | angakhethi | engakhethi |
| Class 7 | siyakhetha, sikhetha | esikhethayo, esikhetha | sikhetha | asikhethi | esingakhethi | singakhethi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhetha, zikhetha | ezikhethayo, ezikhetha | zikhetha | azikhethi | ezingakhethi | zingakhethi |
| Class 9 | iyakhetha, ikhetha | ekhethayo, ekhetha | ikhetha | ayikhethi | engakhethi | ingakhethi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhetha, zikhetha | ezikhethayo, ezikhetha | zikhetha | azikhethi | ezingakhethi | zingakhethi |
| Class 11 | luyakhetha, lukhetha | olukhethayo, olukhetha | lukhetha | alukhethi | olungakhethi | lungakhethi |
| Class 14 | buyakhetha, bukhetha | obukhethayo, obukhetha | bukhetha | abukhethi | obungakhethi | bungakhethi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhetha, kukhetha | okukhethayo, okukhetha | kukhetha | akukhethi | okungakhethi | kungakhethi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhetha, kukhetha | okukhethayo, okukhetha | kukhetha | akukhethi | okungakhethi | kungakhethi |
| | 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 | ngikhethile, ngikhethē | engikhethile, engikhethē | ngikhethile, ngikhethē | angikhethanga | engingakhethanga | ngingakhethanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhethile, ukhethē | okhethile, okhethē | ukhethile, ukhethē | awukhethanga | ongakhethanga | ungakhethanga |
| 1st plural | sikhethile, sikhethē | esikhethile, esikhethē | sikhethile, sikhethē | asikhethanga | esingakhethanga | singakhethanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhethile, nikhethē | enikhethile, enikhethē | nikhethile, nikhethē | anikhethanga | eningakhethanga | ningakhethanga |
| Class 1 | ukhethile, ukhethē | okhethile, okhethē | ekhethile, ekhethē | akakhethanga | ongakhethanga | engakhethanga |
| Class 2 | bakhethile, bakhethē | abakhethile, abakhethē | bekhethile, bekhethē | abakhethanga | abangakhethanga | bengakhethanga |
| Class 3 | ukhethile, ukhethē | okhethile, okhethē | ukhethile, ukhethē | awukhethanga | ongakhethanga | ungakhethanga |
| Class 4 | ikhethile, ikhethē | ekhethile, ekhethē | ikhethile, ikhethē | ayikhethanga | engakhethanga | ingakhethanga |
| Class 5 | likhethile, likhethē | elikhethile, elikhethē | likhethile, likhethē | alikhethanga | elingakhethanga | lingakhethanga |
| Class 6 | akhethile, akhethē | akhethile, akhethē | ekhethile, ekhethē | awakhethanga | angakhethanga | engakhethanga |
| Class 7 | sikhethile, sikhethē | esikhethile, esikhethē | sikhethile, sikhethē | asikhethanga | esingakhethanga | singakhethanga |
| Class 8 | zikhethile, zikhethē | ezikhethile, ezikhethē | zikhethile, zikhethē | azikhethanga | ezingakhethanga | zingakhethanga |
| Class 9 | ikhethile, ikhethē | ekhethile, ekhethē | ikhethile, ikhethē | ayikhethanga | engakhethanga | ingakhethanga |
| Class 10 | zikhethile, zikhethē | ezikhethile, ezikhethē | zikhethile, zikhethē | azikhethanga | ezingakhethanga | zingakhethanga |
| Class 11 | lukhethile, lukhethē | olukhethile, olukhethē | lukhethile, lukhethē | alukhethanga | olungakhethanga | lungakhethanga |
| Class 14 | bukhethile, bukhethē | obukhethile, obukhethē | bukhethile, bukhethē | abukhethanga | obungakhethanga | bungakhethanga |
| Class 15 | kukhethile, kukhethē | okukhethile, okukhethē | kukhethile, kukhethē | akukhethanga | okungakhethanga | kungakhethanga |
| Class 17 | kukhethile, kukhethē | okukhethile, okukhethē | kukhethile, kukhethē | akukhethanga | okungakhethanga | kungakhethanga |
| | 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 | ngākhetha | engākhetha | ngākhetha | angikhethanga | engingakhethanga | ngingakhethanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhetha | owākhetha | wākhetha | awukhethanga | ongakhethanga | ungakhethanga |
| 1st plural | sākhetha | esākhetha | sākhetha | asikhethanga | esingakhethanga | singakhethanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhetha | enākhetha | nākhetha | anikhethanga | eningakhethanga | ningakhethanga |
| Class 1 | wākhetha | owākhetha | ākhetha | akakhethanga | ongakhethanga | engakhethanga |
| Class 2 | bākhetha | abākhetha | bākhetha | abakhethanga | abangakhethanga | bengakhethanga |
| Class 3 | wākhetha | owākhetha | wākhetha | awukhethanga | ongakhethanga | ungakhethanga |
| Class 4 | yākhetha | eyākhetha | yākhetha | ayikhethanga | engakhethanga | ingakhethanga |
| Class 5 | lākhetha | elākhetha | lākhetha | alikhethanga | elingakhethanga | lingakhethanga |
| Class 6 | ākhetha | ākhetha | ākhetha | awakhethanga | angakhethanga | engakhethanga |
| Class 7 | sākhetha | esākhetha | sākhetha | asikhethanga | esingakhethanga | singakhethanga |
| Class 8 | zākhetha | ezākhetha | zākhetha | azikhethanga | ezingakhethanga | zingakhethanga |
| Class 9 | yākhetha | eyākhetha | yākhetha | ayikhethanga | engakhethanga | ingakhethanga |
| Class 10 | zākhetha | ezākhetha | zākhetha | azikhethanga | ezingakhethanga | zingakhethanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhetha | olwākhetha | lwākhetha | alukhethanga | olungakhethanga | lungakhethanga |
| Class 14 | bākhetha | obākhetha | bākhetha | abukhethanga | obungakhethanga | bungakhethanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhetha | okwākhetha | kwākhetha | akukhethanga | okungakhethanga | kungakhethanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhetha | okwākhetha | kwākhetha | akukhethanga | okungakhethanga | kungakhethanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhetha | — | ngingakhetha | ngingekhethe | — | ngingekhethe |
| 2nd singular | ungakhetha | — | ungakhetha | ungekhethe | — | ungekhethe |
| 1st plural | singakhetha | — | singakhetha | singekhethe | — | singekhethe |
| 2nd plural | ningakhetha | — | ningakhetha | ningekhethe | — | ningekhethe |
| Class 1 | angakhetha | — | engakhetha | angekhethe | — | engekhethe |
| Class 2 | bangakhetha | — | bengakhetha | bangekhethe | — | bengekhethe |
| Class 3 | ungakhetha | — | ungakhetha | ungekhethe | — | ungekhethe |
| Class 4 | ingakhetha | — | ingakhetha | ingekhethe | — | ingekhethe |
| Class 5 | lingakhetha | — | lingakhetha | lingekhethe | — | lingekhethe |
| Class 6 | angakhetha | — | engakhetha | angekhethe | — | engekhethe |
| Class 7 | singakhetha | — | singakhetha | singekhethe | — | singekhethe |
| Class 8 | zingakhetha | — | zingakhetha | zingekhethe | — | zingekhethe |
| Class 9 | ingakhetha | — | ingakhetha | ingekhethe | — | ingekhethe |
| Class 10 | zingakhetha | — | zingakhetha | zingekhethe | — | zingekhethe |
| Class 11 | lungakhetha | — | lungakhetha | lungekhethe | — | lungekhethe |
| Class 14 | bungakhetha | — | bungakhetha | bungekhethe | — | bungekhethe |
| Class 15 | kungakhetha | — | kungakhetha | kungekhethe | — | kungekhethe |
| Class 17 | kungakhetha | — | kungakhetha | kungekhethe | — | kungekhethe |
| | 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 | ngizokhetha | engizokhetha | ngizokhetha | angizukhetha | engingezukhetha | ngingezukhetha |
| 2nd singular | uzokhetha | ozokhetha | uzokhetha | awuzukhetha | ongezukhetha | ungezukhetha |
| 1st plural | sizokhetha | esizokhetha | sizokhetha | asizukhetha | esingezukhetha | singezukhetha |
| 2nd plural | nizokhetha | enizokhetha | nizokhetha | anizukhetha | eningezukhetha | ningezukhetha |
| Class 1 | uzokhetha | ozokhetha | ezokhetha | akazukhetha | ongezukhetha | engezukhetha |
| Class 2 | bazokhetha | abazokhetha | bezokhetha | abazukhetha | abangezukhetha | bengezukhetha |
| Class 3 | uzokhetha | ozokhetha | uzokhetha | awuzukhetha | ongezukhetha | ungezukhetha |
| Class 4 | izokhetha | ezokhetha | izokhetha | ayizukhetha | engezukhetha | ingezukhetha |
| Class 5 | lizokhetha | elizokhetha | lizokhetha | alizukhetha | elingezukhetha | lingezukhetha |
| Class 6 | azokhetha | azokhetha | ezokhetha | awazukhetha | angezukhetha | engezukhetha |
| Class 7 | sizokhetha | esizokhetha | sizokhetha | asizukhetha | esingezukhetha | singezukhetha |
| Class 8 | zizokhetha | ezizokhetha | zizokhetha | azizukhetha | ezingezukhetha | zingezukhetha |
| Class 9 | izokhetha | ezokhetha | izokhetha | ayizukhetha | engezukhetha | ingezukhetha |
| Class 10 | zizokhetha | ezizokhetha | zizokhetha | azizukhetha | ezingezukhetha | zingezukhetha |
| Class 11 | luzokhetha | oluzokhetha | luzokhetha | aluzukhetha | olungezukhetha | lungezukhetha |
| Class 14 | buzokhetha | obuzokhetha | buzokhetha | abuzukhetha | obungezukhetha | bungezukhetha |
| Class 15 | kuzokhetha | okuzokhetha | kuzokhetha | akuzukhetha | okungezukhetha | kungezukhetha |
| Class 17 | kuzokhetha | okuzokhetha | kuzokhetha | akuzukhetha | okungezukhetha | kungezukhetha |
| | 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 | ngiyokhetha | engiyokhetha | ngiyokhetha | angiyukhetha | engingeyukhetha | ngingeyukhetha |
| 2nd singular | uyokhetha | oyokhetha | uyokhetha | awuyukhetha | ongeyukhetha | ungeyukhetha |
| 1st plural | siyokhetha | esiyokhetha | siyokhetha | asiyukhetha | esingeyukhetha | singeyukhetha |
| 2nd plural | niyokhetha | eniyokhetha | niyokhetha | aniyukhetha | eningeyukhetha | ningeyukhetha |
| Class 1 | uyokhetha | oyokhetha | eyokhetha | akayukhetha | ongeyukhetha | engeyukhetha |
| Class 2 | bayokhetha | abayokhetha | beyokhetha | abayukhetha | abangeyukhetha | bengeyukhetha |
| Class 3 | uyokhetha | oyokhetha | uyokhetha | awuyukhetha | ongeyukhetha | ungeyukhetha |
| Class 4 | iyokhetha | eyokhetha | iyokhetha | ayiyukhetha | engeyukhetha | ingeyukhetha |
| Class 5 | liyokhetha | eliyokhetha | liyokhetha | aliyukhetha | elingeyukhetha | lingeyukhetha |
| Class 6 | ayokhetha | ayokhetha | eyokhetha | awayukhetha | angeyukhetha | engeyukhetha |
| Class 7 | siyokhetha | esiyokhetha | siyokhetha | asiyukhetha | esingeyukhetha | singeyukhetha |
| Class 8 | ziyokhetha | eziyokhetha | ziyokhetha | aziyukhetha | ezingeyukhetha | zingeyukhetha |
| Class 9 | iyokhetha | eyokhetha | iyokhetha | ayiyukhetha | engeyukhetha | ingeyukhetha |
| Class 10 | ziyokhetha | eziyokhetha | ziyokhetha | aziyukhetha | ezingeyukhetha | zingeyukhetha |
| Class 11 | luyokhetha | oluyokhetha | luyokhetha | aluyukhetha | olungeyukhetha | lungeyukhetha |
| Class 14 | buyokhetha | obuyokhetha | buyokhetha | abuyukhetha | obungeyukhetha | bungeyukhetha |
| Class 15 | kuyokhetha | okuyokhetha | kuyokhetha | akuyukhetha | okungeyukhetha | kungeyukhetha |
| Class 17 | kuyokhetha | okuyokhetha | kuyokhetha | akuyukhetha | okungeyukhetha | kungeyukhetha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhethe | ngingakhethi |
| 2nd singular | ukhethe | ungakhethi |
| 1st plural | sikhethe | singakhethi |
| 2nd plural | nikhethe | ningakhethi |
| Class 1 | akhethe | angakhethi |
| Class 2 | bakhethe | bangakhethi |
| Class 3 | ukhethe | ungakhethi |
| Class 4 | ikhethe | ingakhethi |
| Class 5 | likhethe | lingakhethi |
| Class 6 | akhethe | angakhethi |
| Class 7 | sikhethe | singakhethi |
| Class 8 | zikhethe | zingakhethi |
| Class 9 | ikhethe | ingakhethi |
| Class 10 | zikhethe | zingakhethi |
| Class 11 | lukhethe | lungakhethi |
| Class 14 | bukhethe | bungakhethi |
| Class 15 | kukhethe | kungakhethi |
| Class 17 | kukhethe | kungakhethi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhetha | ngangakhetha, angakhetha, angangakhetha |
| 2nd singular | wakhetha | wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha |
| 1st plural | sakhetha | sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha |
| 2nd plural | nakhetha | nangakhetha, anakhetha, anangakhetha |
| Class 1 | wakhetha | wangakhetha, akakhetha, akangakhetha |
| Class 2 | bakhetha | bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha |
| Class 3 | wakhetha | wangakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha |
| Class 4 | yakhetha | yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha |
| Class 5 | lakhetha | langakhetha, alakhetha, alangakhetha |
| Class 6 | akhetha | angakhetha, awakhetha, awangakhetha |
| Class 7 | sakhetha | sangakhetha, asakhetha, asangakhetha |
| Class 8 | zakhetha | zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha |
| Class 9 | yakhetha | yangakhetha, ayakhetha, ayangakhetha |
| Class 10 | zakhetha | zangakhetha, azakhetha, azangakhetha |
| Class 11 | lwakhetha | lwangakhetha, alwakhetha, alwangakhetha |
| Class 14 | bakhetha | bangakhetha, abakhetha, abangakhetha |
| Class 15 | kwakhetha | kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha |
| Class 17 | kwakhetha | kwangakhetha, akwakhetha, akwangakhetha |

#### Derived terms

* -khethisa

### References

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