# gaxa
## Zulu
### Verb

-gaxa
* (transitive) to place across, to put astride, to throw over
* (transitive) to hook
* (transitive) to link arms with

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukugaxa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugaxa | ukungagaxi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | gaxa | -gaxe |
| Plural | gaxani | -gaxeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyagaxa, ngigaxa | engigaxayo, engigaxa | ngigaxa | angigaxi | engingagaxi | ngingagaxi |
| 2nd singular | uyagaxa, ugaxa | ogaxayo, ogaxa | ugaxa | awugaxi | ongagaxi | ungagaxi |
| 1st plural | siyagaxa, sigaxa | esigaxayo, esigaxa | sigaxa | asigaxi | esingagaxi | singagaxi |
| 2nd plural | niyagaxa, nigaxa | enigaxayo, enigaxa | nigaxa | anigaxi | eningagaxi | ningagaxi |
| Class 1 | uyagaxa, ugaxa | ogaxayo, ogaxa | egaxa | akagaxi | ongagaxi | engagaxi |
| Class 2 | bayagaxa, bagaxa | abagaxayo, abagaxa | begaxa | abagaxi | abangagaxi | bengagaxi |
| Class 3 | uyagaxa, ugaxa | ogaxayo, ogaxa | ugaxa | awugaxi | ongagaxi | ungagaxi |
| Class 4 | iyagaxa, igaxa | egaxayo, egaxa | igaxa | ayigaxi | engagaxi | ingagaxi |
| Class 5 | liyagaxa, ligaxa | eligaxayo, eligaxa | ligaxa | aligaxi | elingagaxi | lingagaxi |
| Class 6 | ayagaxa, agaxa | agaxayo, agaxa | egaxa | awagaxi | angagaxi | engagaxi |
| Class 7 | siyagaxa, sigaxa | esigaxayo, esigaxa | sigaxa | asigaxi | esingagaxi | singagaxi |
| Class 8 | ziyagaxa, zigaxa | ezigaxayo, ezigaxa | zigaxa | azigaxi | ezingagaxi | zingagaxi |
| Class 9 | iyagaxa, igaxa | egaxayo, egaxa | igaxa | ayigaxi | engagaxi | ingagaxi |
| Class 10 | ziyagaxa, zigaxa | ezigaxayo, ezigaxa | zigaxa | azigaxi | ezingagaxi | zingagaxi |
| Class 11 | luyagaxa, lugaxa | olugaxayo, olugaxa | lugaxa | alugaxi | olungagaxi | lungagaxi |
| Class 14 | buyagaxa, bugaxa | obugaxayo, obugaxa | bugaxa | abugaxi | obungagaxi | bungagaxi |
| Class 15 | kuyagaxa, kugaxa | okugaxayo, okugaxa | kugaxa | akugaxi | okungagaxi | kungagaxi |
| Class 17 | kuyagaxa, kugaxa | okugaxayo, okugaxa | kugaxa | akugaxi | okungagaxi | kungagaxi |
| | 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 | ngigaxile, ngigaxē | engigaxile, engigaxē | ngigaxile, ngigaxē | angigaxanga | engingagaxanga | ngingagaxanga |
| 2nd singular | ugaxile, ugaxē | ogaxile, ogaxē | ugaxile, ugaxē | awugaxanga | ongagaxanga | ungagaxanga |
| 1st plural | sigaxile, sigaxē | esigaxile, esigaxē | sigaxile, sigaxē | asigaxanga | esingagaxanga | singagaxanga |
| 2nd plural | nigaxile, nigaxē | enigaxile, enigaxē | nigaxile, nigaxē | anigaxanga | eningagaxanga | ningagaxanga |
| Class 1 | ugaxile, ugaxē | ogaxile, ogaxē | egaxile, egaxē | akagaxanga | ongagaxanga | engagaxanga |
| Class 2 | bagaxile, bagaxē | abagaxile, abagaxē | begaxile, begaxē | abagaxanga | abangagaxanga | bengagaxanga |
| Class 3 | ugaxile, ugaxē | ogaxile, ogaxē | ugaxile, ugaxē | awugaxanga | ongagaxanga | ungagaxanga |
| Class 4 | igaxile, igaxē | egaxile, egaxē | igaxile, igaxē | ayigaxanga | engagaxanga | ingagaxanga |
| Class 5 | ligaxile, ligaxē | eligaxile, eligaxē | ligaxile, ligaxē | aligaxanga | elingagaxanga | lingagaxanga |
| Class 6 | agaxile, agaxē | agaxile, agaxē | egaxile, egaxē | awagaxanga | angagaxanga | engagaxanga |
| Class 7 | sigaxile, sigaxē | esigaxile, esigaxē | sigaxile, sigaxē | asigaxanga | esingagaxanga | singagaxanga |
| Class 8 | zigaxile, zigaxē | ezigaxile, ezigaxē | zigaxile, zigaxē | azigaxanga | ezingagaxanga | zingagaxanga |
| Class 9 | igaxile, igaxē | egaxile, egaxē | igaxile, igaxē | ayigaxanga | engagaxanga | ingagaxanga |
| Class 10 | zigaxile, zigaxē | ezigaxile, ezigaxē | zigaxile, zigaxē | azigaxanga | ezingagaxanga | zingagaxanga |
| Class 11 | lugaxile, lugaxē | olugaxile, olugaxē | lugaxile, lugaxē | alugaxanga | olungagaxanga | lungagaxanga |
| Class 14 | bugaxile, bugaxē | obugaxile, obugaxē | bugaxile, bugaxē | abugaxanga | obungagaxanga | bungagaxanga |
| Class 15 | kugaxile, kugaxē | okugaxile, okugaxē | kugaxile, kugaxē | akugaxanga | okungagaxanga | kungagaxanga |
| Class 17 | kugaxile, kugaxē | okugaxile, okugaxē | kugaxile, kugaxē | akugaxanga | okungagaxanga | kungagaxanga |
| | 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 | ngāgaxa | engāgaxa | ngāgaxa | angigaxanga | engingagaxanga | ngingagaxanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgaxa | owāgaxa | wāgaxa | awugaxanga | ongagaxanga | ungagaxanga |
| 1st plural | sāgaxa | esāgaxa | sāgaxa | asigaxanga | esingagaxanga | singagaxanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgaxa | enāgaxa | nāgaxa | anigaxanga | eningagaxanga | ningagaxanga |
| Class 1 | wāgaxa | owāgaxa | āgaxa | akagaxanga | ongagaxanga | engagaxanga |
| Class 2 | bāgaxa | abāgaxa | bāgaxa | abagaxanga | abangagaxanga | bengagaxanga |
| Class 3 | wāgaxa | owāgaxa | wāgaxa | awugaxanga | ongagaxanga | ungagaxanga |
| Class 4 | yāgaxa | eyāgaxa | yāgaxa | ayigaxanga | engagaxanga | ingagaxanga |
| Class 5 | lāgaxa | elāgaxa | lāgaxa | aligaxanga | elingagaxanga | lingagaxanga |
| Class 6 | āgaxa | āgaxa | āgaxa | awagaxanga | angagaxanga | engagaxanga |
| Class 7 | sāgaxa | esāgaxa | sāgaxa | asigaxanga | esingagaxanga | singagaxanga |
| Class 8 | zāgaxa | ezāgaxa | zāgaxa | azigaxanga | ezingagaxanga | zingagaxanga |
| Class 9 | yāgaxa | eyāgaxa | yāgaxa | ayigaxanga | engagaxanga | ingagaxanga |
| Class 10 | zāgaxa | ezāgaxa | zāgaxa | azigaxanga | ezingagaxanga | zingagaxanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgaxa | olwāgaxa | lwāgaxa | alugaxanga | olungagaxanga | lungagaxanga |
| Class 14 | bāgaxa | obāgaxa | bāgaxa | abugaxanga | obungagaxanga | bungagaxanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgaxa | okwāgaxa | kwāgaxa | akugaxanga | okungagaxanga | kungagaxanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgaxa | okwāgaxa | kwāgaxa | akugaxanga | okungagaxanga | kungagaxanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingagaxa | — | ngingagaxa | ngingegaxe | — | ngingegaxe |
| 2nd singular | ungagaxa | — | ungagaxa | ungegaxe | — | ungegaxe |
| 1st plural | singagaxa | — | singagaxa | singegaxe | — | singegaxe |
| 2nd plural | ningagaxa | — | ningagaxa | ningegaxe | — | ningegaxe |
| Class 1 | angagaxa | — | engagaxa | angegaxe | — | engegaxe |
| Class 2 | bangagaxa | — | bengagaxa | bangegaxe | — | bengegaxe |
| Class 3 | ungagaxa | — | ungagaxa | ungegaxe | — | ungegaxe |
| Class 4 | ingagaxa | — | ingagaxa | ingegaxe | — | ingegaxe |
| Class 5 | lingagaxa | — | lingagaxa | lingegaxe | — | lingegaxe |
| Class 6 | angagaxa | — | engagaxa | angegaxe | — | engegaxe |
| Class 7 | singagaxa | — | singagaxa | singegaxe | — | singegaxe |
| Class 8 | zingagaxa | — | zingagaxa | zingegaxe | — | zingegaxe |
| Class 9 | ingagaxa | — | ingagaxa | ingegaxe | — | ingegaxe |
| Class 10 | zingagaxa | — | zingagaxa | zingegaxe | — | zingegaxe |
| Class 11 | lungagaxa | — | lungagaxa | lungegaxe | — | lungegaxe |
| Class 14 | bungagaxa | — | bungagaxa | bungegaxe | — | bungegaxe |
| Class 15 | kungagaxa | — | kungagaxa | kungegaxe | — | kungegaxe |
| Class 17 | kungagaxa | — | kungagaxa | kungegaxe | — | kungegaxe |
| | 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 | ngizogaxa | engizogaxa | ngizogaxa | angizugaxa | engingezugaxa | ngingezugaxa |
| 2nd singular | uzogaxa | ozogaxa | uzogaxa | awuzugaxa | ongezugaxa | ungezugaxa |
| 1st plural | sizogaxa | esizogaxa | sizogaxa | asizugaxa | esingezugaxa | singezugaxa |
| 2nd plural | nizogaxa | enizogaxa | nizogaxa | anizugaxa | eningezugaxa | ningezugaxa |
| Class 1 | uzogaxa | ozogaxa | ezogaxa | akazugaxa | ongezugaxa | engezugaxa |
| Class 2 | bazogaxa | abazogaxa | bezogaxa | abazugaxa | abangezugaxa | bengezugaxa |
| Class 3 | uzogaxa | ozogaxa | uzogaxa | awuzugaxa | ongezugaxa | ungezugaxa |
| Class 4 | izogaxa | ezogaxa | izogaxa | ayizugaxa | engezugaxa | ingezugaxa |
| Class 5 | lizogaxa | elizogaxa | lizogaxa | alizugaxa | elingezugaxa | lingezugaxa |
| Class 6 | azogaxa | azogaxa | ezogaxa | awazugaxa | angezugaxa | engezugaxa |
| Class 7 | sizogaxa | esizogaxa | sizogaxa | asizugaxa | esingezugaxa | singezugaxa |
| Class 8 | zizogaxa | ezizogaxa | zizogaxa | azizugaxa | ezingezugaxa | zingezugaxa |
| Class 9 | izogaxa | ezogaxa | izogaxa | ayizugaxa | engezugaxa | ingezugaxa |
| Class 10 | zizogaxa | ezizogaxa | zizogaxa | azizugaxa | ezingezugaxa | zingezugaxa |
| Class 11 | luzogaxa | oluzogaxa | luzogaxa | aluzugaxa | olungezugaxa | lungezugaxa |
| Class 14 | buzogaxa | obuzogaxa | buzogaxa | abuzugaxa | obungezugaxa | bungezugaxa |
| Class 15 | kuzogaxa | okuzogaxa | kuzogaxa | akuzugaxa | okungezugaxa | kungezugaxa |
| Class 17 | kuzogaxa | okuzogaxa | kuzogaxa | akuzugaxa | okungezugaxa | kungezugaxa |
| | 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 | ngiyogaxa | engiyogaxa | ngiyogaxa | angiyugaxa | engingeyugaxa | ngingeyugaxa |
| 2nd singular | uyogaxa | oyogaxa | uyogaxa | awuyugaxa | ongeyugaxa | ungeyugaxa |
| 1st plural | siyogaxa | esiyogaxa | siyogaxa | asiyugaxa | esingeyugaxa | singeyugaxa |
| 2nd plural | niyogaxa | eniyogaxa | niyogaxa | aniyugaxa | eningeyugaxa | ningeyugaxa |
| Class 1 | uyogaxa | oyogaxa | eyogaxa | akayugaxa | ongeyugaxa | engeyugaxa |
| Class 2 | bayogaxa | abayogaxa | beyogaxa | abayugaxa | abangeyugaxa | bengeyugaxa |
| Class 3 | uyogaxa | oyogaxa | uyogaxa | awuyugaxa | ongeyugaxa | ungeyugaxa |
| Class 4 | iyogaxa | eyogaxa | iyogaxa | ayiyugaxa | engeyugaxa | ingeyugaxa |
| Class 5 | liyogaxa | eliyogaxa | liyogaxa | aliyugaxa | elingeyugaxa | lingeyugaxa |
| Class 6 | ayogaxa | ayogaxa | eyogaxa | awayugaxa | angeyugaxa | engeyugaxa |
| Class 7 | siyogaxa | esiyogaxa | siyogaxa | asiyugaxa | esingeyugaxa | singeyugaxa |
| Class 8 | ziyogaxa | eziyogaxa | ziyogaxa | aziyugaxa | ezingeyugaxa | zingeyugaxa |
| Class 9 | iyogaxa | eyogaxa | iyogaxa | ayiyugaxa | engeyugaxa | ingeyugaxa |
| Class 10 | ziyogaxa | eziyogaxa | ziyogaxa | aziyugaxa | ezingeyugaxa | zingeyugaxa |
| Class 11 | luyogaxa | oluyogaxa | luyogaxa | aluyugaxa | olungeyugaxa | lungeyugaxa |
| Class 14 | buyogaxa | obuyogaxa | buyogaxa | abuyugaxa | obungeyugaxa | bungeyugaxa |
| Class 15 | kuyogaxa | okuyogaxa | kuyogaxa | akuyugaxa | okungeyugaxa | kungeyugaxa |
| Class 17 | kuyogaxa | okuyogaxa | kuyogaxa | akuyugaxa | okungeyugaxa | kungeyugaxa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigaxe | ngingagaxi |
| 2nd singular | ugaxe | ungagaxi |
| 1st plural | sigaxe | singagaxi |
| 2nd plural | nigaxe | ningagaxi |
| Class 1 | agaxe | angagaxi |
| Class 2 | bagaxe | bangagaxi |
| Class 3 | ugaxe | ungagaxi |
| Class 4 | igaxe | ingagaxi |
| Class 5 | ligaxe | lingagaxi |
| Class 6 | agaxe | angagaxi |
| Class 7 | sigaxe | singagaxi |
| Class 8 | zigaxe | zingagaxi |
| Class 9 | igaxe | ingagaxi |
| Class 10 | zigaxe | zingagaxi |
| Class 11 | lugaxe | lungagaxi |
| Class 14 | bugaxe | bungagaxi |
| Class 15 | kugaxe | kungagaxi |
| Class 17 | kugaxe | kungagaxi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngagaxa | ngangagaxa, angagaxa, angangagaxa |
| 2nd singular | wagaxa | wangagaxa, awagaxa, awangagaxa |
| 1st plural | sagaxa | sangagaxa, asagaxa, asangagaxa |
| 2nd plural | nagaxa | nangagaxa, anagaxa, anangagaxa |
| Class 1 | wagaxa | wangagaxa, akagaxa, akangagaxa |
| Class 2 | bagaxa | bangagaxa, abagaxa, abangagaxa |
| Class 3 | wagaxa | wangagaxa, awagaxa, awangagaxa |
| Class 4 | yagaxa | yangagaxa, ayagaxa, ayangagaxa |
| Class 5 | lagaxa | langagaxa, alagaxa, alangagaxa |
| Class 6 | agaxa | angagaxa, awagaxa, awangagaxa |
| Class 7 | sagaxa | sangagaxa, asagaxa, asangagaxa |
| Class 8 | zagaxa | zangagaxa, azagaxa, azangagaxa |
| Class 9 | yagaxa | yangagaxa, ayagaxa, ayangagaxa |
| Class 10 | zagaxa | zangagaxa, azagaxa, azangagaxa |
| Class 11 | lwagaxa | lwangagaxa, alwagaxa, alwangagaxa |
| Class 14 | bagaxa | bangagaxa, abagaxa, abangagaxa |
| Class 15 | kwagaxa | kwangagaxa, akwagaxa, akwangagaxa |
| Class 17 | kwagaxa | kwangagaxa, akwagaxa, akwangagaxa |

### References

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