# ntshontsha
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Zulu -ntshontsha.

### Verb

-ntshontsha
* (transitive) to steal
    Synonyms: -ba, -eba

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-ntshontsha
* (transitive) to steal

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuntshontsha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuntshontsha | ukungantshontshi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ntshontsha | -ntshontshe |
| Plural | ntshontshani | -ntshontsheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyantshontsha, ngintshontsha | engintshontshayo, engintshontsha | ngintshontsha | angintshontshi | engingantshontshi | ngingantshontshi |
| 2nd singular | uyantshontsha, untshontsha | ontshontshayo, ontshontsha | untshontsha | awuntshontshi | ongantshontshi | ungantshontshi |
| 1st plural | siyantshontsha, sintshontsha | esintshontshayo, esintshontsha | sintshontsha | asintshontshi | esingantshontshi | singantshontshi |
| 2nd plural | niyantshontsha, nintshontsha | enintshontshayo, enintshontsha | nintshontsha | anintshontshi | eningantshontshi | ningantshontshi |
| Class 1 | uyantshontsha, untshontsha | ontshontshayo, ontshontsha | entshontsha | akantshontshi | ongantshontshi | engantshontshi |
| Class 2 | bayantshontsha, bantshontsha | abantshontshayo, abantshontsha | bentshontsha | abantshontshi | abangantshontshi | bengantshontshi |
| Class 3 | uyantshontsha, untshontsha | ontshontshayo, ontshontsha | untshontsha | awuntshontshi | ongantshontshi | ungantshontshi |
| Class 4 | iyantshontsha, intshontsha | entshontshayo, entshontsha | intshontsha | ayintshontshi | engantshontshi | ingantshontshi |
| Class 5 | liyantshontsha, lintshontsha | elintshontshayo, elintshontsha | lintshontsha | alintshontshi | elingantshontshi | lingantshontshi |
| Class 6 | ayantshontsha, antshontsha | antshontshayo, antshontsha | entshontsha | awantshontshi | angantshontshi | engantshontshi |
| Class 7 | siyantshontsha, sintshontsha | esintshontshayo, esintshontsha | sintshontsha | asintshontshi | esingantshontshi | singantshontshi |
| Class 8 | ziyantshontsha, zintshontsha | ezintshontshayo, ezintshontsha | zintshontsha | azintshontshi | ezingantshontshi | zingantshontshi |
| Class 9 | iyantshontsha, intshontsha | entshontshayo, entshontsha | intshontsha | ayintshontshi | engantshontshi | ingantshontshi |
| Class 10 | ziyantshontsha, zintshontsha | ezintshontshayo, ezintshontsha | zintshontsha | azintshontshi | ezingantshontshi | zingantshontshi |
| Class 11 | luyantshontsha, luntshontsha | oluntshontshayo, oluntshontsha | luntshontsha | aluntshontshi | olungantshontshi | lungantshontshi |
| Class 14 | buyantshontsha, buntshontsha | obuntshontshayo, obuntshontsha | buntshontsha | abuntshontshi | obungantshontshi | bungantshontshi |
| Class 15 | kuyantshontsha, kuntshontsha | okuntshontshayo, okuntshontsha | kuntshontsha | akuntshontshi | okungantshontshi | kungantshontshi |
| Class 17 | kuyantshontsha, kuntshontsha | okuntshontshayo, okuntshontsha | kuntshontsha | akuntshontshi | okungantshontshi | kungantshontshi |
| | 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 | ngintshontshile, ngintshontshē | engintshontshile, engintshontshē | ngintshontshile, ngintshontshē | angintshontshanga | engingantshontshanga | ngingantshontshanga |
| 2nd singular | untshontshile, untshontshē | ontshontshile, ontshontshē | untshontshile, untshontshē | awuntshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | ungantshontshanga |
| 1st plural | sintshontshile, sintshontshē | esintshontshile, esintshontshē | sintshontshile, sintshontshē | asintshontshanga | esingantshontshanga | singantshontshanga |
| 2nd plural | nintshontshile, nintshontshē | enintshontshile, enintshontshē | nintshontshile, nintshontshē | anintshontshanga | eningantshontshanga | ningantshontshanga |
| Class 1 | untshontshile, untshontshē | ontshontshile, ontshontshē | entshontshile, entshontshē | akantshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | engantshontshanga |
| Class 2 | bantshontshile, bantshontshē | abantshontshile, abantshontshē | bentshontshile, bentshontshē | abantshontshanga | abangantshontshanga | bengantshontshanga |
| Class 3 | untshontshile, untshontshē | ontshontshile, ontshontshē | untshontshile, untshontshē | awuntshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | ungantshontshanga |
| Class 4 | intshontshile, intshontshē | entshontshile, entshontshē | intshontshile, intshontshē | ayintshontshanga | engantshontshanga | ingantshontshanga |
| Class 5 | lintshontshile, lintshontshē | elintshontshile, elintshontshē | lintshontshile, lintshontshē | alintshontshanga | elingantshontshanga | lingantshontshanga |
| Class 6 | antshontshile, antshontshē | antshontshile, antshontshē | entshontshile, entshontshē | awantshontshanga | angantshontshanga | engantshontshanga |
| Class 7 | sintshontshile, sintshontshē | esintshontshile, esintshontshē | sintshontshile, sintshontshē | asintshontshanga | esingantshontshanga | singantshontshanga |
| Class 8 | zintshontshile, zintshontshē | ezintshontshile, ezintshontshē | zintshontshile, zintshontshē | azintshontshanga | ezingantshontshanga | zingantshontshanga |
| Class 9 | intshontshile, intshontshē | entshontshile, entshontshē | intshontshile, intshontshē | ayintshontshanga | engantshontshanga | ingantshontshanga |
| Class 10 | zintshontshile, zintshontshē | ezintshontshile, ezintshontshē | zintshontshile, zintshontshē | azintshontshanga | ezingantshontshanga | zingantshontshanga |
| Class 11 | luntshontshile, luntshontshē | oluntshontshile, oluntshontshē | luntshontshile, luntshontshē | aluntshontshanga | olungantshontshanga | lungantshontshanga |
| Class 14 | buntshontshile, buntshontshē | obuntshontshile, obuntshontshē | buntshontshile, buntshontshē | abuntshontshanga | obungantshontshanga | bungantshontshanga |
| Class 15 | kuntshontshile, kuntshontshē | okuntshontshile, okuntshontshē | kuntshontshile, kuntshontshē | akuntshontshanga | okungantshontshanga | kungantshontshanga |
| Class 17 | kuntshontshile, kuntshontshē | okuntshontshile, okuntshontshē | kuntshontshile, kuntshontshē | akuntshontshanga | okungantshontshanga | kungantshontshanga |
| | 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 | ngāntshontsha | engāntshontsha | ngāntshontsha | angintshontshanga | engingantshontshanga | ngingantshontshanga |
| 2nd singular | wāntshontsha | owāntshontsha | wāntshontsha | awuntshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | ungantshontshanga |
| 1st plural | sāntshontsha | esāntshontsha | sāntshontsha | asintshontshanga | esingantshontshanga | singantshontshanga |
| 2nd plural | nāntshontsha | enāntshontsha | nāntshontsha | anintshontshanga | eningantshontshanga | ningantshontshanga |
| Class 1 | wāntshontsha | owāntshontsha | āntshontsha | akantshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | engantshontshanga |
| Class 2 | bāntshontsha | abāntshontsha | bāntshontsha | abantshontshanga | abangantshontshanga | bengantshontshanga |
| Class 3 | wāntshontsha | owāntshontsha | wāntshontsha | awuntshontshanga | ongantshontshanga | ungantshontshanga |
| Class 4 | yāntshontsha | eyāntshontsha | yāntshontsha | ayintshontshanga | engantshontshanga | ingantshontshanga |
| Class 5 | lāntshontsha | elāntshontsha | lāntshontsha | alintshontshanga | elingantshontshanga | lingantshontshanga |
| Class 6 | āntshontsha | āntshontsha | āntshontsha | awantshontshanga | angantshontshanga | engantshontshanga |
| Class 7 | sāntshontsha | esāntshontsha | sāntshontsha | asintshontshanga | esingantshontshanga | singantshontshanga |
| Class 8 | zāntshontsha | ezāntshontsha | zāntshontsha | azintshontshanga | ezingantshontshanga | zingantshontshanga |
| Class 9 | yāntshontsha | eyāntshontsha | yāntshontsha | ayintshontshanga | engantshontshanga | ingantshontshanga |
| Class 10 | zāntshontsha | ezāntshontsha | zāntshontsha | azintshontshanga | ezingantshontshanga | zingantshontshanga |
| Class 11 | lwāntshontsha | olwāntshontsha | lwāntshontsha | aluntshontshanga | olungantshontshanga | lungantshontshanga |
| Class 14 | bāntshontsha | obāntshontsha | bāntshontsha | abuntshontshanga | obungantshontshanga | bungantshontshanga |
| Class 15 | kwāntshontsha | okwāntshontsha | kwāntshontsha | akuntshontshanga | okungantshontshanga | kungantshontshanga |
| Class 17 | kwāntshontsha | okwāntshontsha | kwāntshontsha | akuntshontshanga | okungantshontshanga | kungantshontshanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingantshontsha | — | ngingantshontsha | ngingentshontshe | — | ngingentshontshe |
| 2nd singular | ungantshontsha | — | ungantshontsha | ungentshontshe | — | ungentshontshe |
| 1st plural | singantshontsha | — | singantshontsha | singentshontshe | — | singentshontshe |
| 2nd plural | ningantshontsha | — | ningantshontsha | ningentshontshe | — | ningentshontshe |
| Class 1 | angantshontsha | — | engantshontsha | angentshontshe | — | engentshontshe |
| Class 2 | bangantshontsha | — | bengantshontsha | bangentshontshe | — | bengentshontshe |
| Class 3 | ungantshontsha | — | ungantshontsha | ungentshontshe | — | ungentshontshe |
| Class 4 | ingantshontsha | — | ingantshontsha | ingentshontshe | — | ingentshontshe |
| Class 5 | lingantshontsha | — | lingantshontsha | lingentshontshe | — | lingentshontshe |
| Class 6 | angantshontsha | — | engantshontsha | angentshontshe | — | engentshontshe |
| Class 7 | singantshontsha | — | singantshontsha | singentshontshe | — | singentshontshe |
| Class 8 | zingantshontsha | — | zingantshontsha | zingentshontshe | — | zingentshontshe |
| Class 9 | ingantshontsha | — | ingantshontsha | ingentshontshe | — | ingentshontshe |
| Class 10 | zingantshontsha | — | zingantshontsha | zingentshontshe | — | zingentshontshe |
| Class 11 | lungantshontsha | — | lungantshontsha | lungentshontshe | — | lungentshontshe |
| Class 14 | bungantshontsha | — | bungantshontsha | bungentshontshe | — | bungentshontshe |
| Class 15 | kungantshontsha | — | kungantshontsha | kungentshontshe | — | kungentshontshe |
| Class 17 | kungantshontsha | — | kungantshontsha | kungentshontshe | — | kungentshontshe |
| | 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 | ngizontshontsha | engizontshontsha | ngizontshontsha | angizuntshontsha | engingezuntshontsha | ngingezuntshontsha |
| 2nd singular | uzontshontsha | ozontshontsha | uzontshontsha | awuzuntshontsha | ongezuntshontsha | ungezuntshontsha |
| 1st plural | sizontshontsha | esizontshontsha | sizontshontsha | asizuntshontsha | esingezuntshontsha | singezuntshontsha |
| 2nd plural | nizontshontsha | enizontshontsha | nizontshontsha | anizuntshontsha | eningezuntshontsha | ningezuntshontsha |
| Class 1 | uzontshontsha | ozontshontsha | ezontshontsha | akazuntshontsha | ongezuntshontsha | engezuntshontsha |
| Class 2 | bazontshontsha | abazontshontsha | bezontshontsha | abazuntshontsha | abangezuntshontsha | bengezuntshontsha |
| Class 3 | uzontshontsha | ozontshontsha | uzontshontsha | awuzuntshontsha | ongezuntshontsha | ungezuntshontsha |
| Class 4 | izontshontsha | ezontshontsha | izontshontsha | ayizuntshontsha | engezuntshontsha | ingezuntshontsha |
| Class 5 | lizontshontsha | elizontshontsha | lizontshontsha | alizuntshontsha | elingezuntshontsha | lingezuntshontsha |
| Class 6 | azontshontsha | azontshontsha | ezontshontsha | awazuntshontsha | angezuntshontsha | engezuntshontsha |
| Class 7 | sizontshontsha | esizontshontsha | sizontshontsha | asizuntshontsha | esingezuntshontsha | singezuntshontsha |
| Class 8 | zizontshontsha | ezizontshontsha | zizontshontsha | azizuntshontsha | ezingezuntshontsha | zingezuntshontsha |
| Class 9 | izontshontsha | ezontshontsha | izontshontsha | ayizuntshontsha | engezuntshontsha | ingezuntshontsha |
| Class 10 | zizontshontsha | ezizontshontsha | zizontshontsha | azizuntshontsha | ezingezuntshontsha | zingezuntshontsha |
| Class 11 | luzontshontsha | oluzontshontsha | luzontshontsha | aluzuntshontsha | olungezuntshontsha | lungezuntshontsha |
| Class 14 | buzontshontsha | obuzontshontsha | buzontshontsha | abuzuntshontsha | obungezuntshontsha | bungezuntshontsha |
| Class 15 | kuzontshontsha | okuzontshontsha | kuzontshontsha | akuzuntshontsha | okungezuntshontsha | kungezuntshontsha |
| Class 17 | kuzontshontsha | okuzontshontsha | kuzontshontsha | akuzuntshontsha | okungezuntshontsha | kungezuntshontsha |
| | 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 | ngiyontshontsha | engiyontshontsha | ngiyontshontsha | angiyuntshontsha | engingeyuntshontsha | ngingeyuntshontsha |
| 2nd singular | uyontshontsha | oyontshontsha | uyontshontsha | awuyuntshontsha | ongeyuntshontsha | ungeyuntshontsha |
| 1st plural | siyontshontsha | esiyontshontsha | siyontshontsha | asiyuntshontsha | esingeyuntshontsha | singeyuntshontsha |
| 2nd plural | niyontshontsha | eniyontshontsha | niyontshontsha | aniyuntshontsha | eningeyuntshontsha | ningeyuntshontsha |
| Class 1 | uyontshontsha | oyontshontsha | eyontshontsha | akayuntshontsha | ongeyuntshontsha | engeyuntshontsha |
| Class 2 | bayontshontsha | abayontshontsha | beyontshontsha | abayuntshontsha | abangeyuntshontsha | bengeyuntshontsha |
| Class 3 | uyontshontsha | oyontshontsha | uyontshontsha | awuyuntshontsha | ongeyuntshontsha | ungeyuntshontsha |
| Class 4 | iyontshontsha | eyontshontsha | iyontshontsha | ayiyuntshontsha | engeyuntshontsha | ingeyuntshontsha |
| Class 5 | liyontshontsha | eliyontshontsha | liyontshontsha | aliyuntshontsha | elingeyuntshontsha | lingeyuntshontsha |
| Class 6 | ayontshontsha | ayontshontsha | eyontshontsha | awayuntshontsha | angeyuntshontsha | engeyuntshontsha |
| Class 7 | siyontshontsha | esiyontshontsha | siyontshontsha | asiyuntshontsha | esingeyuntshontsha | singeyuntshontsha |
| Class 8 | ziyontshontsha | eziyontshontsha | ziyontshontsha | aziyuntshontsha | ezingeyuntshontsha | zingeyuntshontsha |
| Class 9 | iyontshontsha | eyontshontsha | iyontshontsha | ayiyuntshontsha | engeyuntshontsha | ingeyuntshontsha |
| Class 10 | ziyontshontsha | eziyontshontsha | ziyontshontsha | aziyuntshontsha | ezingeyuntshontsha | zingeyuntshontsha |
| Class 11 | luyontshontsha | oluyontshontsha | luyontshontsha | aluyuntshontsha | olungeyuntshontsha | lungeyuntshontsha |
| Class 14 | buyontshontsha | obuyontshontsha | buyontshontsha | abuyuntshontsha | obungeyuntshontsha | bungeyuntshontsha |
| Class 15 | kuyontshontsha | okuyontshontsha | kuyontshontsha | akuyuntshontsha | okungeyuntshontsha | kungeyuntshontsha |
| Class 17 | kuyontshontsha | okuyontshontsha | kuyontshontsha | akuyuntshontsha | okungeyuntshontsha | kungeyuntshontsha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngintshontshe | ngingantshontshi |
| 2nd singular | untshontshe | ungantshontshi |
| 1st plural | sintshontshe | singantshontshi |
| 2nd plural | nintshontshe | ningantshontshi |
| Class 1 | antshontshe | angantshontshi |
| Class 2 | bantshontshe | bangantshontshi |
| Class 3 | untshontshe | ungantshontshi |
| Class 4 | intshontshe | ingantshontshi |
| Class 5 | lintshontshe | lingantshontshi |
| Class 6 | antshontshe | angantshontshi |
| Class 7 | sintshontshe | singantshontshi |
| Class 8 | zintshontshe | zingantshontshi |
| Class 9 | intshontshe | ingantshontshi |
| Class 10 | zintshontshe | zingantshontshi |
| Class 11 | luntshontshe | lungantshontshi |
| Class 14 | buntshontshe | bungantshontshi |
| Class 15 | kuntshontshe | kungantshontshi |
| Class 17 | kuntshontshe | kungantshontshi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngantshontsha | ngangantshontsha, angantshontsha, angangantshontsha |
| 2nd singular | wantshontsha | wangantshontsha, awantshontsha, awangantshontsha |
| 1st plural | santshontsha | sangantshontsha, asantshontsha, asangantshontsha |
| 2nd plural | nantshontsha | nangantshontsha, anantshontsha, anangantshontsha |
| Class 1 | wantshontsha | wangantshontsha, akantshontsha, akangantshontsha |
| Class 2 | bantshontsha | bangantshontsha, abantshontsha, abangantshontsha |
| Class 3 | wantshontsha | wangantshontsha, awantshontsha, awangantshontsha |
| Class 4 | yantshontsha | yangantshontsha, ayantshontsha, ayangantshontsha |
| Class 5 | lantshontsha | langantshontsha, alantshontsha, alangantshontsha |
| Class 6 | antshontsha | angantshontsha, awantshontsha, awangantshontsha |
| Class 7 | santshontsha | sangantshontsha, asantshontsha, asangantshontsha |
| Class 8 | zantshontsha | zangantshontsha, azantshontsha, azangantshontsha |
| Class 9 | yantshontsha | yangantshontsha, ayantshontsha, ayangantshontsha |
| Class 10 | zantshontsha | zangantshontsha, azantshontsha, azangantshontsha |
| Class 11 | lwantshontsha | lwangantshontsha, alwantshontsha, alwangantshontsha |
| Class 14 | bantshontsha | bangantshontsha, abantshontsha, abangantshontsha |
| Class 15 | kwantshontsha | kwangantshontsha, akwantshontsha, akwangantshontsha |
| Class 17 | kwantshontsha | kwangantshontsha, akwantshontsha, akwangantshontsha |

### References

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