# qasha
## Xhosa
### Verb

-qasha$^?$
* to guess
    Synonym: -qaja

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe !gae (“hire”).

### Verb

-qasha
* to hire, to rent
* to employ

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqasha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqasha | ukungaqashi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qasha | -qashe |
| Plural | qashani | -qasheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqasha, ngiqasha | engiqashayo, engiqasha | ngiqasha | angiqashi | engingaqashi | ngingaqashi |
| 2nd singular | uyaqasha, uqasha | oqashayo, oqasha | uqasha | awuqashi | ongaqashi | ungaqashi |
| 1st plural | siyaqasha, siqasha | esiqashayo, esiqasha | siqasha | asiqashi | esingaqashi | singaqashi |
| 2nd plural | niyaqasha, niqasha | eniqashayo, eniqasha | niqasha | aniqashi | eningaqashi | ningaqashi |
| Class 1 | uyaqasha, uqasha | oqashayo, oqasha | eqasha | akaqashi | ongaqashi | engaqashi |
| Class 2 | bayaqasha, baqasha | abaqashayo, abaqasha | beqasha | abaqashi | abangaqashi | bengaqashi |
| Class 3 | uyaqasha, uqasha | oqashayo, oqasha | uqasha | awuqashi | ongaqashi | ungaqashi |
| Class 4 | iyaqasha, iqasha | eqashayo, eqasha | iqasha | ayiqashi | engaqashi | ingaqashi |
| Class 5 | liyaqasha, liqasha | eliqashayo, eliqasha | liqasha | aliqashi | elingaqashi | lingaqashi |
| Class 6 | ayaqasha, aqasha | aqashayo, aqasha | eqasha | awaqashi | angaqashi | engaqashi |
| Class 7 | siyaqasha, siqasha | esiqashayo, esiqasha | siqasha | asiqashi | esingaqashi | singaqashi |
| Class 8 | ziyaqasha, ziqasha | eziqashayo, eziqasha | ziqasha | aziqashi | ezingaqashi | zingaqashi |
| Class 9 | iyaqasha, iqasha | eqashayo, eqasha | iqasha | ayiqashi | engaqashi | ingaqashi |
| Class 10 | ziyaqasha, ziqasha | eziqashayo, eziqasha | ziqasha | aziqashi | ezingaqashi | zingaqashi |
| Class 11 | luyaqasha, luqasha | oluqashayo, oluqasha | luqasha | aluqashi | olungaqashi | lungaqashi |
| Class 14 | buyaqasha, buqasha | obuqashayo, obuqasha | buqasha | abuqashi | obungaqashi | bungaqashi |
| Class 15 | kuyaqasha, kuqasha | okuqashayo, okuqasha | kuqasha | akuqashi | okungaqashi | kungaqashi |
| Class 17 | kuyaqasha, kuqasha | okuqashayo, okuqasha | kuqasha | akuqashi | okungaqashi | kungaqashi |
| | 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 | ngiqashile, ngiqashē | engiqashile, engiqashē | ngiqashile, ngiqashē | angiqashanga | engingaqashanga | ngingaqashanga |
| 2nd singular | uqashile, uqashē | oqashile, oqashē | uqashile, uqashē | awuqashanga | ongaqashanga | ungaqashanga |
| 1st plural | siqashile, siqashē | esiqashile, esiqashē | siqashile, siqashē | asiqashanga | esingaqashanga | singaqashanga |
| 2nd plural | niqashile, niqashē | eniqashile, eniqashē | niqashile, niqashē | aniqashanga | eningaqashanga | ningaqashanga |
| Class 1 | uqashile, uqashē | oqashile, oqashē | eqashile, eqashē | akaqashanga | ongaqashanga | engaqashanga |
| Class 2 | baqashile, baqashē | abaqashile, abaqashē | beqashile, beqashē | abaqashanga | abangaqashanga | bengaqashanga |
| Class 3 | uqashile, uqashē | oqashile, oqashē | uqashile, uqashē | awuqashanga | ongaqashanga | ungaqashanga |
| Class 4 | iqashile, iqashē | eqashile, eqashē | iqashile, iqashē | ayiqashanga | engaqashanga | ingaqashanga |
| Class 5 | liqashile, liqashē | eliqashile, eliqashē | liqashile, liqashē | aliqashanga | elingaqashanga | lingaqashanga |
| Class 6 | aqashile, aqashē | aqashile, aqashē | eqashile, eqashē | awaqashanga | angaqashanga | engaqashanga |
| Class 7 | siqashile, siqashē | esiqashile, esiqashē | siqashile, siqashē | asiqashanga | esingaqashanga | singaqashanga |
| Class 8 | ziqashile, ziqashē | eziqashile, eziqashē | ziqashile, ziqashē | aziqashanga | ezingaqashanga | zingaqashanga |
| Class 9 | iqashile, iqashē | eqashile, eqashē | iqashile, iqashē | ayiqashanga | engaqashanga | ingaqashanga |
| Class 10 | ziqashile, ziqashē | eziqashile, eziqashē | ziqashile, ziqashē | aziqashanga | ezingaqashanga | zingaqashanga |
| Class 11 | luqashile, luqashē | oluqashile, oluqashē | luqashile, luqashē | aluqashanga | olungaqashanga | lungaqashanga |
| Class 14 | buqashile, buqashē | obuqashile, obuqashē | buqashile, buqashē | abuqashanga | obungaqashanga | bungaqashanga |
| Class 15 | kuqashile, kuqashē | okuqashile, okuqashē | kuqashile, kuqashē | akuqashanga | okungaqashanga | kungaqashanga |
| Class 17 | kuqashile, kuqashē | okuqashile, okuqashē | kuqashile, kuqashē | akuqashanga | okungaqashanga | kungaqashanga |
| | 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 | ngāqasha | engāqasha | ngāqasha | angiqashanga | engingaqashanga | ngingaqashanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqasha | owāqasha | wāqasha | awuqashanga | ongaqashanga | ungaqashanga |
| 1st plural | sāqasha | esāqasha | sāqasha | asiqashanga | esingaqashanga | singaqashanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqasha | enāqasha | nāqasha | aniqashanga | eningaqashanga | ningaqashanga |
| Class 1 | wāqasha | owāqasha | āqasha | akaqashanga | ongaqashanga | engaqashanga |
| Class 2 | bāqasha | abāqasha | bāqasha | abaqashanga | abangaqashanga | bengaqashanga |
| Class 3 | wāqasha | owāqasha | wāqasha | awuqashanga | ongaqashanga | ungaqashanga |
| Class 4 | yāqasha | eyāqasha | yāqasha | ayiqashanga | engaqashanga | ingaqashanga |
| Class 5 | lāqasha | elāqasha | lāqasha | aliqashanga | elingaqashanga | lingaqashanga |
| Class 6 | āqasha | āqasha | āqasha | awaqashanga | angaqashanga | engaqashanga |
| Class 7 | sāqasha | esāqasha | sāqasha | asiqashanga | esingaqashanga | singaqashanga |
| Class 8 | zāqasha | ezāqasha | zāqasha | aziqashanga | ezingaqashanga | zingaqashanga |
| Class 9 | yāqasha | eyāqasha | yāqasha | ayiqashanga | engaqashanga | ingaqashanga |
| Class 10 | zāqasha | ezāqasha | zāqasha | aziqashanga | ezingaqashanga | zingaqashanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqasha | olwāqasha | lwāqasha | aluqashanga | olungaqashanga | lungaqashanga |
| Class 14 | bāqasha | obāqasha | bāqasha | abuqashanga | obungaqashanga | bungaqashanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqasha | okwāqasha | kwāqasha | akuqashanga | okungaqashanga | kungaqashanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqasha | okwāqasha | kwāqasha | akuqashanga | okungaqashanga | kungaqashanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqasha | — | ngingaqasha | ngingeqashe | — | ngingeqashe |
| 2nd singular | ungaqasha | — | ungaqasha | ungeqashe | — | ungeqashe |
| 1st plural | singaqasha | — | singaqasha | singeqashe | — | singeqashe |
| 2nd plural | ningaqasha | — | ningaqasha | ningeqashe | — | ningeqashe |
| Class 1 | angaqasha | — | engaqasha | angeqashe | — | engeqashe |
| Class 2 | bangaqasha | — | bengaqasha | bangeqashe | — | bengeqashe |
| Class 3 | ungaqasha | — | ungaqasha | ungeqashe | — | ungeqashe |
| Class 4 | ingaqasha | — | ingaqasha | ingeqashe | — | ingeqashe |
| Class 5 | lingaqasha | — | lingaqasha | lingeqashe | — | lingeqashe |
| Class 6 | angaqasha | — | engaqasha | angeqashe | — | engeqashe |
| Class 7 | singaqasha | — | singaqasha | singeqashe | — | singeqashe |
| Class 8 | zingaqasha | — | zingaqasha | zingeqashe | — | zingeqashe |
| Class 9 | ingaqasha | — | ingaqasha | ingeqashe | — | ingeqashe |
| Class 10 | zingaqasha | — | zingaqasha | zingeqashe | — | zingeqashe |
| Class 11 | lungaqasha | — | lungaqasha | lungeqashe | — | lungeqashe |
| Class 14 | bungaqasha | — | bungaqasha | bungeqashe | — | bungeqashe |
| Class 15 | kungaqasha | — | kungaqasha | kungeqashe | — | kungeqashe |
| Class 17 | kungaqasha | — | kungaqasha | kungeqashe | — | kungeqashe |
| | 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 | ngizoqasha | engizoqasha | ngizoqasha | angizuqasha | engingezuqasha | ngingezuqasha |
| 2nd singular | uzoqasha | ozoqasha | uzoqasha | awuzuqasha | ongezuqasha | ungezuqasha |
| 1st plural | sizoqasha | esizoqasha | sizoqasha | asizuqasha | esingezuqasha | singezuqasha |
| 2nd plural | nizoqasha | enizoqasha | nizoqasha | anizuqasha | eningezuqasha | ningezuqasha |
| Class 1 | uzoqasha | ozoqasha | ezoqasha | akazuqasha | ongezuqasha | engezuqasha |
| Class 2 | bazoqasha | abazoqasha | bezoqasha | abazuqasha | abangezuqasha | bengezuqasha |
| Class 3 | uzoqasha | ozoqasha | uzoqasha | awuzuqasha | ongezuqasha | ungezuqasha |
| Class 4 | izoqasha | ezoqasha | izoqasha | ayizuqasha | engezuqasha | ingezuqasha |
| Class 5 | lizoqasha | elizoqasha | lizoqasha | alizuqasha | elingezuqasha | lingezuqasha |
| Class 6 | azoqasha | azoqasha | ezoqasha | awazuqasha | angezuqasha | engezuqasha |
| Class 7 | sizoqasha | esizoqasha | sizoqasha | asizuqasha | esingezuqasha | singezuqasha |
| Class 8 | zizoqasha | ezizoqasha | zizoqasha | azizuqasha | ezingezuqasha | zingezuqasha |
| Class 9 | izoqasha | ezoqasha | izoqasha | ayizuqasha | engezuqasha | ingezuqasha |
| Class 10 | zizoqasha | ezizoqasha | zizoqasha | azizuqasha | ezingezuqasha | zingezuqasha |
| Class 11 | luzoqasha | oluzoqasha | luzoqasha | aluzuqasha | olungezuqasha | lungezuqasha |
| Class 14 | buzoqasha | obuzoqasha | buzoqasha | abuzuqasha | obungezuqasha | bungezuqasha |
| Class 15 | kuzoqasha | okuzoqasha | kuzoqasha | akuzuqasha | okungezuqasha | kungezuqasha |
| Class 17 | kuzoqasha | okuzoqasha | kuzoqasha | akuzuqasha | okungezuqasha | kungezuqasha |
| | 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 | ngiyoqasha | engiyoqasha | ngiyoqasha | angiyuqasha | engingeyuqasha | ngingeyuqasha |
| 2nd singular | uyoqasha | oyoqasha | uyoqasha | awuyuqasha | ongeyuqasha | ungeyuqasha |
| 1st plural | siyoqasha | esiyoqasha | siyoqasha | asiyuqasha | esingeyuqasha | singeyuqasha |
| 2nd plural | niyoqasha | eniyoqasha | niyoqasha | aniyuqasha | eningeyuqasha | ningeyuqasha |
| Class 1 | uyoqasha | oyoqasha | eyoqasha | akayuqasha | ongeyuqasha | engeyuqasha |
| Class 2 | bayoqasha | abayoqasha | beyoqasha | abayuqasha | abangeyuqasha | bengeyuqasha |
| Class 3 | uyoqasha | oyoqasha | uyoqasha | awuyuqasha | ongeyuqasha | ungeyuqasha |
| Class 4 | iyoqasha | eyoqasha | iyoqasha | ayiyuqasha | engeyuqasha | ingeyuqasha |
| Class 5 | liyoqasha | eliyoqasha | liyoqasha | aliyuqasha | elingeyuqasha | lingeyuqasha |
| Class 6 | ayoqasha | ayoqasha | eyoqasha | awayuqasha | angeyuqasha | engeyuqasha |
| Class 7 | siyoqasha | esiyoqasha | siyoqasha | asiyuqasha | esingeyuqasha | singeyuqasha |
| Class 8 | ziyoqasha | eziyoqasha | ziyoqasha | aziyuqasha | ezingeyuqasha | zingeyuqasha |
| Class 9 | iyoqasha | eyoqasha | iyoqasha | ayiyuqasha | engeyuqasha | ingeyuqasha |
| Class 10 | ziyoqasha | eziyoqasha | ziyoqasha | aziyuqasha | ezingeyuqasha | zingeyuqasha |
| Class 11 | luyoqasha | oluyoqasha | luyoqasha | aluyuqasha | olungeyuqasha | lungeyuqasha |
| Class 14 | buyoqasha | obuyoqasha | buyoqasha | abuyuqasha | obungeyuqasha | bungeyuqasha |
| Class 15 | kuyoqasha | okuyoqasha | kuyoqasha | akuyuqasha | okungeyuqasha | kungeyuqasha |
| Class 17 | kuyoqasha | okuyoqasha | kuyoqasha | akuyuqasha | okungeyuqasha | kungeyuqasha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqashe | ngingaqashi |
| 2nd singular | uqashe | ungaqashi |
| 1st plural | siqashe | singaqashi |
| 2nd plural | niqashe | ningaqashi |
| Class 1 | aqashe | angaqashi |
| Class 2 | baqashe | bangaqashi |
| Class 3 | uqashe | ungaqashi |
| Class 4 | iqashe | ingaqashi |
| Class 5 | liqashe | lingaqashi |
| Class 6 | aqashe | angaqashi |
| Class 7 | siqashe | singaqashi |
| Class 8 | ziqashe | zingaqashi |
| Class 9 | iqashe | ingaqashi |
| Class 10 | ziqashe | zingaqashi |
| Class 11 | luqashe | lungaqashi |
| Class 14 | buqashe | bungaqashi |
| Class 15 | kuqashe | kungaqashi |
| Class 17 | kuqashe | kungaqashi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqasha | ngangaqasha, angaqasha, angangaqasha |
| 2nd singular | waqasha | wangaqasha, awaqasha, awangaqasha |
| 1st plural | saqasha | sangaqasha, asaqasha, asangaqasha |
| 2nd plural | naqasha | nangaqasha, anaqasha, anangaqasha |
| Class 1 | waqasha | wangaqasha, akaqasha, akangaqasha |
| Class 2 | baqasha | bangaqasha, abaqasha, abangaqasha |
| Class 3 | waqasha | wangaqasha, awaqasha, awangaqasha |
| Class 4 | yaqasha | yangaqasha, ayaqasha, ayangaqasha |
| Class 5 | laqasha | langaqasha, alaqasha, alangaqasha |
| Class 6 | aqasha | angaqasha, awaqasha, awangaqasha |
| Class 7 | saqasha | sangaqasha, asaqasha, asangaqasha |
| Class 8 | zaqasha | zangaqasha, azaqasha, azangaqasha |
| Class 9 | yaqasha | yangaqasha, ayaqasha, ayangaqasha |
| Class 10 | zaqasha | zangaqasha, azaqasha, azangaqasha |
| Class 11 | lwaqasha | lwangaqasha, alwaqasha, alwangaqasha |
| Class 14 | baqasha | bangaqasha, abaqasha, abangaqasha |
| Class 15 | kwaqasha | kwangaqasha, akwaqasha, akwangaqasha |
| Class 17 | kwaqasha | kwangaqasha, akwaqasha, akwangaqasha |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “qasha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qasha (6.3)”
* Louw, J.A. (2013) “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444