# ngqofoza
## Zulu
### Verb

-ngqofoza$^?$
* (transitive) to peck
* (transitive) to attack furiously
    Synonym: -ngqofa

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukungqofoza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukungqofoza | ukungangqofozi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ngqofoza | -ngqofoze |
| Plural | ngqofozani | -ngqofozeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyangqofoza, ngingqofoza | engingqofozayo, engingqofoza | ngingqofoza | angingqofozi | engingangqofozi | ngingangqofozi |
| 2nd singular | uyangqofoza, ungqofoza | ongqofozayo, ongqofoza | ungqofoza | awungqofozi | ongangqofozi | ungangqofozi |
| 1st plural | siyangqofoza, singqofoza | esingqofozayo, esingqofoza | singqofoza | asingqofozi | esingangqofozi | singangqofozi |
| 2nd plural | niyangqofoza, ningqofoza | eningqofozayo, eningqofoza | ningqofoza | aningqofozi | eningangqofozi | ningangqofozi |
| Class 1 | uyangqofoza, ungqofoza | ongqofozayo, ongqofoza | engqofoza | akangqofozi | ongangqofozi | engangqofozi |
| Class 2 | bayangqofoza, bangqofoza | abangqofozayo, abangqofoza | bengqofoza | abangqofozi | abangangqofozi | bengangqofozi |
| Class 3 | uyangqofoza, ungqofoza | ongqofozayo, ongqofoza | ungqofoza | awungqofozi | ongangqofozi | ungangqofozi |
| Class 4 | iyangqofoza, ingqofoza | engqofozayo, engqofoza | ingqofoza | ayingqofozi | engangqofozi | ingangqofozi |
| Class 5 | liyangqofoza, lingqofoza | elingqofozayo, elingqofoza | lingqofoza | alingqofozi | elingangqofozi | lingangqofozi |
| Class 6 | ayangqofoza, angqofoza | angqofozayo, angqofoza | engqofoza | awangqofozi | angangqofozi | engangqofozi |
| Class 7 | siyangqofoza, singqofoza | esingqofozayo, esingqofoza | singqofoza | asingqofozi | esingangqofozi | singangqofozi |
| Class 8 | ziyangqofoza, zingqofoza | ezingqofozayo, ezingqofoza | zingqofoza | azingqofozi | ezingangqofozi | zingangqofozi |
| Class 9 | iyangqofoza, ingqofoza | engqofozayo, engqofoza | ingqofoza | ayingqofozi | engangqofozi | ingangqofozi |
| Class 10 | ziyangqofoza, zingqofoza | ezingqofozayo, ezingqofoza | zingqofoza | azingqofozi | ezingangqofozi | zingangqofozi |
| Class 11 | luyangqofoza, lungqofoza | olungqofozayo, olungqofoza | lungqofoza | alungqofozi | olungangqofozi | lungangqofozi |
| Class 14 | buyangqofoza, bungqofoza | obungqofozayo, obungqofoza | bungqofoza | abungqofozi | obungangqofozi | bungangqofozi |
| Class 15 | kuyangqofoza, kungqofoza | okungqofozayo, okungqofoza | kungqofoza | akungqofozi | okungangqofozi | kungangqofozi |
| Class 17 | kuyangqofoza, kungqofoza | okungqofozayo, okungqofoza | kungqofoza | akungqofozi | okungangqofozi | kungangqofozi |
| | 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 | ngingqofozile, ngingqofozē | engingqofozile, engingqofozē | ngingqofozile, ngingqofozē | angingqofozanga | engingangqofozanga | ngingangqofozanga |
| 2nd singular | ungqofozile, ungqofozē | ongqofozile, ongqofozē | ungqofozile, ungqofozē | awungqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | ungangqofozanga |
| 1st plural | singqofozile, singqofozē | esingqofozile, esingqofozē | singqofozile, singqofozē | asingqofozanga | esingangqofozanga | singangqofozanga |
| 2nd plural | ningqofozile, ningqofozē | eningqofozile, eningqofozē | ningqofozile, ningqofozē | aningqofozanga | eningangqofozanga | ningangqofozanga |
| Class 1 | ungqofozile, ungqofozē | ongqofozile, ongqofozē | engqofozile, engqofozē | akangqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | engangqofozanga |
| Class 2 | bangqofozile, bangqofozē | abangqofozile, abangqofozē | bengqofozile, bengqofozē | abangqofozanga | abangangqofozanga | bengangqofozanga |
| Class 3 | ungqofozile, ungqofozē | ongqofozile, ongqofozē | ungqofozile, ungqofozē | awungqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | ungangqofozanga |
| Class 4 | ingqofozile, ingqofozē | engqofozile, engqofozē | ingqofozile, ingqofozē | ayingqofozanga | engangqofozanga | ingangqofozanga |
| Class 5 | lingqofozile, lingqofozē | elingqofozile, elingqofozē | lingqofozile, lingqofozē | alingqofozanga | elingangqofozanga | lingangqofozanga |
| Class 6 | angqofozile, angqofozē | angqofozile, angqofozē | engqofozile, engqofozē | awangqofozanga | angangqofozanga | engangqofozanga |
| Class 7 | singqofozile, singqofozē | esingqofozile, esingqofozē | singqofozile, singqofozē | asingqofozanga | esingangqofozanga | singangqofozanga |
| Class 8 | zingqofozile, zingqofozē | ezingqofozile, ezingqofozē | zingqofozile, zingqofozē | azingqofozanga | ezingangqofozanga | zingangqofozanga |
| Class 9 | ingqofozile, ingqofozē | engqofozile, engqofozē | ingqofozile, ingqofozē | ayingqofozanga | engangqofozanga | ingangqofozanga |
| Class 10 | zingqofozile, zingqofozē | ezingqofozile, ezingqofozē | zingqofozile, zingqofozē | azingqofozanga | ezingangqofozanga | zingangqofozanga |
| Class 11 | lungqofozile, lungqofozē | olungqofozile, olungqofozē | lungqofozile, lungqofozē | alungqofozanga | olungangqofozanga | lungangqofozanga |
| Class 14 | bungqofozile, bungqofozē | obungqofozile, obungqofozē | bungqofozile, bungqofozē | abungqofozanga | obungangqofozanga | bungangqofozanga |
| Class 15 | kungqofozile, kungqofozē | okungqofozile, okungqofozē | kungqofozile, kungqofozē | akungqofozanga | okungangqofozanga | kungangqofozanga |
| Class 17 | kungqofozile, kungqofozē | okungqofozile, okungqofozē | kungqofozile, kungqofozē | akungqofozanga | okungangqofozanga | kungangqofozanga |
| | 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 | ngāngqofoza | engāngqofoza | ngāngqofoza | angingqofozanga | engingangqofozanga | ngingangqofozanga |
| 2nd singular | wāngqofoza | owāngqofoza | wāngqofoza | awungqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | ungangqofozanga |
| 1st plural | sāngqofoza | esāngqofoza | sāngqofoza | asingqofozanga | esingangqofozanga | singangqofozanga |
| 2nd plural | nāngqofoza | enāngqofoza | nāngqofoza | aningqofozanga | eningangqofozanga | ningangqofozanga |
| Class 1 | wāngqofoza | owāngqofoza | āngqofoza | akangqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | engangqofozanga |
| Class 2 | bāngqofoza | abāngqofoza | bāngqofoza | abangqofozanga | abangangqofozanga | bengangqofozanga |
| Class 3 | wāngqofoza | owāngqofoza | wāngqofoza | awungqofozanga | ongangqofozanga | ungangqofozanga |
| Class 4 | yāngqofoza | eyāngqofoza | yāngqofoza | ayingqofozanga | engangqofozanga | ingangqofozanga |
| Class 5 | lāngqofoza | elāngqofoza | lāngqofoza | alingqofozanga | elingangqofozanga | lingangqofozanga |
| Class 6 | āngqofoza | āngqofoza | āngqofoza | awangqofozanga | angangqofozanga | engangqofozanga |
| Class 7 | sāngqofoza | esāngqofoza | sāngqofoza | asingqofozanga | esingangqofozanga | singangqofozanga |
| Class 8 | zāngqofoza | ezāngqofoza | zāngqofoza | azingqofozanga | ezingangqofozanga | zingangqofozanga |
| Class 9 | yāngqofoza | eyāngqofoza | yāngqofoza | ayingqofozanga | engangqofozanga | ingangqofozanga |
| Class 10 | zāngqofoza | ezāngqofoza | zāngqofoza | azingqofozanga | ezingangqofozanga | zingangqofozanga |
| Class 11 | lwāngqofoza | olwāngqofoza | lwāngqofoza | alungqofozanga | olungangqofozanga | lungangqofozanga |
| Class 14 | bāngqofoza | obāngqofoza | bāngqofoza | abungqofozanga | obungangqofozanga | bungangqofozanga |
| Class 15 | kwāngqofoza | okwāngqofoza | kwāngqofoza | akungqofozanga | okungangqofozanga | kungangqofozanga |
| Class 17 | kwāngqofoza | okwāngqofoza | kwāngqofoza | akungqofozanga | okungangqofozanga | kungangqofozanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingangqofoza | — | ngingangqofoza | ngingengqofoze | — | ngingengqofoze |
| 2nd singular | ungangqofoza | — | ungangqofoza | ungengqofoze | — | ungengqofoze |
| 1st plural | singangqofoza | — | singangqofoza | singengqofoze | — | singengqofoze |
| 2nd plural | ningangqofoza | — | ningangqofoza | ningengqofoze | — | ningengqofoze |
| Class 1 | angangqofoza | — | engangqofoza | angengqofoze | — | engengqofoze |
| Class 2 | bangangqofoza | — | bengangqofoza | bangengqofoze | — | bengengqofoze |
| Class 3 | ungangqofoza | — | ungangqofoza | ungengqofoze | — | ungengqofoze |
| Class 4 | ingangqofoza | — | ingangqofoza | ingengqofoze | — | ingengqofoze |
| Class 5 | lingangqofoza | — | lingangqofoza | lingengqofoze | — | lingengqofoze |
| Class 6 | angangqofoza | — | engangqofoza | angengqofoze | — | engengqofoze |
| Class 7 | singangqofoza | — | singangqofoza | singengqofoze | — | singengqofoze |
| Class 8 | zingangqofoza | — | zingangqofoza | zingengqofoze | — | zingengqofoze |
| Class 9 | ingangqofoza | — | ingangqofoza | ingengqofoze | — | ingengqofoze |
| Class 10 | zingangqofoza | — | zingangqofoza | zingengqofoze | — | zingengqofoze |
| Class 11 | lungangqofoza | — | lungangqofoza | lungengqofoze | — | lungengqofoze |
| Class 14 | bungangqofoza | — | bungangqofoza | bungengqofoze | — | bungengqofoze |
| Class 15 | kungangqofoza | — | kungangqofoza | kungengqofoze | — | kungengqofoze |
| Class 17 | kungangqofoza | — | kungangqofoza | kungengqofoze | — | kungengqofoze |
| | 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 | ngizongqofoza | engizongqofoza | ngizongqofoza | angizungqofoza | engingezungqofoza | ngingezungqofoza |
| 2nd singular | uzongqofoza | ozongqofoza | uzongqofoza | awuzungqofoza | ongezungqofoza | ungezungqofoza |
| 1st plural | sizongqofoza | esizongqofoza | sizongqofoza | asizungqofoza | esingezungqofoza | singezungqofoza |
| 2nd plural | nizongqofoza | enizongqofoza | nizongqofoza | anizungqofoza | eningezungqofoza | ningezungqofoza |
| Class 1 | uzongqofoza | ozongqofoza | ezongqofoza | akazungqofoza | ongezungqofoza | engezungqofoza |
| Class 2 | bazongqofoza | abazongqofoza | bezongqofoza | abazungqofoza | abangezungqofoza | bengezungqofoza |
| Class 3 | uzongqofoza | ozongqofoza | uzongqofoza | awuzungqofoza | ongezungqofoza | ungezungqofoza |
| Class 4 | izongqofoza | ezongqofoza | izongqofoza | ayizungqofoza | engezungqofoza | ingezungqofoza |
| Class 5 | lizongqofoza | elizongqofoza | lizongqofoza | alizungqofoza | elingezungqofoza | lingezungqofoza |
| Class 6 | azongqofoza | azongqofoza | ezongqofoza | awazungqofoza | angezungqofoza | engezungqofoza |
| Class 7 | sizongqofoza | esizongqofoza | sizongqofoza | asizungqofoza | esingezungqofoza | singezungqofoza |
| Class 8 | zizongqofoza | ezizongqofoza | zizongqofoza | azizungqofoza | ezingezungqofoza | zingezungqofoza |
| Class 9 | izongqofoza | ezongqofoza | izongqofoza | ayizungqofoza | engezungqofoza | ingezungqofoza |
| Class 10 | zizongqofoza | ezizongqofoza | zizongqofoza | azizungqofoza | ezingezungqofoza | zingezungqofoza |
| Class 11 | luzongqofoza | oluzongqofoza | luzongqofoza | aluzungqofoza | olungezungqofoza | lungezungqofoza |
| Class 14 | buzongqofoza | obuzongqofoza | buzongqofoza | abuzungqofoza | obungezungqofoza | bungezungqofoza |
| Class 15 | kuzongqofoza | okuzongqofoza | kuzongqofoza | akuzungqofoza | okungezungqofoza | kungezungqofoza |
| Class 17 | kuzongqofoza | okuzongqofoza | kuzongqofoza | akuzungqofoza | okungezungqofoza | kungezungqofoza |
| | 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 | ngiyongqofoza | engiyongqofoza | ngiyongqofoza | angiyungqofoza | engingeyungqofoza | ngingeyungqofoza |
| 2nd singular | uyongqofoza | oyongqofoza | uyongqofoza | awuyungqofoza | ongeyungqofoza | ungeyungqofoza |
| 1st plural | siyongqofoza | esiyongqofoza | siyongqofoza | asiyungqofoza | esingeyungqofoza | singeyungqofoza |
| 2nd plural | niyongqofoza | eniyongqofoza | niyongqofoza | aniyungqofoza | eningeyungqofoza | ningeyungqofoza |
| Class 1 | uyongqofoza | oyongqofoza | eyongqofoza | akayungqofoza | ongeyungqofoza | engeyungqofoza |
| Class 2 | bayongqofoza | abayongqofoza | beyongqofoza | abayungqofoza | abangeyungqofoza | bengeyungqofoza |
| Class 3 | uyongqofoza | oyongqofoza | uyongqofoza | awuyungqofoza | ongeyungqofoza | ungeyungqofoza |
| Class 4 | iyongqofoza | eyongqofoza | iyongqofoza | ayiyungqofoza | engeyungqofoza | ingeyungqofoza |
| Class 5 | liyongqofoza | eliyongqofoza | liyongqofoza | aliyungqofoza | elingeyungqofoza | lingeyungqofoza |
| Class 6 | ayongqofoza | ayongqofoza | eyongqofoza | awayungqofoza | angeyungqofoza | engeyungqofoza |
| Class 7 | siyongqofoza | esiyongqofoza | siyongqofoza | asiyungqofoza | esingeyungqofoza | singeyungqofoza |
| Class 8 | ziyongqofoza | eziyongqofoza | ziyongqofoza | aziyungqofoza | ezingeyungqofoza | zingeyungqofoza |
| Class 9 | iyongqofoza | eyongqofoza | iyongqofoza | ayiyungqofoza | engeyungqofoza | ingeyungqofoza |
| Class 10 | ziyongqofoza | eziyongqofoza | ziyongqofoza | aziyungqofoza | ezingeyungqofoza | zingeyungqofoza |
| Class 11 | luyongqofoza | oluyongqofoza | luyongqofoza | aluyungqofoza | olungeyungqofoza | lungeyungqofoza |
| Class 14 | buyongqofoza | obuyongqofoza | buyongqofoza | abuyungqofoza | obungeyungqofoza | bungeyungqofoza |
| Class 15 | kuyongqofoza | okuyongqofoza | kuyongqofoza | akuyungqofoza | okungeyungqofoza | kungeyungqofoza |
| Class 17 | kuyongqofoza | okuyongqofoza | kuyongqofoza | akuyungqofoza | okungeyungqofoza | kungeyungqofoza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngingqofoze | ngingangqofozi |
| 2nd singular | ungqofoze | ungangqofozi |
| 1st plural | singqofoze | singangqofozi |
| 2nd plural | ningqofoze | ningangqofozi |
| Class 1 | angqofoze | angangqofozi |
| Class 2 | bangqofoze | bangangqofozi |
| Class 3 | ungqofoze | ungangqofozi |
| Class 4 | ingqofoze | ingangqofozi |
| Class 5 | lingqofoze | lingangqofozi |
| Class 6 | angqofoze | angangqofozi |
| Class 7 | singqofoze | singangqofozi |
| Class 8 | zingqofoze | zingangqofozi |
| Class 9 | ingqofoze | ingangqofozi |
| Class 10 | zingqofoze | zingangqofozi |
| Class 11 | lungqofoze | lungangqofozi |
| Class 14 | bungqofoze | bungangqofozi |
| Class 15 | kungqofoze | kungangqofozi |
| Class 17 | kungqofoze | kungangqofozi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngangqofoza | ngangangqofoza, angangqofoza, angangangqofoza |
| 2nd singular | wangqofoza | wangangqofoza, awangqofoza, awangangqofoza |
| 1st plural | sangqofoza | sangangqofoza, asangqofoza, asangangqofoza |
| 2nd plural | nangqofoza | nangangqofoza, anangqofoza, anangangqofoza |
| Class 1 | wangqofoza | wangangqofoza, akangqofoza, akangangqofoza |
| Class 2 | bangqofoza | bangangqofoza, abangqofoza, abangangqofoza |
| Class 3 | wangqofoza | wangangqofoza, awangqofoza, awangangqofoza |
| Class 4 | yangqofoza | yangangqofoza, ayangqofoza, ayangangqofoza |
| Class 5 | langqofoza | langangqofoza, alangqofoza, alangangqofoza |
| Class 6 | angqofoza | angangqofoza, awangqofoza, awangangqofoza |
| Class 7 | sangqofoza | sangangqofoza, asangqofoza, asangangqofoza |
| Class 8 | zangqofoza | zangangqofoza, azangqofoza, azangangqofoza |
| Class 9 | yangqofoza | yangangqofoza, ayangqofoza, ayangangqofoza |
| Class 10 | zangqofoza | zangangqofoza, azangqofoza, azangangqofoza |
| Class 11 | lwangqofoza | lwangangqofoza, alwangqofoza, alwangangqofoza |
| Class 14 | bangqofoza | bangangqofoza, abangqofoza, abangangqofoza |
| Class 15 | kwangqofoza | kwangangqofoza, akwangqofoza, akwangangqofoza |
| Class 17 | kwangqofoza | kwangangqofoza, akwangqofoza, akwangangqofoza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ngqofoza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ngqofoza (3.2.9)”