# finyeza
## Xhosa
### Verb

-fínyéza
* to abridge, to abbreviate

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

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### Verb

-finyéza
* to abridge, to abbreviate, to shorten

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukufinyeza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufinyeza | ukungafinyezi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | finyeza | -finyeze |
| Plural | finyezani | -finyezeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafinyeza, ngifinyeza | engifinyezayo, engifinyeza | ngifinyeza | angifinyezi | engingafinyezi | ngingafinyezi |
| 2nd singular | uyafinyeza, ufinyeza | ofinyezayo, ofinyeza | ufinyeza | awufinyezi | ongafinyezi | ungafinyezi |
| 1st plural | siyafinyeza, sifinyeza | esifinyezayo, esifinyeza | sifinyeza | asifinyezi | esingafinyezi | singafinyezi |
| 2nd plural | niyafinyeza, nifinyeza | enifinyezayo, enifinyeza | nifinyeza | anifinyezi | eningafinyezi | ningafinyezi |
| Class 1 | uyafinyeza, ufinyeza | ofinyezayo, ofinyeza | efinyeza | akafinyezi | ongafinyezi | engafinyezi |
| Class 2 | bayafinyeza, bafinyeza | abafinyezayo, abafinyeza | befinyeza | abafinyezi | abangafinyezi | bengafinyezi |
| Class 3 | uyafinyeza, ufinyeza | ofinyezayo, ofinyeza | ufinyeza | awufinyezi | ongafinyezi | ungafinyezi |
| Class 4 | iyafinyeza, ifinyeza | efinyezayo, efinyeza | ifinyeza | ayifinyezi | engafinyezi | ingafinyezi |
| Class 5 | liyafinyeza, lifinyeza | elifinyezayo, elifinyeza | lifinyeza | alifinyezi | elingafinyezi | lingafinyezi |
| Class 6 | ayafinyeza, afinyeza | afinyezayo, afinyeza | efinyeza | awafinyezi | angafinyezi | engafinyezi |
| Class 7 | siyafinyeza, sifinyeza | esifinyezayo, esifinyeza | sifinyeza | asifinyezi | esingafinyezi | singafinyezi |
| Class 8 | ziyafinyeza, zifinyeza | ezifinyezayo, ezifinyeza | zifinyeza | azifinyezi | ezingafinyezi | zingafinyezi |
| Class 9 | iyafinyeza, ifinyeza | efinyezayo, efinyeza | ifinyeza | ayifinyezi | engafinyezi | ingafinyezi |
| Class 10 | ziyafinyeza, zifinyeza | ezifinyezayo, ezifinyeza | zifinyeza | azifinyezi | ezingafinyezi | zingafinyezi |
| Class 11 | luyafinyeza, lufinyeza | olufinyezayo, olufinyeza | lufinyeza | alufinyezi | olungafinyezi | lungafinyezi |
| Class 14 | buyafinyeza, bufinyeza | obufinyezayo, obufinyeza | bufinyeza | abufinyezi | obungafinyezi | bungafinyezi |
| Class 15 | kuyafinyeza, kufinyeza | okufinyezayo, okufinyeza | kufinyeza | akufinyezi | okungafinyezi | kungafinyezi |
| Class 17 | kuyafinyeza, kufinyeza | okufinyezayo, okufinyeza | kufinyeza | akufinyezi | okungafinyezi | kungafinyezi |
| | 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 | ngifinyezile, ngifinyezē | engifinyezile, engifinyezē | ngifinyezile, ngifinyezē | angifinyezanga | engingafinyezanga | ngingafinyezanga |
| 2nd singular | ufinyezile, ufinyezē | ofinyezile, ofinyezē | ufinyezile, ufinyezē | awufinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | ungafinyezanga |
| 1st plural | sifinyezile, sifinyezē | esifinyezile, esifinyezē | sifinyezile, sifinyezē | asifinyezanga | esingafinyezanga | singafinyezanga |
| 2nd plural | nifinyezile, nifinyezē | enifinyezile, enifinyezē | nifinyezile, nifinyezē | anifinyezanga | eningafinyezanga | ningafinyezanga |
| Class 1 | ufinyezile, ufinyezē | ofinyezile, ofinyezē | efinyezile, efinyezē | akafinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | engafinyezanga |
| Class 2 | bafinyezile, bafinyezē | abafinyezile, abafinyezē | befinyezile, befinyezē | abafinyezanga | abangafinyezanga | bengafinyezanga |
| Class 3 | ufinyezile, ufinyezē | ofinyezile, ofinyezē | ufinyezile, ufinyezē | awufinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | ungafinyezanga |
| Class 4 | ifinyezile, ifinyezē | efinyezile, efinyezē | ifinyezile, ifinyezē | ayifinyezanga | engafinyezanga | ingafinyezanga |
| Class 5 | lifinyezile, lifinyezē | elifinyezile, elifinyezē | lifinyezile, lifinyezē | alifinyezanga | elingafinyezanga | lingafinyezanga |
| Class 6 | afinyezile, afinyezē | afinyezile, afinyezē | efinyezile, efinyezē | awafinyezanga | angafinyezanga | engafinyezanga |
| Class 7 | sifinyezile, sifinyezē | esifinyezile, esifinyezē | sifinyezile, sifinyezē | asifinyezanga | esingafinyezanga | singafinyezanga |
| Class 8 | zifinyezile, zifinyezē | ezifinyezile, ezifinyezē | zifinyezile, zifinyezē | azifinyezanga | ezingafinyezanga | zingafinyezanga |
| Class 9 | ifinyezile, ifinyezē | efinyezile, efinyezē | ifinyezile, ifinyezē | ayifinyezanga | engafinyezanga | ingafinyezanga |
| Class 10 | zifinyezile, zifinyezē | ezifinyezile, ezifinyezē | zifinyezile, zifinyezē | azifinyezanga | ezingafinyezanga | zingafinyezanga |
| Class 11 | lufinyezile, lufinyezē | olufinyezile, olufinyezē | lufinyezile, lufinyezē | alufinyezanga | olungafinyezanga | lungafinyezanga |
| Class 14 | bufinyezile, bufinyezē | obufinyezile, obufinyezē | bufinyezile, bufinyezē | abufinyezanga | obungafinyezanga | bungafinyezanga |
| Class 15 | kufinyezile, kufinyezē | okufinyezile, okufinyezē | kufinyezile, kufinyezē | akufinyezanga | okungafinyezanga | kungafinyezanga |
| Class 17 | kufinyezile, kufinyezē | okufinyezile, okufinyezē | kufinyezile, kufinyezē | akufinyezanga | okungafinyezanga | kungafinyezanga |
| | 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 | ngāfinyeza | engāfinyeza | ngāfinyeza | angifinyezanga | engingafinyezanga | ngingafinyezanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfinyeza | owāfinyeza | wāfinyeza | awufinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | ungafinyezanga |
| 1st plural | sāfinyeza | esāfinyeza | sāfinyeza | asifinyezanga | esingafinyezanga | singafinyezanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfinyeza | enāfinyeza | nāfinyeza | anifinyezanga | eningafinyezanga | ningafinyezanga |
| Class 1 | wāfinyeza | owāfinyeza | āfinyeza | akafinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | engafinyezanga |
| Class 2 | bāfinyeza | abāfinyeza | bāfinyeza | abafinyezanga | abangafinyezanga | bengafinyezanga |
| Class 3 | wāfinyeza | owāfinyeza | wāfinyeza | awufinyezanga | ongafinyezanga | ungafinyezanga |
| Class 4 | yāfinyeza | eyāfinyeza | yāfinyeza | ayifinyezanga | engafinyezanga | ingafinyezanga |
| Class 5 | lāfinyeza | elāfinyeza | lāfinyeza | alifinyezanga | elingafinyezanga | lingafinyezanga |
| Class 6 | āfinyeza | āfinyeza | āfinyeza | awafinyezanga | angafinyezanga | engafinyezanga |
| Class 7 | sāfinyeza | esāfinyeza | sāfinyeza | asifinyezanga | esingafinyezanga | singafinyezanga |
| Class 8 | zāfinyeza | ezāfinyeza | zāfinyeza | azifinyezanga | ezingafinyezanga | zingafinyezanga |
| Class 9 | yāfinyeza | eyāfinyeza | yāfinyeza | ayifinyezanga | engafinyezanga | ingafinyezanga |
| Class 10 | zāfinyeza | ezāfinyeza | zāfinyeza | azifinyezanga | ezingafinyezanga | zingafinyezanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfinyeza | olwāfinyeza | lwāfinyeza | alufinyezanga | olungafinyezanga | lungafinyezanga |
| Class 14 | bāfinyeza | obāfinyeza | bāfinyeza | abufinyezanga | obungafinyezanga | bungafinyezanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfinyeza | okwāfinyeza | kwāfinyeza | akufinyezanga | okungafinyezanga | kungafinyezanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfinyeza | okwāfinyeza | kwāfinyeza | akufinyezanga | okungafinyezanga | kungafinyezanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafinyeza | — | ngingafinyeza | ngingefinyeze | — | ngingefinyeze |
| 2nd singular | ungafinyeza | — | ungafinyeza | ungefinyeze | — | ungefinyeze |
| 1st plural | singafinyeza | — | singafinyeza | singefinyeze | — | singefinyeze |
| 2nd plural | ningafinyeza | — | ningafinyeza | ningefinyeze | — | ningefinyeze |
| Class 1 | angafinyeza | — | engafinyeza | angefinyeze | — | engefinyeze |
| Class 2 | bangafinyeza | — | bengafinyeza | bangefinyeze | — | bengefinyeze |
| Class 3 | ungafinyeza | — | ungafinyeza | ungefinyeze | — | ungefinyeze |
| Class 4 | ingafinyeza | — | ingafinyeza | ingefinyeze | — | ingefinyeze |
| Class 5 | lingafinyeza | — | lingafinyeza | lingefinyeze | — | lingefinyeze |
| Class 6 | angafinyeza | — | engafinyeza | angefinyeze | — | engefinyeze |
| Class 7 | singafinyeza | — | singafinyeza | singefinyeze | — | singefinyeze |
| Class 8 | zingafinyeza | — | zingafinyeza | zingefinyeze | — | zingefinyeze |
| Class 9 | ingafinyeza | — | ingafinyeza | ingefinyeze | — | ingefinyeze |
| Class 10 | zingafinyeza | — | zingafinyeza | zingefinyeze | — | zingefinyeze |
| Class 11 | lungafinyeza | — | lungafinyeza | lungefinyeze | — | lungefinyeze |
| Class 14 | bungafinyeza | — | bungafinyeza | bungefinyeze | — | bungefinyeze |
| Class 15 | kungafinyeza | — | kungafinyeza | kungefinyeze | — | kungefinyeze |
| Class 17 | kungafinyeza | — | kungafinyeza | kungefinyeze | — | kungefinyeze |
| | 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 | ngizofinyeza | engizofinyeza | ngizofinyeza | angizufinyeza | engingezufinyeza | ngingezufinyeza |
| 2nd singular | uzofinyeza | ozofinyeza | uzofinyeza | awuzufinyeza | ongezufinyeza | ungezufinyeza |
| 1st plural | sizofinyeza | esizofinyeza | sizofinyeza | asizufinyeza | esingezufinyeza | singezufinyeza |
| 2nd plural | nizofinyeza | enizofinyeza | nizofinyeza | anizufinyeza | eningezufinyeza | ningezufinyeza |
| Class 1 | uzofinyeza | ozofinyeza | ezofinyeza | akazufinyeza | ongezufinyeza | engezufinyeza |
| Class 2 | bazofinyeza | abazofinyeza | bezofinyeza | abazufinyeza | abangezufinyeza | bengezufinyeza |
| Class 3 | uzofinyeza | ozofinyeza | uzofinyeza | awuzufinyeza | ongezufinyeza | ungezufinyeza |
| Class 4 | izofinyeza | ezofinyeza | izofinyeza | ayizufinyeza | engezufinyeza | ingezufinyeza |
| Class 5 | lizofinyeza | elizofinyeza | lizofinyeza | alizufinyeza | elingezufinyeza | lingezufinyeza |
| Class 6 | azofinyeza | azofinyeza | ezofinyeza | awazufinyeza | angezufinyeza | engezufinyeza |
| Class 7 | sizofinyeza | esizofinyeza | sizofinyeza | asizufinyeza | esingezufinyeza | singezufinyeza |
| Class 8 | zizofinyeza | ezizofinyeza | zizofinyeza | azizufinyeza | ezingezufinyeza | zingezufinyeza |
| Class 9 | izofinyeza | ezofinyeza | izofinyeza | ayizufinyeza | engezufinyeza | ingezufinyeza |
| Class 10 | zizofinyeza | ezizofinyeza | zizofinyeza | azizufinyeza | ezingezufinyeza | zingezufinyeza |
| Class 11 | luzofinyeza | oluzofinyeza | luzofinyeza | aluzufinyeza | olungezufinyeza | lungezufinyeza |
| Class 14 | buzofinyeza | obuzofinyeza | buzofinyeza | abuzufinyeza | obungezufinyeza | bungezufinyeza |
| Class 15 | kuzofinyeza | okuzofinyeza | kuzofinyeza | akuzufinyeza | okungezufinyeza | kungezufinyeza |
| Class 17 | kuzofinyeza | okuzofinyeza | kuzofinyeza | akuzufinyeza | okungezufinyeza | kungezufinyeza |
| | 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 | ngiyofinyeza | engiyofinyeza | ngiyofinyeza | angiyufinyeza | engingeyufinyeza | ngingeyufinyeza |
| 2nd singular | uyofinyeza | oyofinyeza | uyofinyeza | awuyufinyeza | ongeyufinyeza | ungeyufinyeza |
| 1st plural | siyofinyeza | esiyofinyeza | siyofinyeza | asiyufinyeza | esingeyufinyeza | singeyufinyeza |
| 2nd plural | niyofinyeza | eniyofinyeza | niyofinyeza | aniyufinyeza | eningeyufinyeza | ningeyufinyeza |
| Class 1 | uyofinyeza | oyofinyeza | eyofinyeza | akayufinyeza | ongeyufinyeza | engeyufinyeza |
| Class 2 | bayofinyeza | abayofinyeza | beyofinyeza | abayufinyeza | abangeyufinyeza | bengeyufinyeza |
| Class 3 | uyofinyeza | oyofinyeza | uyofinyeza | awuyufinyeza | ongeyufinyeza | ungeyufinyeza |
| Class 4 | iyofinyeza | eyofinyeza | iyofinyeza | ayiyufinyeza | engeyufinyeza | ingeyufinyeza |
| Class 5 | liyofinyeza | eliyofinyeza | liyofinyeza | aliyufinyeza | elingeyufinyeza | lingeyufinyeza |
| Class 6 | ayofinyeza | ayofinyeza | eyofinyeza | awayufinyeza | angeyufinyeza | engeyufinyeza |
| Class 7 | siyofinyeza | esiyofinyeza | siyofinyeza | asiyufinyeza | esingeyufinyeza | singeyufinyeza |
| Class 8 | ziyofinyeza | eziyofinyeza | ziyofinyeza | aziyufinyeza | ezingeyufinyeza | zingeyufinyeza |
| Class 9 | iyofinyeza | eyofinyeza | iyofinyeza | ayiyufinyeza | engeyufinyeza | ingeyufinyeza |
| Class 10 | ziyofinyeza | eziyofinyeza | ziyofinyeza | aziyufinyeza | ezingeyufinyeza | zingeyufinyeza |
| Class 11 | luyofinyeza | oluyofinyeza | luyofinyeza | aluyufinyeza | olungeyufinyeza | lungeyufinyeza |
| Class 14 | buyofinyeza | obuyofinyeza | buyofinyeza | abuyufinyeza | obungeyufinyeza | bungeyufinyeza |
| Class 15 | kuyofinyeza | okuyofinyeza | kuyofinyeza | akuyufinyeza | okungeyufinyeza | kungeyufinyeza |
| Class 17 | kuyofinyeza | okuyofinyeza | kuyofinyeza | akuyufinyeza | okungeyufinyeza | kungeyufinyeza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifinyeze | ngingafinyezi |
| 2nd singular | ufinyeze | ungafinyezi |
| 1st plural | sifinyeze | singafinyezi |
| 2nd plural | nifinyeze | ningafinyezi |
| Class 1 | afinyeze | angafinyezi |
| Class 2 | bafinyeze | bangafinyezi |
| Class 3 | ufinyeze | ungafinyezi |
| Class 4 | ifinyeze | ingafinyezi |
| Class 5 | lifinyeze | lingafinyezi |
| Class 6 | afinyeze | angafinyezi |
| Class 7 | sifinyeze | singafinyezi |
| Class 8 | zifinyeze | zingafinyezi |
| Class 9 | ifinyeze | ingafinyezi |
| Class 10 | zifinyeze | zingafinyezi |
| Class 11 | lufinyeze | lungafinyezi |
| Class 14 | bufinyeze | bungafinyezi |
| Class 15 | kufinyeze | kungafinyezi |
| Class 17 | kufinyeze | kungafinyezi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafinyeza | ngangafinyeza, angafinyeza, angangafinyeza |
| 2nd singular | wafinyeza | wangafinyeza, awafinyeza, awangafinyeza |
| 1st plural | safinyeza | sangafinyeza, asafinyeza, asangafinyeza |
| 2nd plural | nafinyeza | nangafinyeza, anafinyeza, anangafinyeza |
| Class 1 | wafinyeza | wangafinyeza, akafinyeza, akangafinyeza |
| Class 2 | bafinyeza | bangafinyeza, abafinyeza, abangafinyeza |
| Class 3 | wafinyeza | wangafinyeza, awafinyeza, awangafinyeza |
| Class 4 | yafinyeza | yangafinyeza, ayafinyeza, ayangafinyeza |
| Class 5 | lafinyeza | langafinyeza, alafinyeza, alangafinyeza |
| Class 6 | afinyeza | angafinyeza, awafinyeza, awangafinyeza |
| Class 7 | safinyeza | sangafinyeza, asafinyeza, asangafinyeza |
| Class 8 | zafinyeza | zangafinyeza, azafinyeza, azangafinyeza |
| Class 9 | yafinyeza | yangafinyeza, ayafinyeza, ayangafinyeza |
| Class 10 | zafinyeza | zangafinyeza, azafinyeza, azangafinyeza |
| Class 11 | lwafinyeza | lwangafinyeza, alwafinyeza, alwangafinyeza |
| Class 14 | bafinyeza | bangafinyeza, abafinyeza, abangafinyeza |
| Class 15 | kwafinyeza | kwangafinyeza, akwafinyeza, akwangafinyeza |
| Class 17 | kwafinyeza | kwangafinyeza, akwafinyeza, akwangafinyeza |

### References

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