# gqoka
## Lala (South Africa)
### Verb

-gqoka
* to wear

## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-gqoka
* to wear

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tsonga
### Etymology

From a Nguni language.

### Verb

gqoka
* to wear, to dress

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-gqoka
* (intransitive) to dress, to get dressed
* (transitive) to put on (clothes)
* (transitive) to wear

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukugqoka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugqoka | ukungagqoki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | gqoka | -gqoke |
| Plural | gqokani | -gqokeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyagqoka, ngigqoka | engigqokayo, engigqoka | ngigqoka | angigqoki | engingagqoki | ngingagqoki |
| 2nd singular | uyagqoka, ugqoka | ogqokayo, ogqoka | ugqoka | awugqoki | ongagqoki | ungagqoki |
| 1st plural | siyagqoka, sigqoka | esigqokayo, esigqoka | sigqoka | asigqoki | esingagqoki | singagqoki |
| 2nd plural | niyagqoka, nigqoka | enigqokayo, enigqoka | nigqoka | anigqoki | eningagqoki | ningagqoki |
| Class 1 | uyagqoka, ugqoka | ogqokayo, ogqoka | egqoka | akagqoki | ongagqoki | engagqoki |
| Class 2 | bayagqoka, bagqoka | abagqokayo, abagqoka | begqoka | abagqoki | abangagqoki | bengagqoki |
| Class 3 | uyagqoka, ugqoka | ogqokayo, ogqoka | ugqoka | awugqoki | ongagqoki | ungagqoki |
| Class 4 | iyagqoka, igqoka | egqokayo, egqoka | igqoka | ayigqoki | engagqoki | ingagqoki |
| Class 5 | liyagqoka, ligqoka | eligqokayo, eligqoka | ligqoka | aligqoki | elingagqoki | lingagqoki |
| Class 6 | ayagqoka, agqoka | agqokayo, agqoka | egqoka | awagqoki | angagqoki | engagqoki |
| Class 7 | siyagqoka, sigqoka | esigqokayo, esigqoka | sigqoka | asigqoki | esingagqoki | singagqoki |
| Class 8 | ziyagqoka, zigqoka | ezigqokayo, ezigqoka | zigqoka | azigqoki | ezingagqoki | zingagqoki |
| Class 9 | iyagqoka, igqoka | egqokayo, egqoka | igqoka | ayigqoki | engagqoki | ingagqoki |
| Class 10 | ziyagqoka, zigqoka | ezigqokayo, ezigqoka | zigqoka | azigqoki | ezingagqoki | zingagqoki |
| Class 11 | luyagqoka, lugqoka | olugqokayo, olugqoka | lugqoka | alugqoki | olungagqoki | lungagqoki |
| Class 14 | buyagqoka, bugqoka | obugqokayo, obugqoka | bugqoka | abugqoki | obungagqoki | bungagqoki |
| Class 15 | kuyagqoka, kugqoka | okugqokayo, okugqoka | kugqoka | akugqoki | okungagqoki | kungagqoki |
| Class 17 | kuyagqoka, kugqoka | okugqokayo, okugqoka | kugqoka | akugqoki | okungagqoki | kungagqoki |
| | 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 | ngigqokile, ngigqokē | engigqokile, engigqokē | ngigqokile, ngigqokē | angigqokanga | engingagqokanga | ngingagqokanga |
| 2nd singular | ugqokile, ugqokē | ogqokile, ogqokē | ugqokile, ugqokē | awugqokanga | ongagqokanga | ungagqokanga |
| 1st plural | sigqokile, sigqokē | esigqokile, esigqokē | sigqokile, sigqokē | asigqokanga | esingagqokanga | singagqokanga |
| 2nd plural | nigqokile, nigqokē | enigqokile, enigqokē | nigqokile, nigqokē | anigqokanga | eningagqokanga | ningagqokanga |
| Class 1 | ugqokile, ugqokē | ogqokile, ogqokē | egqokile, egqokē | akagqokanga | ongagqokanga | engagqokanga |
| Class 2 | bagqokile, bagqokē | abagqokile, abagqokē | begqokile, begqokē | abagqokanga | abangagqokanga | bengagqokanga |
| Class 3 | ugqokile, ugqokē | ogqokile, ogqokē | ugqokile, ugqokē | awugqokanga | ongagqokanga | ungagqokanga |
| Class 4 | igqokile, igqokē | egqokile, egqokē | igqokile, igqokē | ayigqokanga | engagqokanga | ingagqokanga |
| Class 5 | ligqokile, ligqokē | eligqokile, eligqokē | ligqokile, ligqokē | aligqokanga | elingagqokanga | lingagqokanga |
| Class 6 | agqokile, agqokē | agqokile, agqokē | egqokile, egqokē | awagqokanga | angagqokanga | engagqokanga |
| Class 7 | sigqokile, sigqokē | esigqokile, esigqokē | sigqokile, sigqokē | asigqokanga | esingagqokanga | singagqokanga |
| Class 8 | zigqokile, zigqokē | ezigqokile, ezigqokē | zigqokile, zigqokē | azigqokanga | ezingagqokanga | zingagqokanga |
| Class 9 | igqokile, igqokē | egqokile, egqokē | igqokile, igqokē | ayigqokanga | engagqokanga | ingagqokanga |
| Class 10 | zigqokile, zigqokē | ezigqokile, ezigqokē | zigqokile, zigqokē | azigqokanga | ezingagqokanga | zingagqokanga |
| Class 11 | lugqokile, lugqokē | olugqokile, olugqokē | lugqokile, lugqokē | alugqokanga | olungagqokanga | lungagqokanga |
| Class 14 | bugqokile, bugqokē | obugqokile, obugqokē | bugqokile, bugqokē | abugqokanga | obungagqokanga | bungagqokanga |
| Class 15 | kugqokile, kugqokē | okugqokile, okugqokē | kugqokile, kugqokē | akugqokanga | okungagqokanga | kungagqokanga |
| Class 17 | kugqokile, kugqokē | okugqokile, okugqokē | kugqokile, kugqokē | akugqokanga | okungagqokanga | kungagqokanga |
| | 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 | ngāgqoka | engāgqoka | ngāgqoka | angigqokanga | engingagqokanga | ngingagqokanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgqoka | owāgqoka | wāgqoka | awugqokanga | ongagqokanga | ungagqokanga |
| 1st plural | sāgqoka | esāgqoka | sāgqoka | asigqokanga | esingagqokanga | singagqokanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgqoka | enāgqoka | nāgqoka | anigqokanga | eningagqokanga | ningagqokanga |
| Class 1 | wāgqoka | owāgqoka | āgqoka | akagqokanga | ongagqokanga | engagqokanga |
| Class 2 | bāgqoka | abāgqoka | bāgqoka | abagqokanga | abangagqokanga | bengagqokanga |
| Class 3 | wāgqoka | owāgqoka | wāgqoka | awugqokanga | ongagqokanga | ungagqokanga |
| Class 4 | yāgqoka | eyāgqoka | yāgqoka | ayigqokanga | engagqokanga | ingagqokanga |
| Class 5 | lāgqoka | elāgqoka | lāgqoka | aligqokanga | elingagqokanga | lingagqokanga |
| Class 6 | āgqoka | āgqoka | āgqoka | awagqokanga | angagqokanga | engagqokanga |
| Class 7 | sāgqoka | esāgqoka | sāgqoka | asigqokanga | esingagqokanga | singagqokanga |
| Class 8 | zāgqoka | ezāgqoka | zāgqoka | azigqokanga | ezingagqokanga | zingagqokanga |
| Class 9 | yāgqoka | eyāgqoka | yāgqoka | ayigqokanga | engagqokanga | ingagqokanga |
| Class 10 | zāgqoka | ezāgqoka | zāgqoka | azigqokanga | ezingagqokanga | zingagqokanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgqoka | olwāgqoka | lwāgqoka | alugqokanga | olungagqokanga | lungagqokanga |
| Class 14 | bāgqoka | obāgqoka | bāgqoka | abugqokanga | obungagqokanga | bungagqokanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgqoka | okwāgqoka | kwāgqoka | akugqokanga | okungagqokanga | kungagqokanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgqoka | okwāgqoka | kwāgqoka | akugqokanga | okungagqokanga | kungagqokanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingagqoka | — | ngingagqoka | ngingegqoke | — | ngingegqoke |
| 2nd singular | ungagqoka | — | ungagqoka | ungegqoke | — | ungegqoke |
| 1st plural | singagqoka | — | singagqoka | singegqoke | — | singegqoke |
| 2nd plural | ningagqoka | — | ningagqoka | ningegqoke | — | ningegqoke |
| Class 1 | angagqoka | — | engagqoka | angegqoke | — | engegqoke |
| Class 2 | bangagqoka | — | bengagqoka | bangegqoke | — | bengegqoke |
| Class 3 | ungagqoka | — | ungagqoka | ungegqoke | — | ungegqoke |
| Class 4 | ingagqoka | — | ingagqoka | ingegqoke | — | ingegqoke |
| Class 5 | lingagqoka | — | lingagqoka | lingegqoke | — | lingegqoke |
| Class 6 | angagqoka | — | engagqoka | angegqoke | — | engegqoke |
| Class 7 | singagqoka | — | singagqoka | singegqoke | — | singegqoke |
| Class 8 | zingagqoka | — | zingagqoka | zingegqoke | — | zingegqoke |
| Class 9 | ingagqoka | — | ingagqoka | ingegqoke | — | ingegqoke |
| Class 10 | zingagqoka | — | zingagqoka | zingegqoke | — | zingegqoke |
| Class 11 | lungagqoka | — | lungagqoka | lungegqoke | — | lungegqoke |
| Class 14 | bungagqoka | — | bungagqoka | bungegqoke | — | bungegqoke |
| Class 15 | kungagqoka | — | kungagqoka | kungegqoke | — | kungegqoke |
| Class 17 | kungagqoka | — | kungagqoka | kungegqoke | — | kungegqoke |
| | 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 | ngizogqoka | engizogqoka | ngizogqoka | angizugqoka | engingezugqoka | ngingezugqoka |
| 2nd singular | uzogqoka | ozogqoka | uzogqoka | awuzugqoka | ongezugqoka | ungezugqoka |
| 1st plural | sizogqoka | esizogqoka | sizogqoka | asizugqoka | esingezugqoka | singezugqoka |
| 2nd plural | nizogqoka | enizogqoka | nizogqoka | anizugqoka | eningezugqoka | ningezugqoka |
| Class 1 | uzogqoka | ozogqoka | ezogqoka | akazugqoka | ongezugqoka | engezugqoka |
| Class 2 | bazogqoka | abazogqoka | bezogqoka | abazugqoka | abangezugqoka | bengezugqoka |
| Class 3 | uzogqoka | ozogqoka | uzogqoka | awuzugqoka | ongezugqoka | ungezugqoka |
| Class 4 | izogqoka | ezogqoka | izogqoka | ayizugqoka | engezugqoka | ingezugqoka |
| Class 5 | lizogqoka | elizogqoka | lizogqoka | alizugqoka | elingezugqoka | lingezugqoka |
| Class 6 | azogqoka | azogqoka | ezogqoka | awazugqoka | angezugqoka | engezugqoka |
| Class 7 | sizogqoka | esizogqoka | sizogqoka | asizugqoka | esingezugqoka | singezugqoka |
| Class 8 | zizogqoka | ezizogqoka | zizogqoka | azizugqoka | ezingezugqoka | zingezugqoka |
| Class 9 | izogqoka | ezogqoka | izogqoka | ayizugqoka | engezugqoka | ingezugqoka |
| Class 10 | zizogqoka | ezizogqoka | zizogqoka | azizugqoka | ezingezugqoka | zingezugqoka |
| Class 11 | luzogqoka | oluzogqoka | luzogqoka | aluzugqoka | olungezugqoka | lungezugqoka |
| Class 14 | buzogqoka | obuzogqoka | buzogqoka | abuzugqoka | obungezugqoka | bungezugqoka |
| Class 15 | kuzogqoka | okuzogqoka | kuzogqoka | akuzugqoka | okungezugqoka | kungezugqoka |
| Class 17 | kuzogqoka | okuzogqoka | kuzogqoka | akuzugqoka | okungezugqoka | kungezugqoka |
| | 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 | ngiyogqoka | engiyogqoka | ngiyogqoka | angiyugqoka | engingeyugqoka | ngingeyugqoka |
| 2nd singular | uyogqoka | oyogqoka | uyogqoka | awuyugqoka | ongeyugqoka | ungeyugqoka |
| 1st plural | siyogqoka | esiyogqoka | siyogqoka | asiyugqoka | esingeyugqoka | singeyugqoka |
| 2nd plural | niyogqoka | eniyogqoka | niyogqoka | aniyugqoka | eningeyugqoka | ningeyugqoka |
| Class 1 | uyogqoka | oyogqoka | eyogqoka | akayugqoka | ongeyugqoka | engeyugqoka |
| Class 2 | bayogqoka | abayogqoka | beyogqoka | abayugqoka | abangeyugqoka | bengeyugqoka |
| Class 3 | uyogqoka | oyogqoka | uyogqoka | awuyugqoka | ongeyugqoka | ungeyugqoka |
| Class 4 | iyogqoka | eyogqoka | iyogqoka | ayiyugqoka | engeyugqoka | ingeyugqoka |
| Class 5 | liyogqoka | eliyogqoka | liyogqoka | aliyugqoka | elingeyugqoka | lingeyugqoka |
| Class 6 | ayogqoka | ayogqoka | eyogqoka | awayugqoka | angeyugqoka | engeyugqoka |
| Class 7 | siyogqoka | esiyogqoka | siyogqoka | asiyugqoka | esingeyugqoka | singeyugqoka |
| Class 8 | ziyogqoka | eziyogqoka | ziyogqoka | aziyugqoka | ezingeyugqoka | zingeyugqoka |
| Class 9 | iyogqoka | eyogqoka | iyogqoka | ayiyugqoka | engeyugqoka | ingeyugqoka |
| Class 10 | ziyogqoka | eziyogqoka | ziyogqoka | aziyugqoka | ezingeyugqoka | zingeyugqoka |
| Class 11 | luyogqoka | oluyogqoka | luyogqoka | aluyugqoka | olungeyugqoka | lungeyugqoka |
| Class 14 | buyogqoka | obuyogqoka | buyogqoka | abuyugqoka | obungeyugqoka | bungeyugqoka |
| Class 15 | kuyogqoka | okuyogqoka | kuyogqoka | akuyugqoka | okungeyugqoka | kungeyugqoka |
| Class 17 | kuyogqoka | okuyogqoka | kuyogqoka | akuyugqoka | okungeyugqoka | kungeyugqoka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigqoke | ngingagqoki |
| 2nd singular | ugqoke | ungagqoki |
| 1st plural | sigqoke | singagqoki |
| 2nd plural | nigqoke | ningagqoki |
| Class 1 | agqoke | angagqoki |
| Class 2 | bagqoke | bangagqoki |
| Class 3 | ugqoke | ungagqoki |
| Class 4 | igqoke | ingagqoki |
| Class 5 | ligqoke | lingagqoki |
| Class 6 | agqoke | angagqoki |
| Class 7 | sigqoke | singagqoki |
| Class 8 | zigqoke | zingagqoki |
| Class 9 | igqoke | ingagqoki |
| Class 10 | zigqoke | zingagqoki |
| Class 11 | lugqoke | lungagqoki |
| Class 14 | bugqoke | bungagqoki |
| Class 15 | kugqoke | kungagqoki |
| Class 17 | kugqoke | kungagqoki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngagqoka | ngangagqoka, angagqoka, angangagqoka |
| 2nd singular | wagqoka | wangagqoka, awagqoka, awangagqoka |
| 1st plural | sagqoka | sangagqoka, asagqoka, asangagqoka |
| 2nd plural | nagqoka | nangagqoka, anagqoka, anangagqoka |
| Class 1 | wagqoka | wangagqoka, akagqoka, akangagqoka |
| Class 2 | bagqoka | bangagqoka, abagqoka, abangagqoka |
| Class 3 | wagqoka | wangagqoka, awagqoka, awangagqoka |
| Class 4 | yagqoka | yangagqoka, ayagqoka, ayangagqoka |
| Class 5 | lagqoka | langagqoka, alagqoka, alangagqoka |
| Class 6 | agqoka | angagqoka, awagqoka, awangagqoka |
| Class 7 | sagqoka | sangagqoka, asagqoka, asangagqoka |
| Class 8 | zagqoka | zangagqoka, azagqoka, azangagqoka |
| Class 9 | yagqoka | yangagqoka, ayagqoka, ayangagqoka |
| Class 10 | zagqoka | zangagqoka, azagqoka, azangagqoka |
| Class 11 | lwagqoka | lwangagqoka, alwagqoka, alwangagqoka |
| Class 14 | bagqoka | bangagqoka, abagqoka, abangagqoka |
| Class 15 | kwagqoka | kwangagqoka, akwagqoka, akwangagqoka |
| Class 17 | kwagqoka | kwangagqoka, akwagqoka, akwangagqoka |

#### Derived terms

* isigqoko

### References

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