# cupha
## Zulu
### Verb

-cupha
* (intransitive) to set a snare, to set a trap
* (intransitive) to find a place to park/put down/seat something

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukucupha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukucupha | ukungacuphi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | cupha | -cuphe |
| Plural | cuphani | -cupheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyacupha, ngicupha | engicuphayo, engicupha | ngicupha | angicuphi | engingacuphi | ngingacuphi |
| 2nd singular | uyacupha, ucupha | ocuphayo, ocupha | ucupha | awucuphi | ongacuphi | ungacuphi |
| 1st plural | siyacupha, sicupha | esicuphayo, esicupha | sicupha | asicuphi | esingacuphi | singacuphi |
| 2nd plural | niyacupha, nicupha | enicuphayo, enicupha | nicupha | anicuphi | eningacuphi | ningacuphi |
| Class 1 | uyacupha, ucupha | ocuphayo, ocupha | ecupha | akacuphi | ongacuphi | engacuphi |
| Class 2 | bayacupha, bacupha | abacuphayo, abacupha | becupha | abacuphi | abangacuphi | bengacuphi |
| Class 3 | uyacupha, ucupha | ocuphayo, ocupha | ucupha | awucuphi | ongacuphi | ungacuphi |
| Class 4 | iyacupha, icupha | ecuphayo, ecupha | icupha | ayicuphi | engacuphi | ingacuphi |
| Class 5 | liyacupha, licupha | elicuphayo, elicupha | licupha | alicuphi | elingacuphi | lingacuphi |
| Class 6 | ayacupha, acupha | acuphayo, acupha | ecupha | awacuphi | angacuphi | engacuphi |
| Class 7 | siyacupha, sicupha | esicuphayo, esicupha | sicupha | asicuphi | esingacuphi | singacuphi |
| Class 8 | ziyacupha, zicupha | ezicuphayo, ezicupha | zicupha | azicuphi | ezingacuphi | zingacuphi |
| Class 9 | iyacupha, icupha | ecuphayo, ecupha | icupha | ayicuphi | engacuphi | ingacuphi |
| Class 10 | ziyacupha, zicupha | ezicuphayo, ezicupha | zicupha | azicuphi | ezingacuphi | zingacuphi |
| Class 11 | luyacupha, lucupha | olucuphayo, olucupha | lucupha | alucuphi | olungacuphi | lungacuphi |
| Class 14 | buyacupha, bucupha | obucuphayo, obucupha | bucupha | abucuphi | obungacuphi | bungacuphi |
| Class 15 | kuyacupha, kucupha | okucuphayo, okucupha | kucupha | akucuphi | okungacuphi | kungacuphi |
| Class 17 | kuyacupha, kucupha | okucuphayo, okucupha | kucupha | akucuphi | okungacuphi | kungacuphi |
| | 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 | ngicuphile, ngicuphē | engicuphile, engicuphē | ngicuphile, ngicuphē | angicuphanga | engingacuphanga | ngingacuphanga |
| 2nd singular | ucuphile, ucuphē | ocuphile, ocuphē | ucuphile, ucuphē | awucuphanga | ongacuphanga | ungacuphanga |
| 1st plural | sicuphile, sicuphē | esicuphile, esicuphē | sicuphile, sicuphē | asicuphanga | esingacuphanga | singacuphanga |
| 2nd plural | nicuphile, nicuphē | enicuphile, enicuphē | nicuphile, nicuphē | anicuphanga | eningacuphanga | ningacuphanga |
| Class 1 | ucuphile, ucuphē | ocuphile, ocuphē | ecuphile, ecuphē | akacuphanga | ongacuphanga | engacuphanga |
| Class 2 | bacuphile, bacuphē | abacuphile, abacuphē | becuphile, becuphē | abacuphanga | abangacuphanga | bengacuphanga |
| Class 3 | ucuphile, ucuphē | ocuphile, ocuphē | ucuphile, ucuphē | awucuphanga | ongacuphanga | ungacuphanga |
| Class 4 | icuphile, icuphē | ecuphile, ecuphē | icuphile, icuphē | ayicuphanga | engacuphanga | ingacuphanga |
| Class 5 | licuphile, licuphē | elicuphile, elicuphē | licuphile, licuphē | alicuphanga | elingacuphanga | lingacuphanga |
| Class 6 | acuphile, acuphē | acuphile, acuphē | ecuphile, ecuphē | awacuphanga | angacuphanga | engacuphanga |
| Class 7 | sicuphile, sicuphē | esicuphile, esicuphē | sicuphile, sicuphē | asicuphanga | esingacuphanga | singacuphanga |
| Class 8 | zicuphile, zicuphē | ezicuphile, ezicuphē | zicuphile, zicuphē | azicuphanga | ezingacuphanga | zingacuphanga |
| Class 9 | icuphile, icuphē | ecuphile, ecuphē | icuphile, icuphē | ayicuphanga | engacuphanga | ingacuphanga |
| Class 10 | zicuphile, zicuphē | ezicuphile, ezicuphē | zicuphile, zicuphē | azicuphanga | ezingacuphanga | zingacuphanga |
| Class 11 | lucuphile, lucuphē | olucuphile, olucuphē | lucuphile, lucuphē | alucuphanga | olungacuphanga | lungacuphanga |
| Class 14 | bucuphile, bucuphē | obucuphile, obucuphē | bucuphile, bucuphē | abucuphanga | obungacuphanga | bungacuphanga |
| Class 15 | kucuphile, kucuphē | okucuphile, okucuphē | kucuphile, kucuphē | akucuphanga | okungacuphanga | kungacuphanga |
| Class 17 | kucuphile, kucuphē | okucuphile, okucuphē | kucuphile, kucuphē | akucuphanga | okungacuphanga | kungacuphanga |
| | 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 | ngācupha | engācupha | ngācupha | angicuphanga | engingacuphanga | ngingacuphanga |
| 2nd singular | wācupha | owācupha | wācupha | awucuphanga | ongacuphanga | ungacuphanga |
| 1st plural | sācupha | esācupha | sācupha | asicuphanga | esingacuphanga | singacuphanga |
| 2nd plural | nācupha | enācupha | nācupha | anicuphanga | eningacuphanga | ningacuphanga |
| Class 1 | wācupha | owācupha | ācupha | akacuphanga | ongacuphanga | engacuphanga |
| Class 2 | bācupha | abācupha | bācupha | abacuphanga | abangacuphanga | bengacuphanga |
| Class 3 | wācupha | owācupha | wācupha | awucuphanga | ongacuphanga | ungacuphanga |
| Class 4 | yācupha | eyācupha | yācupha | ayicuphanga | engacuphanga | ingacuphanga |
| Class 5 | lācupha | elācupha | lācupha | alicuphanga | elingacuphanga | lingacuphanga |
| Class 6 | ācupha | ācupha | ācupha | awacuphanga | angacuphanga | engacuphanga |
| Class 7 | sācupha | esācupha | sācupha | asicuphanga | esingacuphanga | singacuphanga |
| Class 8 | zācupha | ezācupha | zācupha | azicuphanga | ezingacuphanga | zingacuphanga |
| Class 9 | yācupha | eyācupha | yācupha | ayicuphanga | engacuphanga | ingacuphanga |
| Class 10 | zācupha | ezācupha | zācupha | azicuphanga | ezingacuphanga | zingacuphanga |
| Class 11 | lwācupha | olwācupha | lwācupha | alucuphanga | olungacuphanga | lungacuphanga |
| Class 14 | bācupha | obācupha | bācupha | abucuphanga | obungacuphanga | bungacuphanga |
| Class 15 | kwācupha | okwācupha | kwācupha | akucuphanga | okungacuphanga | kungacuphanga |
| Class 17 | kwācupha | okwācupha | kwācupha | akucuphanga | okungacuphanga | kungacuphanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingacupha | — | ngingacupha | ngingecuphe | — | ngingecuphe |
| 2nd singular | ungacupha | — | ungacupha | ungecuphe | — | ungecuphe |
| 1st plural | singacupha | — | singacupha | singecuphe | — | singecuphe |
| 2nd plural | ningacupha | — | ningacupha | ningecuphe | — | ningecuphe |
| Class 1 | angacupha | — | engacupha | angecuphe | — | engecuphe |
| Class 2 | bangacupha | — | bengacupha | bangecuphe | — | bengecuphe |
| Class 3 | ungacupha | — | ungacupha | ungecuphe | — | ungecuphe |
| Class 4 | ingacupha | — | ingacupha | ingecuphe | — | ingecuphe |
| Class 5 | lingacupha | — | lingacupha | lingecuphe | — | lingecuphe |
| Class 6 | angacupha | — | engacupha | angecuphe | — | engecuphe |
| Class 7 | singacupha | — | singacupha | singecuphe | — | singecuphe |
| Class 8 | zingacupha | — | zingacupha | zingecuphe | — | zingecuphe |
| Class 9 | ingacupha | — | ingacupha | ingecuphe | — | ingecuphe |
| Class 10 | zingacupha | — | zingacupha | zingecuphe | — | zingecuphe |
| Class 11 | lungacupha | — | lungacupha | lungecuphe | — | lungecuphe |
| Class 14 | bungacupha | — | bungacupha | bungecuphe | — | bungecuphe |
| Class 15 | kungacupha | — | kungacupha | kungecuphe | — | kungecuphe |
| Class 17 | kungacupha | — | kungacupha | kungecuphe | — | kungecuphe |
| | 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 | ngizocupha | engizocupha | ngizocupha | angizucupha | engingezucupha | ngingezucupha |
| 2nd singular | uzocupha | ozocupha | uzocupha | awuzucupha | ongezucupha | ungezucupha |
| 1st plural | sizocupha | esizocupha | sizocupha | asizucupha | esingezucupha | singezucupha |
| 2nd plural | nizocupha | enizocupha | nizocupha | anizucupha | eningezucupha | ningezucupha |
| Class 1 | uzocupha | ozocupha | ezocupha | akazucupha | ongezucupha | engezucupha |
| Class 2 | bazocupha | abazocupha | bezocupha | abazucupha | abangezucupha | bengezucupha |
| Class 3 | uzocupha | ozocupha | uzocupha | awuzucupha | ongezucupha | ungezucupha |
| Class 4 | izocupha | ezocupha | izocupha | ayizucupha | engezucupha | ingezucupha |
| Class 5 | lizocupha | elizocupha | lizocupha | alizucupha | elingezucupha | lingezucupha |
| Class 6 | azocupha | azocupha | ezocupha | awazucupha | angezucupha | engezucupha |
| Class 7 | sizocupha | esizocupha | sizocupha | asizucupha | esingezucupha | singezucupha |
| Class 8 | zizocupha | ezizocupha | zizocupha | azizucupha | ezingezucupha | zingezucupha |
| Class 9 | izocupha | ezocupha | izocupha | ayizucupha | engezucupha | ingezucupha |
| Class 10 | zizocupha | ezizocupha | zizocupha | azizucupha | ezingezucupha | zingezucupha |
| Class 11 | luzocupha | oluzocupha | luzocupha | aluzucupha | olungezucupha | lungezucupha |
| Class 14 | buzocupha | obuzocupha | buzocupha | abuzucupha | obungezucupha | bungezucupha |
| Class 15 | kuzocupha | okuzocupha | kuzocupha | akuzucupha | okungezucupha | kungezucupha |
| Class 17 | kuzocupha | okuzocupha | kuzocupha | akuzucupha | okungezucupha | kungezucupha |
| | 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 | ngiyocupha | engiyocupha | ngiyocupha | angiyucupha | engingeyucupha | ngingeyucupha |
| 2nd singular | uyocupha | oyocupha | uyocupha | awuyucupha | ongeyucupha | ungeyucupha |
| 1st plural | siyocupha | esiyocupha | siyocupha | asiyucupha | esingeyucupha | singeyucupha |
| 2nd plural | niyocupha | eniyocupha | niyocupha | aniyucupha | eningeyucupha | ningeyucupha |
| Class 1 | uyocupha | oyocupha | eyocupha | akayucupha | ongeyucupha | engeyucupha |
| Class 2 | bayocupha | abayocupha | beyocupha | abayucupha | abangeyucupha | bengeyucupha |
| Class 3 | uyocupha | oyocupha | uyocupha | awuyucupha | ongeyucupha | ungeyucupha |
| Class 4 | iyocupha | eyocupha | iyocupha | ayiyucupha | engeyucupha | ingeyucupha |
| Class 5 | liyocupha | eliyocupha | liyocupha | aliyucupha | elingeyucupha | lingeyucupha |
| Class 6 | ayocupha | ayocupha | eyocupha | awayucupha | angeyucupha | engeyucupha |
| Class 7 | siyocupha | esiyocupha | siyocupha | asiyucupha | esingeyucupha | singeyucupha |
| Class 8 | ziyocupha | eziyocupha | ziyocupha | aziyucupha | ezingeyucupha | zingeyucupha |
| Class 9 | iyocupha | eyocupha | iyocupha | ayiyucupha | engeyucupha | ingeyucupha |
| Class 10 | ziyocupha | eziyocupha | ziyocupha | aziyucupha | ezingeyucupha | zingeyucupha |
| Class 11 | luyocupha | oluyocupha | luyocupha | aluyucupha | olungeyucupha | lungeyucupha |
| Class 14 | buyocupha | obuyocupha | buyocupha | abuyucupha | obungeyucupha | bungeyucupha |
| Class 15 | kuyocupha | okuyocupha | kuyocupha | akuyucupha | okungeyucupha | kungeyucupha |
| Class 17 | kuyocupha | okuyocupha | kuyocupha | akuyucupha | okungeyucupha | kungeyucupha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngicuphe | ngingacuphi |
| 2nd singular | ucuphe | ungacuphi |
| 1st plural | sicuphe | singacuphi |
| 2nd plural | nicuphe | ningacuphi |
| Class 1 | acuphe | angacuphi |
| Class 2 | bacuphe | bangacuphi |
| Class 3 | ucuphe | ungacuphi |
| Class 4 | icuphe | ingacuphi |
| Class 5 | licuphe | lingacuphi |
| Class 6 | acuphe | angacuphi |
| Class 7 | sicuphe | singacuphi |
| Class 8 | zicuphe | zingacuphi |
| Class 9 | icuphe | ingacuphi |
| Class 10 | zicuphe | zingacuphi |
| Class 11 | lucuphe | lungacuphi |
| Class 14 | bucuphe | bungacuphi |
| Class 15 | kucuphe | kungacuphi |
| Class 17 | kucuphe | kungacuphi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngacupha | ngangacupha, angacupha, angangacupha |
| 2nd singular | wacupha | wangacupha, awacupha, awangacupha |
| 1st plural | sacupha | sangacupha, asacupha, asangacupha |
| 2nd plural | nacupha | nangacupha, anacupha, anangacupha |
| Class 1 | wacupha | wangacupha, akacupha, akangacupha |
| Class 2 | bacupha | bangacupha, abacupha, abangacupha |
| Class 3 | wacupha | wangacupha, awacupha, awangacupha |
| Class 4 | yacupha | yangacupha, ayacupha, ayangacupha |
| Class 5 | lacupha | langacupha, alacupha, alangacupha |
| Class 6 | acupha | angacupha, awacupha, awangacupha |
| Class 7 | sacupha | sangacupha, asacupha, asangacupha |
| Class 8 | zacupha | zangacupha, azacupha, azangacupha |
| Class 9 | yacupha | yangacupha, ayacupha, ayangacupha |
| Class 10 | zacupha | zangacupha, azacupha, azangacupha |
| Class 11 | lwacupha | lwangacupha, alwacupha, alwangacupha |
| Class 14 | bacupha | bangacupha, abacupha, abangacupha |
| Class 15 | kwacupha | kwangacupha, akwacupha, akwangacupha |
| Class 17 | kwacupha | kwangacupha, akwacupha, akwangacupha |

### References

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