# embatha
## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-émbatha
* to wear, to put on clothes

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-embatha
* to don, to put on (clothes)
* to wear (clothes)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwembatha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwembatha | ukungembathi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yembatha | -embathe |
| Plural | yembathani | -embatheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyembatha, ngembatha | engembathayo, engembatha | ngembatha | angembathi | engingembathi | ngingembathi |
| 2nd singular | uyembatha, wembatha | owembathayo, owembatha | wembatha | awembathi | ongembathi | ungembathi |
| 1st plural | siyembatha, sembatha | esembathayo, esembatha | sembatha | asembathi | esingembathi | singembathi |
| 2nd plural | niyembatha, nembatha | enembathayo, enembatha | nembatha | anembathi | eningembathi | ningembathi |
| Class 1 | uyembatha, wembatha | owembathayo, owembatha | embatha | akembathi | ongembathi | engembathi |
| Class 2 | bayembatha, bembatha | abembathayo, abembatha | bembatha | abembathi | abangembathi | bengembathi |
| Class 3 | uyembatha, wembatha | owembathayo, owembatha | wembatha | awembathi | ongembathi | ungembathi |
| Class 4 | iyembatha, yembatha | eyembathayo, eyembatha | yembatha | ayembathi | engembathi | ingembathi |
| Class 5 | liyembatha, lembatha | elembathayo, elembatha | lembatha | alembathi | elingembathi | lingembathi |
| Class 6 | ayembatha, embatha | embathayo, embatha | embatha | awembathi | angembathi | engembathi |
| Class 7 | siyembatha, sembatha | esembathayo, esembatha | sembatha | asembathi | esingembathi | singembathi |
| Class 8 | ziyembatha, zembatha | ezembathayo, ezembatha | zembatha | azembathi | ezingembathi | zingembathi |
| Class 9 | iyembatha, yembatha | eyembathayo, eyembatha | yembatha | ayembathi | engembathi | ingembathi |
| Class 10 | ziyembatha, zembatha | ezembathayo, ezembatha | zembatha | azembathi | ezingembathi | zingembathi |
| Class 11 | luyembatha, lwembatha | olwembathayo, olwembatha | lwembatha | alwembathi | olungembathi | lungembathi |
| Class 14 | buyembatha, bembatha | obembathayo, obembatha | bembatha | abembathi | obungembathi | bungembathi |
| Class 15 | kuyembatha, kwembatha | okwembathayo, okwembatha | kwembatha | akwembathi | okungembathi | kungembathi |
| Class 17 | kuyembatha, kwembatha | okwembathayo, okwembatha | kwembatha | akwembathi | okungembathi | kungembathi |
| | 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 | ngembathile, ngembathē | engembathile, engembathē | ngembathile, ngembathē | angembathanga | engingembathanga | ngingembathanga |
| 2nd singular | wembathile, wembathē | owembathile, owembathē | wembathile, wembathē | awembathanga | ongembathanga | ungembathanga |
| 1st plural | sembathile, sembathē | esembathile, esembathē | sembathile, sembathē | asembathanga | esingembathanga | singembathanga |
| 2nd plural | nembathile, nembathē | enembathile, enembathē | nembathile, nembathē | anembathanga | eningembathanga | ningembathanga |
| Class 1 | wembathile, wembathē | owembathile, owembathē | embathile, embathē | akembathanga | ongembathanga | engembathanga |
| Class 2 | bembathile, bembathē | abembathile, abembathē | bembathile, bembathē | abembathanga | abangembathanga | bengembathanga |
| Class 3 | wembathile, wembathē | owembathile, owembathē | wembathile, wembathē | awembathanga | ongembathanga | ungembathanga |
| Class 4 | yembathile, yembathē | eyembathile, eyembathē | yembathile, yembathē | ayembathanga | engembathanga | ingembathanga |
| Class 5 | lembathile, lembathē | elembathile, elembathē | lembathile, lembathē | alembathanga | elingembathanga | lingembathanga |
| Class 6 | embathile, embathē | embathile, embathē | embathile, embathē | awembathanga | angembathanga | engembathanga |
| Class 7 | sembathile, sembathē | esembathile, esembathē | sembathile, sembathē | asembathanga | esingembathanga | singembathanga |
| Class 8 | zembathile, zembathē | ezembathile, ezembathē | zembathile, zembathē | azembathanga | ezingembathanga | zingembathanga |
| Class 9 | yembathile, yembathē | eyembathile, eyembathē | yembathile, yembathē | ayembathanga | engembathanga | ingembathanga |
| Class 10 | zembathile, zembathē | ezembathile, ezembathē | zembathile, zembathē | azembathanga | ezingembathanga | zingembathanga |
| Class 11 | lwembathile, lwembathē | olwembathile, olwembathē | lwembathile, lwembathē | alwembathanga | olungembathanga | lungembathanga |
| Class 14 | bembathile, bembathē | obembathile, obembathē | bembathile, bembathē | abembathanga | obungembathanga | bungembathanga |
| Class 15 | kwembathile, kwembathē | okwembathile, okwembathē | kwembathile, kwembathē | akwembathanga | okungembathanga | kungembathanga |
| Class 17 | kwembathile, kwembathē | okwembathile, okwembathē | kwembathile, kwembathē | akwembathanga | okungembathanga | kungembathanga |
| | 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 | ngēmbatha | engēmbatha | ngēmbatha | angembathanga | engingembathanga | ngingembathanga |
| 2nd singular | wēmbatha | owēmbatha | wēmbatha | awembathanga | ongembathanga | ungembathanga |
| 1st plural | sēmbatha | esēmbatha | sēmbatha | asembathanga | esingembathanga | singembathanga |
| 2nd plural | nēmbatha | enēmbatha | nēmbatha | anembathanga | eningembathanga | ningembathanga |
| Class 1 | wēmbatha | owēmbatha | ēmbatha | akembathanga | ongembathanga | engembathanga |
| Class 2 | bēmbatha | abēmbatha | bēmbatha | abembathanga | abangembathanga | bengembathanga |
| Class 3 | wēmbatha | owēmbatha | wēmbatha | awembathanga | ongembathanga | ungembathanga |
| Class 4 | yēmbatha | eyēmbatha | yēmbatha | ayembathanga | engembathanga | ingembathanga |
| Class 5 | lēmbatha | elēmbatha | lēmbatha | alembathanga | elingembathanga | lingembathanga |
| Class 6 | ēmbatha | ēmbatha | ēmbatha | awembathanga | angembathanga | engembathanga |
| Class 7 | sēmbatha | esēmbatha | sēmbatha | asembathanga | esingembathanga | singembathanga |
| Class 8 | zēmbatha | ezēmbatha | zēmbatha | azembathanga | ezingembathanga | zingembathanga |
| Class 9 | yēmbatha | eyēmbatha | yēmbatha | ayembathanga | engembathanga | ingembathanga |
| Class 10 | zēmbatha | ezēmbatha | zēmbatha | azembathanga | ezingembathanga | zingembathanga |
| Class 11 | lwēmbatha | olwēmbatha | lwēmbatha | alwembathanga | olungembathanga | lungembathanga |
| Class 14 | bēmbatha | obēmbatha | bēmbatha | abembathanga | obungembathanga | bungembathanga |
| Class 15 | kwēmbatha | okwēmbatha | kwēmbatha | akwembathanga | okungembathanga | kungembathanga |
| Class 17 | kwēmbatha | okwēmbatha | kwēmbatha | akwembathanga | okungembathanga | kungembathanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingembatha | — | ngingembatha | ngingembathe | — | ngingembathe |
| 2nd singular | ungembatha | — | ungembatha | ungembathe | — | ungembathe |
| 1st plural | singembatha | — | singembatha | singembathe | — | singembathe |
| 2nd plural | ningembatha | — | ningembatha | ningembathe | — | ningembathe |
| Class 1 | angembatha | — | engembatha | angembathe | — | engembathe |
| Class 2 | bangembatha | — | bengembatha | bangembathe | — | bengembathe |
| Class 3 | ungembatha | — | ungembatha | ungembathe | — | ungembathe |
| Class 4 | ingembatha | — | ingembatha | ingembathe | — | ingembathe |
| Class 5 | lingembatha | — | lingembatha | lingembathe | — | lingembathe |
| Class 6 | angembatha | — | engembatha | angembathe | — | engembathe |
| Class 7 | singembatha | — | singembatha | singembathe | — | singembathe |
| Class 8 | zingembatha | — | zingembatha | zingembathe | — | zingembathe |
| Class 9 | ingembatha | — | ingembatha | ingembathe | — | ingembathe |
| Class 10 | zingembatha | — | zingembatha | zingembathe | — | zingembathe |
| Class 11 | lungembatha | — | lungembatha | lungembathe | — | lungembathe |
| Class 14 | bungembatha | — | bungembatha | bungembathe | — | bungembathe |
| Class 15 | kungembatha | — | kungembatha | kungembathe | — | kungembathe |
| Class 17 | kungembatha | — | kungembatha | kungembathe | — | kungembathe |
| | 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 | ngizokwembatha | engizokwembatha | ngizokwembatha | angizukwembatha | engingezukwembatha | ngingezukwembatha |
| 2nd singular | uzokwembatha | ozokwembatha | uzokwembatha | awuzukwembatha | ongezukwembatha | ungezukwembatha |
| 1st plural | sizokwembatha | esizokwembatha | sizokwembatha | asizukwembatha | esingezukwembatha | singezukwembatha |
| 2nd plural | nizokwembatha | enizokwembatha | nizokwembatha | anizukwembatha | eningezukwembatha | ningezukwembatha |
| Class 1 | uzokwembatha | ozokwembatha | ezokwembatha | akazukwembatha | ongezukwembatha | engezukwembatha |
| Class 2 | bazokwembatha | abazokwembatha | bezokwembatha | abazukwembatha | abangezukwembatha | bengezukwembatha |
| Class 3 | uzokwembatha | ozokwembatha | uzokwembatha | awuzukwembatha | ongezukwembatha | ungezukwembatha |
| Class 4 | izokwembatha | ezokwembatha | izokwembatha | ayizukwembatha | engezukwembatha | ingezukwembatha |
| Class 5 | lizokwembatha | elizokwembatha | lizokwembatha | alizukwembatha | elingezukwembatha | lingezukwembatha |
| Class 6 | azokwembatha | azokwembatha | ezokwembatha | awazukwembatha | angezukwembatha | engezukwembatha |
| Class 7 | sizokwembatha | esizokwembatha | sizokwembatha | asizukwembatha | esingezukwembatha | singezukwembatha |
| Class 8 | zizokwembatha | ezizokwembatha | zizokwembatha | azizukwembatha | ezingezukwembatha | zingezukwembatha |
| Class 9 | izokwembatha | ezokwembatha | izokwembatha | ayizukwembatha | engezukwembatha | ingezukwembatha |
| Class 10 | zizokwembatha | ezizokwembatha | zizokwembatha | azizukwembatha | ezingezukwembatha | zingezukwembatha |
| Class 11 | luzokwembatha | oluzokwembatha | luzokwembatha | aluzukwembatha | olungezukwembatha | lungezukwembatha |
| Class 14 | buzokwembatha | obuzokwembatha | buzokwembatha | abuzukwembatha | obungezukwembatha | bungezukwembatha |
| Class 15 | kuzokwembatha | okuzokwembatha | kuzokwembatha | akuzukwembatha | okungezukwembatha | kungezukwembatha |
| Class 17 | kuzokwembatha | okuzokwembatha | kuzokwembatha | akuzukwembatha | okungezukwembatha | kungezukwembatha |
| | 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 | ngiyokwembatha | engiyokwembatha | ngiyokwembatha | angiyukwembatha | engingeyukwembatha | ngingeyukwembatha |
| 2nd singular | uyokwembatha | oyokwembatha | uyokwembatha | awuyukwembatha | ongeyukwembatha | ungeyukwembatha |
| 1st plural | siyokwembatha | esiyokwembatha | siyokwembatha | asiyukwembatha | esingeyukwembatha | singeyukwembatha |
| 2nd plural | niyokwembatha | eniyokwembatha | niyokwembatha | aniyukwembatha | eningeyukwembatha | ningeyukwembatha |
| Class 1 | uyokwembatha | oyokwembatha | eyokwembatha | akayukwembatha | ongeyukwembatha | engeyukwembatha |
| Class 2 | bayokwembatha | abayokwembatha | beyokwembatha | abayukwembatha | abangeyukwembatha | bengeyukwembatha |
| Class 3 | uyokwembatha | oyokwembatha | uyokwembatha | awuyukwembatha | ongeyukwembatha | ungeyukwembatha |
| Class 4 | iyokwembatha | eyokwembatha | iyokwembatha | ayiyukwembatha | engeyukwembatha | ingeyukwembatha |
| Class 5 | liyokwembatha | eliyokwembatha | liyokwembatha | aliyukwembatha | elingeyukwembatha | lingeyukwembatha |
| Class 6 | ayokwembatha | ayokwembatha | eyokwembatha | awayukwembatha | angeyukwembatha | engeyukwembatha |
| Class 7 | siyokwembatha | esiyokwembatha | siyokwembatha | asiyukwembatha | esingeyukwembatha | singeyukwembatha |
| Class 8 | ziyokwembatha | eziyokwembatha | ziyokwembatha | aziyukwembatha | ezingeyukwembatha | zingeyukwembatha |
| Class 9 | iyokwembatha | eyokwembatha | iyokwembatha | ayiyukwembatha | engeyukwembatha | ingeyukwembatha |
| Class 10 | ziyokwembatha | eziyokwembatha | ziyokwembatha | aziyukwembatha | ezingeyukwembatha | zingeyukwembatha |
| Class 11 | luyokwembatha | oluyokwembatha | luyokwembatha | aluyukwembatha | olungeyukwembatha | lungeyukwembatha |
| Class 14 | buyokwembatha | obuyokwembatha | buyokwembatha | abuyukwembatha | obungeyukwembatha | bungeyukwembatha |
| Class 15 | kuyokwembatha | okuyokwembatha | kuyokwembatha | akuyukwembatha | okungeyukwembatha | kungeyukwembatha |
| Class 17 | kuyokwembatha | okuyokwembatha | kuyokwembatha | akuyukwembatha | okungeyukwembatha | kungeyukwembatha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngembathe | ngingembathi |
| 2nd singular | wembathe | ungembathi |
| 1st plural | sembathe | singembathi |
| 2nd plural | nembathe | ningembathi |
| Class 1 | embathe | angembathi |
| Class 2 | bembathe | bangembathi |
| Class 3 | wembathe | ungembathi |
| Class 4 | yembathe | ingembathi |
| Class 5 | lembathe | lingembathi |
| Class 6 | embathe | angembathi |
| Class 7 | sembathe | singembathi |
| Class 8 | zembathe | zingembathi |
| Class 9 | yembathe | ingembathi |
| Class 10 | zembathe | zingembathi |
| Class 11 | lwembathe | lungembathi |
| Class 14 | bembathe | bungembathi |
| Class 15 | kwembathe | kungembathi |
| Class 17 | kwembathe | kungembathi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngembatha | ngangembatha, angembatha, angangembatha |
| 2nd singular | wembatha | wangembatha, awembatha, awangembatha |
| 1st plural | sembatha | sangembatha, asembatha, asangembatha |
| 2nd plural | nembatha | nangembatha, anembatha, anangembatha |
| Class 1 | wembatha | wangembatha, akembatha, akangembatha |
| Class 2 | bembatha | bangembatha, abembatha, abangembatha |
| Class 3 | wembatha | wangembatha, awembatha, awangembatha |
| Class 4 | yembatha | yangembatha, ayembatha, ayangembatha |
| Class 5 | lembatha | langembatha, alembatha, alangembatha |
| Class 6 | embatha | angembatha, awembatha, awangembatha |
| Class 7 | sembatha | sangembatha, asembatha, asangembatha |
| Class 8 | zembatha | zangembatha, azembatha, azangembatha |
| Class 9 | yembatha | yangembatha, ayembatha, ayangembatha |
| Class 10 | zembatha | zangembatha, azembatha, azangembatha |
| Class 11 | lwembatha | lwangembatha, alwembatha, alwangembatha |
| Class 14 | bembatha | bangembatha, abembatha, abangembatha |
| Class 15 | kwembatha | kwangembatha, akwembatha, akwangembatha |
| Class 17 | kwembatha | kwangembatha, akwembatha, akwangembatha |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “embatha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “embatha (6.3.9)”