# aphuka
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-áphúka
* (intransitive) to break, to become broken

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Related terms

* -aphula

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-aphuka$^?$
* (intransitive) to break, to become broken
* (intransitive) to die suddenly

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukwaphuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwaphuka | ukungaphuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yaphuka | -aphuke |
| Plural | yaphukani | -aphukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphuka, ngaphuka | engaphukayo, engaphuka | ngaphuka | angaphuki | engingaphuki | ngingaphuki |
| 2nd singular | uyaphuka, waphuka | owaphukayo, owaphuka | waphuka | awaphuki | ongaphuki | ungaphuki |
| 1st plural | siyaphuka, saphuka | esaphukayo, esaphuka | saphuka | asaphuki | esingaphuki | singaphuki |
| 2nd plural | niyaphuka, naphuka | enaphukayo, enaphuka | naphuka | anaphuki | eningaphuki | ningaphuki |
| Class 1 | uyaphuka, waphuka | owaphukayo, owaphuka | aphuka | akaphuki | ongaphuki | engaphuki |
| Class 2 | bayaphuka, baphuka | abaphukayo, abaphuka | baphuka | abaphuki | abangaphuki | bengaphuki |
| Class 3 | uyaphuka, waphuka | owaphukayo, owaphuka | waphuka | awaphuki | ongaphuki | ungaphuki |
| Class 4 | iyaphuka, yaphuka | eyaphukayo, eyaphuka | yaphuka | ayaphuki | engaphuki | ingaphuki |
| Class 5 | liyaphuka, laphuka | elaphukayo, elaphuka | laphuka | alaphuki | elingaphuki | lingaphuki |
| Class 6 | ayaphuka, aphuka | aphukayo, aphuka | aphuka | awaphuki | angaphuki | engaphuki |
| Class 7 | siyaphuka, saphuka | esaphukayo, esaphuka | saphuka | asaphuki | esingaphuki | singaphuki |
| Class 8 | ziyaphuka, zaphuka | ezaphukayo, ezaphuka | zaphuka | azaphuki | ezingaphuki | zingaphuki |
| Class 9 | iyaphuka, yaphuka | eyaphukayo, eyaphuka | yaphuka | ayaphuki | engaphuki | ingaphuki |
| Class 10 | ziyaphuka, zaphuka | ezaphukayo, ezaphuka | zaphuka | azaphuki | ezingaphuki | zingaphuki |
| Class 11 | luyaphuka, lwaphuka | olwaphukayo, olwaphuka | lwaphuka | alwaphuki | olungaphuki | lungaphuki |
| Class 14 | buyaphuka, baphuka | obaphukayo, obaphuka | baphuka | abaphuki | obungaphuki | bungaphuki |
| Class 15 | kuyaphuka, kwaphuka | okwaphukayo, okwaphuka | kwaphuka | akwaphuki | okungaphuki | kungaphuki |
| Class 17 | kuyaphuka, kwaphuka | okwaphukayo, okwaphuka | kwaphuka | akwaphuki | okungaphuki | kungaphuki |
| | 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 | ngaphukile, ngaphukē | engaphukile, engaphukē | ngaphukile, ngaphukē | angaphukanga | engingaphukanga | ngingaphukanga |
| 2nd singular | waphukile, waphukē | owaphukile, owaphukē | waphukile, waphukē | awaphukanga | ongaphukanga | ungaphukanga |
| 1st plural | saphukile, saphukē | esaphukile, esaphukē | saphukile, saphukē | asaphukanga | esingaphukanga | singaphukanga |
| 2nd plural | naphukile, naphukē | enaphukile, enaphukē | naphukile, naphukē | anaphukanga | eningaphukanga | ningaphukanga |
| Class 1 | waphukile, waphukē | owaphukile, owaphukē | aphukile, aphukē | akaphukanga | ongaphukanga | engaphukanga |
| Class 2 | baphukile, baphukē | abaphukile, abaphukē | baphukile, baphukē | abaphukanga | abangaphukanga | bengaphukanga |
| Class 3 | waphukile, waphukē | owaphukile, owaphukē | waphukile, waphukē | awaphukanga | ongaphukanga | ungaphukanga |
| Class 4 | yaphukile, yaphukē | eyaphukile, eyaphukē | yaphukile, yaphukē | ayaphukanga | engaphukanga | ingaphukanga |
| Class 5 | laphukile, laphukē | elaphukile, elaphukē | laphukile, laphukē | alaphukanga | elingaphukanga | lingaphukanga |
| Class 6 | aphukile, aphukē | aphukile, aphukē | aphukile, aphukē | awaphukanga | angaphukanga | engaphukanga |
| Class 7 | saphukile, saphukē | esaphukile, esaphukē | saphukile, saphukē | asaphukanga | esingaphukanga | singaphukanga |
| Class 8 | zaphukile, zaphukē | ezaphukile, ezaphukē | zaphukile, zaphukē | azaphukanga | ezingaphukanga | zingaphukanga |
| Class 9 | yaphukile, yaphukē | eyaphukile, eyaphukē | yaphukile, yaphukē | ayaphukanga | engaphukanga | ingaphukanga |
| Class 10 | zaphukile, zaphukē | ezaphukile, ezaphukē | zaphukile, zaphukē | azaphukanga | ezingaphukanga | zingaphukanga |
| Class 11 | lwaphukile, lwaphukē | olwaphukile, olwaphukē | lwaphukile, lwaphukē | alwaphukanga | olungaphukanga | lungaphukanga |
| Class 14 | baphukile, baphukē | obaphukile, obaphukē | baphukile, baphukē | abaphukanga | obungaphukanga | bungaphukanga |
| Class 15 | kwaphukile, kwaphukē | okwaphukile, okwaphukē | kwaphukile, kwaphukē | akwaphukanga | okungaphukanga | kungaphukanga |
| Class 17 | kwaphukile, kwaphukē | okwaphukile, okwaphukē | kwaphukile, kwaphukē | akwaphukanga | okungaphukanga | kungaphukanga |
| | 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 | ngāphuka | engāphuka | ngāphuka | angaphukanga | engingaphukanga | ngingaphukanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphuka | owāphuka | wāphuka | awaphukanga | ongaphukanga | ungaphukanga |
| 1st plural | sāphuka | esāphuka | sāphuka | asaphukanga | esingaphukanga | singaphukanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphuka | enāphuka | nāphuka | anaphukanga | eningaphukanga | ningaphukanga |
| Class 1 | wāphuka | owāphuka | āphuka | akaphukanga | ongaphukanga | engaphukanga |
| Class 2 | bāphuka | abāphuka | bāphuka | abaphukanga | abangaphukanga | bengaphukanga |
| Class 3 | wāphuka | owāphuka | wāphuka | awaphukanga | ongaphukanga | ungaphukanga |
| Class 4 | yāphuka | eyāphuka | yāphuka | ayaphukanga | engaphukanga | ingaphukanga |
| Class 5 | lāphuka | elāphuka | lāphuka | alaphukanga | elingaphukanga | lingaphukanga |
| Class 6 | āphuka | āphuka | āphuka | awaphukanga | angaphukanga | engaphukanga |
| Class 7 | sāphuka | esāphuka | sāphuka | asaphukanga | esingaphukanga | singaphukanga |
| Class 8 | zāphuka | ezāphuka | zāphuka | azaphukanga | ezingaphukanga | zingaphukanga |
| Class 9 | yāphuka | eyāphuka | yāphuka | ayaphukanga | engaphukanga | ingaphukanga |
| Class 10 | zāphuka | ezāphuka | zāphuka | azaphukanga | ezingaphukanga | zingaphukanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphuka | olwāphuka | lwāphuka | alwaphukanga | olungaphukanga | lungaphukanga |
| Class 14 | bāphuka | obāphuka | bāphuka | abaphukanga | obungaphukanga | bungaphukanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphuka | okwāphuka | kwāphuka | akwaphukanga | okungaphukanga | kungaphukanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphuka | okwāphuka | kwāphuka | akwaphukanga | okungaphukanga | kungaphukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphuka | — | ngingaphuka | ngingaphuke | — | ngingaphuke |
| 2nd singular | ungaphuka | — | ungaphuka | ungaphuke | — | ungaphuke |
| 1st plural | singaphuka | — | singaphuka | singaphuke | — | singaphuke |
| 2nd plural | ningaphuka | — | ningaphuka | ningaphuke | — | ningaphuke |
| Class 1 | angaphuka | — | engaphuka | angaphuke | — | engaphuke |
| Class 2 | bangaphuka | — | bengaphuka | bangaphuke | — | bengaphuke |
| Class 3 | ungaphuka | — | ungaphuka | ungaphuke | — | ungaphuke |
| Class 4 | ingaphuka | — | ingaphuka | ingaphuke | — | ingaphuke |
| Class 5 | lingaphuka | — | lingaphuka | lingaphuke | — | lingaphuke |
| Class 6 | angaphuka | — | engaphuka | angaphuke | — | engaphuke |
| Class 7 | singaphuka | — | singaphuka | singaphuke | — | singaphuke |
| Class 8 | zingaphuka | — | zingaphuka | zingaphuke | — | zingaphuke |
| Class 9 | ingaphuka | — | ingaphuka | ingaphuke | — | ingaphuke |
| Class 10 | zingaphuka | — | zingaphuka | zingaphuke | — | zingaphuke |
| Class 11 | lungaphuka | — | lungaphuka | lungaphuke | — | lungaphuke |
| Class 14 | bungaphuka | — | bungaphuka | bungaphuke | — | bungaphuke |
| Class 15 | kungaphuka | — | kungaphuka | kungaphuke | — | kungaphuke |
| Class 17 | kungaphuka | — | kungaphuka | kungaphuke | — | kungaphuke |
| | 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 | ngizokwaphuka | engizokwaphuka | ngizokwaphuka | angizukwaphuka | engingezukwaphuka | ngingezukwaphuka |
| 2nd singular | uzokwaphuka | ozokwaphuka | uzokwaphuka | awuzukwaphuka | ongezukwaphuka | ungezukwaphuka |
| 1st plural | sizokwaphuka | esizokwaphuka | sizokwaphuka | asizukwaphuka | esingezukwaphuka | singezukwaphuka |
| 2nd plural | nizokwaphuka | enizokwaphuka | nizokwaphuka | anizukwaphuka | eningezukwaphuka | ningezukwaphuka |
| Class 1 | uzokwaphuka | ozokwaphuka | ezokwaphuka | akazukwaphuka | ongezukwaphuka | engezukwaphuka |
| Class 2 | bazokwaphuka | abazokwaphuka | bezokwaphuka | abazukwaphuka | abangezukwaphuka | bengezukwaphuka |
| Class 3 | uzokwaphuka | ozokwaphuka | uzokwaphuka | awuzukwaphuka | ongezukwaphuka | ungezukwaphuka |
| Class 4 | izokwaphuka | ezokwaphuka | izokwaphuka | ayizukwaphuka | engezukwaphuka | ingezukwaphuka |
| Class 5 | lizokwaphuka | elizokwaphuka | lizokwaphuka | alizukwaphuka | elingezukwaphuka | lingezukwaphuka |
| Class 6 | azokwaphuka | azokwaphuka | ezokwaphuka | awazukwaphuka | angezukwaphuka | engezukwaphuka |
| Class 7 | sizokwaphuka | esizokwaphuka | sizokwaphuka | asizukwaphuka | esingezukwaphuka | singezukwaphuka |
| Class 8 | zizokwaphuka | ezizokwaphuka | zizokwaphuka | azizukwaphuka | ezingezukwaphuka | zingezukwaphuka |
| Class 9 | izokwaphuka | ezokwaphuka | izokwaphuka | ayizukwaphuka | engezukwaphuka | ingezukwaphuka |
| Class 10 | zizokwaphuka | ezizokwaphuka | zizokwaphuka | azizukwaphuka | ezingezukwaphuka | zingezukwaphuka |
| Class 11 | luzokwaphuka | oluzokwaphuka | luzokwaphuka | aluzukwaphuka | olungezukwaphuka | lungezukwaphuka |
| Class 14 | buzokwaphuka | obuzokwaphuka | buzokwaphuka | abuzukwaphuka | obungezukwaphuka | bungezukwaphuka |
| Class 15 | kuzokwaphuka | okuzokwaphuka | kuzokwaphuka | akuzukwaphuka | okungezukwaphuka | kungezukwaphuka |
| Class 17 | kuzokwaphuka | okuzokwaphuka | kuzokwaphuka | akuzukwaphuka | okungezukwaphuka | kungezukwaphuka |
| | 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 | ngiyokwaphuka | engiyokwaphuka | ngiyokwaphuka | angiyukwaphuka | engingeyukwaphuka | ngingeyukwaphuka |
| 2nd singular | uyokwaphuka | oyokwaphuka | uyokwaphuka | awuyukwaphuka | ongeyukwaphuka | ungeyukwaphuka |
| 1st plural | siyokwaphuka | esiyokwaphuka | siyokwaphuka | asiyukwaphuka | esingeyukwaphuka | singeyukwaphuka |
| 2nd plural | niyokwaphuka | eniyokwaphuka | niyokwaphuka | aniyukwaphuka | eningeyukwaphuka | ningeyukwaphuka |
| Class 1 | uyokwaphuka | oyokwaphuka | eyokwaphuka | akayukwaphuka | ongeyukwaphuka | engeyukwaphuka |
| Class 2 | bayokwaphuka | abayokwaphuka | beyokwaphuka | abayukwaphuka | abangeyukwaphuka | bengeyukwaphuka |
| Class 3 | uyokwaphuka | oyokwaphuka | uyokwaphuka | awuyukwaphuka | ongeyukwaphuka | ungeyukwaphuka |
| Class 4 | iyokwaphuka | eyokwaphuka | iyokwaphuka | ayiyukwaphuka | engeyukwaphuka | ingeyukwaphuka |
| Class 5 | liyokwaphuka | eliyokwaphuka | liyokwaphuka | aliyukwaphuka | elingeyukwaphuka | lingeyukwaphuka |
| Class 6 | ayokwaphuka | ayokwaphuka | eyokwaphuka | awayukwaphuka | angeyukwaphuka | engeyukwaphuka |
| Class 7 | siyokwaphuka | esiyokwaphuka | siyokwaphuka | asiyukwaphuka | esingeyukwaphuka | singeyukwaphuka |
| Class 8 | ziyokwaphuka | eziyokwaphuka | ziyokwaphuka | aziyukwaphuka | ezingeyukwaphuka | zingeyukwaphuka |
| Class 9 | iyokwaphuka | eyokwaphuka | iyokwaphuka | ayiyukwaphuka | engeyukwaphuka | ingeyukwaphuka |
| Class 10 | ziyokwaphuka | eziyokwaphuka | ziyokwaphuka | aziyukwaphuka | ezingeyukwaphuka | zingeyukwaphuka |
| Class 11 | luyokwaphuka | oluyokwaphuka | luyokwaphuka | aluyukwaphuka | olungeyukwaphuka | lungeyukwaphuka |
| Class 14 | buyokwaphuka | obuyokwaphuka | buyokwaphuka | abuyukwaphuka | obungeyukwaphuka | bungeyukwaphuka |
| Class 15 | kuyokwaphuka | okuyokwaphuka | kuyokwaphuka | akuyukwaphuka | okungeyukwaphuka | kungeyukwaphuka |
| Class 17 | kuyokwaphuka | okuyokwaphuka | kuyokwaphuka | akuyukwaphuka | okungeyukwaphuka | kungeyukwaphuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphuke | ngingaphuki |
| 2nd singular | waphuke | ungaphuki |
| 1st plural | saphuke | singaphuki |
| 2nd plural | naphuke | ningaphuki |
| Class 1 | aphuke | angaphuki |
| Class 2 | baphuke | bangaphuki |
| Class 3 | waphuke | ungaphuki |
| Class 4 | yaphuke | ingaphuki |
| Class 5 | laphuke | lingaphuki |
| Class 6 | aphuke | angaphuki |
| Class 7 | saphuke | singaphuki |
| Class 8 | zaphuke | zingaphuki |
| Class 9 | yaphuke | ingaphuki |
| Class 10 | zaphuke | zingaphuki |
| Class 11 | lwaphuke | lungaphuki |
| Class 14 | baphuke | bungaphuki |
| Class 15 | kwaphuke | kungaphuki |
| Class 17 | kwaphuke | kungaphuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphuka | ngangaphuka, angaphuka, angangaphuka |
| 2nd singular | waphuka | wangaphuka, awaphuka, awangaphuka |
| 1st plural | saphuka | sangaphuka, asaphuka, asangaphuka |
| 2nd plural | naphuka | nangaphuka, anaphuka, anangaphuka |
| Class 1 | waphuka | wangaphuka, akaphuka, akangaphuka |
| Class 2 | baphuka | bangaphuka, abaphuka, abangaphuka |
| Class 3 | waphuka | wangaphuka, awaphuka, awangaphuka |
| Class 4 | yaphuka | yangaphuka, ayaphuka, ayangaphuka |
| Class 5 | laphuka | langaphuka, alaphuka, alangaphuka |
| Class 6 | aphuka | angaphuka, awaphuka, awangaphuka |
| Class 7 | saphuka | sangaphuka, asaphuka, asangaphuka |
| Class 8 | zaphuka | zangaphuka, azaphuka, azangaphuka |
| Class 9 | yaphuka | yangaphuka, ayaphuka, ayangaphuka |
| Class 10 | zaphuka | zangaphuka, azaphuka, azangaphuka |
| Class 11 | lwaphuka | lwangaphuka, alwaphuka, alwangaphuka |
| Class 14 | baphuka | bangaphuka, abaphuka, abangaphuka |
| Class 15 | kwaphuka | kwangaphuka, akwaphuka, akwangaphuka |
| Class 17 | kwaphuka | kwangaphuka, akwaphuka, akwangaphuka |

#### Derived terms

* -aphukela (applicative)
* -aphukisa (causative)
* -aphukisisa (intensive)
* -aphukwa (passive)

#### Related terms

* -aphula

### References

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