# cwilisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -cwila +‎ -isa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǀwiliːsa/

### Verb

-cwilisa
* (transitive) to soak

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukucwilisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukucwilisa | ukungacwilisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | cwilisa | -cwilise |
| Plural | cwilisani | -cwiliseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyacwilisa, ngicwilisa | engicwilisayo, engicwilisa | ngicwilisa | angicwilisi | engingacwilisi | ngingacwilisi |
| 2nd singular | uyacwilisa, ucwilisa | ocwilisayo, ocwilisa | ucwilisa | awucwilisi | ongacwilisi | ungacwilisi |
| 1st plural | siyacwilisa, sicwilisa | esicwilisayo, esicwilisa | sicwilisa | asicwilisi | esingacwilisi | singacwilisi |
| 2nd plural | niyacwilisa, nicwilisa | enicwilisayo, enicwilisa | nicwilisa | anicwilisi | eningacwilisi | ningacwilisi |
| Class 1 | uyacwilisa, ucwilisa | ocwilisayo, ocwilisa | ecwilisa | akacwilisi | ongacwilisi | engacwilisi |
| Class 2 | bayacwilisa, bacwilisa | abacwilisayo, abacwilisa | becwilisa | abacwilisi | abangacwilisi | bengacwilisi |
| Class 3 | uyacwilisa, ucwilisa | ocwilisayo, ocwilisa | ucwilisa | awucwilisi | ongacwilisi | ungacwilisi |
| Class 4 | iyacwilisa, icwilisa | ecwilisayo, ecwilisa | icwilisa | ayicwilisi | engacwilisi | ingacwilisi |
| Class 5 | liyacwilisa, licwilisa | elicwilisayo, elicwilisa | licwilisa | alicwilisi | elingacwilisi | lingacwilisi |
| Class 6 | ayacwilisa, acwilisa | acwilisayo, acwilisa | ecwilisa | awacwilisi | angacwilisi | engacwilisi |
| Class 7 | siyacwilisa, sicwilisa | esicwilisayo, esicwilisa | sicwilisa | asicwilisi | esingacwilisi | singacwilisi |
| Class 8 | ziyacwilisa, zicwilisa | ezicwilisayo, ezicwilisa | zicwilisa | azicwilisi | ezingacwilisi | zingacwilisi |
| Class 9 | iyacwilisa, icwilisa | ecwilisayo, ecwilisa | icwilisa | ayicwilisi | engacwilisi | ingacwilisi |
| Class 10 | ziyacwilisa, zicwilisa | ezicwilisayo, ezicwilisa | zicwilisa | azicwilisi | ezingacwilisi | zingacwilisi |
| Class 11 | luyacwilisa, lucwilisa | olucwilisayo, olucwilisa | lucwilisa | alucwilisi | olungacwilisi | lungacwilisi |
| Class 14 | buyacwilisa, bucwilisa | obucwilisayo, obucwilisa | bucwilisa | abucwilisi | obungacwilisi | bungacwilisi |
| Class 15 | kuyacwilisa, kucwilisa | okucwilisayo, okucwilisa | kucwilisa | akucwilisi | okungacwilisi | kungacwilisi |
| Class 17 | kuyacwilisa, kucwilisa | okucwilisayo, okucwilisa | kucwilisa | akucwilisi | okungacwilisi | kungacwilisi |
| | 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 | ngicwilisile, ngicwilisē | engicwilisile, engicwilisē | ngicwilisile, ngicwilisē | angicwilisanga | engingacwilisanga | ngingacwilisanga |
| 2nd singular | ucwilisile, ucwilisē | ocwilisile, ocwilisē | ucwilisile, ucwilisē | awucwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | ungacwilisanga |
| 1st plural | sicwilisile, sicwilisē | esicwilisile, esicwilisē | sicwilisile, sicwilisē | asicwilisanga | esingacwilisanga | singacwilisanga |
| 2nd plural | nicwilisile, nicwilisē | enicwilisile, enicwilisē | nicwilisile, nicwilisē | anicwilisanga | eningacwilisanga | ningacwilisanga |
| Class 1 | ucwilisile, ucwilisē | ocwilisile, ocwilisē | ecwilisile, ecwilisē | akacwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | engacwilisanga |
| Class 2 | bacwilisile, bacwilisē | abacwilisile, abacwilisē | becwilisile, becwilisē | abacwilisanga | abangacwilisanga | bengacwilisanga |
| Class 3 | ucwilisile, ucwilisē | ocwilisile, ocwilisē | ucwilisile, ucwilisē | awucwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | ungacwilisanga |
| Class 4 | icwilisile, icwilisē | ecwilisile, ecwilisē | icwilisile, icwilisē | ayicwilisanga | engacwilisanga | ingacwilisanga |
| Class 5 | licwilisile, licwilisē | elicwilisile, elicwilisē | licwilisile, licwilisē | alicwilisanga | elingacwilisanga | lingacwilisanga |
| Class 6 | acwilisile, acwilisē | acwilisile, acwilisē | ecwilisile, ecwilisē | awacwilisanga | angacwilisanga | engacwilisanga |
| Class 7 | sicwilisile, sicwilisē | esicwilisile, esicwilisē | sicwilisile, sicwilisē | asicwilisanga | esingacwilisanga | singacwilisanga |
| Class 8 | zicwilisile, zicwilisē | ezicwilisile, ezicwilisē | zicwilisile, zicwilisē | azicwilisanga | ezingacwilisanga | zingacwilisanga |
| Class 9 | icwilisile, icwilisē | ecwilisile, ecwilisē | icwilisile, icwilisē | ayicwilisanga | engacwilisanga | ingacwilisanga |
| Class 10 | zicwilisile, zicwilisē | ezicwilisile, ezicwilisē | zicwilisile, zicwilisē | azicwilisanga | ezingacwilisanga | zingacwilisanga |
| Class 11 | lucwilisile, lucwilisē | olucwilisile, olucwilisē | lucwilisile, lucwilisē | alucwilisanga | olungacwilisanga | lungacwilisanga |
| Class 14 | bucwilisile, bucwilisē | obucwilisile, obucwilisē | bucwilisile, bucwilisē | abucwilisanga | obungacwilisanga | bungacwilisanga |
| Class 15 | kucwilisile, kucwilisē | okucwilisile, okucwilisē | kucwilisile, kucwilisē | akucwilisanga | okungacwilisanga | kungacwilisanga |
| Class 17 | kucwilisile, kucwilisē | okucwilisile, okucwilisē | kucwilisile, kucwilisē | akucwilisanga | okungacwilisanga | kungacwilisanga |
| | 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 | ngācwilisa | engācwilisa | ngācwilisa | angicwilisanga | engingacwilisanga | ngingacwilisanga |
| 2nd singular | wācwilisa | owācwilisa | wācwilisa | awucwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | ungacwilisanga |
| 1st plural | sācwilisa | esācwilisa | sācwilisa | asicwilisanga | esingacwilisanga | singacwilisanga |
| 2nd plural | nācwilisa | enācwilisa | nācwilisa | anicwilisanga | eningacwilisanga | ningacwilisanga |
| Class 1 | wācwilisa | owācwilisa | ācwilisa | akacwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | engacwilisanga |
| Class 2 | bācwilisa | abācwilisa | bācwilisa | abacwilisanga | abangacwilisanga | bengacwilisanga |
| Class 3 | wācwilisa | owācwilisa | wācwilisa | awucwilisanga | ongacwilisanga | ungacwilisanga |
| Class 4 | yācwilisa | eyācwilisa | yācwilisa | ayicwilisanga | engacwilisanga | ingacwilisanga |
| Class 5 | lācwilisa | elācwilisa | lācwilisa | alicwilisanga | elingacwilisanga | lingacwilisanga |
| Class 6 | ācwilisa | ācwilisa | ācwilisa | awacwilisanga | angacwilisanga | engacwilisanga |
| Class 7 | sācwilisa | esācwilisa | sācwilisa | asicwilisanga | esingacwilisanga | singacwilisanga |
| Class 8 | zācwilisa | ezācwilisa | zācwilisa | azicwilisanga | ezingacwilisanga | zingacwilisanga |
| Class 9 | yācwilisa | eyācwilisa | yācwilisa | ayicwilisanga | engacwilisanga | ingacwilisanga |
| Class 10 | zācwilisa | ezācwilisa | zācwilisa | azicwilisanga | ezingacwilisanga | zingacwilisanga |
| Class 11 | lwācwilisa | olwācwilisa | lwācwilisa | alucwilisanga | olungacwilisanga | lungacwilisanga |
| Class 14 | bācwilisa | obācwilisa | bācwilisa | abucwilisanga | obungacwilisanga | bungacwilisanga |
| Class 15 | kwācwilisa | okwācwilisa | kwācwilisa | akucwilisanga | okungacwilisanga | kungacwilisanga |
| Class 17 | kwācwilisa | okwācwilisa | kwācwilisa | akucwilisanga | okungacwilisanga | kungacwilisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingacwilisa | — | ngingacwilisa | ngingecwilise | — | ngingecwilise |
| 2nd singular | ungacwilisa | — | ungacwilisa | ungecwilise | — | ungecwilise |
| 1st plural | singacwilisa | — | singacwilisa | singecwilise | — | singecwilise |
| 2nd plural | ningacwilisa | — | ningacwilisa | ningecwilise | — | ningecwilise |
| Class 1 | angacwilisa | — | engacwilisa | angecwilise | — | engecwilise |
| Class 2 | bangacwilisa | — | bengacwilisa | bangecwilise | — | bengecwilise |
| Class 3 | ungacwilisa | — | ungacwilisa | ungecwilise | — | ungecwilise |
| Class 4 | ingacwilisa | — | ingacwilisa | ingecwilise | — | ingecwilise |
| Class 5 | lingacwilisa | — | lingacwilisa | lingecwilise | — | lingecwilise |
| Class 6 | angacwilisa | — | engacwilisa | angecwilise | — | engecwilise |
| Class 7 | singacwilisa | — | singacwilisa | singecwilise | — | singecwilise |
| Class 8 | zingacwilisa | — | zingacwilisa | zingecwilise | — | zingecwilise |
| Class 9 | ingacwilisa | — | ingacwilisa | ingecwilise | — | ingecwilise |
| Class 10 | zingacwilisa | — | zingacwilisa | zingecwilise | — | zingecwilise |
| Class 11 | lungacwilisa | — | lungacwilisa | lungecwilise | — | lungecwilise |
| Class 14 | bungacwilisa | — | bungacwilisa | bungecwilise | — | bungecwilise |
| Class 15 | kungacwilisa | — | kungacwilisa | kungecwilise | — | kungecwilise |
| Class 17 | kungacwilisa | — | kungacwilisa | kungecwilise | — | kungecwilise |
| | 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 | ngizocwilisa | engizocwilisa | ngizocwilisa | angizucwilisa | engingezucwilisa | ngingezucwilisa |
| 2nd singular | uzocwilisa | ozocwilisa | uzocwilisa | awuzucwilisa | ongezucwilisa | ungezucwilisa |
| 1st plural | sizocwilisa | esizocwilisa | sizocwilisa | asizucwilisa | esingezucwilisa | singezucwilisa |
| 2nd plural | nizocwilisa | enizocwilisa | nizocwilisa | anizucwilisa | eningezucwilisa | ningezucwilisa |
| Class 1 | uzocwilisa | ozocwilisa | ezocwilisa | akazucwilisa | ongezucwilisa | engezucwilisa |
| Class 2 | bazocwilisa | abazocwilisa | bezocwilisa | abazucwilisa | abangezucwilisa | bengezucwilisa |
| Class 3 | uzocwilisa | ozocwilisa | uzocwilisa | awuzucwilisa | ongezucwilisa | ungezucwilisa |
| Class 4 | izocwilisa | ezocwilisa | izocwilisa | ayizucwilisa | engezucwilisa | ingezucwilisa |
| Class 5 | lizocwilisa | elizocwilisa | lizocwilisa | alizucwilisa | elingezucwilisa | lingezucwilisa |
| Class 6 | azocwilisa | azocwilisa | ezocwilisa | awazucwilisa | angezucwilisa | engezucwilisa |
| Class 7 | sizocwilisa | esizocwilisa | sizocwilisa | asizucwilisa | esingezucwilisa | singezucwilisa |
| Class 8 | zizocwilisa | ezizocwilisa | zizocwilisa | azizucwilisa | ezingezucwilisa | zingezucwilisa |
| Class 9 | izocwilisa | ezocwilisa | izocwilisa | ayizucwilisa | engezucwilisa | ingezucwilisa |
| Class 10 | zizocwilisa | ezizocwilisa | zizocwilisa | azizucwilisa | ezingezucwilisa | zingezucwilisa |
| Class 11 | luzocwilisa | oluzocwilisa | luzocwilisa | aluzucwilisa | olungezucwilisa | lungezucwilisa |
| Class 14 | buzocwilisa | obuzocwilisa | buzocwilisa | abuzucwilisa | obungezucwilisa | bungezucwilisa |
| Class 15 | kuzocwilisa | okuzocwilisa | kuzocwilisa | akuzucwilisa | okungezucwilisa | kungezucwilisa |
| Class 17 | kuzocwilisa | okuzocwilisa | kuzocwilisa | akuzucwilisa | okungezucwilisa | kungezucwilisa |
| | 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 | ngiyocwilisa | engiyocwilisa | ngiyocwilisa | angiyucwilisa | engingeyucwilisa | ngingeyucwilisa |
| 2nd singular | uyocwilisa | oyocwilisa | uyocwilisa | awuyucwilisa | ongeyucwilisa | ungeyucwilisa |
| 1st plural | siyocwilisa | esiyocwilisa | siyocwilisa | asiyucwilisa | esingeyucwilisa | singeyucwilisa |
| 2nd plural | niyocwilisa | eniyocwilisa | niyocwilisa | aniyucwilisa | eningeyucwilisa | ningeyucwilisa |
| Class 1 | uyocwilisa | oyocwilisa | eyocwilisa | akayucwilisa | ongeyucwilisa | engeyucwilisa |
| Class 2 | bayocwilisa | abayocwilisa | beyocwilisa | abayucwilisa | abangeyucwilisa | bengeyucwilisa |
| Class 3 | uyocwilisa | oyocwilisa | uyocwilisa | awuyucwilisa | ongeyucwilisa | ungeyucwilisa |
| Class 4 | iyocwilisa | eyocwilisa | iyocwilisa | ayiyucwilisa | engeyucwilisa | ingeyucwilisa |
| Class 5 | liyocwilisa | eliyocwilisa | liyocwilisa | aliyucwilisa | elingeyucwilisa | lingeyucwilisa |
| Class 6 | ayocwilisa | ayocwilisa | eyocwilisa | awayucwilisa | angeyucwilisa | engeyucwilisa |
| Class 7 | siyocwilisa | esiyocwilisa | siyocwilisa | asiyucwilisa | esingeyucwilisa | singeyucwilisa |
| Class 8 | ziyocwilisa | eziyocwilisa | ziyocwilisa | aziyucwilisa | ezingeyucwilisa | zingeyucwilisa |
| Class 9 | iyocwilisa | eyocwilisa | iyocwilisa | ayiyucwilisa | engeyucwilisa | ingeyucwilisa |
| Class 10 | ziyocwilisa | eziyocwilisa | ziyocwilisa | aziyucwilisa | ezingeyucwilisa | zingeyucwilisa |
| Class 11 | luyocwilisa | oluyocwilisa | luyocwilisa | aluyucwilisa | olungeyucwilisa | lungeyucwilisa |
| Class 14 | buyocwilisa | obuyocwilisa | buyocwilisa | abuyucwilisa | obungeyucwilisa | bungeyucwilisa |
| Class 15 | kuyocwilisa | okuyocwilisa | kuyocwilisa | akuyucwilisa | okungeyucwilisa | kungeyucwilisa |
| Class 17 | kuyocwilisa | okuyocwilisa | kuyocwilisa | akuyucwilisa | okungeyucwilisa | kungeyucwilisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngicwilise | ngingacwilisi |
| 2nd singular | ucwilise | ungacwilisi |
| 1st plural | sicwilise | singacwilisi |
| 2nd plural | nicwilise | ningacwilisi |
| Class 1 | acwilise | angacwilisi |
| Class 2 | bacwilise | bangacwilisi |
| Class 3 | ucwilise | ungacwilisi |
| Class 4 | icwilise | ingacwilisi |
| Class 5 | licwilise | lingacwilisi |
| Class 6 | acwilise | angacwilisi |
| Class 7 | sicwilise | singacwilisi |
| Class 8 | zicwilise | zingacwilisi |
| Class 9 | icwilise | ingacwilisi |
| Class 10 | zicwilise | zingacwilisi |
| Class 11 | lucwilise | lungacwilisi |
| Class 14 | bucwilise | bungacwilisi |
| Class 15 | kucwilise | kungacwilisi |
| Class 17 | kucwilise | kungacwilisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngacwilisa | ngangacwilisa, angacwilisa, angangacwilisa |
| 2nd singular | wacwilisa | wangacwilisa, awacwilisa, awangacwilisa |
| 1st plural | sacwilisa | sangacwilisa, asacwilisa, asangacwilisa |
| 2nd plural | nacwilisa | nangacwilisa, anacwilisa, anangacwilisa |
| Class 1 | wacwilisa | wangacwilisa, akacwilisa, akangacwilisa |
| Class 2 | bacwilisa | bangacwilisa, abacwilisa, abangacwilisa |
| Class 3 | wacwilisa | wangacwilisa, awacwilisa, awangacwilisa |
| Class 4 | yacwilisa | yangacwilisa, ayacwilisa, ayangacwilisa |
| Class 5 | lacwilisa | langacwilisa, alacwilisa, alangacwilisa |
| Class 6 | acwilisa | angacwilisa, awacwilisa, awangacwilisa |
| Class 7 | sacwilisa | sangacwilisa, asacwilisa, asangacwilisa |
| Class 8 | zacwilisa | zangacwilisa, azacwilisa, azangacwilisa |
| Class 9 | yacwilisa | yangacwilisa, ayacwilisa, ayangacwilisa |
| Class 10 | zacwilisa | zangacwilisa, azacwilisa, azangacwilisa |
| Class 11 | lwacwilisa | lwangacwilisa, alwacwilisa, alwangacwilisa |
| Class 14 | bacwilisa | bangacwilisa, abacwilisa, abangacwilisa |
| Class 15 | kwacwilisa | kwangacwilisa, akwacwilisa, akwangacwilisa |
| Class 17 | kwacwilisa | kwangacwilisa, akwacwilisa, akwangacwilisa |

### References

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