# phoqoza
## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from the ideophone phoqo.

### Verb

-phoqoza
* (transitive) to snap

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphoqoza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphoqoza | ukungaphoqozi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phoqoza | -phoqoze |
| Plural | phoqozani | -phoqozeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphoqoza, ngiphoqoza | engiphoqozayo, engiphoqoza | ngiphoqoza | angiphoqozi | engingaphoqozi | ngingaphoqozi |
| 2nd singular | uyaphoqoza, uphoqoza | ophoqozayo, ophoqoza | uphoqoza | awuphoqozi | ongaphoqozi | ungaphoqozi |
| 1st plural | siyaphoqoza, siphoqoza | esiphoqozayo, esiphoqoza | siphoqoza | asiphoqozi | esingaphoqozi | singaphoqozi |
| 2nd plural | niyaphoqoza, niphoqoza | eniphoqozayo, eniphoqoza | niphoqoza | aniphoqozi | eningaphoqozi | ningaphoqozi |
| Class 1 | uyaphoqoza, uphoqoza | ophoqozayo, ophoqoza | ephoqoza | akaphoqozi | ongaphoqozi | engaphoqozi |
| Class 2 | bayaphoqoza, baphoqoza | abaphoqozayo, abaphoqoza | bephoqoza | abaphoqozi | abangaphoqozi | bengaphoqozi |
| Class 3 | uyaphoqoza, uphoqoza | ophoqozayo, ophoqoza | uphoqoza | awuphoqozi | ongaphoqozi | ungaphoqozi |
| Class 4 | iyaphoqoza, iphoqoza | ephoqozayo, ephoqoza | iphoqoza | ayiphoqozi | engaphoqozi | ingaphoqozi |
| Class 5 | liyaphoqoza, liphoqoza | eliphoqozayo, eliphoqoza | liphoqoza | aliphoqozi | elingaphoqozi | lingaphoqozi |
| Class 6 | ayaphoqoza, aphoqoza | aphoqozayo, aphoqoza | ephoqoza | awaphoqozi | angaphoqozi | engaphoqozi |
| Class 7 | siyaphoqoza, siphoqoza | esiphoqozayo, esiphoqoza | siphoqoza | asiphoqozi | esingaphoqozi | singaphoqozi |
| Class 8 | ziyaphoqoza, ziphoqoza | eziphoqozayo, eziphoqoza | ziphoqoza | aziphoqozi | ezingaphoqozi | zingaphoqozi |
| Class 9 | iyaphoqoza, iphoqoza | ephoqozayo, ephoqoza | iphoqoza | ayiphoqozi | engaphoqozi | ingaphoqozi |
| Class 10 | ziyaphoqoza, ziphoqoza | eziphoqozayo, eziphoqoza | ziphoqoza | aziphoqozi | ezingaphoqozi | zingaphoqozi |
| Class 11 | luyaphoqoza, luphoqoza | oluphoqozayo, oluphoqoza | luphoqoza | aluphoqozi | olungaphoqozi | lungaphoqozi |
| Class 14 | buyaphoqoza, buphoqoza | obuphoqozayo, obuphoqoza | buphoqoza | abuphoqozi | obungaphoqozi | bungaphoqozi |
| Class 15 | kuyaphoqoza, kuphoqoza | okuphoqozayo, okuphoqoza | kuphoqoza | akuphoqozi | okungaphoqozi | kungaphoqozi |
| Class 17 | kuyaphoqoza, kuphoqoza | okuphoqozayo, okuphoqoza | kuphoqoza | akuphoqozi | okungaphoqozi | kungaphoqozi |
| | 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 | ngiphoqozile, ngiphoqozē | engiphoqozile, engiphoqozē | ngiphoqozile, ngiphoqozē | angiphoqozanga | engingaphoqozanga | ngingaphoqozanga |
| 2nd singular | uphoqozile, uphoqozē | ophoqozile, ophoqozē | uphoqozile, uphoqozē | awuphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | ungaphoqozanga |
| 1st plural | siphoqozile, siphoqozē | esiphoqozile, esiphoqozē | siphoqozile, siphoqozē | asiphoqozanga | esingaphoqozanga | singaphoqozanga |
| 2nd plural | niphoqozile, niphoqozē | eniphoqozile, eniphoqozē | niphoqozile, niphoqozē | aniphoqozanga | eningaphoqozanga | ningaphoqozanga |
| Class 1 | uphoqozile, uphoqozē | ophoqozile, ophoqozē | ephoqozile, ephoqozē | akaphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga |
| Class 2 | baphoqozile, baphoqozē | abaphoqozile, abaphoqozē | bephoqozile, bephoqozē | abaphoqozanga | abangaphoqozanga | bengaphoqozanga |
| Class 3 | uphoqozile, uphoqozē | ophoqozile, ophoqozē | uphoqozile, uphoqozē | awuphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | ungaphoqozanga |
| Class 4 | iphoqozile, iphoqozē | ephoqozile, ephoqozē | iphoqozile, iphoqozē | ayiphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga | ingaphoqozanga |
| Class 5 | liphoqozile, liphoqozē | eliphoqozile, eliphoqozē | liphoqozile, liphoqozē | aliphoqozanga | elingaphoqozanga | lingaphoqozanga |
| Class 6 | aphoqozile, aphoqozē | aphoqozile, aphoqozē | ephoqozile, ephoqozē | awaphoqozanga | angaphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga |
| Class 7 | siphoqozile, siphoqozē | esiphoqozile, esiphoqozē | siphoqozile, siphoqozē | asiphoqozanga | esingaphoqozanga | singaphoqozanga |
| Class 8 | ziphoqozile, ziphoqozē | eziphoqozile, eziphoqozē | ziphoqozile, ziphoqozē | aziphoqozanga | ezingaphoqozanga | zingaphoqozanga |
| Class 9 | iphoqozile, iphoqozē | ephoqozile, ephoqozē | iphoqozile, iphoqozē | ayiphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga | ingaphoqozanga |
| Class 10 | ziphoqozile, ziphoqozē | eziphoqozile, eziphoqozē | ziphoqozile, ziphoqozē | aziphoqozanga | ezingaphoqozanga | zingaphoqozanga |
| Class 11 | luphoqozile, luphoqozē | oluphoqozile, oluphoqozē | luphoqozile, luphoqozē | aluphoqozanga | olungaphoqozanga | lungaphoqozanga |
| Class 14 | buphoqozile, buphoqozē | obuphoqozile, obuphoqozē | buphoqozile, buphoqozē | abuphoqozanga | obungaphoqozanga | bungaphoqozanga |
| Class 15 | kuphoqozile, kuphoqozē | okuphoqozile, okuphoqozē | kuphoqozile, kuphoqozē | akuphoqozanga | okungaphoqozanga | kungaphoqozanga |
| Class 17 | kuphoqozile, kuphoqozē | okuphoqozile, okuphoqozē | kuphoqozile, kuphoqozē | akuphoqozanga | okungaphoqozanga | kungaphoqozanga |
| | 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 | ngāphoqoza | engāphoqoza | ngāphoqoza | angiphoqozanga | engingaphoqozanga | ngingaphoqozanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphoqoza | owāphoqoza | wāphoqoza | awuphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | ungaphoqozanga |
| 1st plural | sāphoqoza | esāphoqoza | sāphoqoza | asiphoqozanga | esingaphoqozanga | singaphoqozanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphoqoza | enāphoqoza | nāphoqoza | aniphoqozanga | eningaphoqozanga | ningaphoqozanga |
| Class 1 | wāphoqoza | owāphoqoza | āphoqoza | akaphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga |
| Class 2 | bāphoqoza | abāphoqoza | bāphoqoza | abaphoqozanga | abangaphoqozanga | bengaphoqozanga |
| Class 3 | wāphoqoza | owāphoqoza | wāphoqoza | awuphoqozanga | ongaphoqozanga | ungaphoqozanga |
| Class 4 | yāphoqoza | eyāphoqoza | yāphoqoza | ayiphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga | ingaphoqozanga |
| Class 5 | lāphoqoza | elāphoqoza | lāphoqoza | aliphoqozanga | elingaphoqozanga | lingaphoqozanga |
| Class 6 | āphoqoza | āphoqoza | āphoqoza | awaphoqozanga | angaphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga |
| Class 7 | sāphoqoza | esāphoqoza | sāphoqoza | asiphoqozanga | esingaphoqozanga | singaphoqozanga |
| Class 8 | zāphoqoza | ezāphoqoza | zāphoqoza | aziphoqozanga | ezingaphoqozanga | zingaphoqozanga |
| Class 9 | yāphoqoza | eyāphoqoza | yāphoqoza | ayiphoqozanga | engaphoqozanga | ingaphoqozanga |
| Class 10 | zāphoqoza | ezāphoqoza | zāphoqoza | aziphoqozanga | ezingaphoqozanga | zingaphoqozanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphoqoza | olwāphoqoza | lwāphoqoza | aluphoqozanga | olungaphoqozanga | lungaphoqozanga |
| Class 14 | bāphoqoza | obāphoqoza | bāphoqoza | abuphoqozanga | obungaphoqozanga | bungaphoqozanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphoqoza | okwāphoqoza | kwāphoqoza | akuphoqozanga | okungaphoqozanga | kungaphoqozanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphoqoza | okwāphoqoza | kwāphoqoza | akuphoqozanga | okungaphoqozanga | kungaphoqozanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphoqoza | — | ngingaphoqoza | ngingephoqoze | — | ngingephoqoze |
| 2nd singular | ungaphoqoza | — | ungaphoqoza | ungephoqoze | — | ungephoqoze |
| 1st plural | singaphoqoza | — | singaphoqoza | singephoqoze | — | singephoqoze |
| 2nd plural | ningaphoqoza | — | ningaphoqoza | ningephoqoze | — | ningephoqoze |
| Class 1 | angaphoqoza | — | engaphoqoza | angephoqoze | — | engephoqoze |
| Class 2 | bangaphoqoza | — | bengaphoqoza | bangephoqoze | — | bengephoqoze |
| Class 3 | ungaphoqoza | — | ungaphoqoza | ungephoqoze | — | ungephoqoze |
| Class 4 | ingaphoqoza | — | ingaphoqoza | ingephoqoze | — | ingephoqoze |
| Class 5 | lingaphoqoza | — | lingaphoqoza | lingephoqoze | — | lingephoqoze |
| Class 6 | angaphoqoza | — | engaphoqoza | angephoqoze | — | engephoqoze |
| Class 7 | singaphoqoza | — | singaphoqoza | singephoqoze | — | singephoqoze |
| Class 8 | zingaphoqoza | — | zingaphoqoza | zingephoqoze | — | zingephoqoze |
| Class 9 | ingaphoqoza | — | ingaphoqoza | ingephoqoze | — | ingephoqoze |
| Class 10 | zingaphoqoza | — | zingaphoqoza | zingephoqoze | — | zingephoqoze |
| Class 11 | lungaphoqoza | — | lungaphoqoza | lungephoqoze | — | lungephoqoze |
| Class 14 | bungaphoqoza | — | bungaphoqoza | bungephoqoze | — | bungephoqoze |
| Class 15 | kungaphoqoza | — | kungaphoqoza | kungephoqoze | — | kungephoqoze |
| Class 17 | kungaphoqoza | — | kungaphoqoza | kungephoqoze | — | kungephoqoze |
| | 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 | ngizophoqoza | engizophoqoza | ngizophoqoza | angizuphoqoza | engingezuphoqoza | ngingezuphoqoza |
| 2nd singular | uzophoqoza | ozophoqoza | uzophoqoza | awuzuphoqoza | ongezuphoqoza | ungezuphoqoza |
| 1st plural | sizophoqoza | esizophoqoza | sizophoqoza | asizuphoqoza | esingezuphoqoza | singezuphoqoza |
| 2nd plural | nizophoqoza | enizophoqoza | nizophoqoza | anizuphoqoza | eningezuphoqoza | ningezuphoqoza |
| Class 1 | uzophoqoza | ozophoqoza | ezophoqoza | akazuphoqoza | ongezuphoqoza | engezuphoqoza |
| Class 2 | bazophoqoza | abazophoqoza | bezophoqoza | abazuphoqoza | abangezuphoqoza | bengezuphoqoza |
| Class 3 | uzophoqoza | ozophoqoza | uzophoqoza | awuzuphoqoza | ongezuphoqoza | ungezuphoqoza |
| Class 4 | izophoqoza | ezophoqoza | izophoqoza | ayizuphoqoza | engezuphoqoza | ingezuphoqoza |
| Class 5 | lizophoqoza | elizophoqoza | lizophoqoza | alizuphoqoza | elingezuphoqoza | lingezuphoqoza |
| Class 6 | azophoqoza | azophoqoza | ezophoqoza | awazuphoqoza | angezuphoqoza | engezuphoqoza |
| Class 7 | sizophoqoza | esizophoqoza | sizophoqoza | asizuphoqoza | esingezuphoqoza | singezuphoqoza |
| Class 8 | zizophoqoza | ezizophoqoza | zizophoqoza | azizuphoqoza | ezingezuphoqoza | zingezuphoqoza |
| Class 9 | izophoqoza | ezophoqoza | izophoqoza | ayizuphoqoza | engezuphoqoza | ingezuphoqoza |
| Class 10 | zizophoqoza | ezizophoqoza | zizophoqoza | azizuphoqoza | ezingezuphoqoza | zingezuphoqoza |
| Class 11 | luzophoqoza | oluzophoqoza | luzophoqoza | aluzuphoqoza | olungezuphoqoza | lungezuphoqoza |
| Class 14 | buzophoqoza | obuzophoqoza | buzophoqoza | abuzuphoqoza | obungezuphoqoza | bungezuphoqoza |
| Class 15 | kuzophoqoza | okuzophoqoza | kuzophoqoza | akuzuphoqoza | okungezuphoqoza | kungezuphoqoza |
| Class 17 | kuzophoqoza | okuzophoqoza | kuzophoqoza | akuzuphoqoza | okungezuphoqoza | kungezuphoqoza |
| | 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 | ngiyophoqoza | engiyophoqoza | ngiyophoqoza | angiyuphoqoza | engingeyuphoqoza | ngingeyuphoqoza |
| 2nd singular | uyophoqoza | oyophoqoza | uyophoqoza | awuyuphoqoza | ongeyuphoqoza | ungeyuphoqoza |
| 1st plural | siyophoqoza | esiyophoqoza | siyophoqoza | asiyuphoqoza | esingeyuphoqoza | singeyuphoqoza |
| 2nd plural | niyophoqoza | eniyophoqoza | niyophoqoza | aniyuphoqoza | eningeyuphoqoza | ningeyuphoqoza |
| Class 1 | uyophoqoza | oyophoqoza | eyophoqoza | akayuphoqoza | ongeyuphoqoza | engeyuphoqoza |
| Class 2 | bayophoqoza | abayophoqoza | beyophoqoza | abayuphoqoza | abangeyuphoqoza | bengeyuphoqoza |
| Class 3 | uyophoqoza | oyophoqoza | uyophoqoza | awuyuphoqoza | ongeyuphoqoza | ungeyuphoqoza |
| Class 4 | iyophoqoza | eyophoqoza | iyophoqoza | ayiyuphoqoza | engeyuphoqoza | ingeyuphoqoza |
| Class 5 | liyophoqoza | eliyophoqoza | liyophoqoza | aliyuphoqoza | elingeyuphoqoza | lingeyuphoqoza |
| Class 6 | ayophoqoza | ayophoqoza | eyophoqoza | awayuphoqoza | angeyuphoqoza | engeyuphoqoza |
| Class 7 | siyophoqoza | esiyophoqoza | siyophoqoza | asiyuphoqoza | esingeyuphoqoza | singeyuphoqoza |
| Class 8 | ziyophoqoza | eziyophoqoza | ziyophoqoza | aziyuphoqoza | ezingeyuphoqoza | zingeyuphoqoza |
| Class 9 | iyophoqoza | eyophoqoza | iyophoqoza | ayiyuphoqoza | engeyuphoqoza | ingeyuphoqoza |
| Class 10 | ziyophoqoza | eziyophoqoza | ziyophoqoza | aziyuphoqoza | ezingeyuphoqoza | zingeyuphoqoza |
| Class 11 | luyophoqoza | oluyophoqoza | luyophoqoza | aluyuphoqoza | olungeyuphoqoza | lungeyuphoqoza |
| Class 14 | buyophoqoza | obuyophoqoza | buyophoqoza | abuyuphoqoza | obungeyuphoqoza | bungeyuphoqoza |
| Class 15 | kuyophoqoza | okuyophoqoza | kuyophoqoza | akuyuphoqoza | okungeyuphoqoza | kungeyuphoqoza |
| Class 17 | kuyophoqoza | okuyophoqoza | kuyophoqoza | akuyuphoqoza | okungeyuphoqoza | kungeyuphoqoza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphoqoze | ngingaphoqozi |
| 2nd singular | uphoqoze | ungaphoqozi |
| 1st plural | siphoqoze | singaphoqozi |
| 2nd plural | niphoqoze | ningaphoqozi |
| Class 1 | aphoqoze | angaphoqozi |
| Class 2 | baphoqoze | bangaphoqozi |
| Class 3 | uphoqoze | ungaphoqozi |
| Class 4 | iphoqoze | ingaphoqozi |
| Class 5 | liphoqoze | lingaphoqozi |
| Class 6 | aphoqoze | angaphoqozi |
| Class 7 | siphoqoze | singaphoqozi |
| Class 8 | ziphoqoze | zingaphoqozi |
| Class 9 | iphoqoze | ingaphoqozi |
| Class 10 | ziphoqoze | zingaphoqozi |
| Class 11 | luphoqoze | lungaphoqozi |
| Class 14 | buphoqoze | bungaphoqozi |
| Class 15 | kuphoqoze | kungaphoqozi |
| Class 17 | kuphoqoze | kungaphoqozi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphoqoza | ngangaphoqoza, angaphoqoza, angangaphoqoza |
| 2nd singular | waphoqoza | wangaphoqoza, awaphoqoza, awangaphoqoza |
| 1st plural | saphoqoza | sangaphoqoza, asaphoqoza, asangaphoqoza |
| 2nd plural | naphoqoza | nangaphoqoza, anaphoqoza, anangaphoqoza |
| Class 1 | waphoqoza | wangaphoqoza, akaphoqoza, akangaphoqoza |
| Class 2 | baphoqoza | bangaphoqoza, abaphoqoza, abangaphoqoza |
| Class 3 | waphoqoza | wangaphoqoza, awaphoqoza, awangaphoqoza |
| Class 4 | yaphoqoza | yangaphoqoza, ayaphoqoza, ayangaphoqoza |
| Class 5 | laphoqoza | langaphoqoza, alaphoqoza, alangaphoqoza |
| Class 6 | aphoqoza | angaphoqoza, awaphoqoza, awangaphoqoza |
| Class 7 | saphoqoza | sangaphoqoza, asaphoqoza, asangaphoqoza |
| Class 8 | zaphoqoza | zangaphoqoza, azaphoqoza, azangaphoqoza |
| Class 9 | yaphoqoza | yangaphoqoza, ayaphoqoza, ayangaphoqoza |
| Class 10 | zaphoqoza | zangaphoqoza, azaphoqoza, azangaphoqoza |
| Class 11 | lwaphoqoza | lwangaphoqoza, alwaphoqoza, alwangaphoqoza |
| Class 14 | baphoqoza | bangaphoqoza, abaphoqoza, abangaphoqoza |
| Class 15 | kwaphoqoza | kwangaphoqoza, akwaphoqoza, akwangaphoqoza |
| Class 17 | kwaphoqoza | kwangaphoqoza, akwaphoqoza, akwangaphoqoza |

### References

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