# qathaka
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃatʰáːɠa/

### Verb

-qatháka
* (intransitive) to drop, to fall

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuqathaka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqathaka | ukungaqathaki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qathaka | -qathake |
| Plural | qathakani | -qathakeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqathaka, ngiqathaka | engiqathakayo, engiqathaka | ngiqathaka | angiqathaki | engingaqathaki | ngingaqathaki |
| 2nd singular | uyaqathaka, uqathaka | oqathakayo, oqathaka | uqathaka | awuqathaki | ongaqathaki | ungaqathaki |
| 1st plural | siyaqathaka, siqathaka | esiqathakayo, esiqathaka | siqathaka | asiqathaki | esingaqathaki | singaqathaki |
| 2nd plural | niyaqathaka, niqathaka | eniqathakayo, eniqathaka | niqathaka | aniqathaki | eningaqathaki | ningaqathaki |
| Class 1 | uyaqathaka, uqathaka | oqathakayo, oqathaka | eqathaka | akaqathaki | ongaqathaki | engaqathaki |
| Class 2 | bayaqathaka, baqathaka | abaqathakayo, abaqathaka | beqathaka | abaqathaki | abangaqathaki | bengaqathaki |
| Class 3 | uyaqathaka, uqathaka | oqathakayo, oqathaka | uqathaka | awuqathaki | ongaqathaki | ungaqathaki |
| Class 4 | iyaqathaka, iqathaka | eqathakayo, eqathaka | iqathaka | ayiqathaki | engaqathaki | ingaqathaki |
| Class 5 | liyaqathaka, liqathaka | eliqathakayo, eliqathaka | liqathaka | aliqathaki | elingaqathaki | lingaqathaki |
| Class 6 | ayaqathaka, aqathaka | aqathakayo, aqathaka | eqathaka | awaqathaki | angaqathaki | engaqathaki |
| Class 7 | siyaqathaka, siqathaka | esiqathakayo, esiqathaka | siqathaka | asiqathaki | esingaqathaki | singaqathaki |
| Class 8 | ziyaqathaka, ziqathaka | eziqathakayo, eziqathaka | ziqathaka | aziqathaki | ezingaqathaki | zingaqathaki |
| Class 9 | iyaqathaka, iqathaka | eqathakayo, eqathaka | iqathaka | ayiqathaki | engaqathaki | ingaqathaki |
| Class 10 | ziyaqathaka, ziqathaka | eziqathakayo, eziqathaka | ziqathaka | aziqathaki | ezingaqathaki | zingaqathaki |
| Class 11 | luyaqathaka, luqathaka | oluqathakayo, oluqathaka | luqathaka | aluqathaki | olungaqathaki | lungaqathaki |
| Class 14 | buyaqathaka, buqathaka | obuqathakayo, obuqathaka | buqathaka | abuqathaki | obungaqathaki | bungaqathaki |
| Class 15 | kuyaqathaka, kuqathaka | okuqathakayo, okuqathaka | kuqathaka | akuqathaki | okungaqathaki | kungaqathaki |
| Class 17 | kuyaqathaka, kuqathaka | okuqathakayo, okuqathaka | kuqathaka | akuqathaki | okungaqathaki | kungaqathaki |
| | 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 | ngiqathakile, ngiqathakē | engiqathakile, engiqathakē | ngiqathakile, ngiqathakē | angiqathakanga | engingaqathakanga | ngingaqathakanga |
| 2nd singular | uqathakile, uqathakē | oqathakile, oqathakē | uqathakile, uqathakē | awuqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | ungaqathakanga |
| 1st plural | siqathakile, siqathakē | esiqathakile, esiqathakē | siqathakile, siqathakē | asiqathakanga | esingaqathakanga | singaqathakanga |
| 2nd plural | niqathakile, niqathakē | eniqathakile, eniqathakē | niqathakile, niqathakē | aniqathakanga | eningaqathakanga | ningaqathakanga |
| Class 1 | uqathakile, uqathakē | oqathakile, oqathakē | eqathakile, eqathakē | akaqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | engaqathakanga |
| Class 2 | baqathakile, baqathakē | abaqathakile, abaqathakē | beqathakile, beqathakē | abaqathakanga | abangaqathakanga | bengaqathakanga |
| Class 3 | uqathakile, uqathakē | oqathakile, oqathakē | uqathakile, uqathakē | awuqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | ungaqathakanga |
| Class 4 | iqathakile, iqathakē | eqathakile, eqathakē | iqathakile, iqathakē | ayiqathakanga | engaqathakanga | ingaqathakanga |
| Class 5 | liqathakile, liqathakē | eliqathakile, eliqathakē | liqathakile, liqathakē | aliqathakanga | elingaqathakanga | lingaqathakanga |
| Class 6 | aqathakile, aqathakē | aqathakile, aqathakē | eqathakile, eqathakē | awaqathakanga | angaqathakanga | engaqathakanga |
| Class 7 | siqathakile, siqathakē | esiqathakile, esiqathakē | siqathakile, siqathakē | asiqathakanga | esingaqathakanga | singaqathakanga |
| Class 8 | ziqathakile, ziqathakē | eziqathakile, eziqathakē | ziqathakile, ziqathakē | aziqathakanga | ezingaqathakanga | zingaqathakanga |
| Class 9 | iqathakile, iqathakē | eqathakile, eqathakē | iqathakile, iqathakē | ayiqathakanga | engaqathakanga | ingaqathakanga |
| Class 10 | ziqathakile, ziqathakē | eziqathakile, eziqathakē | ziqathakile, ziqathakē | aziqathakanga | ezingaqathakanga | zingaqathakanga |
| Class 11 | luqathakile, luqathakē | oluqathakile, oluqathakē | luqathakile, luqathakē | aluqathakanga | olungaqathakanga | lungaqathakanga |
| Class 14 | buqathakile, buqathakē | obuqathakile, obuqathakē | buqathakile, buqathakē | abuqathakanga | obungaqathakanga | bungaqathakanga |
| Class 15 | kuqathakile, kuqathakē | okuqathakile, okuqathakē | kuqathakile, kuqathakē | akuqathakanga | okungaqathakanga | kungaqathakanga |
| Class 17 | kuqathakile, kuqathakē | okuqathakile, okuqathakē | kuqathakile, kuqathakē | akuqathakanga | okungaqathakanga | kungaqathakanga |
| | 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 | ngāqathaka | engāqathaka | ngāqathaka | angiqathakanga | engingaqathakanga | ngingaqathakanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqathaka | owāqathaka | wāqathaka | awuqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | ungaqathakanga |
| 1st plural | sāqathaka | esāqathaka | sāqathaka | asiqathakanga | esingaqathakanga | singaqathakanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqathaka | enāqathaka | nāqathaka | aniqathakanga | eningaqathakanga | ningaqathakanga |
| Class 1 | wāqathaka | owāqathaka | āqathaka | akaqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | engaqathakanga |
| Class 2 | bāqathaka | abāqathaka | bāqathaka | abaqathakanga | abangaqathakanga | bengaqathakanga |
| Class 3 | wāqathaka | owāqathaka | wāqathaka | awuqathakanga | ongaqathakanga | ungaqathakanga |
| Class 4 | yāqathaka | eyāqathaka | yāqathaka | ayiqathakanga | engaqathakanga | ingaqathakanga |
| Class 5 | lāqathaka | elāqathaka | lāqathaka | aliqathakanga | elingaqathakanga | lingaqathakanga |
| Class 6 | āqathaka | āqathaka | āqathaka | awaqathakanga | angaqathakanga | engaqathakanga |
| Class 7 | sāqathaka | esāqathaka | sāqathaka | asiqathakanga | esingaqathakanga | singaqathakanga |
| Class 8 | zāqathaka | ezāqathaka | zāqathaka | aziqathakanga | ezingaqathakanga | zingaqathakanga |
| Class 9 | yāqathaka | eyāqathaka | yāqathaka | ayiqathakanga | engaqathakanga | ingaqathakanga |
| Class 10 | zāqathaka | ezāqathaka | zāqathaka | aziqathakanga | ezingaqathakanga | zingaqathakanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqathaka | olwāqathaka | lwāqathaka | aluqathakanga | olungaqathakanga | lungaqathakanga |
| Class 14 | bāqathaka | obāqathaka | bāqathaka | abuqathakanga | obungaqathakanga | bungaqathakanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqathaka | okwāqathaka | kwāqathaka | akuqathakanga | okungaqathakanga | kungaqathakanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqathaka | okwāqathaka | kwāqathaka | akuqathakanga | okungaqathakanga | kungaqathakanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqathaka | — | ngingaqathaka | ngingeqathake | — | ngingeqathake |
| 2nd singular | ungaqathaka | — | ungaqathaka | ungeqathake | — | ungeqathake |
| 1st plural | singaqathaka | — | singaqathaka | singeqathake | — | singeqathake |
| 2nd plural | ningaqathaka | — | ningaqathaka | ningeqathake | — | ningeqathake |
| Class 1 | angaqathaka | — | engaqathaka | angeqathake | — | engeqathake |
| Class 2 | bangaqathaka | — | bengaqathaka | bangeqathake | — | bengeqathake |
| Class 3 | ungaqathaka | — | ungaqathaka | ungeqathake | — | ungeqathake |
| Class 4 | ingaqathaka | — | ingaqathaka | ingeqathake | — | ingeqathake |
| Class 5 | lingaqathaka | — | lingaqathaka | lingeqathake | — | lingeqathake |
| Class 6 | angaqathaka | — | engaqathaka | angeqathake | — | engeqathake |
| Class 7 | singaqathaka | — | singaqathaka | singeqathake | — | singeqathake |
| Class 8 | zingaqathaka | — | zingaqathaka | zingeqathake | — | zingeqathake |
| Class 9 | ingaqathaka | — | ingaqathaka | ingeqathake | — | ingeqathake |
| Class 10 | zingaqathaka | — | zingaqathaka | zingeqathake | — | zingeqathake |
| Class 11 | lungaqathaka | — | lungaqathaka | lungeqathake | — | lungeqathake |
| Class 14 | bungaqathaka | — | bungaqathaka | bungeqathake | — | bungeqathake |
| Class 15 | kungaqathaka | — | kungaqathaka | kungeqathake | — | kungeqathake |
| Class 17 | kungaqathaka | — | kungaqathaka | kungeqathake | — | kungeqathake |
| | 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 | ngizoqathaka | engizoqathaka | ngizoqathaka | angizuqathaka | engingezuqathaka | ngingezuqathaka |
| 2nd singular | uzoqathaka | ozoqathaka | uzoqathaka | awuzuqathaka | ongezuqathaka | ungezuqathaka |
| 1st plural | sizoqathaka | esizoqathaka | sizoqathaka | asizuqathaka | esingezuqathaka | singezuqathaka |
| 2nd plural | nizoqathaka | enizoqathaka | nizoqathaka | anizuqathaka | eningezuqathaka | ningezuqathaka |
| Class 1 | uzoqathaka | ozoqathaka | ezoqathaka | akazuqathaka | ongezuqathaka | engezuqathaka |
| Class 2 | bazoqathaka | abazoqathaka | bezoqathaka | abazuqathaka | abangezuqathaka | bengezuqathaka |
| Class 3 | uzoqathaka | ozoqathaka | uzoqathaka | awuzuqathaka | ongezuqathaka | ungezuqathaka |
| Class 4 | izoqathaka | ezoqathaka | izoqathaka | ayizuqathaka | engezuqathaka | ingezuqathaka |
| Class 5 | lizoqathaka | elizoqathaka | lizoqathaka | alizuqathaka | elingezuqathaka | lingezuqathaka |
| Class 6 | azoqathaka | azoqathaka | ezoqathaka | awazuqathaka | angezuqathaka | engezuqathaka |
| Class 7 | sizoqathaka | esizoqathaka | sizoqathaka | asizuqathaka | esingezuqathaka | singezuqathaka |
| Class 8 | zizoqathaka | ezizoqathaka | zizoqathaka | azizuqathaka | ezingezuqathaka | zingezuqathaka |
| Class 9 | izoqathaka | ezoqathaka | izoqathaka | ayizuqathaka | engezuqathaka | ingezuqathaka |
| Class 10 | zizoqathaka | ezizoqathaka | zizoqathaka | azizuqathaka | ezingezuqathaka | zingezuqathaka |
| Class 11 | luzoqathaka | oluzoqathaka | luzoqathaka | aluzuqathaka | olungezuqathaka | lungezuqathaka |
| Class 14 | buzoqathaka | obuzoqathaka | buzoqathaka | abuzuqathaka | obungezuqathaka | bungezuqathaka |
| Class 15 | kuzoqathaka | okuzoqathaka | kuzoqathaka | akuzuqathaka | okungezuqathaka | kungezuqathaka |
| Class 17 | kuzoqathaka | okuzoqathaka | kuzoqathaka | akuzuqathaka | okungezuqathaka | kungezuqathaka |
| | 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 | ngiyoqathaka | engiyoqathaka | ngiyoqathaka | angiyuqathaka | engingeyuqathaka | ngingeyuqathaka |
| 2nd singular | uyoqathaka | oyoqathaka | uyoqathaka | awuyuqathaka | ongeyuqathaka | ungeyuqathaka |
| 1st plural | siyoqathaka | esiyoqathaka | siyoqathaka | asiyuqathaka | esingeyuqathaka | singeyuqathaka |
| 2nd plural | niyoqathaka | eniyoqathaka | niyoqathaka | aniyuqathaka | eningeyuqathaka | ningeyuqathaka |
| Class 1 | uyoqathaka | oyoqathaka | eyoqathaka | akayuqathaka | ongeyuqathaka | engeyuqathaka |
| Class 2 | bayoqathaka | abayoqathaka | beyoqathaka | abayuqathaka | abangeyuqathaka | bengeyuqathaka |
| Class 3 | uyoqathaka | oyoqathaka | uyoqathaka | awuyuqathaka | ongeyuqathaka | ungeyuqathaka |
| Class 4 | iyoqathaka | eyoqathaka | iyoqathaka | ayiyuqathaka | engeyuqathaka | ingeyuqathaka |
| Class 5 | liyoqathaka | eliyoqathaka | liyoqathaka | aliyuqathaka | elingeyuqathaka | lingeyuqathaka |
| Class 6 | ayoqathaka | ayoqathaka | eyoqathaka | awayuqathaka | angeyuqathaka | engeyuqathaka |
| Class 7 | siyoqathaka | esiyoqathaka | siyoqathaka | asiyuqathaka | esingeyuqathaka | singeyuqathaka |
| Class 8 | ziyoqathaka | eziyoqathaka | ziyoqathaka | aziyuqathaka | ezingeyuqathaka | zingeyuqathaka |
| Class 9 | iyoqathaka | eyoqathaka | iyoqathaka | ayiyuqathaka | engeyuqathaka | ingeyuqathaka |
| Class 10 | ziyoqathaka | eziyoqathaka | ziyoqathaka | aziyuqathaka | ezingeyuqathaka | zingeyuqathaka |
| Class 11 | luyoqathaka | oluyoqathaka | luyoqathaka | aluyuqathaka | olungeyuqathaka | lungeyuqathaka |
| Class 14 | buyoqathaka | obuyoqathaka | buyoqathaka | abuyuqathaka | obungeyuqathaka | bungeyuqathaka |
| Class 15 | kuyoqathaka | okuyoqathaka | kuyoqathaka | akuyuqathaka | okungeyuqathaka | kungeyuqathaka |
| Class 17 | kuyoqathaka | okuyoqathaka | kuyoqathaka | akuyuqathaka | okungeyuqathaka | kungeyuqathaka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqathake | ngingaqathaki |
| 2nd singular | uqathake | ungaqathaki |
| 1st plural | siqathake | singaqathaki |
| 2nd plural | niqathake | ningaqathaki |
| Class 1 | aqathake | angaqathaki |
| Class 2 | baqathake | bangaqathaki |
| Class 3 | uqathake | ungaqathaki |
| Class 4 | iqathake | ingaqathaki |
| Class 5 | liqathake | lingaqathaki |
| Class 6 | aqathake | angaqathaki |
| Class 7 | siqathake | singaqathaki |
| Class 8 | ziqathake | zingaqathaki |
| Class 9 | iqathake | ingaqathaki |
| Class 10 | ziqathake | zingaqathaki |
| Class 11 | luqathake | lungaqathaki |
| Class 14 | buqathake | bungaqathaki |
| Class 15 | kuqathake | kungaqathaki |
| Class 17 | kuqathake | kungaqathaki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqathaka | ngangaqathaka, angaqathaka, angangaqathaka |
| 2nd singular | waqathaka | wangaqathaka, awaqathaka, awangaqathaka |
| 1st plural | saqathaka | sangaqathaka, asaqathaka, asangaqathaka |
| 2nd plural | naqathaka | nangaqathaka, anaqathaka, anangaqathaka |
| Class 1 | waqathaka | wangaqathaka, akaqathaka, akangaqathaka |
| Class 2 | baqathaka | bangaqathaka, abaqathaka, abangaqathaka |
| Class 3 | waqathaka | wangaqathaka, awaqathaka, awangaqathaka |
| Class 4 | yaqathaka | yangaqathaka, ayaqathaka, ayangaqathaka |
| Class 5 | laqathaka | langaqathaka, alaqathaka, alangaqathaka |
| Class 6 | aqathaka | angaqathaka, awaqathaka, awangaqathaka |
| Class 7 | saqathaka | sangaqathaka, asaqathaka, asangaqathaka |
| Class 8 | zaqathaka | zangaqathaka, azaqathaka, azangaqathaka |
| Class 9 | yaqathaka | yangaqathaka, ayaqathaka, ayangaqathaka |
| Class 10 | zaqathaka | zangaqathaka, azaqathaka, azangaqathaka |
| Class 11 | lwaqathaka | lwangaqathaka, alwaqathaka, alwangaqathaka |
| Class 14 | baqathaka | bangaqathaka, abaqathaka, abangaqathaka |
| Class 15 | kwaqathaka | kwangaqathaka, akwaqathaka, akwangaqathaka |
| Class 17 | kwaqathaka | kwangaqathaka, akwaqathaka, akwangaqathaka |

### References

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