# thandeka
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -thanda +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-thandeka$^?$
* (intransitive) to be pleasant

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -thanda +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-thandeka$^?$
* to be likeable, lovable
* to be liked, popular
* to be welcome, acceptable
* to be loved by all

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuthandeka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthandeka | ukungathandeki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thandeka | -thandeke |
| Plural | thandekani | -thandekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathandeka, ngithandeka | engithandekayo, engithandeka | ngithandeka | angithandeki | engingathandeki | ngingathandeki |
| 2nd singular | uyathandeka, uthandeka | othandekayo, othandeka | uthandeka | awuthandeki | ongathandeki | ungathandeki |
| 1st plural | siyathandeka, sithandeka | esithandekayo, esithandeka | sithandeka | asithandeki | esingathandeki | singathandeki |
| 2nd plural | niyathandeka, nithandeka | enithandekayo, enithandeka | nithandeka | anithandeki | eningathandeki | ningathandeki |
| Class 1 | uyathandeka, uthandeka | othandekayo, othandeka | ethandeka | akathandeki | ongathandeki | engathandeki |
| Class 2 | bayathandeka, bathandeka | abathandekayo, abathandeka | bethandeka | abathandeki | abangathandeki | bengathandeki |
| Class 3 | uyathandeka, uthandeka | othandekayo, othandeka | uthandeka | awuthandeki | ongathandeki | ungathandeki |
| Class 4 | iyathandeka, ithandeka | ethandekayo, ethandeka | ithandeka | ayithandeki | engathandeki | ingathandeki |
| Class 5 | liyathandeka, lithandeka | elithandekayo, elithandeka | lithandeka | alithandeki | elingathandeki | lingathandeki |
| Class 6 | ayathandeka, athandeka | athandekayo, athandeka | ethandeka | awathandeki | angathandeki | engathandeki |
| Class 7 | siyathandeka, sithandeka | esithandekayo, esithandeka | sithandeka | asithandeki | esingathandeki | singathandeki |
| Class 8 | ziyathandeka, zithandeka | ezithandekayo, ezithandeka | zithandeka | azithandeki | ezingathandeki | zingathandeki |
| Class 9 | iyathandeka, ithandeka | ethandekayo, ethandeka | ithandeka | ayithandeki | engathandeki | ingathandeki |
| Class 10 | ziyathandeka, zithandeka | ezithandekayo, ezithandeka | zithandeka | azithandeki | ezingathandeki | zingathandeki |
| Class 11 | luyathandeka, luthandeka | oluthandekayo, oluthandeka | luthandeka | aluthandeki | olungathandeki | lungathandeki |
| Class 14 | buyathandeka, buthandeka | obuthandekayo, obuthandeka | buthandeka | abuthandeki | obungathandeki | bungathandeki |
| Class 15 | kuyathandeka, kuthandeka | okuthandekayo, okuthandeka | kuthandeka | akuthandeki | okungathandeki | kungathandeki |
| Class 17 | kuyathandeka, kuthandeka | okuthandekayo, okuthandeka | kuthandeka | akuthandeki | okungathandeki | kungathandeki |
| | 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 | ngithandekile, ngithandekē | engithandekile, engithandekē | ngithandekile, ngithandekē | angithandekanga | engingathandekanga | ngingathandekanga |
| 2nd singular | uthandekile, uthandekē | othandekile, othandekē | uthandekile, uthandekē | awuthandekanga | ongathandekanga | ungathandekanga |
| 1st plural | sithandekile, sithandekē | esithandekile, esithandekē | sithandekile, sithandekē | asithandekanga | esingathandekanga | singathandekanga |
| 2nd plural | nithandekile, nithandekē | enithandekile, enithandekē | nithandekile, nithandekē | anithandekanga | eningathandekanga | ningathandekanga |
| Class 1 | uthandekile, uthandekē | othandekile, othandekē | ethandekile, ethandekē | akathandekanga | ongathandekanga | engathandekanga |
| Class 2 | bathandekile, bathandekē | abathandekile, abathandekē | bethandekile, bethandekē | abathandekanga | abangathandekanga | bengathandekanga |
| Class 3 | uthandekile, uthandekē | othandekile, othandekē | uthandekile, uthandekē | awuthandekanga | ongathandekanga | ungathandekanga |
| Class 4 | ithandekile, ithandekē | ethandekile, ethandekē | ithandekile, ithandekē | ayithandekanga | engathandekanga | ingathandekanga |
| Class 5 | lithandekile, lithandekē | elithandekile, elithandekē | lithandekile, lithandekē | alithandekanga | elingathandekanga | lingathandekanga |
| Class 6 | athandekile, athandekē | athandekile, athandekē | ethandekile, ethandekē | awathandekanga | angathandekanga | engathandekanga |
| Class 7 | sithandekile, sithandekē | esithandekile, esithandekē | sithandekile, sithandekē | asithandekanga | esingathandekanga | singathandekanga |
| Class 8 | zithandekile, zithandekē | ezithandekile, ezithandekē | zithandekile, zithandekē | azithandekanga | ezingathandekanga | zingathandekanga |
| Class 9 | ithandekile, ithandekē | ethandekile, ethandekē | ithandekile, ithandekē | ayithandekanga | engathandekanga | ingathandekanga |
| Class 10 | zithandekile, zithandekē | ezithandekile, ezithandekē | zithandekile, zithandekē | azithandekanga | ezingathandekanga | zingathandekanga |
| Class 11 | luthandekile, luthandekē | oluthandekile, oluthandekē | luthandekile, luthandekē | aluthandekanga | olungathandekanga | lungathandekanga |
| Class 14 | buthandekile, buthandekē | obuthandekile, obuthandekē | buthandekile, buthandekē | abuthandekanga | obungathandekanga | bungathandekanga |
| Class 15 | kuthandekile, kuthandekē | okuthandekile, okuthandekē | kuthandekile, kuthandekē | akuthandekanga | okungathandekanga | kungathandekanga |
| Class 17 | kuthandekile, kuthandekē | okuthandekile, okuthandekē | kuthandekile, kuthandekē | akuthandekanga | okungathandekanga | kungathandekanga |
| | 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 | ngāthandeka | engāthandeka | ngāthandeka | angithandekanga | engingathandekanga | ngingathandekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthandeka | owāthandeka | wāthandeka | awuthandekanga | ongathandekanga | ungathandekanga |
| 1st plural | sāthandeka | esāthandeka | sāthandeka | asithandekanga | esingathandekanga | singathandekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthandeka | enāthandeka | nāthandeka | anithandekanga | eningathandekanga | ningathandekanga |
| Class 1 | wāthandeka | owāthandeka | āthandeka | akathandekanga | ongathandekanga | engathandekanga |
| Class 2 | bāthandeka | abāthandeka | bāthandeka | abathandekanga | abangathandekanga | bengathandekanga |
| Class 3 | wāthandeka | owāthandeka | wāthandeka | awuthandekanga | ongathandekanga | ungathandekanga |
| Class 4 | yāthandeka | eyāthandeka | yāthandeka | ayithandekanga | engathandekanga | ingathandekanga |
| Class 5 | lāthandeka | elāthandeka | lāthandeka | alithandekanga | elingathandekanga | lingathandekanga |
| Class 6 | āthandeka | āthandeka | āthandeka | awathandekanga | angathandekanga | engathandekanga |
| Class 7 | sāthandeka | esāthandeka | sāthandeka | asithandekanga | esingathandekanga | singathandekanga |
| Class 8 | zāthandeka | ezāthandeka | zāthandeka | azithandekanga | ezingathandekanga | zingathandekanga |
| Class 9 | yāthandeka | eyāthandeka | yāthandeka | ayithandekanga | engathandekanga | ingathandekanga |
| Class 10 | zāthandeka | ezāthandeka | zāthandeka | azithandekanga | ezingathandekanga | zingathandekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthandeka | olwāthandeka | lwāthandeka | aluthandekanga | olungathandekanga | lungathandekanga |
| Class 14 | bāthandeka | obāthandeka | bāthandeka | abuthandekanga | obungathandekanga | bungathandekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthandeka | okwāthandeka | kwāthandeka | akuthandekanga | okungathandekanga | kungathandekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthandeka | okwāthandeka | kwāthandeka | akuthandekanga | okungathandekanga | kungathandekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathandeka | — | ngingathandeka | ngingethandeke | — | ngingethandeke |
| 2nd singular | ungathandeka | — | ungathandeka | ungethandeke | — | ungethandeke |
| 1st plural | singathandeka | — | singathandeka | singethandeke | — | singethandeke |
| 2nd plural | ningathandeka | — | ningathandeka | ningethandeke | — | ningethandeke |
| Class 1 | angathandeka | — | engathandeka | angethandeke | — | engethandeke |
| Class 2 | bangathandeka | — | bengathandeka | bangethandeke | — | bengethandeke |
| Class 3 | ungathandeka | — | ungathandeka | ungethandeke | — | ungethandeke |
| Class 4 | ingathandeka | — | ingathandeka | ingethandeke | — | ingethandeke |
| Class 5 | lingathandeka | — | lingathandeka | lingethandeke | — | lingethandeke |
| Class 6 | angathandeka | — | engathandeka | angethandeke | — | engethandeke |
| Class 7 | singathandeka | — | singathandeka | singethandeke | — | singethandeke |
| Class 8 | zingathandeka | — | zingathandeka | zingethandeke | — | zingethandeke |
| Class 9 | ingathandeka | — | ingathandeka | ingethandeke | — | ingethandeke |
| Class 10 | zingathandeka | — | zingathandeka | zingethandeke | — | zingethandeke |
| Class 11 | lungathandeka | — | lungathandeka | lungethandeke | — | lungethandeke |
| Class 14 | bungathandeka | — | bungathandeka | bungethandeke | — | bungethandeke |
| Class 15 | kungathandeka | — | kungathandeka | kungethandeke | — | kungethandeke |
| Class 17 | kungathandeka | — | kungathandeka | kungethandeke | — | kungethandeke |
| | 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 | ngizothandeka | engizothandeka | ngizothandeka | angizuthandeka | engingezuthandeka | ngingezuthandeka |
| 2nd singular | uzothandeka | ozothandeka | uzothandeka | awuzuthandeka | ongezuthandeka | ungezuthandeka |
| 1st plural | sizothandeka | esizothandeka | sizothandeka | asizuthandeka | esingezuthandeka | singezuthandeka |
| 2nd plural | nizothandeka | enizothandeka | nizothandeka | anizuthandeka | eningezuthandeka | ningezuthandeka |
| Class 1 | uzothandeka | ozothandeka | ezothandeka | akazuthandeka | ongezuthandeka | engezuthandeka |
| Class 2 | bazothandeka | abazothandeka | bezothandeka | abazuthandeka | abangezuthandeka | bengezuthandeka |
| Class 3 | uzothandeka | ozothandeka | uzothandeka | awuzuthandeka | ongezuthandeka | ungezuthandeka |
| Class 4 | izothandeka | ezothandeka | izothandeka | ayizuthandeka | engezuthandeka | ingezuthandeka |
| Class 5 | lizothandeka | elizothandeka | lizothandeka | alizuthandeka | elingezuthandeka | lingezuthandeka |
| Class 6 | azothandeka | azothandeka | ezothandeka | awazuthandeka | angezuthandeka | engezuthandeka |
| Class 7 | sizothandeka | esizothandeka | sizothandeka | asizuthandeka | esingezuthandeka | singezuthandeka |
| Class 8 | zizothandeka | ezizothandeka | zizothandeka | azizuthandeka | ezingezuthandeka | zingezuthandeka |
| Class 9 | izothandeka | ezothandeka | izothandeka | ayizuthandeka | engezuthandeka | ingezuthandeka |
| Class 10 | zizothandeka | ezizothandeka | zizothandeka | azizuthandeka | ezingezuthandeka | zingezuthandeka |
| Class 11 | luzothandeka | oluzothandeka | luzothandeka | aluzuthandeka | olungezuthandeka | lungezuthandeka |
| Class 14 | buzothandeka | obuzothandeka | buzothandeka | abuzuthandeka | obungezuthandeka | bungezuthandeka |
| Class 15 | kuzothandeka | okuzothandeka | kuzothandeka | akuzuthandeka | okungezuthandeka | kungezuthandeka |
| Class 17 | kuzothandeka | okuzothandeka | kuzothandeka | akuzuthandeka | okungezuthandeka | kungezuthandeka |
| | 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 | ngiyothandeka | engiyothandeka | ngiyothandeka | angiyuthandeka | engingeyuthandeka | ngingeyuthandeka |
| 2nd singular | uyothandeka | oyothandeka | uyothandeka | awuyuthandeka | ongeyuthandeka | ungeyuthandeka |
| 1st plural | siyothandeka | esiyothandeka | siyothandeka | asiyuthandeka | esingeyuthandeka | singeyuthandeka |
| 2nd plural | niyothandeka | eniyothandeka | niyothandeka | aniyuthandeka | eningeyuthandeka | ningeyuthandeka |
| Class 1 | uyothandeka | oyothandeka | eyothandeka | akayuthandeka | ongeyuthandeka | engeyuthandeka |
| Class 2 | bayothandeka | abayothandeka | beyothandeka | abayuthandeka | abangeyuthandeka | bengeyuthandeka |
| Class 3 | uyothandeka | oyothandeka | uyothandeka | awuyuthandeka | ongeyuthandeka | ungeyuthandeka |
| Class 4 | iyothandeka | eyothandeka | iyothandeka | ayiyuthandeka | engeyuthandeka | ingeyuthandeka |
| Class 5 | liyothandeka | eliyothandeka | liyothandeka | aliyuthandeka | elingeyuthandeka | lingeyuthandeka |
| Class 6 | ayothandeka | ayothandeka | eyothandeka | awayuthandeka | angeyuthandeka | engeyuthandeka |
| Class 7 | siyothandeka | esiyothandeka | siyothandeka | asiyuthandeka | esingeyuthandeka | singeyuthandeka |
| Class 8 | ziyothandeka | eziyothandeka | ziyothandeka | aziyuthandeka | ezingeyuthandeka | zingeyuthandeka |
| Class 9 | iyothandeka | eyothandeka | iyothandeka | ayiyuthandeka | engeyuthandeka | ingeyuthandeka |
| Class 10 | ziyothandeka | eziyothandeka | ziyothandeka | aziyuthandeka | ezingeyuthandeka | zingeyuthandeka |
| Class 11 | luyothandeka | oluyothandeka | luyothandeka | aluyuthandeka | olungeyuthandeka | lungeyuthandeka |
| Class 14 | buyothandeka | obuyothandeka | buyothandeka | abuyuthandeka | obungeyuthandeka | bungeyuthandeka |
| Class 15 | kuyothandeka | okuyothandeka | kuyothandeka | akuyuthandeka | okungeyuthandeka | kungeyuthandeka |
| Class 17 | kuyothandeka | okuyothandeka | kuyothandeka | akuyuthandeka | okungeyuthandeka | kungeyuthandeka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithandeke | ngingathandeki |
| 2nd singular | uthandeke | ungathandeki |
| 1st plural | sithandeke | singathandeki |
| 2nd plural | nithandeke | ningathandeki |
| Class 1 | athandeke | angathandeki |
| Class 2 | bathandeke | bangathandeki |
| Class 3 | uthandeke | ungathandeki |
| Class 4 | ithandeke | ingathandeki |
| Class 5 | lithandeke | lingathandeki |
| Class 6 | athandeke | angathandeki |
| Class 7 | sithandeke | singathandeki |
| Class 8 | zithandeke | zingathandeki |
| Class 9 | ithandeke | ingathandeki |
| Class 10 | zithandeke | zingathandeki |
| Class 11 | luthandeke | lungathandeki |
| Class 14 | buthandeke | bungathandeki |
| Class 15 | kuthandeke | kungathandeki |
| Class 17 | kuthandeke | kungathandeki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathandeka | ngangathandeka, angathandeka, angangathandeka |
| 2nd singular | wathandeka | wangathandeka, awathandeka, awangathandeka |
| 1st plural | sathandeka | sangathandeka, asathandeka, asangathandeka |
| 2nd plural | nathandeka | nangathandeka, anathandeka, anangathandeka |
| Class 1 | wathandeka | wangathandeka, akathandeka, akangathandeka |
| Class 2 | bathandeka | bangathandeka, abathandeka, abangathandeka |
| Class 3 | wathandeka | wangathandeka, awathandeka, awangathandeka |
| Class 4 | yathandeka | yangathandeka, ayathandeka, ayangathandeka |
| Class 5 | lathandeka | langathandeka, alathandeka, alangathandeka |
| Class 6 | athandeka | angathandeka, awathandeka, awangathandeka |
| Class 7 | sathandeka | sangathandeka, asathandeka, asangathandeka |
| Class 8 | zathandeka | zangathandeka, azathandeka, azangathandeka |
| Class 9 | yathandeka | yangathandeka, ayathandeka, ayangathandeka |
| Class 10 | zathandeka | zangathandeka, azathandeka, azangathandeka |
| Class 11 | lwathandeka | lwangathandeka, alwathandeka, alwangathandeka |
| Class 14 | bathandeka | bangathandeka, abathandeka, abangathandeka |
| Class 15 | kwathandeka | kwangathandeka, akwathandeka, akwangathandeka |
| Class 17 | kwathandeka | kwangathandeka, akwathandeka, akwangathandeka |

### References

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