# hloba
## Zulu
### Verb

-hlôba
* (intransitive) to sprout
* (intransitive) to dress up
* (intransitive) to curdle

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukuhloba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhloba | ukungahlobi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hloba | -hlobe |
| Plural | hlobani | -hlobeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahloba, ngihloba | engihlobayo, engihloba | ngihloba | angihlobi | engingahlobi | ngingahlobi |
| 2nd singular | uyahloba, uhloba | ohlobayo, ohloba | uhloba | awuhlobi | ongahlobi | ungahlobi |
| 1st plural | siyahloba, sihloba | esihlobayo, esihloba | sihloba | asihlobi | esingahlobi | singahlobi |
| 2nd plural | niyahloba, nihloba | enihlobayo, enihloba | nihloba | anihlobi | eningahlobi | ningahlobi |
| Class 1 | uyahloba, uhloba | ohlobayo, ohloba | ehloba | akahlobi | ongahlobi | engahlobi |
| Class 2 | bayahloba, bahloba | abahlobayo, abahloba | behloba | abahlobi | abangahlobi | bengahlobi |
| Class 3 | uyahloba, uhloba | ohlobayo, ohloba | uhloba | awuhlobi | ongahlobi | ungahlobi |
| Class 4 | iyahloba, ihloba | ehlobayo, ehloba | ihloba | ayihlobi | engahlobi | ingahlobi |
| Class 5 | liyahloba, lihloba | elihlobayo, elihloba | lihloba | alihlobi | elingahlobi | lingahlobi |
| Class 6 | ayahloba, ahloba | ahlobayo, ahloba | ehloba | awahlobi | angahlobi | engahlobi |
| Class 7 | siyahloba, sihloba | esihlobayo, esihloba | sihloba | asihlobi | esingahlobi | singahlobi |
| Class 8 | ziyahloba, zihloba | ezihlobayo, ezihloba | zihloba | azihlobi | ezingahlobi | zingahlobi |
| Class 9 | iyahloba, ihloba | ehlobayo, ehloba | ihloba | ayihlobi | engahlobi | ingahlobi |
| Class 10 | ziyahloba, zihloba | ezihlobayo, ezihloba | zihloba | azihlobi | ezingahlobi | zingahlobi |
| Class 11 | luyahloba, luhloba | oluhlobayo, oluhloba | luhloba | aluhlobi | olungahlobi | lungahlobi |
| Class 14 | buyahloba, buhloba | obuhlobayo, obuhloba | buhloba | abuhlobi | obungahlobi | bungahlobi |
| Class 15 | kuyahloba, kuhloba | okuhlobayo, okuhloba | kuhloba | akuhlobi | okungahlobi | kungahlobi |
| Class 17 | kuyahloba, kuhloba | okuhlobayo, okuhloba | kuhloba | akuhlobi | okungahlobi | kungahlobi |
| | 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 | ngihlobile, ngihlobē | engihlobile, engihlobē | ngihlobile, ngihlobē | angihlobanga | engingahlobanga | ngingahlobanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlobile, uhlobē | ohlobile, ohlobē | uhlobile, uhlobē | awuhlobanga | ongahlobanga | ungahlobanga |
| 1st plural | sihlobile, sihlobē | esihlobile, esihlobē | sihlobile, sihlobē | asihlobanga | esingahlobanga | singahlobanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlobile, nihlobē | enihlobile, enihlobē | nihlobile, nihlobē | anihlobanga | eningahlobanga | ningahlobanga |
| Class 1 | uhlobile, uhlobē | ohlobile, ohlobē | ehlobile, ehlobē | akahlobanga | ongahlobanga | engahlobanga |
| Class 2 | bahlobile, bahlobē | abahlobile, abahlobē | behlobile, behlobē | abahlobanga | abangahlobanga | bengahlobanga |
| Class 3 | uhlobile, uhlobē | ohlobile, ohlobē | uhlobile, uhlobē | awuhlobanga | ongahlobanga | ungahlobanga |
| Class 4 | ihlobile, ihlobē | ehlobile, ehlobē | ihlobile, ihlobē | ayihlobanga | engahlobanga | ingahlobanga |
| Class 5 | lihlobile, lihlobē | elihlobile, elihlobē | lihlobile, lihlobē | alihlobanga | elingahlobanga | lingahlobanga |
| Class 6 | ahlobile, ahlobē | ahlobile, ahlobē | ehlobile, ehlobē | awahlobanga | angahlobanga | engahlobanga |
| Class 7 | sihlobile, sihlobē | esihlobile, esihlobē | sihlobile, sihlobē | asihlobanga | esingahlobanga | singahlobanga |
| Class 8 | zihlobile, zihlobē | ezihlobile, ezihlobē | zihlobile, zihlobē | azihlobanga | ezingahlobanga | zingahlobanga |
| Class 9 | ihlobile, ihlobē | ehlobile, ehlobē | ihlobile, ihlobē | ayihlobanga | engahlobanga | ingahlobanga |
| Class 10 | zihlobile, zihlobē | ezihlobile, ezihlobē | zihlobile, zihlobē | azihlobanga | ezingahlobanga | zingahlobanga |
| Class 11 | luhlobile, luhlobē | oluhlobile, oluhlobē | luhlobile, luhlobē | aluhlobanga | olungahlobanga | lungahlobanga |
| Class 14 | buhlobile, buhlobē | obuhlobile, obuhlobē | buhlobile, buhlobē | abuhlobanga | obungahlobanga | bungahlobanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlobile, kuhlobē | okuhlobile, okuhlobē | kuhlobile, kuhlobē | akuhlobanga | okungahlobanga | kungahlobanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlobile, kuhlobē | okuhlobile, okuhlobē | kuhlobile, kuhlobē | akuhlobanga | okungahlobanga | kungahlobanga |
| | 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 | ngāhloba | engāhloba | ngāhloba | angihlobanga | engingahlobanga | ngingahlobanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhloba | owāhloba | wāhloba | awuhlobanga | ongahlobanga | ungahlobanga |
| 1st plural | sāhloba | esāhloba | sāhloba | asihlobanga | esingahlobanga | singahlobanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhloba | enāhloba | nāhloba | anihlobanga | eningahlobanga | ningahlobanga |
| Class 1 | wāhloba | owāhloba | āhloba | akahlobanga | ongahlobanga | engahlobanga |
| Class 2 | bāhloba | abāhloba | bāhloba | abahlobanga | abangahlobanga | bengahlobanga |
| Class 3 | wāhloba | owāhloba | wāhloba | awuhlobanga | ongahlobanga | ungahlobanga |
| Class 4 | yāhloba | eyāhloba | yāhloba | ayihlobanga | engahlobanga | ingahlobanga |
| Class 5 | lāhloba | elāhloba | lāhloba | alihlobanga | elingahlobanga | lingahlobanga |
| Class 6 | āhloba | āhloba | āhloba | awahlobanga | angahlobanga | engahlobanga |
| Class 7 | sāhloba | esāhloba | sāhloba | asihlobanga | esingahlobanga | singahlobanga |
| Class 8 | zāhloba | ezāhloba | zāhloba | azihlobanga | ezingahlobanga | zingahlobanga |
| Class 9 | yāhloba | eyāhloba | yāhloba | ayihlobanga | engahlobanga | ingahlobanga |
| Class 10 | zāhloba | ezāhloba | zāhloba | azihlobanga | ezingahlobanga | zingahlobanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhloba | olwāhloba | lwāhloba | aluhlobanga | olungahlobanga | lungahlobanga |
| Class 14 | bāhloba | obāhloba | bāhloba | abuhlobanga | obungahlobanga | bungahlobanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhloba | okwāhloba | kwāhloba | akuhlobanga | okungahlobanga | kungahlobanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhloba | okwāhloba | kwāhloba | akuhlobanga | okungahlobanga | kungahlobanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahloba | — | ngingahloba | ngingehlobe | — | ngingehlobe |
| 2nd singular | ungahloba | — | ungahloba | ungehlobe | — | ungehlobe |
| 1st plural | singahloba | — | singahloba | singehlobe | — | singehlobe |
| 2nd plural | ningahloba | — | ningahloba | ningehlobe | — | ningehlobe |
| Class 1 | angahloba | — | engahloba | angehlobe | — | engehlobe |
| Class 2 | bangahloba | — | bengahloba | bangehlobe | — | bengehlobe |
| Class 3 | ungahloba | — | ungahloba | ungehlobe | — | ungehlobe |
| Class 4 | ingahloba | — | ingahloba | ingehlobe | — | ingehlobe |
| Class 5 | lingahloba | — | lingahloba | lingehlobe | — | lingehlobe |
| Class 6 | angahloba | — | engahloba | angehlobe | — | engehlobe |
| Class 7 | singahloba | — | singahloba | singehlobe | — | singehlobe |
| Class 8 | zingahloba | — | zingahloba | zingehlobe | — | zingehlobe |
| Class 9 | ingahloba | — | ingahloba | ingehlobe | — | ingehlobe |
| Class 10 | zingahloba | — | zingahloba | zingehlobe | — | zingehlobe |
| Class 11 | lungahloba | — | lungahloba | lungehlobe | — | lungehlobe |
| Class 14 | bungahloba | — | bungahloba | bungehlobe | — | bungehlobe |
| Class 15 | kungahloba | — | kungahloba | kungehlobe | — | kungehlobe |
| Class 17 | kungahloba | — | kungahloba | kungehlobe | — | kungehlobe |
| | 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 | ngizohloba | engizohloba | ngizohloba | angizuhloba | engingezuhloba | ngingezuhloba |
| 2nd singular | uzohloba | ozohloba | uzohloba | awuzuhloba | ongezuhloba | ungezuhloba |
| 1st plural | sizohloba | esizohloba | sizohloba | asizuhloba | esingezuhloba | singezuhloba |
| 2nd plural | nizohloba | enizohloba | nizohloba | anizuhloba | eningezuhloba | ningezuhloba |
| Class 1 | uzohloba | ozohloba | ezohloba | akazuhloba | ongezuhloba | engezuhloba |
| Class 2 | bazohloba | abazohloba | bezohloba | abazuhloba | abangezuhloba | bengezuhloba |
| Class 3 | uzohloba | ozohloba | uzohloba | awuzuhloba | ongezuhloba | ungezuhloba |
| Class 4 | izohloba | ezohloba | izohloba | ayizuhloba | engezuhloba | ingezuhloba |
| Class 5 | lizohloba | elizohloba | lizohloba | alizuhloba | elingezuhloba | lingezuhloba |
| Class 6 | azohloba | azohloba | ezohloba | awazuhloba | angezuhloba | engezuhloba |
| Class 7 | sizohloba | esizohloba | sizohloba | asizuhloba | esingezuhloba | singezuhloba |
| Class 8 | zizohloba | ezizohloba | zizohloba | azizuhloba | ezingezuhloba | zingezuhloba |
| Class 9 | izohloba | ezohloba | izohloba | ayizuhloba | engezuhloba | ingezuhloba |
| Class 10 | zizohloba | ezizohloba | zizohloba | azizuhloba | ezingezuhloba | zingezuhloba |
| Class 11 | luzohloba | oluzohloba | luzohloba | aluzuhloba | olungezuhloba | lungezuhloba |
| Class 14 | buzohloba | obuzohloba | buzohloba | abuzuhloba | obungezuhloba | bungezuhloba |
| Class 15 | kuzohloba | okuzohloba | kuzohloba | akuzuhloba | okungezuhloba | kungezuhloba |
| Class 17 | kuzohloba | okuzohloba | kuzohloba | akuzuhloba | okungezuhloba | kungezuhloba |
| | 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 | ngiyohloba | engiyohloba | ngiyohloba | angiyuhloba | engingeyuhloba | ngingeyuhloba |
| 2nd singular | uyohloba | oyohloba | uyohloba | awuyuhloba | ongeyuhloba | ungeyuhloba |
| 1st plural | siyohloba | esiyohloba | siyohloba | asiyuhloba | esingeyuhloba | singeyuhloba |
| 2nd plural | niyohloba | eniyohloba | niyohloba | aniyuhloba | eningeyuhloba | ningeyuhloba |
| Class 1 | uyohloba | oyohloba | eyohloba | akayuhloba | ongeyuhloba | engeyuhloba |
| Class 2 | bayohloba | abayohloba | beyohloba | abayuhloba | abangeyuhloba | bengeyuhloba |
| Class 3 | uyohloba | oyohloba | uyohloba | awuyuhloba | ongeyuhloba | ungeyuhloba |
| Class 4 | iyohloba | eyohloba | iyohloba | ayiyuhloba | engeyuhloba | ingeyuhloba |
| Class 5 | liyohloba | eliyohloba | liyohloba | aliyuhloba | elingeyuhloba | lingeyuhloba |
| Class 6 | ayohloba | ayohloba | eyohloba | awayuhloba | angeyuhloba | engeyuhloba |
| Class 7 | siyohloba | esiyohloba | siyohloba | asiyuhloba | esingeyuhloba | singeyuhloba |
| Class 8 | ziyohloba | eziyohloba | ziyohloba | aziyuhloba | ezingeyuhloba | zingeyuhloba |
| Class 9 | iyohloba | eyohloba | iyohloba | ayiyuhloba | engeyuhloba | ingeyuhloba |
| Class 10 | ziyohloba | eziyohloba | ziyohloba | aziyuhloba | ezingeyuhloba | zingeyuhloba |
| Class 11 | luyohloba | oluyohloba | luyohloba | aluyuhloba | olungeyuhloba | lungeyuhloba |
| Class 14 | buyohloba | obuyohloba | buyohloba | abuyuhloba | obungeyuhloba | bungeyuhloba |
| Class 15 | kuyohloba | okuyohloba | kuyohloba | akuyuhloba | okungeyuhloba | kungeyuhloba |
| Class 17 | kuyohloba | okuyohloba | kuyohloba | akuyuhloba | okungeyuhloba | kungeyuhloba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlobe | ngingahlobi |
| 2nd singular | uhlobe | ungahlobi |
| 1st plural | sihlobe | singahlobi |
| 2nd plural | nihlobe | ningahlobi |
| Class 1 | ahlobe | angahlobi |
| Class 2 | bahlobe | bangahlobi |
| Class 3 | uhlobe | ungahlobi |
| Class 4 | ihlobe | ingahlobi |
| Class 5 | lihlobe | lingahlobi |
| Class 6 | ahlobe | angahlobi |
| Class 7 | sihlobe | singahlobi |
| Class 8 | zihlobe | zingahlobi |
| Class 9 | ihlobe | ingahlobi |
| Class 10 | zihlobe | zingahlobi |
| Class 11 | luhlobe | lungahlobi |
| Class 14 | buhlobe | bungahlobi |
| Class 15 | kuhlobe | kungahlobi |
| Class 17 | kuhlobe | kungahlobi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahloba | ngangahloba, angahloba, angangahloba |
| 2nd singular | wahloba | wangahloba, awahloba, awangahloba |
| 1st plural | sahloba | sangahloba, asahloba, asangahloba |
| 2nd plural | nahloba | nangahloba, anahloba, anangahloba |
| Class 1 | wahloba | wangahloba, akahloba, akangahloba |
| Class 2 | bahloba | bangahloba, abahloba, abangahloba |
| Class 3 | wahloba | wangahloba, awahloba, awangahloba |
| Class 4 | yahloba | yangahloba, ayahloba, ayangahloba |
| Class 5 | lahloba | langahloba, alahloba, alangahloba |
| Class 6 | ahloba | angahloba, awahloba, awangahloba |
| Class 7 | sahloba | sangahloba, asahloba, asangahloba |
| Class 8 | zahloba | zangahloba, azahloba, azangahloba |
| Class 9 | yahloba | yangahloba, ayahloba, ayangahloba |
| Class 10 | zahloba | zangahloba, azahloba, azangahloba |
| Class 11 | lwahloba | lwangahloba, alwahloba, alwangahloba |
| Class 14 | bahloba | bangahloba, abahloba, abangahloba |
| Class 15 | kwahloba | kwangahloba, akwahloba, akwangahloba |
| Class 17 | kwahloba | kwangahloba, akwahloba, akwangahloba |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hloɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hloɓa (3.9)”