# phucuza
## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from the ideophone phucu.

### Verb

-phucuza
* to polish

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphucuza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphucuza | ukungaphucuzi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phucuza | -phucuze |
| Plural | phucuzani | -phucuzeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphucuza, ngiphucuza | engiphucuzayo, engiphucuza | ngiphucuza | angiphucuzi | engingaphucuzi | ngingaphucuzi |
| 2nd singular | uyaphucuza, uphucuza | ophucuzayo, ophucuza | uphucuza | awuphucuzi | ongaphucuzi | ungaphucuzi |
| 1st plural | siyaphucuza, siphucuza | esiphucuzayo, esiphucuza | siphucuza | asiphucuzi | esingaphucuzi | singaphucuzi |
| 2nd plural | niyaphucuza, niphucuza | eniphucuzayo, eniphucuza | niphucuza | aniphucuzi | eningaphucuzi | ningaphucuzi |
| Class 1 | uyaphucuza, uphucuza | ophucuzayo, ophucuza | ephucuza | akaphucuzi | ongaphucuzi | engaphucuzi |
| Class 2 | bayaphucuza, baphucuza | abaphucuzayo, abaphucuza | bephucuza | abaphucuzi | abangaphucuzi | bengaphucuzi |
| Class 3 | uyaphucuza, uphucuza | ophucuzayo, ophucuza | uphucuza | awuphucuzi | ongaphucuzi | ungaphucuzi |
| Class 4 | iyaphucuza, iphucuza | ephucuzayo, ephucuza | iphucuza | ayiphucuzi | engaphucuzi | ingaphucuzi |
| Class 5 | liyaphucuza, liphucuza | eliphucuzayo, eliphucuza | liphucuza | aliphucuzi | elingaphucuzi | lingaphucuzi |
| Class 6 | ayaphucuza, aphucuza | aphucuzayo, aphucuza | ephucuza | awaphucuzi | angaphucuzi | engaphucuzi |
| Class 7 | siyaphucuza, siphucuza | esiphucuzayo, esiphucuza | siphucuza | asiphucuzi | esingaphucuzi | singaphucuzi |
| Class 8 | ziyaphucuza, ziphucuza | eziphucuzayo, eziphucuza | ziphucuza | aziphucuzi | ezingaphucuzi | zingaphucuzi |
| Class 9 | iyaphucuza, iphucuza | ephucuzayo, ephucuza | iphucuza | ayiphucuzi | engaphucuzi | ingaphucuzi |
| Class 10 | ziyaphucuza, ziphucuza | eziphucuzayo, eziphucuza | ziphucuza | aziphucuzi | ezingaphucuzi | zingaphucuzi |
| Class 11 | luyaphucuza, luphucuza | oluphucuzayo, oluphucuza | luphucuza | aluphucuzi | olungaphucuzi | lungaphucuzi |
| Class 14 | buyaphucuza, buphucuza | obuphucuzayo, obuphucuza | buphucuza | abuphucuzi | obungaphucuzi | bungaphucuzi |
| Class 15 | kuyaphucuza, kuphucuza | okuphucuzayo, okuphucuza | kuphucuza | akuphucuzi | okungaphucuzi | kungaphucuzi |
| Class 17 | kuyaphucuza, kuphucuza | okuphucuzayo, okuphucuza | kuphucuza | akuphucuzi | okungaphucuzi | kungaphucuzi |
| | 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 | ngiphucuzile, ngiphucuzē | engiphucuzile, engiphucuzē | ngiphucuzile, ngiphucuzē | angiphucuzanga | engingaphucuzanga | ngingaphucuzanga |
| 2nd singular | uphucuzile, uphucuzē | ophucuzile, ophucuzē | uphucuzile, uphucuzē | awuphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | ungaphucuzanga |
| 1st plural | siphucuzile, siphucuzē | esiphucuzile, esiphucuzē | siphucuzile, siphucuzē | asiphucuzanga | esingaphucuzanga | singaphucuzanga |
| 2nd plural | niphucuzile, niphucuzē | eniphucuzile, eniphucuzē | niphucuzile, niphucuzē | aniphucuzanga | eningaphucuzanga | ningaphucuzanga |
| Class 1 | uphucuzile, uphucuzē | ophucuzile, ophucuzē | ephucuzile, ephucuzē | akaphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga |
| Class 2 | baphucuzile, baphucuzē | abaphucuzile, abaphucuzē | bephucuzile, bephucuzē | abaphucuzanga | abangaphucuzanga | bengaphucuzanga |
| Class 3 | uphucuzile, uphucuzē | ophucuzile, ophucuzē | uphucuzile, uphucuzē | awuphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | ungaphucuzanga |
| Class 4 | iphucuzile, iphucuzē | ephucuzile, ephucuzē | iphucuzile, iphucuzē | ayiphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga | ingaphucuzanga |
| Class 5 | liphucuzile, liphucuzē | eliphucuzile, eliphucuzē | liphucuzile, liphucuzē | aliphucuzanga | elingaphucuzanga | lingaphucuzanga |
| Class 6 | aphucuzile, aphucuzē | aphucuzile, aphucuzē | ephucuzile, ephucuzē | awaphucuzanga | angaphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga |
| Class 7 | siphucuzile, siphucuzē | esiphucuzile, esiphucuzē | siphucuzile, siphucuzē | asiphucuzanga | esingaphucuzanga | singaphucuzanga |
| Class 8 | ziphucuzile, ziphucuzē | eziphucuzile, eziphucuzē | ziphucuzile, ziphucuzē | aziphucuzanga | ezingaphucuzanga | zingaphucuzanga |
| Class 9 | iphucuzile, iphucuzē | ephucuzile, ephucuzē | iphucuzile, iphucuzē | ayiphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga | ingaphucuzanga |
| Class 10 | ziphucuzile, ziphucuzē | eziphucuzile, eziphucuzē | ziphucuzile, ziphucuzē | aziphucuzanga | ezingaphucuzanga | zingaphucuzanga |
| Class 11 | luphucuzile, luphucuzē | oluphucuzile, oluphucuzē | luphucuzile, luphucuzē | aluphucuzanga | olungaphucuzanga | lungaphucuzanga |
| Class 14 | buphucuzile, buphucuzē | obuphucuzile, obuphucuzē | buphucuzile, buphucuzē | abuphucuzanga | obungaphucuzanga | bungaphucuzanga |
| Class 15 | kuphucuzile, kuphucuzē | okuphucuzile, okuphucuzē | kuphucuzile, kuphucuzē | akuphucuzanga | okungaphucuzanga | kungaphucuzanga |
| Class 17 | kuphucuzile, kuphucuzē | okuphucuzile, okuphucuzē | kuphucuzile, kuphucuzē | akuphucuzanga | okungaphucuzanga | kungaphucuzanga |
| | 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 | ngāphucuza | engāphucuza | ngāphucuza | angiphucuzanga | engingaphucuzanga | ngingaphucuzanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphucuza | owāphucuza | wāphucuza | awuphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | ungaphucuzanga |
| 1st plural | sāphucuza | esāphucuza | sāphucuza | asiphucuzanga | esingaphucuzanga | singaphucuzanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphucuza | enāphucuza | nāphucuza | aniphucuzanga | eningaphucuzanga | ningaphucuzanga |
| Class 1 | wāphucuza | owāphucuza | āphucuza | akaphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga |
| Class 2 | bāphucuza | abāphucuza | bāphucuza | abaphucuzanga | abangaphucuzanga | bengaphucuzanga |
| Class 3 | wāphucuza | owāphucuza | wāphucuza | awuphucuzanga | ongaphucuzanga | ungaphucuzanga |
| Class 4 | yāphucuza | eyāphucuza | yāphucuza | ayiphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga | ingaphucuzanga |
| Class 5 | lāphucuza | elāphucuza | lāphucuza | aliphucuzanga | elingaphucuzanga | lingaphucuzanga |
| Class 6 | āphucuza | āphucuza | āphucuza | awaphucuzanga | angaphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga |
| Class 7 | sāphucuza | esāphucuza | sāphucuza | asiphucuzanga | esingaphucuzanga | singaphucuzanga |
| Class 8 | zāphucuza | ezāphucuza | zāphucuza | aziphucuzanga | ezingaphucuzanga | zingaphucuzanga |
| Class 9 | yāphucuza | eyāphucuza | yāphucuza | ayiphucuzanga | engaphucuzanga | ingaphucuzanga |
| Class 10 | zāphucuza | ezāphucuza | zāphucuza | aziphucuzanga | ezingaphucuzanga | zingaphucuzanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphucuza | olwāphucuza | lwāphucuza | aluphucuzanga | olungaphucuzanga | lungaphucuzanga |
| Class 14 | bāphucuza | obāphucuza | bāphucuza | abuphucuzanga | obungaphucuzanga | bungaphucuzanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphucuza | okwāphucuza | kwāphucuza | akuphucuzanga | okungaphucuzanga | kungaphucuzanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphucuza | okwāphucuza | kwāphucuza | akuphucuzanga | okungaphucuzanga | kungaphucuzanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphucuza | — | ngingaphucuza | ngingephucuze | — | ngingephucuze |
| 2nd singular | ungaphucuza | — | ungaphucuza | ungephucuze | — | ungephucuze |
| 1st plural | singaphucuza | — | singaphucuza | singephucuze | — | singephucuze |
| 2nd plural | ningaphucuza | — | ningaphucuza | ningephucuze | — | ningephucuze |
| Class 1 | angaphucuza | — | engaphucuza | angephucuze | — | engephucuze |
| Class 2 | bangaphucuza | — | bengaphucuza | bangephucuze | — | bengephucuze |
| Class 3 | ungaphucuza | — | ungaphucuza | ungephucuze | — | ungephucuze |
| Class 4 | ingaphucuza | — | ingaphucuza | ingephucuze | — | ingephucuze |
| Class 5 | lingaphucuza | — | lingaphucuza | lingephucuze | — | lingephucuze |
| Class 6 | angaphucuza | — | engaphucuza | angephucuze | — | engephucuze |
| Class 7 | singaphucuza | — | singaphucuza | singephucuze | — | singephucuze |
| Class 8 | zingaphucuza | — | zingaphucuza | zingephucuze | — | zingephucuze |
| Class 9 | ingaphucuza | — | ingaphucuza | ingephucuze | — | ingephucuze |
| Class 10 | zingaphucuza | — | zingaphucuza | zingephucuze | — | zingephucuze |
| Class 11 | lungaphucuza | — | lungaphucuza | lungephucuze | — | lungephucuze |
| Class 14 | bungaphucuza | — | bungaphucuza | bungephucuze | — | bungephucuze |
| Class 15 | kungaphucuza | — | kungaphucuza | kungephucuze | — | kungephucuze |
| Class 17 | kungaphucuza | — | kungaphucuza | kungephucuze | — | kungephucuze |
| | 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 | ngizophucuza | engizophucuza | ngizophucuza | angizuphucuza | engingezuphucuza | ngingezuphucuza |
| 2nd singular | uzophucuza | ozophucuza | uzophucuza | awuzuphucuza | ongezuphucuza | ungezuphucuza |
| 1st plural | sizophucuza | esizophucuza | sizophucuza | asizuphucuza | esingezuphucuza | singezuphucuza |
| 2nd plural | nizophucuza | enizophucuza | nizophucuza | anizuphucuza | eningezuphucuza | ningezuphucuza |
| Class 1 | uzophucuza | ozophucuza | ezophucuza | akazuphucuza | ongezuphucuza | engezuphucuza |
| Class 2 | bazophucuza | abazophucuza | bezophucuza | abazuphucuza | abangezuphucuza | bengezuphucuza |
| Class 3 | uzophucuza | ozophucuza | uzophucuza | awuzuphucuza | ongezuphucuza | ungezuphucuza |
| Class 4 | izophucuza | ezophucuza | izophucuza | ayizuphucuza | engezuphucuza | ingezuphucuza |
| Class 5 | lizophucuza | elizophucuza | lizophucuza | alizuphucuza | elingezuphucuza | lingezuphucuza |
| Class 6 | azophucuza | azophucuza | ezophucuza | awazuphucuza | angezuphucuza | engezuphucuza |
| Class 7 | sizophucuza | esizophucuza | sizophucuza | asizuphucuza | esingezuphucuza | singezuphucuza |
| Class 8 | zizophucuza | ezizophucuza | zizophucuza | azizuphucuza | ezingezuphucuza | zingezuphucuza |
| Class 9 | izophucuza | ezophucuza | izophucuza | ayizuphucuza | engezuphucuza | ingezuphucuza |
| Class 10 | zizophucuza | ezizophucuza | zizophucuza | azizuphucuza | ezingezuphucuza | zingezuphucuza |
| Class 11 | luzophucuza | oluzophucuza | luzophucuza | aluzuphucuza | olungezuphucuza | lungezuphucuza |
| Class 14 | buzophucuza | obuzophucuza | buzophucuza | abuzuphucuza | obungezuphucuza | bungezuphucuza |
| Class 15 | kuzophucuza | okuzophucuza | kuzophucuza | akuzuphucuza | okungezuphucuza | kungezuphucuza |
| Class 17 | kuzophucuza | okuzophucuza | kuzophucuza | akuzuphucuza | okungezuphucuza | kungezuphucuza |
| | 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 | ngiyophucuza | engiyophucuza | ngiyophucuza | angiyuphucuza | engingeyuphucuza | ngingeyuphucuza |
| 2nd singular | uyophucuza | oyophucuza | uyophucuza | awuyuphucuza | ongeyuphucuza | ungeyuphucuza |
| 1st plural | siyophucuza | esiyophucuza | siyophucuza | asiyuphucuza | esingeyuphucuza | singeyuphucuza |
| 2nd plural | niyophucuza | eniyophucuza | niyophucuza | aniyuphucuza | eningeyuphucuza | ningeyuphucuza |
| Class 1 | uyophucuza | oyophucuza | eyophucuza | akayuphucuza | ongeyuphucuza | engeyuphucuza |
| Class 2 | bayophucuza | abayophucuza | beyophucuza | abayuphucuza | abangeyuphucuza | bengeyuphucuza |
| Class 3 | uyophucuza | oyophucuza | uyophucuza | awuyuphucuza | ongeyuphucuza | ungeyuphucuza |
| Class 4 | iyophucuza | eyophucuza | iyophucuza | ayiyuphucuza | engeyuphucuza | ingeyuphucuza |
| Class 5 | liyophucuza | eliyophucuza | liyophucuza | aliyuphucuza | elingeyuphucuza | lingeyuphucuza |
| Class 6 | ayophucuza | ayophucuza | eyophucuza | awayuphucuza | angeyuphucuza | engeyuphucuza |
| Class 7 | siyophucuza | esiyophucuza | siyophucuza | asiyuphucuza | esingeyuphucuza | singeyuphucuza |
| Class 8 | ziyophucuza | eziyophucuza | ziyophucuza | aziyuphucuza | ezingeyuphucuza | zingeyuphucuza |
| Class 9 | iyophucuza | eyophucuza | iyophucuza | ayiyuphucuza | engeyuphucuza | ingeyuphucuza |
| Class 10 | ziyophucuza | eziyophucuza | ziyophucuza | aziyuphucuza | ezingeyuphucuza | zingeyuphucuza |
| Class 11 | luyophucuza | oluyophucuza | luyophucuza | aluyuphucuza | olungeyuphucuza | lungeyuphucuza |
| Class 14 | buyophucuza | obuyophucuza | buyophucuza | abuyuphucuza | obungeyuphucuza | bungeyuphucuza |
| Class 15 | kuyophucuza | okuyophucuza | kuyophucuza | akuyuphucuza | okungeyuphucuza | kungeyuphucuza |
| Class 17 | kuyophucuza | okuyophucuza | kuyophucuza | akuyuphucuza | okungeyuphucuza | kungeyuphucuza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphucuze | ngingaphucuzi |
| 2nd singular | uphucuze | ungaphucuzi |
| 1st plural | siphucuze | singaphucuzi |
| 2nd plural | niphucuze | ningaphucuzi |
| Class 1 | aphucuze | angaphucuzi |
| Class 2 | baphucuze | bangaphucuzi |
| Class 3 | uphucuze | ungaphucuzi |
| Class 4 | iphucuze | ingaphucuzi |
| Class 5 | liphucuze | lingaphucuzi |
| Class 6 | aphucuze | angaphucuzi |
| Class 7 | siphucuze | singaphucuzi |
| Class 8 | ziphucuze | zingaphucuzi |
| Class 9 | iphucuze | ingaphucuzi |
| Class 10 | ziphucuze | zingaphucuzi |
| Class 11 | luphucuze | lungaphucuzi |
| Class 14 | buphucuze | bungaphucuzi |
| Class 15 | kuphucuze | kungaphucuzi |
| Class 17 | kuphucuze | kungaphucuzi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphucuza | ngangaphucuza, angaphucuza, angangaphucuza |
| 2nd singular | waphucuza | wangaphucuza, awaphucuza, awangaphucuza |
| 1st plural | saphucuza | sangaphucuza, asaphucuza, asangaphucuza |
| 2nd plural | naphucuza | nangaphucuza, anaphucuza, anangaphucuza |
| Class 1 | waphucuza | wangaphucuza, akaphucuza, akangaphucuza |
| Class 2 | baphucuza | bangaphucuza, abaphucuza, abangaphucuza |
| Class 3 | waphucuza | wangaphucuza, awaphucuza, awangaphucuza |
| Class 4 | yaphucuza | yangaphucuza, ayaphucuza, ayangaphucuza |
| Class 5 | laphucuza | langaphucuza, alaphucuza, alangaphucuza |
| Class 6 | aphucuza | angaphucuza, awaphucuza, awangaphucuza |
| Class 7 | saphucuza | sangaphucuza, asaphucuza, asangaphucuza |
| Class 8 | zaphucuza | zangaphucuza, azaphucuza, azangaphucuza |
| Class 9 | yaphucuza | yangaphucuza, ayaphucuza, ayangaphucuza |
| Class 10 | zaphucuza | zangaphucuza, azaphucuza, azangaphucuza |
| Class 11 | lwaphucuza | lwangaphucuza, alwaphucuza, alwangaphucuza |
| Class 14 | baphucuza | bangaphucuza, abaphucuza, abangaphucuza |
| Class 15 | kwaphucuza | kwangaphucuza, akwaphucuza, akwangaphucuza |
| Class 17 | kwaphucuza | kwangaphucuza, akwaphucuza, akwangaphucuza |

### References

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