# ncomeka
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ncoma +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-ncomeka$^?$
* (intransitive) to be admirable, to be impressive
* (intransitive) to be commendable, to be creditable

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuncomeka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuncomeka | ukungancomeki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ncomeka | -ncomeke |
| Plural | ncomekani | -ncomekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyancomeka, ngincomeka | engincomekayo, engincomeka | ngincomeka | angincomeki | engingancomeki | ngingancomeki |
| 2nd singular | uyancomeka, uncomeka | oncomekayo, oncomeka | uncomeka | awuncomeki | ongancomeki | ungancomeki |
| 1st plural | siyancomeka, sincomeka | esincomekayo, esincomeka | sincomeka | asincomeki | esingancomeki | singancomeki |
| 2nd plural | niyancomeka, nincomeka | enincomekayo, enincomeka | nincomeka | anincomeki | eningancomeki | ningancomeki |
| Class 1 | uyancomeka, uncomeka | oncomekayo, oncomeka | encomeka | akancomeki | ongancomeki | engancomeki |
| Class 2 | bayancomeka, bancomeka | abancomekayo, abancomeka | bencomeka | abancomeki | abangancomeki | bengancomeki |
| Class 3 | uyancomeka, uncomeka | oncomekayo, oncomeka | uncomeka | awuncomeki | ongancomeki | ungancomeki |
| Class 4 | iyancomeka, incomeka | encomekayo, encomeka | incomeka | ayincomeki | engancomeki | ingancomeki |
| Class 5 | liyancomeka, lincomeka | elincomekayo, elincomeka | lincomeka | alincomeki | elingancomeki | lingancomeki |
| Class 6 | ayancomeka, ancomeka | ancomekayo, ancomeka | encomeka | awancomeki | angancomeki | engancomeki |
| Class 7 | siyancomeka, sincomeka | esincomekayo, esincomeka | sincomeka | asincomeki | esingancomeki | singancomeki |
| Class 8 | ziyancomeka, zincomeka | ezincomekayo, ezincomeka | zincomeka | azincomeki | ezingancomeki | zingancomeki |
| Class 9 | iyancomeka, incomeka | encomekayo, encomeka | incomeka | ayincomeki | engancomeki | ingancomeki |
| Class 10 | ziyancomeka, zincomeka | ezincomekayo, ezincomeka | zincomeka | azincomeki | ezingancomeki | zingancomeki |
| Class 11 | luyancomeka, luncomeka | oluncomekayo, oluncomeka | luncomeka | aluncomeki | olungancomeki | lungancomeki |
| Class 14 | buyancomeka, buncomeka | obuncomekayo, obuncomeka | buncomeka | abuncomeki | obungancomeki | bungancomeki |
| Class 15 | kuyancomeka, kuncomeka | okuncomekayo, okuncomeka | kuncomeka | akuncomeki | okungancomeki | kungancomeki |
| Class 17 | kuyancomeka, kuncomeka | okuncomekayo, okuncomeka | kuncomeka | akuncomeki | okungancomeki | kungancomeki |
| | 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 | ngincomekile, ngincomekē | engincomekile, engincomekē | ngincomekile, ngincomekē | angincomekanga | engingancomekanga | ngingancomekanga |
| 2nd singular | uncomekile, uncomekē | oncomekile, oncomekē | uncomekile, uncomekē | awuncomekanga | ongancomekanga | ungancomekanga |
| 1st plural | sincomekile, sincomekē | esincomekile, esincomekē | sincomekile, sincomekē | asincomekanga | esingancomekanga | singancomekanga |
| 2nd plural | nincomekile, nincomekē | enincomekile, enincomekē | nincomekile, nincomekē | anincomekanga | eningancomekanga | ningancomekanga |
| Class 1 | uncomekile, uncomekē | oncomekile, oncomekē | encomekile, encomekē | akancomekanga | ongancomekanga | engancomekanga |
| Class 2 | bancomekile, bancomekē | abancomekile, abancomekē | bencomekile, bencomekē | abancomekanga | abangancomekanga | bengancomekanga |
| Class 3 | uncomekile, uncomekē | oncomekile, oncomekē | uncomekile, uncomekē | awuncomekanga | ongancomekanga | ungancomekanga |
| Class 4 | incomekile, incomekē | encomekile, encomekē | incomekile, incomekē | ayincomekanga | engancomekanga | ingancomekanga |
| Class 5 | lincomekile, lincomekē | elincomekile, elincomekē | lincomekile, lincomekē | alincomekanga | elingancomekanga | lingancomekanga |
| Class 6 | ancomekile, ancomekē | ancomekile, ancomekē | encomekile, encomekē | awancomekanga | angancomekanga | engancomekanga |
| Class 7 | sincomekile, sincomekē | esincomekile, esincomekē | sincomekile, sincomekē | asincomekanga | esingancomekanga | singancomekanga |
| Class 8 | zincomekile, zincomekē | ezincomekile, ezincomekē | zincomekile, zincomekē | azincomekanga | ezingancomekanga | zingancomekanga |
| Class 9 | incomekile, incomekē | encomekile, encomekē | incomekile, incomekē | ayincomekanga | engancomekanga | ingancomekanga |
| Class 10 | zincomekile, zincomekē | ezincomekile, ezincomekē | zincomekile, zincomekē | azincomekanga | ezingancomekanga | zingancomekanga |
| Class 11 | luncomekile, luncomekē | oluncomekile, oluncomekē | luncomekile, luncomekē | aluncomekanga | olungancomekanga | lungancomekanga |
| Class 14 | buncomekile, buncomekē | obuncomekile, obuncomekē | buncomekile, buncomekē | abuncomekanga | obungancomekanga | bungancomekanga |
| Class 15 | kuncomekile, kuncomekē | okuncomekile, okuncomekē | kuncomekile, kuncomekē | akuncomekanga | okungancomekanga | kungancomekanga |
| Class 17 | kuncomekile, kuncomekē | okuncomekile, okuncomekē | kuncomekile, kuncomekē | akuncomekanga | okungancomekanga | kungancomekanga |
| | 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 | ngāncomeka | engāncomeka | ngāncomeka | angincomekanga | engingancomekanga | ngingancomekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāncomeka | owāncomeka | wāncomeka | awuncomekanga | ongancomekanga | ungancomekanga |
| 1st plural | sāncomeka | esāncomeka | sāncomeka | asincomekanga | esingancomekanga | singancomekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāncomeka | enāncomeka | nāncomeka | anincomekanga | eningancomekanga | ningancomekanga |
| Class 1 | wāncomeka | owāncomeka | āncomeka | akancomekanga | ongancomekanga | engancomekanga |
| Class 2 | bāncomeka | abāncomeka | bāncomeka | abancomekanga | abangancomekanga | bengancomekanga |
| Class 3 | wāncomeka | owāncomeka | wāncomeka | awuncomekanga | ongancomekanga | ungancomekanga |
| Class 4 | yāncomeka | eyāncomeka | yāncomeka | ayincomekanga | engancomekanga | ingancomekanga |
| Class 5 | lāncomeka | elāncomeka | lāncomeka | alincomekanga | elingancomekanga | lingancomekanga |
| Class 6 | āncomeka | āncomeka | āncomeka | awancomekanga | angancomekanga | engancomekanga |
| Class 7 | sāncomeka | esāncomeka | sāncomeka | asincomekanga | esingancomekanga | singancomekanga |
| Class 8 | zāncomeka | ezāncomeka | zāncomeka | azincomekanga | ezingancomekanga | zingancomekanga |
| Class 9 | yāncomeka | eyāncomeka | yāncomeka | ayincomekanga | engancomekanga | ingancomekanga |
| Class 10 | zāncomeka | ezāncomeka | zāncomeka | azincomekanga | ezingancomekanga | zingancomekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāncomeka | olwāncomeka | lwāncomeka | aluncomekanga | olungancomekanga | lungancomekanga |
| Class 14 | bāncomeka | obāncomeka | bāncomeka | abuncomekanga | obungancomekanga | bungancomekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāncomeka | okwāncomeka | kwāncomeka | akuncomekanga | okungancomekanga | kungancomekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāncomeka | okwāncomeka | kwāncomeka | akuncomekanga | okungancomekanga | kungancomekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingancomeka | — | ngingancomeka | ngingencomeke | — | ngingencomeke |
| 2nd singular | ungancomeka | — | ungancomeka | ungencomeke | — | ungencomeke |
| 1st plural | singancomeka | — | singancomeka | singencomeke | — | singencomeke |
| 2nd plural | ningancomeka | — | ningancomeka | ningencomeke | — | ningencomeke |
| Class 1 | angancomeka | — | engancomeka | angencomeke | — | engencomeke |
| Class 2 | bangancomeka | — | bengancomeka | bangencomeke | — | bengencomeke |
| Class 3 | ungancomeka | — | ungancomeka | ungencomeke | — | ungencomeke |
| Class 4 | ingancomeka | — | ingancomeka | ingencomeke | — | ingencomeke |
| Class 5 | lingancomeka | — | lingancomeka | lingencomeke | — | lingencomeke |
| Class 6 | angancomeka | — | engancomeka | angencomeke | — | engencomeke |
| Class 7 | singancomeka | — | singancomeka | singencomeke | — | singencomeke |
| Class 8 | zingancomeka | — | zingancomeka | zingencomeke | — | zingencomeke |
| Class 9 | ingancomeka | — | ingancomeka | ingencomeke | — | ingencomeke |
| Class 10 | zingancomeka | — | zingancomeka | zingencomeke | — | zingencomeke |
| Class 11 | lungancomeka | — | lungancomeka | lungencomeke | — | lungencomeke |
| Class 14 | bungancomeka | — | bungancomeka | bungencomeke | — | bungencomeke |
| Class 15 | kungancomeka | — | kungancomeka | kungencomeke | — | kungencomeke |
| Class 17 | kungancomeka | — | kungancomeka | kungencomeke | — | kungencomeke |
| | 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 | ngizoncomeka | engizoncomeka | ngizoncomeka | angizuncomeka | engingezuncomeka | ngingezuncomeka |
| 2nd singular | uzoncomeka | ozoncomeka | uzoncomeka | awuzuncomeka | ongezuncomeka | ungezuncomeka |
| 1st plural | sizoncomeka | esizoncomeka | sizoncomeka | asizuncomeka | esingezuncomeka | singezuncomeka |
| 2nd plural | nizoncomeka | enizoncomeka | nizoncomeka | anizuncomeka | eningezuncomeka | ningezuncomeka |
| Class 1 | uzoncomeka | ozoncomeka | ezoncomeka | akazuncomeka | ongezuncomeka | engezuncomeka |
| Class 2 | bazoncomeka | abazoncomeka | bezoncomeka | abazuncomeka | abangezuncomeka | bengezuncomeka |
| Class 3 | uzoncomeka | ozoncomeka | uzoncomeka | awuzuncomeka | ongezuncomeka | ungezuncomeka |
| Class 4 | izoncomeka | ezoncomeka | izoncomeka | ayizuncomeka | engezuncomeka | ingezuncomeka |
| Class 5 | lizoncomeka | elizoncomeka | lizoncomeka | alizuncomeka | elingezuncomeka | lingezuncomeka |
| Class 6 | azoncomeka | azoncomeka | ezoncomeka | awazuncomeka | angezuncomeka | engezuncomeka |
| Class 7 | sizoncomeka | esizoncomeka | sizoncomeka | asizuncomeka | esingezuncomeka | singezuncomeka |
| Class 8 | zizoncomeka | ezizoncomeka | zizoncomeka | azizuncomeka | ezingezuncomeka | zingezuncomeka |
| Class 9 | izoncomeka | ezoncomeka | izoncomeka | ayizuncomeka | engezuncomeka | ingezuncomeka |
| Class 10 | zizoncomeka | ezizoncomeka | zizoncomeka | azizuncomeka | ezingezuncomeka | zingezuncomeka |
| Class 11 | luzoncomeka | oluzoncomeka | luzoncomeka | aluzuncomeka | olungezuncomeka | lungezuncomeka |
| Class 14 | buzoncomeka | obuzoncomeka | buzoncomeka | abuzuncomeka | obungezuncomeka | bungezuncomeka |
| Class 15 | kuzoncomeka | okuzoncomeka | kuzoncomeka | akuzuncomeka | okungezuncomeka | kungezuncomeka |
| Class 17 | kuzoncomeka | okuzoncomeka | kuzoncomeka | akuzuncomeka | okungezuncomeka | kungezuncomeka |
| | 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 | ngiyoncomeka | engiyoncomeka | ngiyoncomeka | angiyuncomeka | engingeyuncomeka | ngingeyuncomeka |
| 2nd singular | uyoncomeka | oyoncomeka | uyoncomeka | awuyuncomeka | ongeyuncomeka | ungeyuncomeka |
| 1st plural | siyoncomeka | esiyoncomeka | siyoncomeka | asiyuncomeka | esingeyuncomeka | singeyuncomeka |
| 2nd plural | niyoncomeka | eniyoncomeka | niyoncomeka | aniyuncomeka | eningeyuncomeka | ningeyuncomeka |
| Class 1 | uyoncomeka | oyoncomeka | eyoncomeka | akayuncomeka | ongeyuncomeka | engeyuncomeka |
| Class 2 | bayoncomeka | abayoncomeka | beyoncomeka | abayuncomeka | abangeyuncomeka | bengeyuncomeka |
| Class 3 | uyoncomeka | oyoncomeka | uyoncomeka | awuyuncomeka | ongeyuncomeka | ungeyuncomeka |
| Class 4 | iyoncomeka | eyoncomeka | iyoncomeka | ayiyuncomeka | engeyuncomeka | ingeyuncomeka |
| Class 5 | liyoncomeka | eliyoncomeka | liyoncomeka | aliyuncomeka | elingeyuncomeka | lingeyuncomeka |
| Class 6 | ayoncomeka | ayoncomeka | eyoncomeka | awayuncomeka | angeyuncomeka | engeyuncomeka |
| Class 7 | siyoncomeka | esiyoncomeka | siyoncomeka | asiyuncomeka | esingeyuncomeka | singeyuncomeka |
| Class 8 | ziyoncomeka | eziyoncomeka | ziyoncomeka | aziyuncomeka | ezingeyuncomeka | zingeyuncomeka |
| Class 9 | iyoncomeka | eyoncomeka | iyoncomeka | ayiyuncomeka | engeyuncomeka | ingeyuncomeka |
| Class 10 | ziyoncomeka | eziyoncomeka | ziyoncomeka | aziyuncomeka | ezingeyuncomeka | zingeyuncomeka |
| Class 11 | luyoncomeka | oluyoncomeka | luyoncomeka | aluyuncomeka | olungeyuncomeka | lungeyuncomeka |
| Class 14 | buyoncomeka | obuyoncomeka | buyoncomeka | abuyuncomeka | obungeyuncomeka | bungeyuncomeka |
| Class 15 | kuyoncomeka | okuyoncomeka | kuyoncomeka | akuyuncomeka | okungeyuncomeka | kungeyuncomeka |
| Class 17 | kuyoncomeka | okuyoncomeka | kuyoncomeka | akuyuncomeka | okungeyuncomeka | kungeyuncomeka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngincomeke | ngingancomeki |
| 2nd singular | uncomeke | ungancomeki |
| 1st plural | sincomeke | singancomeki |
| 2nd plural | nincomeke | ningancomeki |
| Class 1 | ancomeke | angancomeki |
| Class 2 | bancomeke | bangancomeki |
| Class 3 | uncomeke | ungancomeki |
| Class 4 | incomeke | ingancomeki |
| Class 5 | lincomeke | lingancomeki |
| Class 6 | ancomeke | angancomeki |
| Class 7 | sincomeke | singancomeki |
| Class 8 | zincomeke | zingancomeki |
| Class 9 | incomeke | ingancomeki |
| Class 10 | zincomeke | zingancomeki |
| Class 11 | luncomeke | lungancomeki |
| Class 14 | buncomeke | bungancomeki |
| Class 15 | kuncomeke | kungancomeki |
| Class 17 | kuncomeke | kungancomeki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngancomeka | ngangancomeka, angancomeka, angangancomeka |
| 2nd singular | wancomeka | wangancomeka, awancomeka, awangancomeka |
| 1st plural | sancomeka | sangancomeka, asancomeka, asangancomeka |
| 2nd plural | nancomeka | nangancomeka, anancomeka, anangancomeka |
| Class 1 | wancomeka | wangancomeka, akancomeka, akangancomeka |
| Class 2 | bancomeka | bangancomeka, abancomeka, abangancomeka |
| Class 3 | wancomeka | wangancomeka, awancomeka, awangancomeka |
| Class 4 | yancomeka | yangancomeka, ayancomeka, ayangancomeka |
| Class 5 | lancomeka | langancomeka, alancomeka, alangancomeka |
| Class 6 | ancomeka | angancomeka, awancomeka, awangancomeka |
| Class 7 | sancomeka | sangancomeka, asancomeka, asangancomeka |
| Class 8 | zancomeka | zangancomeka, azancomeka, azangancomeka |
| Class 9 | yancomeka | yangancomeka, ayancomeka, ayangancomeka |
| Class 10 | zancomeka | zangancomeka, azancomeka, azangancomeka |
| Class 11 | lwancomeka | lwangancomeka, alwancomeka, alwangancomeka |
| Class 14 | bancomeka | bangancomeka, abancomeka, abangancomeka |
| Class 15 | kwancomeka | kwangancomeka, akwancomeka, akwangancomeka |
| Class 17 | kwancomeka | kwangancomeka, akwancomeka, akwangancomeka |