# bonwa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bona +‎ -wa.

### Verb

-bônwa
* (intransitive) to be seen

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukubonwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubonwa | ukungabonwa |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bonwa | -bonwe |
| Plural | bonwani | -bonweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabonwa, ngibonwa | engibonwayo, engibonwa | ngibonwa | angibonwa | engingabonwa | ngingabonwa |
| 2nd singular | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ubonwa | awubonwa | ongabonwa | ungabonwa |
| 1st plural | siyabonwa, sibonwa | esibonwayo, esibonwa | sibonwa | asibonwa | esingabonwa | singabonwa |
| 2nd plural | niyabonwa, nibonwa | enibonwayo, enibonwa | nibonwa | anibonwa | eningabonwa | ningabonwa |
| Class 1 | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ebonwa | akabonwa | ongabonwa | engabonwa |
| Class 2 | bayabonwa, babonwa | ababonwayo, ababonwa | bebonwa | ababonwa | abangabonwa | bengabonwa |
| Class 3 | uyabonwa, ubonwa | obonwayo, obonwa | ubonwa | awubonwa | ongabonwa | ungabonwa |
| Class 4 | iyabonwa, ibonwa | ebonwayo, ebonwa | ibonwa | ayibonwa | engabonwa | ingabonwa |
| Class 5 | liyabonwa, libonwa | elibonwayo, elibonwa | libonwa | alibonwa | elingabonwa | lingabonwa |
| Class 6 | ayabonwa, abonwa | abonwayo, abonwa | ebonwa | awabonwa | angabonwa | engabonwa |
| Class 7 | siyabonwa, sibonwa | esibonwayo, esibonwa | sibonwa | asibonwa | esingabonwa | singabonwa |
| Class 8 | ziyabonwa, zibonwa | ezibonwayo, ezibonwa | zibonwa | azibonwa | ezingabonwa | zingabonwa |
| Class 9 | iyabonwa, ibonwa | ebonwayo, ebonwa | ibonwa | ayibonwa | engabonwa | ingabonwa |
| Class 10 | ziyabonwa, zibonwa | ezibonwayo, ezibonwa | zibonwa | azibonwa | ezingabonwa | zingabonwa |
| Class 11 | luyabonwa, lubonwa | olubonwayo, olubonwa | lubonwa | alubonwa | olungabonwa | lungabonwa |
| Class 14 | buyabonwa, bubonwa | obubonwayo, obubonwa | bubonwa | abubonwa | obungabonwa | bungabonwa |
| Class 15 | kuyabonwa, kubonwa | okubonwayo, okubonwa | kubonwa | akubonwa | okungabonwa | kungabonwa |
| Class 17 | kuyabonwa, kubonwa | okubonwayo, okubonwa | kubonwa | akubonwa | okungabonwa | kungabonwa |
| | 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 | ngiboniwe, ngibonwē | engiboniwe, engibonwē | ngiboniwe, ngibonwē | angibonwanga | engingabonwanga | ngingabonwanga |
| 2nd singular | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | uboniwe, ubonwē | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| 1st plural | siboniwe, sibonwē | esiboniwe, esibonwē | siboniwe, sibonwē | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| 2nd plural | niboniwe, nibonwē | eniboniwe, enibonwē | niboniwe, nibonwē | anibonwanga | eningabonwanga | ningabonwanga |
| Class 1 | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | akabonwanga | ongabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| Class 2 | baboniwe, babonwē | ababoniwe, ababonwē | beboniwe, bebonwē | ababonwanga | abangabonwanga | bengabonwanga |
| Class 3 | uboniwe, ubonwē | oboniwe, obonwē | uboniwe, ubonwē | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| Class 4 | iboniwe, ibonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | iboniwe, ibonwē | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| Class 5 | liboniwe, libonwē | eliboniwe, elibonwē | liboniwe, libonwē | alibonwanga | elingabonwanga | lingabonwanga |
| Class 6 | aboniwe, abonwē | aboniwe, abonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | awabonwanga | angabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| Class 7 | siboniwe, sibonwē | esiboniwe, esibonwē | siboniwe, sibonwē | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| Class 8 | ziboniwe, zibonwē | eziboniwe, ezibonwē | ziboniwe, zibonwē | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| Class 9 | iboniwe, ibonwē | eboniwe, ebonwē | iboniwe, ibonwē | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| Class 10 | ziboniwe, zibonwē | eziboniwe, ezibonwē | ziboniwe, zibonwē | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| Class 11 | luboniwe, lubonwē | oluboniwe, olubonwē | luboniwe, lubonwē | alubonwanga | olungabonwanga | lungabonwanga |
| Class 14 | buboniwe, bubonwē | obuboniwe, obubonwē | buboniwe, bubonwē | abubonwanga | obungabonwanga | bungabonwanga |
| Class 15 | kuboniwe, kubonwē | okuboniwe, okubonwē | kuboniwe, kubonwē | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| Class 17 | kuboniwe, kubonwē | okuboniwe, okubonwē | kuboniwe, kubonwē | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| | 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 | ngābonwa | engābonwa | ngābonwa | angibonwanga | engingabonwanga | ngingabonwanga |
| 2nd singular | wābonwa | owābonwa | wābonwa | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| 1st plural | sābonwa | esābonwa | sābonwa | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| 2nd plural | nābonwa | enābonwa | nābonwa | anibonwanga | eningabonwanga | ningabonwanga |
| Class 1 | wābonwa | owābonwa | ābonwa | akabonwanga | ongabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| Class 2 | bābonwa | abābonwa | bābonwa | ababonwanga | abangabonwanga | bengabonwanga |
| Class 3 | wābonwa | owābonwa | wābonwa | awubonwanga | ongabonwanga | ungabonwanga |
| Class 4 | yābonwa | eyābonwa | yābonwa | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| Class 5 | lābonwa | elābonwa | lābonwa | alibonwanga | elingabonwanga | lingabonwanga |
| Class 6 | ābonwa | ābonwa | ābonwa | awabonwanga | angabonwanga | engabonwanga |
| Class 7 | sābonwa | esābonwa | sābonwa | asibonwanga | esingabonwanga | singabonwanga |
| Class 8 | zābonwa | ezābonwa | zābonwa | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| Class 9 | yābonwa | eyābonwa | yābonwa | ayibonwanga | engabonwanga | ingabonwanga |
| Class 10 | zābonwa | ezābonwa | zābonwa | azibonwanga | ezingabonwanga | zingabonwanga |
| Class 11 | lwābonwa | olwābonwa | lwābonwa | alubonwanga | olungabonwanga | lungabonwanga |
| Class 14 | bābonwa | obābonwa | bābonwa | abubonwanga | obungabonwanga | bungabonwanga |
| Class 15 | kwābonwa | okwābonwa | kwābonwa | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| Class 17 | kwābonwa | okwābonwa | kwābonwa | akubonwanga | okungabonwanga | kungabonwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabonwa | — | ngingabonwa | ngingebonwe | — | ngingebonwe |
| 2nd singular | ungabonwa | — | ungabonwa | ungebonwe | — | ungebonwe |
| 1st plural | singabonwa | — | singabonwa | singebonwe | — | singebonwe |
| 2nd plural | ningabonwa | — | ningabonwa | ningebonwe | — | ningebonwe |
| Class 1 | angabonwa | — | engabonwa | angebonwe | — | engebonwe |
| Class 2 | bangabonwa | — | bengabonwa | bangebonwe | — | bengebonwe |
| Class 3 | ungabonwa | — | ungabonwa | ungebonwe | — | ungebonwe |
| Class 4 | ingabonwa | — | ingabonwa | ingebonwe | — | ingebonwe |
| Class 5 | lingabonwa | — | lingabonwa | lingebonwe | — | lingebonwe |
| Class 6 | angabonwa | — | engabonwa | angebonwe | — | engebonwe |
| Class 7 | singabonwa | — | singabonwa | singebonwe | — | singebonwe |
| Class 8 | zingabonwa | — | zingabonwa | zingebonwe | — | zingebonwe |
| Class 9 | ingabonwa | — | ingabonwa | ingebonwe | — | ingebonwe |
| Class 10 | zingabonwa | — | zingabonwa | zingebonwe | — | zingebonwe |
| Class 11 | lungabonwa | — | lungabonwa | lungebonwe | — | lungebonwe |
| Class 14 | bungabonwa | — | bungabonwa | bungebonwe | — | bungebonwe |
| Class 15 | kungabonwa | — | kungabonwa | kungebonwe | — | kungebonwe |
| Class 17 | kungabonwa | — | kungabonwa | kungebonwe | — | kungebonwe |
| | 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 | ngizobonwa | engizobonwa | ngizobonwa | angizubonwa | engingezubonwa | ngingezubonwa |
| 2nd singular | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | uzobonwa | awuzubonwa | ongezubonwa | ungezubonwa |
| 1st plural | sizobonwa | esizobonwa | sizobonwa | asizubonwa | esingezubonwa | singezubonwa |
| 2nd plural | nizobonwa | enizobonwa | nizobonwa | anizubonwa | eningezubonwa | ningezubonwa |
| Class 1 | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | ezobonwa | akazubonwa | ongezubonwa | engezubonwa |
| Class 2 | bazobonwa | abazobonwa | bezobonwa | abazubonwa | abangezubonwa | bengezubonwa |
| Class 3 | uzobonwa | ozobonwa | uzobonwa | awuzubonwa | ongezubonwa | ungezubonwa |
| Class 4 | izobonwa | ezobonwa | izobonwa | ayizubonwa | engezubonwa | ingezubonwa |
| Class 5 | lizobonwa | elizobonwa | lizobonwa | alizubonwa | elingezubonwa | lingezubonwa |
| Class 6 | azobonwa | azobonwa | ezobonwa | awazubonwa | angezubonwa | engezubonwa |
| Class 7 | sizobonwa | esizobonwa | sizobonwa | asizubonwa | esingezubonwa | singezubonwa |
| Class 8 | zizobonwa | ezizobonwa | zizobonwa | azizubonwa | ezingezubonwa | zingezubonwa |
| Class 9 | izobonwa | ezobonwa | izobonwa | ayizubonwa | engezubonwa | ingezubonwa |
| Class 10 | zizobonwa | ezizobonwa | zizobonwa | azizubonwa | ezingezubonwa | zingezubonwa |
| Class 11 | luzobonwa | oluzobonwa | luzobonwa | aluzubonwa | olungezubonwa | lungezubonwa |
| Class 14 | buzobonwa | obuzobonwa | buzobonwa | abuzubonwa | obungezubonwa | bungezubonwa |
| Class 15 | kuzobonwa | okuzobonwa | kuzobonwa | akuzubonwa | okungezubonwa | kungezubonwa |
| Class 17 | kuzobonwa | okuzobonwa | kuzobonwa | akuzubonwa | okungezubonwa | kungezubonwa |
| | 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 | ngiyobonwa | engiyobonwa | ngiyobonwa | angiyubonwa | engingeyubonwa | ngingeyubonwa |
| 2nd singular | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | uyobonwa | awuyubonwa | ongeyubonwa | ungeyubonwa |
| 1st plural | siyobonwa | esiyobonwa | siyobonwa | asiyubonwa | esingeyubonwa | singeyubonwa |
| 2nd plural | niyobonwa | eniyobonwa | niyobonwa | aniyubonwa | eningeyubonwa | ningeyubonwa |
| Class 1 | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | eyobonwa | akayubonwa | ongeyubonwa | engeyubonwa |
| Class 2 | bayobonwa | abayobonwa | beyobonwa | abayubonwa | abangeyubonwa | bengeyubonwa |
| Class 3 | uyobonwa | oyobonwa | uyobonwa | awuyubonwa | ongeyubonwa | ungeyubonwa |
| Class 4 | iyobonwa | eyobonwa | iyobonwa | ayiyubonwa | engeyubonwa | ingeyubonwa |
| Class 5 | liyobonwa | eliyobonwa | liyobonwa | aliyubonwa | elingeyubonwa | lingeyubonwa |
| Class 6 | ayobonwa | ayobonwa | eyobonwa | awayubonwa | angeyubonwa | engeyubonwa |
| Class 7 | siyobonwa | esiyobonwa | siyobonwa | asiyubonwa | esingeyubonwa | singeyubonwa |
| Class 8 | ziyobonwa | eziyobonwa | ziyobonwa | aziyubonwa | ezingeyubonwa | zingeyubonwa |
| Class 9 | iyobonwa | eyobonwa | iyobonwa | ayiyubonwa | engeyubonwa | ingeyubonwa |
| Class 10 | ziyobonwa | eziyobonwa | ziyobonwa | aziyubonwa | ezingeyubonwa | zingeyubonwa |
| Class 11 | luyobonwa | oluyobonwa | luyobonwa | aluyubonwa | olungeyubonwa | lungeyubonwa |
| Class 14 | buyobonwa | obuyobonwa | buyobonwa | abuyubonwa | obungeyubonwa | bungeyubonwa |
| Class 15 | kuyobonwa | okuyobonwa | kuyobonwa | akuyubonwa | okungeyubonwa | kungeyubonwa |
| Class 17 | kuyobonwa | okuyobonwa | kuyobonwa | akuyubonwa | okungeyubonwa | kungeyubonwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibonwe | ngingabonwa |
| 2nd singular | ubonwe | ungabonwa |
| 1st plural | sibonwe | singabonwa |
| 2nd plural | nibonwe | ningabonwa |
| Class 1 | abonwe | angabonwa |
| Class 2 | babonwe | bangabonwa |
| Class 3 | ubonwe | ungabonwa |
| Class 4 | ibonwe | ingabonwa |
| Class 5 | libonwe | lingabonwa |
| Class 6 | abonwe | angabonwa |
| Class 7 | sibonwe | singabonwa |
| Class 8 | zibonwe | zingabonwa |
| Class 9 | ibonwe | ingabonwa |
| Class 10 | zibonwe | zingabonwa |
| Class 11 | lubonwe | lungabonwa |
| Class 14 | bubonwe | bungabonwa |
| Class 15 | kubonwe | kungabonwa |
| Class 17 | kubonwe | kungabonwa |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabonwa | ngangabonwa, angabonwa, angangabonwa |
| 2nd singular | wabonwa | wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa |
| 1st plural | sabonwa | sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa |
| 2nd plural | nabonwa | nangabonwa, anabonwa, anangabonwa |
| Class 1 | wabonwa | wangabonwa, akabonwa, akangabonwa |
| Class 2 | babonwa | bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa |
| Class 3 | wabonwa | wangabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa |
| Class 4 | yabonwa | yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa |
| Class 5 | labonwa | langabonwa, alabonwa, alangabonwa |
| Class 6 | abonwa | angabonwa, awabonwa, awangabonwa |
| Class 7 | sabonwa | sangabonwa, asabonwa, asangabonwa |
| Class 8 | zabonwa | zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa |
| Class 9 | yabonwa | yangabonwa, ayabonwa, ayangabonwa |
| Class 10 | zabonwa | zangabonwa, azabonwa, azangabonwa |
| Class 11 | lwabonwa | lwangabonwa, alwabonwa, alwangabonwa |
| Class 14 | babonwa | bangabonwa, ababonwa, abangabonwa |
| Class 15 | kwabonwa | kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa |
| Class 17 | kwabonwa | kwangabonwa, akwabonwa, akwangabonwa |