# kleza
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /kxeːza/

### Verb

-kleza
* (transitive) to straighten out (hair, cloth, etc.)
* (intransitive) to fall (of rain)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukukleza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukleza | ukungaklezi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | kleza | -kleze |
| Plural | klezani | -klezeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakleza, ngikleza | engiklezayo, engikleza | ngikleza | angiklezi | engingaklezi | ngingaklezi |
| 2nd singular | uyakleza, ukleza | oklezayo, okleza | ukleza | awuklezi | ongaklezi | ungaklezi |
| 1st plural | siyakleza, sikleza | esiklezayo, esikleza | sikleza | asiklezi | esingaklezi | singaklezi |
| 2nd plural | niyakleza, nikleza | eniklezayo, enikleza | nikleza | aniklezi | eningaklezi | ningaklezi |
| Class 1 | uyakleza, ukleza | oklezayo, okleza | ekleza | akaklezi | ongaklezi | engaklezi |
| Class 2 | bayakleza, bakleza | abaklezayo, abakleza | bekleza | abaklezi | abangaklezi | bengaklezi |
| Class 3 | uyakleza, ukleza | oklezayo, okleza | ukleza | awuklezi | ongaklezi | ungaklezi |
| Class 4 | iyakleza, ikleza | eklezayo, ekleza | ikleza | ayiklezi | engaklezi | ingaklezi |
| Class 5 | liyakleza, likleza | eliklezayo, elikleza | likleza | aliklezi | elingaklezi | lingaklezi |
| Class 6 | ayakleza, akleza | aklezayo, akleza | ekleza | awaklezi | angaklezi | engaklezi |
| Class 7 | siyakleza, sikleza | esiklezayo, esikleza | sikleza | asiklezi | esingaklezi | singaklezi |
| Class 8 | ziyakleza, zikleza | eziklezayo, ezikleza | zikleza | aziklezi | ezingaklezi | zingaklezi |
| Class 9 | iyakleza, ikleza | eklezayo, ekleza | ikleza | ayiklezi | engaklezi | ingaklezi |
| Class 10 | ziyakleza, zikleza | eziklezayo, ezikleza | zikleza | aziklezi | ezingaklezi | zingaklezi |
| Class 11 | luyakleza, lukleza | oluklezayo, olukleza | lukleza | aluklezi | olungaklezi | lungaklezi |
| Class 14 | buyakleza, bukleza | obuklezayo, obukleza | bukleza | abuklezi | obungaklezi | bungaklezi |
| Class 15 | kuyakleza, kukleza | okuklezayo, okukleza | kukleza | akuklezi | okungaklezi | kungaklezi |
| Class 17 | kuyakleza, kukleza | okuklezayo, okukleza | kukleza | akuklezi | okungaklezi | kungaklezi |
| | 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 | ngiklezile, ngiklezē | engiklezile, engiklezē | ngiklezile, ngiklezē | angiklezanga | engingaklezanga | ngingaklezanga |
| 2nd singular | uklezile, uklezē | oklezile, oklezē | uklezile, uklezē | awuklezanga | ongaklezanga | ungaklezanga |
| 1st plural | siklezile, siklezē | esiklezile, esiklezē | siklezile, siklezē | asiklezanga | esingaklezanga | singaklezanga |
| 2nd plural | niklezile, niklezē | eniklezile, eniklezē | niklezile, niklezē | aniklezanga | eningaklezanga | ningaklezanga |
| Class 1 | uklezile, uklezē | oklezile, oklezē | eklezile, eklezē | akaklezanga | ongaklezanga | engaklezanga |
| Class 2 | baklezile, baklezē | abaklezile, abaklezē | beklezile, beklezē | abaklezanga | abangaklezanga | bengaklezanga |
| Class 3 | uklezile, uklezē | oklezile, oklezē | uklezile, uklezē | awuklezanga | ongaklezanga | ungaklezanga |
| Class 4 | iklezile, iklezē | eklezile, eklezē | iklezile, iklezē | ayiklezanga | engaklezanga | ingaklezanga |
| Class 5 | liklezile, liklezē | eliklezile, eliklezē | liklezile, liklezē | aliklezanga | elingaklezanga | lingaklezanga |
| Class 6 | aklezile, aklezē | aklezile, aklezē | eklezile, eklezē | awaklezanga | angaklezanga | engaklezanga |
| Class 7 | siklezile, siklezē | esiklezile, esiklezē | siklezile, siklezē | asiklezanga | esingaklezanga | singaklezanga |
| Class 8 | ziklezile, ziklezē | eziklezile, eziklezē | ziklezile, ziklezē | aziklezanga | ezingaklezanga | zingaklezanga |
| Class 9 | iklezile, iklezē | eklezile, eklezē | iklezile, iklezē | ayiklezanga | engaklezanga | ingaklezanga |
| Class 10 | ziklezile, ziklezē | eziklezile, eziklezē | ziklezile, ziklezē | aziklezanga | ezingaklezanga | zingaklezanga |
| Class 11 | luklezile, luklezē | oluklezile, oluklezē | luklezile, luklezē | aluklezanga | olungaklezanga | lungaklezanga |
| Class 14 | buklezile, buklezē | obuklezile, obuklezē | buklezile, buklezē | abuklezanga | obungaklezanga | bungaklezanga |
| Class 15 | kuklezile, kuklezē | okuklezile, okuklezē | kuklezile, kuklezē | akuklezanga | okungaklezanga | kungaklezanga |
| Class 17 | kuklezile, kuklezē | okuklezile, okuklezē | kuklezile, kuklezē | akuklezanga | okungaklezanga | kungaklezanga |
| | 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 | ngākleza | engākleza | ngākleza | angiklezanga | engingaklezanga | ngingaklezanga |
| 2nd singular | wākleza | owākleza | wākleza | awuklezanga | ongaklezanga | ungaklezanga |
| 1st plural | sākleza | esākleza | sākleza | asiklezanga | esingaklezanga | singaklezanga |
| 2nd plural | nākleza | enākleza | nākleza | aniklezanga | eningaklezanga | ningaklezanga |
| Class 1 | wākleza | owākleza | ākleza | akaklezanga | ongaklezanga | engaklezanga |
| Class 2 | bākleza | abākleza | bākleza | abaklezanga | abangaklezanga | bengaklezanga |
| Class 3 | wākleza | owākleza | wākleza | awuklezanga | ongaklezanga | ungaklezanga |
| Class 4 | yākleza | eyākleza | yākleza | ayiklezanga | engaklezanga | ingaklezanga |
| Class 5 | lākleza | elākleza | lākleza | aliklezanga | elingaklezanga | lingaklezanga |
| Class 6 | ākleza | ākleza | ākleza | awaklezanga | angaklezanga | engaklezanga |
| Class 7 | sākleza | esākleza | sākleza | asiklezanga | esingaklezanga | singaklezanga |
| Class 8 | zākleza | ezākleza | zākleza | aziklezanga | ezingaklezanga | zingaklezanga |
| Class 9 | yākleza | eyākleza | yākleza | ayiklezanga | engaklezanga | ingaklezanga |
| Class 10 | zākleza | ezākleza | zākleza | aziklezanga | ezingaklezanga | zingaklezanga |
| Class 11 | lwākleza | olwākleza | lwākleza | aluklezanga | olungaklezanga | lungaklezanga |
| Class 14 | bākleza | obākleza | bākleza | abuklezanga | obungaklezanga | bungaklezanga |
| Class 15 | kwākleza | okwākleza | kwākleza | akuklezanga | okungaklezanga | kungaklezanga |
| Class 17 | kwākleza | okwākleza | kwākleza | akuklezanga | okungaklezanga | kungaklezanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakleza | — | ngingakleza | ngingekleze | — | ngingekleze |
| 2nd singular | ungakleza | — | ungakleza | ungekleze | — | ungekleze |
| 1st plural | singakleza | — | singakleza | singekleze | — | singekleze |
| 2nd plural | ningakleza | — | ningakleza | ningekleze | — | ningekleze |
| Class 1 | angakleza | — | engakleza | angekleze | — | engekleze |
| Class 2 | bangakleza | — | bengakleza | bangekleze | — | bengekleze |
| Class 3 | ungakleza | — | ungakleza | ungekleze | — | ungekleze |
| Class 4 | ingakleza | — | ingakleza | ingekleze | — | ingekleze |
| Class 5 | lingakleza | — | lingakleza | lingekleze | — | lingekleze |
| Class 6 | angakleza | — | engakleza | angekleze | — | engekleze |
| Class 7 | singakleza | — | singakleza | singekleze | — | singekleze |
| Class 8 | zingakleza | — | zingakleza | zingekleze | — | zingekleze |
| Class 9 | ingakleza | — | ingakleza | ingekleze | — | ingekleze |
| Class 10 | zingakleza | — | zingakleza | zingekleze | — | zingekleze |
| Class 11 | lungakleza | — | lungakleza | lungekleze | — | lungekleze |
| Class 14 | bungakleza | — | bungakleza | bungekleze | — | bungekleze |
| Class 15 | kungakleza | — | kungakleza | kungekleze | — | kungekleze |
| Class 17 | kungakleza | — | kungakleza | kungekleze | — | kungekleze |
| | 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 | ngizokleza | engizokleza | ngizokleza | angizukleza | engingezukleza | ngingezukleza |
| 2nd singular | uzokleza | ozokleza | uzokleza | awuzukleza | ongezukleza | ungezukleza |
| 1st plural | sizokleza | esizokleza | sizokleza | asizukleza | esingezukleza | singezukleza |
| 2nd plural | nizokleza | enizokleza | nizokleza | anizukleza | eningezukleza | ningezukleza |
| Class 1 | uzokleza | ozokleza | ezokleza | akazukleza | ongezukleza | engezukleza |
| Class 2 | bazokleza | abazokleza | bezokleza | abazukleza | abangezukleza | bengezukleza |
| Class 3 | uzokleza | ozokleza | uzokleza | awuzukleza | ongezukleza | ungezukleza |
| Class 4 | izokleza | ezokleza | izokleza | ayizukleza | engezukleza | ingezukleza |
| Class 5 | lizokleza | elizokleza | lizokleza | alizukleza | elingezukleza | lingezukleza |
| Class 6 | azokleza | azokleza | ezokleza | awazukleza | angezukleza | engezukleza |
| Class 7 | sizokleza | esizokleza | sizokleza | asizukleza | esingezukleza | singezukleza |
| Class 8 | zizokleza | ezizokleza | zizokleza | azizukleza | ezingezukleza | zingezukleza |
| Class 9 | izokleza | ezokleza | izokleza | ayizukleza | engezukleza | ingezukleza |
| Class 10 | zizokleza | ezizokleza | zizokleza | azizukleza | ezingezukleza | zingezukleza |
| Class 11 | luzokleza | oluzokleza | luzokleza | aluzukleza | olungezukleza | lungezukleza |
| Class 14 | buzokleza | obuzokleza | buzokleza | abuzukleza | obungezukleza | bungezukleza |
| Class 15 | kuzokleza | okuzokleza | kuzokleza | akuzukleza | okungezukleza | kungezukleza |
| Class 17 | kuzokleza | okuzokleza | kuzokleza | akuzukleza | okungezukleza | kungezukleza |
| | 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 | ngiyokleza | engiyokleza | ngiyokleza | angiyukleza | engingeyukleza | ngingeyukleza |
| 2nd singular | uyokleza | oyokleza | uyokleza | awuyukleza | ongeyukleza | ungeyukleza |
| 1st plural | siyokleza | esiyokleza | siyokleza | asiyukleza | esingeyukleza | singeyukleza |
| 2nd plural | niyokleza | eniyokleza | niyokleza | aniyukleza | eningeyukleza | ningeyukleza |
| Class 1 | uyokleza | oyokleza | eyokleza | akayukleza | ongeyukleza | engeyukleza |
| Class 2 | bayokleza | abayokleza | beyokleza | abayukleza | abangeyukleza | bengeyukleza |
| Class 3 | uyokleza | oyokleza | uyokleza | awuyukleza | ongeyukleza | ungeyukleza |
| Class 4 | iyokleza | eyokleza | iyokleza | ayiyukleza | engeyukleza | ingeyukleza |
| Class 5 | liyokleza | eliyokleza | liyokleza | aliyukleza | elingeyukleza | lingeyukleza |
| Class 6 | ayokleza | ayokleza | eyokleza | awayukleza | angeyukleza | engeyukleza |
| Class 7 | siyokleza | esiyokleza | siyokleza | asiyukleza | esingeyukleza | singeyukleza |
| Class 8 | ziyokleza | eziyokleza | ziyokleza | aziyukleza | ezingeyukleza | zingeyukleza |
| Class 9 | iyokleza | eyokleza | iyokleza | ayiyukleza | engeyukleza | ingeyukleza |
| Class 10 | ziyokleza | eziyokleza | ziyokleza | aziyukleza | ezingeyukleza | zingeyukleza |
| Class 11 | luyokleza | oluyokleza | luyokleza | aluyukleza | olungeyukleza | lungeyukleza |
| Class 14 | buyokleza | obuyokleza | buyokleza | abuyukleza | obungeyukleza | bungeyukleza |
| Class 15 | kuyokleza | okuyokleza | kuyokleza | akuyukleza | okungeyukleza | kungeyukleza |
| Class 17 | kuyokleza | okuyokleza | kuyokleza | akuyukleza | okungeyukleza | kungeyukleza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikleze | ngingaklezi |
| 2nd singular | ukleze | ungaklezi |
| 1st plural | sikleze | singaklezi |
| 2nd plural | nikleze | ningaklezi |
| Class 1 | akleze | angaklezi |
| Class 2 | bakleze | bangaklezi |
| Class 3 | ukleze | ungaklezi |
| Class 4 | ikleze | ingaklezi |
| Class 5 | likleze | lingaklezi |
| Class 6 | akleze | angaklezi |
| Class 7 | sikleze | singaklezi |
| Class 8 | zikleze | zingaklezi |
| Class 9 | ikleze | ingaklezi |
| Class 10 | zikleze | zingaklezi |
| Class 11 | lukleze | lungaklezi |
| Class 14 | bukleze | bungaklezi |
| Class 15 | kukleze | kungaklezi |
| Class 17 | kukleze | kungaklezi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakleza | ngangakleza, angakleza, angangakleza |
| 2nd singular | wakleza | wangakleza, awakleza, awangakleza |
| 1st plural | sakleza | sangakleza, asakleza, asangakleza |
| 2nd plural | nakleza | nangakleza, anakleza, anangakleza |
| Class 1 | wakleza | wangakleza, akakleza, akangakleza |
| Class 2 | bakleza | bangakleza, abakleza, abangakleza |
| Class 3 | wakleza | wangakleza, awakleza, awangakleza |
| Class 4 | yakleza | yangakleza, ayakleza, ayangakleza |
| Class 5 | lakleza | langakleza, alakleza, alangakleza |
| Class 6 | akleza | angakleza, awakleza, awangakleza |
| Class 7 | sakleza | sangakleza, asakleza, asangakleza |
| Class 8 | zakleza | zangakleza, azakleza, azangakleza |
| Class 9 | yakleza | yangakleza, ayakleza, ayangakleza |
| Class 10 | zakleza | zangakleza, azakleza, azangakleza |
| Class 11 | lwakleza | lwangakleza, alwakleza, alwangakleza |
| Class 14 | bakleza | bangakleza, abakleza, abangakleza |
| Class 15 | kwakleza | kwangakleza, akwakleza, akwangakleza |
| Class 17 | kwakleza | kwangakleza, akwakleza, akwangakleza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “kleza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “kleza (6.3)”