# mboza
## Zulu
### Verb

-mboza
* (intransitive) to become cloudy, to become overcast
* (transitive) to cover

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukumboza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukumboza | ukungambozi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | mboza | -mboze |
| Plural | mbozani | -mbozeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyamboza, ngimboza | engimbozayo, engimboza | ngimboza | angimbozi | engingambozi | ngingambozi |
| 2nd singular | uyamboza, umboza | ombozayo, omboza | umboza | awumbozi | ongambozi | ungambozi |
| 1st plural | siyamboza, simboza | esimbozayo, esimboza | simboza | asimbozi | esingambozi | singambozi |
| 2nd plural | niyamboza, nimboza | enimbozayo, enimboza | nimboza | animbozi | eningambozi | ningambozi |
| Class 1 | uyamboza, umboza | ombozayo, omboza | emboza | akambozi | ongambozi | engambozi |
| Class 2 | bayamboza, bamboza | abambozayo, abamboza | bemboza | abambozi | abangambozi | bengambozi |
| Class 3 | uyamboza, umboza | ombozayo, omboza | umboza | awumbozi | ongambozi | ungambozi |
| Class 4 | iyamboza, imboza | embozayo, emboza | imboza | ayimbozi | engambozi | ingambozi |
| Class 5 | liyamboza, limboza | elimbozayo, elimboza | limboza | alimbozi | elingambozi | lingambozi |
| Class 6 | ayamboza, amboza | ambozayo, amboza | emboza | awambozi | angambozi | engambozi |
| Class 7 | siyamboza, simboza | esimbozayo, esimboza | simboza | asimbozi | esingambozi | singambozi |
| Class 8 | ziyamboza, zimboza | ezimbozayo, ezimboza | zimboza | azimbozi | ezingambozi | zingambozi |
| Class 9 | iyamboza, imboza | embozayo, emboza | imboza | ayimbozi | engambozi | ingambozi |
| Class 10 | ziyamboza, zimboza | ezimbozayo, ezimboza | zimboza | azimbozi | ezingambozi | zingambozi |
| Class 11 | luyamboza, lumboza | olumbozayo, olumboza | lumboza | alumbozi | olungambozi | lungambozi |
| Class 14 | buyamboza, bumboza | obumbozayo, obumboza | bumboza | abumbozi | obungambozi | bungambozi |
| Class 15 | kuyamboza, kumboza | okumbozayo, okumboza | kumboza | akumbozi | okungambozi | kungambozi |
| Class 17 | kuyamboza, kumboza | okumbozayo, okumboza | kumboza | akumbozi | okungambozi | kungambozi |
| | 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 | ngimbozile, ngimbozē | engimbozile, engimbozē | ngimbozile, ngimbozē | angimbozanga | engingambozanga | ngingambozanga |
| 2nd singular | umbozile, umbozē | ombozile, ombozē | umbozile, umbozē | awumbozanga | ongambozanga | ungambozanga |
| 1st plural | simbozile, simbozē | esimbozile, esimbozē | simbozile, simbozē | asimbozanga | esingambozanga | singambozanga |
| 2nd plural | nimbozile, nimbozē | enimbozile, enimbozē | nimbozile, nimbozē | animbozanga | eningambozanga | ningambozanga |
| Class 1 | umbozile, umbozē | ombozile, ombozē | embozile, embozē | akambozanga | ongambozanga | engambozanga |
| Class 2 | bambozile, bambozē | abambozile, abambozē | bembozile, bembozē | abambozanga | abangambozanga | bengambozanga |
| Class 3 | umbozile, umbozē | ombozile, ombozē | umbozile, umbozē | awumbozanga | ongambozanga | ungambozanga |
| Class 4 | imbozile, imbozē | embozile, embozē | imbozile, imbozē | ayimbozanga | engambozanga | ingambozanga |
| Class 5 | limbozile, limbozē | elimbozile, elimbozē | limbozile, limbozē | alimbozanga | elingambozanga | lingambozanga |
| Class 6 | ambozile, ambozē | ambozile, ambozē | embozile, embozē | awambozanga | angambozanga | engambozanga |
| Class 7 | simbozile, simbozē | esimbozile, esimbozē | simbozile, simbozē | asimbozanga | esingambozanga | singambozanga |
| Class 8 | zimbozile, zimbozē | ezimbozile, ezimbozē | zimbozile, zimbozē | azimbozanga | ezingambozanga | zingambozanga |
| Class 9 | imbozile, imbozē | embozile, embozē | imbozile, imbozē | ayimbozanga | engambozanga | ingambozanga |
| Class 10 | zimbozile, zimbozē | ezimbozile, ezimbozē | zimbozile, zimbozē | azimbozanga | ezingambozanga | zingambozanga |
| Class 11 | lumbozile, lumbozē | olumbozile, olumbozē | lumbozile, lumbozē | alumbozanga | olungambozanga | lungambozanga |
| Class 14 | bumbozile, bumbozē | obumbozile, obumbozē | bumbozile, bumbozē | abumbozanga | obungambozanga | bungambozanga |
| Class 15 | kumbozile, kumbozē | okumbozile, okumbozē | kumbozile, kumbozē | akumbozanga | okungambozanga | kungambozanga |
| Class 17 | kumbozile, kumbozē | okumbozile, okumbozē | kumbozile, kumbozē | akumbozanga | okungambozanga | kungambozanga |
| | 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 | ngāmboza | engāmboza | ngāmboza | angimbozanga | engingambozanga | ngingambozanga |
| 2nd singular | wāmboza | owāmboza | wāmboza | awumbozanga | ongambozanga | ungambozanga |
| 1st plural | sāmboza | esāmboza | sāmboza | asimbozanga | esingambozanga | singambozanga |
| 2nd plural | nāmboza | enāmboza | nāmboza | animbozanga | eningambozanga | ningambozanga |
| Class 1 | wāmboza | owāmboza | āmboza | akambozanga | ongambozanga | engambozanga |
| Class 2 | bāmboza | abāmboza | bāmboza | abambozanga | abangambozanga | bengambozanga |
| Class 3 | wāmboza | owāmboza | wāmboza | awumbozanga | ongambozanga | ungambozanga |
| Class 4 | yāmboza | eyāmboza | yāmboza | ayimbozanga | engambozanga | ingambozanga |
| Class 5 | lāmboza | elāmboza | lāmboza | alimbozanga | elingambozanga | lingambozanga |
| Class 6 | āmboza | āmboza | āmboza | awambozanga | angambozanga | engambozanga |
| Class 7 | sāmboza | esāmboza | sāmboza | asimbozanga | esingambozanga | singambozanga |
| Class 8 | zāmboza | ezāmboza | zāmboza | azimbozanga | ezingambozanga | zingambozanga |
| Class 9 | yāmboza | eyāmboza | yāmboza | ayimbozanga | engambozanga | ingambozanga |
| Class 10 | zāmboza | ezāmboza | zāmboza | azimbozanga | ezingambozanga | zingambozanga |
| Class 11 | lwāmboza | olwāmboza | lwāmboza | alumbozanga | olungambozanga | lungambozanga |
| Class 14 | bāmboza | obāmboza | bāmboza | abumbozanga | obungambozanga | bungambozanga |
| Class 15 | kwāmboza | okwāmboza | kwāmboza | akumbozanga | okungambozanga | kungambozanga |
| Class 17 | kwāmboza | okwāmboza | kwāmboza | akumbozanga | okungambozanga | kungambozanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingamboza | — | ngingamboza | ngingemboze | — | ngingemboze |
| 2nd singular | ungamboza | — | ungamboza | ungemboze | — | ungemboze |
| 1st plural | singamboza | — | singamboza | singemboze | — | singemboze |
| 2nd plural | ningamboza | — | ningamboza | ningemboze | — | ningemboze |
| Class 1 | angamboza | — | engamboza | angemboze | — | engemboze |
| Class 2 | bangamboza | — | bengamboza | bangemboze | — | bengemboze |
| Class 3 | ungamboza | — | ungamboza | ungemboze | — | ungemboze |
| Class 4 | ingamboza | — | ingamboza | ingemboze | — | ingemboze |
| Class 5 | lingamboza | — | lingamboza | lingemboze | — | lingemboze |
| Class 6 | angamboza | — | engamboza | angemboze | — | engemboze |
| Class 7 | singamboza | — | singamboza | singemboze | — | singemboze |
| Class 8 | zingamboza | — | zingamboza | zingemboze | — | zingemboze |
| Class 9 | ingamboza | — | ingamboza | ingemboze | — | ingemboze |
| Class 10 | zingamboza | — | zingamboza | zingemboze | — | zingemboze |
| Class 11 | lungamboza | — | lungamboza | lungemboze | — | lungemboze |
| Class 14 | bungamboza | — | bungamboza | bungemboze | — | bungemboze |
| Class 15 | kungamboza | — | kungamboza | kungemboze | — | kungemboze |
| Class 17 | kungamboza | — | kungamboza | kungemboze | — | kungemboze |
| | 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 | ngizomboza | engizomboza | ngizomboza | angizumboza | engingezumboza | ngingezumboza |
| 2nd singular | uzomboza | ozomboza | uzomboza | awuzumboza | ongezumboza | ungezumboza |
| 1st plural | sizomboza | esizomboza | sizomboza | asizumboza | esingezumboza | singezumboza |
| 2nd plural | nizomboza | enizomboza | nizomboza | anizumboza | eningezumboza | ningezumboza |
| Class 1 | uzomboza | ozomboza | ezomboza | akazumboza | ongezumboza | engezumboza |
| Class 2 | bazomboza | abazomboza | bezomboza | abazumboza | abangezumboza | bengezumboza |
| Class 3 | uzomboza | ozomboza | uzomboza | awuzumboza | ongezumboza | ungezumboza |
| Class 4 | izomboza | ezomboza | izomboza | ayizumboza | engezumboza | ingezumboza |
| Class 5 | lizomboza | elizomboza | lizomboza | alizumboza | elingezumboza | lingezumboza |
| Class 6 | azomboza | azomboza | ezomboza | awazumboza | angezumboza | engezumboza |
| Class 7 | sizomboza | esizomboza | sizomboza | asizumboza | esingezumboza | singezumboza |
| Class 8 | zizomboza | ezizomboza | zizomboza | azizumboza | ezingezumboza | zingezumboza |
| Class 9 | izomboza | ezomboza | izomboza | ayizumboza | engezumboza | ingezumboza |
| Class 10 | zizomboza | ezizomboza | zizomboza | azizumboza | ezingezumboza | zingezumboza |
| Class 11 | luzomboza | oluzomboza | luzomboza | aluzumboza | olungezumboza | lungezumboza |
| Class 14 | buzomboza | obuzomboza | buzomboza | abuzumboza | obungezumboza | bungezumboza |
| Class 15 | kuzomboza | okuzomboza | kuzomboza | akuzumboza | okungezumboza | kungezumboza |
| Class 17 | kuzomboza | okuzomboza | kuzomboza | akuzumboza | okungezumboza | kungezumboza |
| | 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 | ngiyomboza | engiyomboza | ngiyomboza | angiyumboza | engingeyumboza | ngingeyumboza |
| 2nd singular | uyomboza | oyomboza | uyomboza | awuyumboza | ongeyumboza | ungeyumboza |
| 1st plural | siyomboza | esiyomboza | siyomboza | asiyumboza | esingeyumboza | singeyumboza |
| 2nd plural | niyomboza | eniyomboza | niyomboza | aniyumboza | eningeyumboza | ningeyumboza |
| Class 1 | uyomboza | oyomboza | eyomboza | akayumboza | ongeyumboza | engeyumboza |
| Class 2 | bayomboza | abayomboza | beyomboza | abayumboza | abangeyumboza | bengeyumboza |
| Class 3 | uyomboza | oyomboza | uyomboza | awuyumboza | ongeyumboza | ungeyumboza |
| Class 4 | iyomboza | eyomboza | iyomboza | ayiyumboza | engeyumboza | ingeyumboza |
| Class 5 | liyomboza | eliyomboza | liyomboza | aliyumboza | elingeyumboza | lingeyumboza |
| Class 6 | ayomboza | ayomboza | eyomboza | awayumboza | angeyumboza | engeyumboza |
| Class 7 | siyomboza | esiyomboza | siyomboza | asiyumboza | esingeyumboza | singeyumboza |
| Class 8 | ziyomboza | eziyomboza | ziyomboza | aziyumboza | ezingeyumboza | zingeyumboza |
| Class 9 | iyomboza | eyomboza | iyomboza | ayiyumboza | engeyumboza | ingeyumboza |
| Class 10 | ziyomboza | eziyomboza | ziyomboza | aziyumboza | ezingeyumboza | zingeyumboza |
| Class 11 | luyomboza | oluyomboza | luyomboza | aluyumboza | olungeyumboza | lungeyumboza |
| Class 14 | buyomboza | obuyomboza | buyomboza | abuyumboza | obungeyumboza | bungeyumboza |
| Class 15 | kuyomboza | okuyomboza | kuyomboza | akuyumboza | okungeyumboza | kungeyumboza |
| Class 17 | kuyomboza | okuyomboza | kuyomboza | akuyumboza | okungeyumboza | kungeyumboza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngimboze | ngingambozi |
| 2nd singular | umboze | ungambozi |
| 1st plural | simboze | singambozi |
| 2nd plural | nimboze | ningambozi |
| Class 1 | amboze | angambozi |
| Class 2 | bamboze | bangambozi |
| Class 3 | umboze | ungambozi |
| Class 4 | imboze | ingambozi |
| Class 5 | limboze | lingambozi |
| Class 6 | amboze | angambozi |
| Class 7 | simboze | singambozi |
| Class 8 | zimboze | zingambozi |
| Class 9 | imboze | ingambozi |
| Class 10 | zimboze | zingambozi |
| Class 11 | lumboze | lungambozi |
| Class 14 | bumboze | bungambozi |
| Class 15 | kumboze | kungambozi |
| Class 17 | kumboze | kungambozi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngamboza | ngangamboza, angamboza, angangamboza |
| 2nd singular | wamboza | wangamboza, awamboza, awangamboza |
| 1st plural | samboza | sangamboza, asamboza, asangamboza |
| 2nd plural | namboza | nangamboza, anamboza, anangamboza |
| Class 1 | wamboza | wangamboza, akamboza, akangamboza |
| Class 2 | bamboza | bangamboza, abamboza, abangamboza |
| Class 3 | wamboza | wangamboza, awamboza, awangamboza |
| Class 4 | yamboza | yangamboza, ayamboza, ayangamboza |
| Class 5 | lamboza | langamboza, alamboza, alangamboza |
| Class 6 | amboza | angamboza, awamboza, awangamboza |
| Class 7 | samboza | sangamboza, asamboza, asangamboza |
| Class 8 | zamboza | zangamboza, azamboza, azangamboza |
| Class 9 | yamboza | yangamboza, ayamboza, ayangamboza |
| Class 10 | zamboza | zangamboza, azamboza, azangamboza |
| Class 11 | lwamboza | lwangamboza, alwamboza, alwangamboza |
| Class 14 | bamboza | bangamboza, abamboza, abangamboza |
| Class 15 | kwamboza | kwangamboza, akwamboza, akwangamboza |
| Class 17 | kwamboza | kwangamboza, akwamboza, akwangamboza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mboza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mboza (6.6-3)”