# khiza
## Zulu
### Verb

-khiza
* (intransitive) to drizzle

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukukhiza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhiza | ukungakhizi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khiza | -khize |
| Plural | khizani | -khizeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhiza, ngikhiza | engikhizayo, engikhiza | ngikhiza | angikhizi | engingakhizi | ngingakhizi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhiza, ukhiza | okhizayo, okhiza | ukhiza | awukhizi | ongakhizi | ungakhizi |
| 1st plural | siyakhiza, sikhiza | esikhizayo, esikhiza | sikhiza | asikhizi | esingakhizi | singakhizi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhiza, nikhiza | enikhizayo, enikhiza | nikhiza | anikhizi | eningakhizi | ningakhizi |
| Class 1 | uyakhiza, ukhiza | okhizayo, okhiza | ekhiza | akakhizi | ongakhizi | engakhizi |
| Class 2 | bayakhiza, bakhiza | abakhizayo, abakhiza | bekhiza | abakhizi | abangakhizi | bengakhizi |
| Class 3 | uyakhiza, ukhiza | okhizayo, okhiza | ukhiza | awukhizi | ongakhizi | ungakhizi |
| Class 4 | iyakhiza, ikhiza | ekhizayo, ekhiza | ikhiza | ayikhizi | engakhizi | ingakhizi |
| Class 5 | liyakhiza, likhiza | elikhizayo, elikhiza | likhiza | alikhizi | elingakhizi | lingakhizi |
| Class 6 | ayakhiza, akhiza | akhizayo, akhiza | ekhiza | awakhizi | angakhizi | engakhizi |
| Class 7 | siyakhiza, sikhiza | esikhizayo, esikhiza | sikhiza | asikhizi | esingakhizi | singakhizi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhiza, zikhiza | ezikhizayo, ezikhiza | zikhiza | azikhizi | ezingakhizi | zingakhizi |
| Class 9 | iyakhiza, ikhiza | ekhizayo, ekhiza | ikhiza | ayikhizi | engakhizi | ingakhizi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhiza, zikhiza | ezikhizayo, ezikhiza | zikhiza | azikhizi | ezingakhizi | zingakhizi |
| Class 11 | luyakhiza, lukhiza | olukhizayo, olukhiza | lukhiza | alukhizi | olungakhizi | lungakhizi |
| Class 14 | buyakhiza, bukhiza | obukhizayo, obukhiza | bukhiza | abukhizi | obungakhizi | bungakhizi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhiza, kukhiza | okukhizayo, okukhiza | kukhiza | akukhizi | okungakhizi | kungakhizi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhiza, kukhiza | okukhizayo, okukhiza | kukhiza | akukhizi | okungakhizi | kungakhizi |
| | 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 | ngikhizile, ngikhizē | engikhizile, engikhizē | ngikhizile, ngikhizē | angikhizanga | engingakhizanga | ngingakhizanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhizile, ukhizē | okhizile, okhizē | ukhizile, ukhizē | awukhizanga | ongakhizanga | ungakhizanga |
| 1st plural | sikhizile, sikhizē | esikhizile, esikhizē | sikhizile, sikhizē | asikhizanga | esingakhizanga | singakhizanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhizile, nikhizē | enikhizile, enikhizē | nikhizile, nikhizē | anikhizanga | eningakhizanga | ningakhizanga |
| Class 1 | ukhizile, ukhizē | okhizile, okhizē | ekhizile, ekhizē | akakhizanga | ongakhizanga | engakhizanga |
| Class 2 | bakhizile, bakhizē | abakhizile, abakhizē | bekhizile, bekhizē | abakhizanga | abangakhizanga | bengakhizanga |
| Class 3 | ukhizile, ukhizē | okhizile, okhizē | ukhizile, ukhizē | awukhizanga | ongakhizanga | ungakhizanga |
| Class 4 | ikhizile, ikhizē | ekhizile, ekhizē | ikhizile, ikhizē | ayikhizanga | engakhizanga | ingakhizanga |
| Class 5 | likhizile, likhizē | elikhizile, elikhizē | likhizile, likhizē | alikhizanga | elingakhizanga | lingakhizanga |
| Class 6 | akhizile, akhizē | akhizile, akhizē | ekhizile, ekhizē | awakhizanga | angakhizanga | engakhizanga |
| Class 7 | sikhizile, sikhizē | esikhizile, esikhizē | sikhizile, sikhizē | asikhizanga | esingakhizanga | singakhizanga |
| Class 8 | zikhizile, zikhizē | ezikhizile, ezikhizē | zikhizile, zikhizē | azikhizanga | ezingakhizanga | zingakhizanga |
| Class 9 | ikhizile, ikhizē | ekhizile, ekhizē | ikhizile, ikhizē | ayikhizanga | engakhizanga | ingakhizanga |
| Class 10 | zikhizile, zikhizē | ezikhizile, ezikhizē | zikhizile, zikhizē | azikhizanga | ezingakhizanga | zingakhizanga |
| Class 11 | lukhizile, lukhizē | olukhizile, olukhizē | lukhizile, lukhizē | alukhizanga | olungakhizanga | lungakhizanga |
| Class 14 | bukhizile, bukhizē | obukhizile, obukhizē | bukhizile, bukhizē | abukhizanga | obungakhizanga | bungakhizanga |
| Class 15 | kukhizile, kukhizē | okukhizile, okukhizē | kukhizile, kukhizē | akukhizanga | okungakhizanga | kungakhizanga |
| Class 17 | kukhizile, kukhizē | okukhizile, okukhizē | kukhizile, kukhizē | akukhizanga | okungakhizanga | kungakhizanga |
| | 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 | ngākhiza | engākhiza | ngākhiza | angikhizanga | engingakhizanga | ngingakhizanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhiza | owākhiza | wākhiza | awukhizanga | ongakhizanga | ungakhizanga |
| 1st plural | sākhiza | esākhiza | sākhiza | asikhizanga | esingakhizanga | singakhizanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhiza | enākhiza | nākhiza | anikhizanga | eningakhizanga | ningakhizanga |
| Class 1 | wākhiza | owākhiza | ākhiza | akakhizanga | ongakhizanga | engakhizanga |
| Class 2 | bākhiza | abākhiza | bākhiza | abakhizanga | abangakhizanga | bengakhizanga |
| Class 3 | wākhiza | owākhiza | wākhiza | awukhizanga | ongakhizanga | ungakhizanga |
| Class 4 | yākhiza | eyākhiza | yākhiza | ayikhizanga | engakhizanga | ingakhizanga |
| Class 5 | lākhiza | elākhiza | lākhiza | alikhizanga | elingakhizanga | lingakhizanga |
| Class 6 | ākhiza | ākhiza | ākhiza | awakhizanga | angakhizanga | engakhizanga |
| Class 7 | sākhiza | esākhiza | sākhiza | asikhizanga | esingakhizanga | singakhizanga |
| Class 8 | zākhiza | ezākhiza | zākhiza | azikhizanga | ezingakhizanga | zingakhizanga |
| Class 9 | yākhiza | eyākhiza | yākhiza | ayikhizanga | engakhizanga | ingakhizanga |
| Class 10 | zākhiza | ezākhiza | zākhiza | azikhizanga | ezingakhizanga | zingakhizanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhiza | olwākhiza | lwākhiza | alukhizanga | olungakhizanga | lungakhizanga |
| Class 14 | bākhiza | obākhiza | bākhiza | abukhizanga | obungakhizanga | bungakhizanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhiza | okwākhiza | kwākhiza | akukhizanga | okungakhizanga | kungakhizanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhiza | okwākhiza | kwākhiza | akukhizanga | okungakhizanga | kungakhizanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhiza | — | ngingakhiza | ngingekhize | — | ngingekhize |
| 2nd singular | ungakhiza | — | ungakhiza | ungekhize | — | ungekhize |
| 1st plural | singakhiza | — | singakhiza | singekhize | — | singekhize |
| 2nd plural | ningakhiza | — | ningakhiza | ningekhize | — | ningekhize |
| Class 1 | angakhiza | — | engakhiza | angekhize | — | engekhize |
| Class 2 | bangakhiza | — | bengakhiza | bangekhize | — | bengekhize |
| Class 3 | ungakhiza | — | ungakhiza | ungekhize | — | ungekhize |
| Class 4 | ingakhiza | — | ingakhiza | ingekhize | — | ingekhize |
| Class 5 | lingakhiza | — | lingakhiza | lingekhize | — | lingekhize |
| Class 6 | angakhiza | — | engakhiza | angekhize | — | engekhize |
| Class 7 | singakhiza | — | singakhiza | singekhize | — | singekhize |
| Class 8 | zingakhiza | — | zingakhiza | zingekhize | — | zingekhize |
| Class 9 | ingakhiza | — | ingakhiza | ingekhize | — | ingekhize |
| Class 10 | zingakhiza | — | zingakhiza | zingekhize | — | zingekhize |
| Class 11 | lungakhiza | — | lungakhiza | lungekhize | — | lungekhize |
| Class 14 | bungakhiza | — | bungakhiza | bungekhize | — | bungekhize |
| Class 15 | kungakhiza | — | kungakhiza | kungekhize | — | kungekhize |
| Class 17 | kungakhiza | — | kungakhiza | kungekhize | — | kungekhize |
| | 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 | ngizokhiza | engizokhiza | ngizokhiza | angizukhiza | engingezukhiza | ngingezukhiza |
| 2nd singular | uzokhiza | ozokhiza | uzokhiza | awuzukhiza | ongezukhiza | ungezukhiza |
| 1st plural | sizokhiza | esizokhiza | sizokhiza | asizukhiza | esingezukhiza | singezukhiza |
| 2nd plural | nizokhiza | enizokhiza | nizokhiza | anizukhiza | eningezukhiza | ningezukhiza |
| Class 1 | uzokhiza | ozokhiza | ezokhiza | akazukhiza | ongezukhiza | engezukhiza |
| Class 2 | bazokhiza | abazokhiza | bezokhiza | abazukhiza | abangezukhiza | bengezukhiza |
| Class 3 | uzokhiza | ozokhiza | uzokhiza | awuzukhiza | ongezukhiza | ungezukhiza |
| Class 4 | izokhiza | ezokhiza | izokhiza | ayizukhiza | engezukhiza | ingezukhiza |
| Class 5 | lizokhiza | elizokhiza | lizokhiza | alizukhiza | elingezukhiza | lingezukhiza |
| Class 6 | azokhiza | azokhiza | ezokhiza | awazukhiza | angezukhiza | engezukhiza |
| Class 7 | sizokhiza | esizokhiza | sizokhiza | asizukhiza | esingezukhiza | singezukhiza |
| Class 8 | zizokhiza | ezizokhiza | zizokhiza | azizukhiza | ezingezukhiza | zingezukhiza |
| Class 9 | izokhiza | ezokhiza | izokhiza | ayizukhiza | engezukhiza | ingezukhiza |
| Class 10 | zizokhiza | ezizokhiza | zizokhiza | azizukhiza | ezingezukhiza | zingezukhiza |
| Class 11 | luzokhiza | oluzokhiza | luzokhiza | aluzukhiza | olungezukhiza | lungezukhiza |
| Class 14 | buzokhiza | obuzokhiza | buzokhiza | abuzukhiza | obungezukhiza | bungezukhiza |
| Class 15 | kuzokhiza | okuzokhiza | kuzokhiza | akuzukhiza | okungezukhiza | kungezukhiza |
| Class 17 | kuzokhiza | okuzokhiza | kuzokhiza | akuzukhiza | okungezukhiza | kungezukhiza |
| | 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 | ngiyokhiza | engiyokhiza | ngiyokhiza | angiyukhiza | engingeyukhiza | ngingeyukhiza |
| 2nd singular | uyokhiza | oyokhiza | uyokhiza | awuyukhiza | ongeyukhiza | ungeyukhiza |
| 1st plural | siyokhiza | esiyokhiza | siyokhiza | asiyukhiza | esingeyukhiza | singeyukhiza |
| 2nd plural | niyokhiza | eniyokhiza | niyokhiza | aniyukhiza | eningeyukhiza | ningeyukhiza |
| Class 1 | uyokhiza | oyokhiza | eyokhiza | akayukhiza | ongeyukhiza | engeyukhiza |
| Class 2 | bayokhiza | abayokhiza | beyokhiza | abayukhiza | abangeyukhiza | bengeyukhiza |
| Class 3 | uyokhiza | oyokhiza | uyokhiza | awuyukhiza | ongeyukhiza | ungeyukhiza |
| Class 4 | iyokhiza | eyokhiza | iyokhiza | ayiyukhiza | engeyukhiza | ingeyukhiza |
| Class 5 | liyokhiza | eliyokhiza | liyokhiza | aliyukhiza | elingeyukhiza | lingeyukhiza |
| Class 6 | ayokhiza | ayokhiza | eyokhiza | awayukhiza | angeyukhiza | engeyukhiza |
| Class 7 | siyokhiza | esiyokhiza | siyokhiza | asiyukhiza | esingeyukhiza | singeyukhiza |
| Class 8 | ziyokhiza | eziyokhiza | ziyokhiza | aziyukhiza | ezingeyukhiza | zingeyukhiza |
| Class 9 | iyokhiza | eyokhiza | iyokhiza | ayiyukhiza | engeyukhiza | ingeyukhiza |
| Class 10 | ziyokhiza | eziyokhiza | ziyokhiza | aziyukhiza | ezingeyukhiza | zingeyukhiza |
| Class 11 | luyokhiza | oluyokhiza | luyokhiza | aluyukhiza | olungeyukhiza | lungeyukhiza |
| Class 14 | buyokhiza | obuyokhiza | buyokhiza | abuyukhiza | obungeyukhiza | bungeyukhiza |
| Class 15 | kuyokhiza | okuyokhiza | kuyokhiza | akuyukhiza | okungeyukhiza | kungeyukhiza |
| Class 17 | kuyokhiza | okuyokhiza | kuyokhiza | akuyukhiza | okungeyukhiza | kungeyukhiza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhize | ngingakhizi |
| 2nd singular | ukhize | ungakhizi |
| 1st plural | sikhize | singakhizi |
| 2nd plural | nikhize | ningakhizi |
| Class 1 | akhize | angakhizi |
| Class 2 | bakhize | bangakhizi |
| Class 3 | ukhize | ungakhizi |
| Class 4 | ikhize | ingakhizi |
| Class 5 | likhize | lingakhizi |
| Class 6 | akhize | angakhizi |
| Class 7 | sikhize | singakhizi |
| Class 8 | zikhize | zingakhizi |
| Class 9 | ikhize | ingakhizi |
| Class 10 | zikhize | zingakhizi |
| Class 11 | lukhize | lungakhizi |
| Class 14 | bukhize | bungakhizi |
| Class 15 | kukhize | kungakhizi |
| Class 17 | kukhize | kungakhizi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhiza | ngangakhiza, angakhiza, angangakhiza |
| 2nd singular | wakhiza | wangakhiza, awakhiza, awangakhiza |
| 1st plural | sakhiza | sangakhiza, asakhiza, asangakhiza |
| 2nd plural | nakhiza | nangakhiza, anakhiza, anangakhiza |
| Class 1 | wakhiza | wangakhiza, akakhiza, akangakhiza |
| Class 2 | bakhiza | bangakhiza, abakhiza, abangakhiza |
| Class 3 | wakhiza | wangakhiza, awakhiza, awangakhiza |
| Class 4 | yakhiza | yangakhiza, ayakhiza, ayangakhiza |
| Class 5 | lakhiza | langakhiza, alakhiza, alangakhiza |
| Class 6 | akhiza | angakhiza, awakhiza, awangakhiza |
| Class 7 | sakhiza | sangakhiza, asakhiza, asangakhiza |
| Class 8 | zakhiza | zangakhiza, azakhiza, azangakhiza |
| Class 9 | yakhiza | yangakhiza, ayakhiza, ayangakhiza |
| Class 10 | zakhiza | zangakhiza, azakhiza, azangakhiza |
| Class 11 | lwakhiza | lwangakhiza, alwakhiza, alwangakhiza |
| Class 14 | bakhiza | bangakhiza, abakhiza, abangakhiza |
| Class 15 | kwakhiza | kwangakhiza, akwakhiza, akwangakhiza |
| Class 17 | kwakhiza | kwangakhiza, akwakhiza, akwangakhiza |

### References

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