# qethuka
## Phuthi
### Verb

-qéthúka
* to look up at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From the ideophone qethu.

### Verb

-qethuka
* (intransitive) to fall over

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqethuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqethuka | ukungaqethuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qethuka | -qethuke |
| Plural | qethukani | -qethukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqethuka, ngiqethuka | engiqethukayo, engiqethuka | ngiqethuka | angiqethuki | engingaqethuki | ngingaqethuki |
| 2nd singular | uyaqethuka, uqethuka | oqethukayo, oqethuka | uqethuka | awuqethuki | ongaqethuki | ungaqethuki |
| 1st plural | siyaqethuka, siqethuka | esiqethukayo, esiqethuka | siqethuka | asiqethuki | esingaqethuki | singaqethuki |
| 2nd plural | niyaqethuka, niqethuka | eniqethukayo, eniqethuka | niqethuka | aniqethuki | eningaqethuki | ningaqethuki |
| Class 1 | uyaqethuka, uqethuka | oqethukayo, oqethuka | eqethuka | akaqethuki | ongaqethuki | engaqethuki |
| Class 2 | bayaqethuka, baqethuka | abaqethukayo, abaqethuka | beqethuka | abaqethuki | abangaqethuki | bengaqethuki |
| Class 3 | uyaqethuka, uqethuka | oqethukayo, oqethuka | uqethuka | awuqethuki | ongaqethuki | ungaqethuki |
| Class 4 | iyaqethuka, iqethuka | eqethukayo, eqethuka | iqethuka | ayiqethuki | engaqethuki | ingaqethuki |
| Class 5 | liyaqethuka, liqethuka | eliqethukayo, eliqethuka | liqethuka | aliqethuki | elingaqethuki | lingaqethuki |
| Class 6 | ayaqethuka, aqethuka | aqethukayo, aqethuka | eqethuka | awaqethuki | angaqethuki | engaqethuki |
| Class 7 | siyaqethuka, siqethuka | esiqethukayo, esiqethuka | siqethuka | asiqethuki | esingaqethuki | singaqethuki |
| Class 8 | ziyaqethuka, ziqethuka | eziqethukayo, eziqethuka | ziqethuka | aziqethuki | ezingaqethuki | zingaqethuki |
| Class 9 | iyaqethuka, iqethuka | eqethukayo, eqethuka | iqethuka | ayiqethuki | engaqethuki | ingaqethuki |
| Class 10 | ziyaqethuka, ziqethuka | eziqethukayo, eziqethuka | ziqethuka | aziqethuki | ezingaqethuki | zingaqethuki |
| Class 11 | luyaqethuka, luqethuka | oluqethukayo, oluqethuka | luqethuka | aluqethuki | olungaqethuki | lungaqethuki |
| Class 14 | buyaqethuka, buqethuka | obuqethukayo, obuqethuka | buqethuka | abuqethuki | obungaqethuki | bungaqethuki |
| Class 15 | kuyaqethuka, kuqethuka | okuqethukayo, okuqethuka | kuqethuka | akuqethuki | okungaqethuki | kungaqethuki |
| Class 17 | kuyaqethuka, kuqethuka | okuqethukayo, okuqethuka | kuqethuka | akuqethuki | okungaqethuki | kungaqethuki |
| | 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 | ngiqethukile, ngiqethukē | engiqethukile, engiqethukē | ngiqethukile, ngiqethukē | angiqethukanga | engingaqethukanga | ngingaqethukanga |
| 2nd singular | uqethukile, uqethukē | oqethukile, oqethukē | uqethukile, uqethukē | awuqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | ungaqethukanga |
| 1st plural | siqethukile, siqethukē | esiqethukile, esiqethukē | siqethukile, siqethukē | asiqethukanga | esingaqethukanga | singaqethukanga |
| 2nd plural | niqethukile, niqethukē | eniqethukile, eniqethukē | niqethukile, niqethukē | aniqethukanga | eningaqethukanga | ningaqethukanga |
| Class 1 | uqethukile, uqethukē | oqethukile, oqethukē | eqethukile, eqethukē | akaqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | engaqethukanga |
| Class 2 | baqethukile, baqethukē | abaqethukile, abaqethukē | beqethukile, beqethukē | abaqethukanga | abangaqethukanga | bengaqethukanga |
| Class 3 | uqethukile, uqethukē | oqethukile, oqethukē | uqethukile, uqethukē | awuqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | ungaqethukanga |
| Class 4 | iqethukile, iqethukē | eqethukile, eqethukē | iqethukile, iqethukē | ayiqethukanga | engaqethukanga | ingaqethukanga |
| Class 5 | liqethukile, liqethukē | eliqethukile, eliqethukē | liqethukile, liqethukē | aliqethukanga | elingaqethukanga | lingaqethukanga |
| Class 6 | aqethukile, aqethukē | aqethukile, aqethukē | eqethukile, eqethukē | awaqethukanga | angaqethukanga | engaqethukanga |
| Class 7 | siqethukile, siqethukē | esiqethukile, esiqethukē | siqethukile, siqethukē | asiqethukanga | esingaqethukanga | singaqethukanga |
| Class 8 | ziqethukile, ziqethukē | eziqethukile, eziqethukē | ziqethukile, ziqethukē | aziqethukanga | ezingaqethukanga | zingaqethukanga |
| Class 9 | iqethukile, iqethukē | eqethukile, eqethukē | iqethukile, iqethukē | ayiqethukanga | engaqethukanga | ingaqethukanga |
| Class 10 | ziqethukile, ziqethukē | eziqethukile, eziqethukē | ziqethukile, ziqethukē | aziqethukanga | ezingaqethukanga | zingaqethukanga |
| Class 11 | luqethukile, luqethukē | oluqethukile, oluqethukē | luqethukile, luqethukē | aluqethukanga | olungaqethukanga | lungaqethukanga |
| Class 14 | buqethukile, buqethukē | obuqethukile, obuqethukē | buqethukile, buqethukē | abuqethukanga | obungaqethukanga | bungaqethukanga |
| Class 15 | kuqethukile, kuqethukē | okuqethukile, okuqethukē | kuqethukile, kuqethukē | akuqethukanga | okungaqethukanga | kungaqethukanga |
| Class 17 | kuqethukile, kuqethukē | okuqethukile, okuqethukē | kuqethukile, kuqethukē | akuqethukanga | okungaqethukanga | kungaqethukanga |
| | 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 | ngāqethuka | engāqethuka | ngāqethuka | angiqethukanga | engingaqethukanga | ngingaqethukanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqethuka | owāqethuka | wāqethuka | awuqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | ungaqethukanga |
| 1st plural | sāqethuka | esāqethuka | sāqethuka | asiqethukanga | esingaqethukanga | singaqethukanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqethuka | enāqethuka | nāqethuka | aniqethukanga | eningaqethukanga | ningaqethukanga |
| Class 1 | wāqethuka | owāqethuka | āqethuka | akaqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | engaqethukanga |
| Class 2 | bāqethuka | abāqethuka | bāqethuka | abaqethukanga | abangaqethukanga | bengaqethukanga |
| Class 3 | wāqethuka | owāqethuka | wāqethuka | awuqethukanga | ongaqethukanga | ungaqethukanga |
| Class 4 | yāqethuka | eyāqethuka | yāqethuka | ayiqethukanga | engaqethukanga | ingaqethukanga |
| Class 5 | lāqethuka | elāqethuka | lāqethuka | aliqethukanga | elingaqethukanga | lingaqethukanga |
| Class 6 | āqethuka | āqethuka | āqethuka | awaqethukanga | angaqethukanga | engaqethukanga |
| Class 7 | sāqethuka | esāqethuka | sāqethuka | asiqethukanga | esingaqethukanga | singaqethukanga |
| Class 8 | zāqethuka | ezāqethuka | zāqethuka | aziqethukanga | ezingaqethukanga | zingaqethukanga |
| Class 9 | yāqethuka | eyāqethuka | yāqethuka | ayiqethukanga | engaqethukanga | ingaqethukanga |
| Class 10 | zāqethuka | ezāqethuka | zāqethuka | aziqethukanga | ezingaqethukanga | zingaqethukanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqethuka | olwāqethuka | lwāqethuka | aluqethukanga | olungaqethukanga | lungaqethukanga |
| Class 14 | bāqethuka | obāqethuka | bāqethuka | abuqethukanga | obungaqethukanga | bungaqethukanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqethuka | okwāqethuka | kwāqethuka | akuqethukanga | okungaqethukanga | kungaqethukanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqethuka | okwāqethuka | kwāqethuka | akuqethukanga | okungaqethukanga | kungaqethukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqethuka | — | ngingaqethuka | ngingeqethuke | — | ngingeqethuke |
| 2nd singular | ungaqethuka | — | ungaqethuka | ungeqethuke | — | ungeqethuke |
| 1st plural | singaqethuka | — | singaqethuka | singeqethuke | — | singeqethuke |
| 2nd plural | ningaqethuka | — | ningaqethuka | ningeqethuke | — | ningeqethuke |
| Class 1 | angaqethuka | — | engaqethuka | angeqethuke | — | engeqethuke |
| Class 2 | bangaqethuka | — | bengaqethuka | bangeqethuke | — | bengeqethuke |
| Class 3 | ungaqethuka | — | ungaqethuka | ungeqethuke | — | ungeqethuke |
| Class 4 | ingaqethuka | — | ingaqethuka | ingeqethuke | — | ingeqethuke |
| Class 5 | lingaqethuka | — | lingaqethuka | lingeqethuke | — | lingeqethuke |
| Class 6 | angaqethuka | — | engaqethuka | angeqethuke | — | engeqethuke |
| Class 7 | singaqethuka | — | singaqethuka | singeqethuke | — | singeqethuke |
| Class 8 | zingaqethuka | — | zingaqethuka | zingeqethuke | — | zingeqethuke |
| Class 9 | ingaqethuka | — | ingaqethuka | ingeqethuke | — | ingeqethuke |
| Class 10 | zingaqethuka | — | zingaqethuka | zingeqethuke | — | zingeqethuke |
| Class 11 | lungaqethuka | — | lungaqethuka | lungeqethuke | — | lungeqethuke |
| Class 14 | bungaqethuka | — | bungaqethuka | bungeqethuke | — | bungeqethuke |
| Class 15 | kungaqethuka | — | kungaqethuka | kungeqethuke | — | kungeqethuke |
| Class 17 | kungaqethuka | — | kungaqethuka | kungeqethuke | — | kungeqethuke |
| | 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 | ngizoqethuka | engizoqethuka | ngizoqethuka | angizuqethuka | engingezuqethuka | ngingezuqethuka |
| 2nd singular | uzoqethuka | ozoqethuka | uzoqethuka | awuzuqethuka | ongezuqethuka | ungezuqethuka |
| 1st plural | sizoqethuka | esizoqethuka | sizoqethuka | asizuqethuka | esingezuqethuka | singezuqethuka |
| 2nd plural | nizoqethuka | enizoqethuka | nizoqethuka | anizuqethuka | eningezuqethuka | ningezuqethuka |
| Class 1 | uzoqethuka | ozoqethuka | ezoqethuka | akazuqethuka | ongezuqethuka | engezuqethuka |
| Class 2 | bazoqethuka | abazoqethuka | bezoqethuka | abazuqethuka | abangezuqethuka | bengezuqethuka |
| Class 3 | uzoqethuka | ozoqethuka | uzoqethuka | awuzuqethuka | ongezuqethuka | ungezuqethuka |
| Class 4 | izoqethuka | ezoqethuka | izoqethuka | ayizuqethuka | engezuqethuka | ingezuqethuka |
| Class 5 | lizoqethuka | elizoqethuka | lizoqethuka | alizuqethuka | elingezuqethuka | lingezuqethuka |
| Class 6 | azoqethuka | azoqethuka | ezoqethuka | awazuqethuka | angezuqethuka | engezuqethuka |
| Class 7 | sizoqethuka | esizoqethuka | sizoqethuka | asizuqethuka | esingezuqethuka | singezuqethuka |
| Class 8 | zizoqethuka | ezizoqethuka | zizoqethuka | azizuqethuka | ezingezuqethuka | zingezuqethuka |
| Class 9 | izoqethuka | ezoqethuka | izoqethuka | ayizuqethuka | engezuqethuka | ingezuqethuka |
| Class 10 | zizoqethuka | ezizoqethuka | zizoqethuka | azizuqethuka | ezingezuqethuka | zingezuqethuka |
| Class 11 | luzoqethuka | oluzoqethuka | luzoqethuka | aluzuqethuka | olungezuqethuka | lungezuqethuka |
| Class 14 | buzoqethuka | obuzoqethuka | buzoqethuka | abuzuqethuka | obungezuqethuka | bungezuqethuka |
| Class 15 | kuzoqethuka | okuzoqethuka | kuzoqethuka | akuzuqethuka | okungezuqethuka | kungezuqethuka |
| Class 17 | kuzoqethuka | okuzoqethuka | kuzoqethuka | akuzuqethuka | okungezuqethuka | kungezuqethuka |
| | 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 | ngiyoqethuka | engiyoqethuka | ngiyoqethuka | angiyuqethuka | engingeyuqethuka | ngingeyuqethuka |
| 2nd singular | uyoqethuka | oyoqethuka | uyoqethuka | awuyuqethuka | ongeyuqethuka | ungeyuqethuka |
| 1st plural | siyoqethuka | esiyoqethuka | siyoqethuka | asiyuqethuka | esingeyuqethuka | singeyuqethuka |
| 2nd plural | niyoqethuka | eniyoqethuka | niyoqethuka | aniyuqethuka | eningeyuqethuka | ningeyuqethuka |
| Class 1 | uyoqethuka | oyoqethuka | eyoqethuka | akayuqethuka | ongeyuqethuka | engeyuqethuka |
| Class 2 | bayoqethuka | abayoqethuka | beyoqethuka | abayuqethuka | abangeyuqethuka | bengeyuqethuka |
| Class 3 | uyoqethuka | oyoqethuka | uyoqethuka | awuyuqethuka | ongeyuqethuka | ungeyuqethuka |
| Class 4 | iyoqethuka | eyoqethuka | iyoqethuka | ayiyuqethuka | engeyuqethuka | ingeyuqethuka |
| Class 5 | liyoqethuka | eliyoqethuka | liyoqethuka | aliyuqethuka | elingeyuqethuka | lingeyuqethuka |
| Class 6 | ayoqethuka | ayoqethuka | eyoqethuka | awayuqethuka | angeyuqethuka | engeyuqethuka |
| Class 7 | siyoqethuka | esiyoqethuka | siyoqethuka | asiyuqethuka | esingeyuqethuka | singeyuqethuka |
| Class 8 | ziyoqethuka | eziyoqethuka | ziyoqethuka | aziyuqethuka | ezingeyuqethuka | zingeyuqethuka |
| Class 9 | iyoqethuka | eyoqethuka | iyoqethuka | ayiyuqethuka | engeyuqethuka | ingeyuqethuka |
| Class 10 | ziyoqethuka | eziyoqethuka | ziyoqethuka | aziyuqethuka | ezingeyuqethuka | zingeyuqethuka |
| Class 11 | luyoqethuka | oluyoqethuka | luyoqethuka | aluyuqethuka | olungeyuqethuka | lungeyuqethuka |
| Class 14 | buyoqethuka | obuyoqethuka | buyoqethuka | abuyuqethuka | obungeyuqethuka | bungeyuqethuka |
| Class 15 | kuyoqethuka | okuyoqethuka | kuyoqethuka | akuyuqethuka | okungeyuqethuka | kungeyuqethuka |
| Class 17 | kuyoqethuka | okuyoqethuka | kuyoqethuka | akuyuqethuka | okungeyuqethuka | kungeyuqethuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqethuke | ngingaqethuki |
| 2nd singular | uqethuke | ungaqethuki |
| 1st plural | siqethuke | singaqethuki |
| 2nd plural | niqethuke | ningaqethuki |
| Class 1 | aqethuke | angaqethuki |
| Class 2 | baqethuke | bangaqethuki |
| Class 3 | uqethuke | ungaqethuki |
| Class 4 | iqethuke | ingaqethuki |
| Class 5 | liqethuke | lingaqethuki |
| Class 6 | aqethuke | angaqethuki |
| Class 7 | siqethuke | singaqethuki |
| Class 8 | ziqethuke | zingaqethuki |
| Class 9 | iqethuke | ingaqethuki |
| Class 10 | ziqethuke | zingaqethuki |
| Class 11 | luqethuke | lungaqethuki |
| Class 14 | buqethuke | bungaqethuki |
| Class 15 | kuqethuke | kungaqethuki |
| Class 17 | kuqethuke | kungaqethuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqethuka | ngangaqethuka, angaqethuka, angangaqethuka |
| 2nd singular | waqethuka | wangaqethuka, awaqethuka, awangaqethuka |
| 1st plural | saqethuka | sangaqethuka, asaqethuka, asangaqethuka |
| 2nd plural | naqethuka | nangaqethuka, anaqethuka, anangaqethuka |
| Class 1 | waqethuka | wangaqethuka, akaqethuka, akangaqethuka |
| Class 2 | baqethuka | bangaqethuka, abaqethuka, abangaqethuka |
| Class 3 | waqethuka | wangaqethuka, awaqethuka, awangaqethuka |
| Class 4 | yaqethuka | yangaqethuka, ayaqethuka, ayangaqethuka |
| Class 5 | laqethuka | langaqethuka, alaqethuka, alangaqethuka |
| Class 6 | aqethuka | angaqethuka, awaqethuka, awangaqethuka |
| Class 7 | saqethuka | sangaqethuka, asaqethuka, asangaqethuka |
| Class 8 | zaqethuka | zangaqethuka, azaqethuka, azangaqethuka |
| Class 9 | yaqethuka | yangaqethuka, ayaqethuka, ayangaqethuka |
| Class 10 | zaqethuka | zangaqethuka, azaqethuka, azangaqethuka |
| Class 11 | lwaqethuka | lwangaqethuka, alwaqethuka, alwangaqethuka |
| Class 14 | baqethuka | bangaqethuka, abaqethuka, abangaqethuka |
| Class 15 | kwaqethuka | kwangaqethuka, akwaqethuka, akwangaqethuka |
| Class 17 | kwaqethuka | kwangaqethuka, akwaqethuka, akwangaqethuka |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “qethuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qethuka (3.2.9)”