# phetha
## Sotho
### Verb

phetha
* to accomplish

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-phetha
* to conclude

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-phetha
* (transitive) to hem
* (transitive) to complete, to conclude, to finish

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphetha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphetha | ukungaphethi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phetha | -phethe |
| Plural | phethani | -phetheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphetha, ngiphetha | engiphethayo, engiphetha | ngiphetha | angiphethi | engingaphethi | ngingaphethi |
| 2nd singular | uyaphetha, uphetha | ophethayo, ophetha | uphetha | awuphethi | ongaphethi | ungaphethi |
| 1st plural | siyaphetha, siphetha | esiphethayo, esiphetha | siphetha | asiphethi | esingaphethi | singaphethi |
| 2nd plural | niyaphetha, niphetha | eniphethayo, eniphetha | niphetha | aniphethi | eningaphethi | ningaphethi |
| Class 1 | uyaphetha, uphetha | ophethayo, ophetha | ephetha | akaphethi | ongaphethi | engaphethi |
| Class 2 | bayaphetha, baphetha | abaphethayo, abaphetha | bephetha | abaphethi | abangaphethi | bengaphethi |
| Class 3 | uyaphetha, uphetha | ophethayo, ophetha | uphetha | awuphethi | ongaphethi | ungaphethi |
| Class 4 | iyaphetha, iphetha | ephethayo, ephetha | iphetha | ayiphethi | engaphethi | ingaphethi |
| Class 5 | liyaphetha, liphetha | eliphethayo, eliphetha | liphetha | aliphethi | elingaphethi | lingaphethi |
| Class 6 | ayaphetha, aphetha | aphethayo, aphetha | ephetha | awaphethi | angaphethi | engaphethi |
| Class 7 | siyaphetha, siphetha | esiphethayo, esiphetha | siphetha | asiphethi | esingaphethi | singaphethi |
| Class 8 | ziyaphetha, ziphetha | eziphethayo, eziphetha | ziphetha | aziphethi | ezingaphethi | zingaphethi |
| Class 9 | iyaphetha, iphetha | ephethayo, ephetha | iphetha | ayiphethi | engaphethi | ingaphethi |
| Class 10 | ziyaphetha, ziphetha | eziphethayo, eziphetha | ziphetha | aziphethi | ezingaphethi | zingaphethi |
| Class 11 | luyaphetha, luphetha | oluphethayo, oluphetha | luphetha | aluphethi | olungaphethi | lungaphethi |
| Class 14 | buyaphetha, buphetha | obuphethayo, obuphetha | buphetha | abuphethi | obungaphethi | bungaphethi |
| Class 15 | kuyaphetha, kuphetha | okuphethayo, okuphetha | kuphetha | akuphethi | okungaphethi | kungaphethi |
| Class 17 | kuyaphetha, kuphetha | okuphethayo, okuphetha | kuphetha | akuphethi | okungaphethi | kungaphethi |
| | 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 | ngiphethile, ngiphethē | engiphethile, engiphethē | ngiphethile, ngiphethē | angiphethanga | engingaphethanga | ngingaphethanga |
| 2nd singular | uphethile, uphethē | ophethile, ophethē | uphethile, uphethē | awuphethanga | ongaphethanga | ungaphethanga |
| 1st plural | siphethile, siphethē | esiphethile, esiphethē | siphethile, siphethē | asiphethanga | esingaphethanga | singaphethanga |
| 2nd plural | niphethile, niphethē | eniphethile, eniphethē | niphethile, niphethē | aniphethanga | eningaphethanga | ningaphethanga |
| Class 1 | uphethile, uphethē | ophethile, ophethē | ephethile, ephethē | akaphethanga | ongaphethanga | engaphethanga |
| Class 2 | baphethile, baphethē | abaphethile, abaphethē | bephethile, bephethē | abaphethanga | abangaphethanga | bengaphethanga |
| Class 3 | uphethile, uphethē | ophethile, ophethē | uphethile, uphethē | awuphethanga | ongaphethanga | ungaphethanga |
| Class 4 | iphethile, iphethē | ephethile, ephethē | iphethile, iphethē | ayiphethanga | engaphethanga | ingaphethanga |
| Class 5 | liphethile, liphethē | eliphethile, eliphethē | liphethile, liphethē | aliphethanga | elingaphethanga | lingaphethanga |
| Class 6 | aphethile, aphethē | aphethile, aphethē | ephethile, ephethē | awaphethanga | angaphethanga | engaphethanga |
| Class 7 | siphethile, siphethē | esiphethile, esiphethē | siphethile, siphethē | asiphethanga | esingaphethanga | singaphethanga |
| Class 8 | ziphethile, ziphethē | eziphethile, eziphethē | ziphethile, ziphethē | aziphethanga | ezingaphethanga | zingaphethanga |
| Class 9 | iphethile, iphethē | ephethile, ephethē | iphethile, iphethē | ayiphethanga | engaphethanga | ingaphethanga |
| Class 10 | ziphethile, ziphethē | eziphethile, eziphethē | ziphethile, ziphethē | aziphethanga | ezingaphethanga | zingaphethanga |
| Class 11 | luphethile, luphethē | oluphethile, oluphethē | luphethile, luphethē | aluphethanga | olungaphethanga | lungaphethanga |
| Class 14 | buphethile, buphethē | obuphethile, obuphethē | buphethile, buphethē | abuphethanga | obungaphethanga | bungaphethanga |
| Class 15 | kuphethile, kuphethē | okuphethile, okuphethē | kuphethile, kuphethē | akuphethanga | okungaphethanga | kungaphethanga |
| Class 17 | kuphethile, kuphethē | okuphethile, okuphethē | kuphethile, kuphethē | akuphethanga | okungaphethanga | kungaphethanga |
| | 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 | ngāphetha | engāphetha | ngāphetha | angiphethanga | engingaphethanga | ngingaphethanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphetha | owāphetha | wāphetha | awuphethanga | ongaphethanga | ungaphethanga |
| 1st plural | sāphetha | esāphetha | sāphetha | asiphethanga | esingaphethanga | singaphethanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphetha | enāphetha | nāphetha | aniphethanga | eningaphethanga | ningaphethanga |
| Class 1 | wāphetha | owāphetha | āphetha | akaphethanga | ongaphethanga | engaphethanga |
| Class 2 | bāphetha | abāphetha | bāphetha | abaphethanga | abangaphethanga | bengaphethanga |
| Class 3 | wāphetha | owāphetha | wāphetha | awuphethanga | ongaphethanga | ungaphethanga |
| Class 4 | yāphetha | eyāphetha | yāphetha | ayiphethanga | engaphethanga | ingaphethanga |
| Class 5 | lāphetha | elāphetha | lāphetha | aliphethanga | elingaphethanga | lingaphethanga |
| Class 6 | āphetha | āphetha | āphetha | awaphethanga | angaphethanga | engaphethanga |
| Class 7 | sāphetha | esāphetha | sāphetha | asiphethanga | esingaphethanga | singaphethanga |
| Class 8 | zāphetha | ezāphetha | zāphetha | aziphethanga | ezingaphethanga | zingaphethanga |
| Class 9 | yāphetha | eyāphetha | yāphetha | ayiphethanga | engaphethanga | ingaphethanga |
| Class 10 | zāphetha | ezāphetha | zāphetha | aziphethanga | ezingaphethanga | zingaphethanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphetha | olwāphetha | lwāphetha | aluphethanga | olungaphethanga | lungaphethanga |
| Class 14 | bāphetha | obāphetha | bāphetha | abuphethanga | obungaphethanga | bungaphethanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphetha | okwāphetha | kwāphetha | akuphethanga | okungaphethanga | kungaphethanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphetha | okwāphetha | kwāphetha | akuphethanga | okungaphethanga | kungaphethanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphetha | — | ngingaphetha | ngingephethe | — | ngingephethe |
| 2nd singular | ungaphetha | — | ungaphetha | ungephethe | — | ungephethe |
| 1st plural | singaphetha | — | singaphetha | singephethe | — | singephethe |
| 2nd plural | ningaphetha | — | ningaphetha | ningephethe | — | ningephethe |
| Class 1 | angaphetha | — | engaphetha | angephethe | — | engephethe |
| Class 2 | bangaphetha | — | bengaphetha | bangephethe | — | bengephethe |
| Class 3 | ungaphetha | — | ungaphetha | ungephethe | — | ungephethe |
| Class 4 | ingaphetha | — | ingaphetha | ingephethe | — | ingephethe |
| Class 5 | lingaphetha | — | lingaphetha | lingephethe | — | lingephethe |
| Class 6 | angaphetha | — | engaphetha | angephethe | — | engephethe |
| Class 7 | singaphetha | — | singaphetha | singephethe | — | singephethe |
| Class 8 | zingaphetha | — | zingaphetha | zingephethe | — | zingephethe |
| Class 9 | ingaphetha | — | ingaphetha | ingephethe | — | ingephethe |
| Class 10 | zingaphetha | — | zingaphetha | zingephethe | — | zingephethe |
| Class 11 | lungaphetha | — | lungaphetha | lungephethe | — | lungephethe |
| Class 14 | bungaphetha | — | bungaphetha | bungephethe | — | bungephethe |
| Class 15 | kungaphetha | — | kungaphetha | kungephethe | — | kungephethe |
| Class 17 | kungaphetha | — | kungaphetha | kungephethe | — | kungephethe |
| | 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 | ngizophetha | engizophetha | ngizophetha | angizuphetha | engingezuphetha | ngingezuphetha |
| 2nd singular | uzophetha | ozophetha | uzophetha | awuzuphetha | ongezuphetha | ungezuphetha |
| 1st plural | sizophetha | esizophetha | sizophetha | asizuphetha | esingezuphetha | singezuphetha |
| 2nd plural | nizophetha | enizophetha | nizophetha | anizuphetha | eningezuphetha | ningezuphetha |
| Class 1 | uzophetha | ozophetha | ezophetha | akazuphetha | ongezuphetha | engezuphetha |
| Class 2 | bazophetha | abazophetha | bezophetha | abazuphetha | abangezuphetha | bengezuphetha |
| Class 3 | uzophetha | ozophetha | uzophetha | awuzuphetha | ongezuphetha | ungezuphetha |
| Class 4 | izophetha | ezophetha | izophetha | ayizuphetha | engezuphetha | ingezuphetha |
| Class 5 | lizophetha | elizophetha | lizophetha | alizuphetha | elingezuphetha | lingezuphetha |
| Class 6 | azophetha | azophetha | ezophetha | awazuphetha | angezuphetha | engezuphetha |
| Class 7 | sizophetha | esizophetha | sizophetha | asizuphetha | esingezuphetha | singezuphetha |
| Class 8 | zizophetha | ezizophetha | zizophetha | azizuphetha | ezingezuphetha | zingezuphetha |
| Class 9 | izophetha | ezophetha | izophetha | ayizuphetha | engezuphetha | ingezuphetha |
| Class 10 | zizophetha | ezizophetha | zizophetha | azizuphetha | ezingezuphetha | zingezuphetha |
| Class 11 | luzophetha | oluzophetha | luzophetha | aluzuphetha | olungezuphetha | lungezuphetha |
| Class 14 | buzophetha | obuzophetha | buzophetha | abuzuphetha | obungezuphetha | bungezuphetha |
| Class 15 | kuzophetha | okuzophetha | kuzophetha | akuzuphetha | okungezuphetha | kungezuphetha |
| Class 17 | kuzophetha | okuzophetha | kuzophetha | akuzuphetha | okungezuphetha | kungezuphetha |
| | 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 | ngiyophetha | engiyophetha | ngiyophetha | angiyuphetha | engingeyuphetha | ngingeyuphetha |
| 2nd singular | uyophetha | oyophetha | uyophetha | awuyuphetha | ongeyuphetha | ungeyuphetha |
| 1st plural | siyophetha | esiyophetha | siyophetha | asiyuphetha | esingeyuphetha | singeyuphetha |
| 2nd plural | niyophetha | eniyophetha | niyophetha | aniyuphetha | eningeyuphetha | ningeyuphetha |
| Class 1 | uyophetha | oyophetha | eyophetha | akayuphetha | ongeyuphetha | engeyuphetha |
| Class 2 | bayophetha | abayophetha | beyophetha | abayuphetha | abangeyuphetha | bengeyuphetha |
| Class 3 | uyophetha | oyophetha | uyophetha | awuyuphetha | ongeyuphetha | ungeyuphetha |
| Class 4 | iyophetha | eyophetha | iyophetha | ayiyuphetha | engeyuphetha | ingeyuphetha |
| Class 5 | liyophetha | eliyophetha | liyophetha | aliyuphetha | elingeyuphetha | lingeyuphetha |
| Class 6 | ayophetha | ayophetha | eyophetha | awayuphetha | angeyuphetha | engeyuphetha |
| Class 7 | siyophetha | esiyophetha | siyophetha | asiyuphetha | esingeyuphetha | singeyuphetha |
| Class 8 | ziyophetha | eziyophetha | ziyophetha | aziyuphetha | ezingeyuphetha | zingeyuphetha |
| Class 9 | iyophetha | eyophetha | iyophetha | ayiyuphetha | engeyuphetha | ingeyuphetha |
| Class 10 | ziyophetha | eziyophetha | ziyophetha | aziyuphetha | ezingeyuphetha | zingeyuphetha |
| Class 11 | luyophetha | oluyophetha | luyophetha | aluyuphetha | olungeyuphetha | lungeyuphetha |
| Class 14 | buyophetha | obuyophetha | buyophetha | abuyuphetha | obungeyuphetha | bungeyuphetha |
| Class 15 | kuyophetha | okuyophetha | kuyophetha | akuyuphetha | okungeyuphetha | kungeyuphetha |
| Class 17 | kuyophetha | okuyophetha | kuyophetha | akuyuphetha | okungeyuphetha | kungeyuphetha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphethe | ngingaphethi |
| 2nd singular | uphethe | ungaphethi |
| 1st plural | siphethe | singaphethi |
| 2nd plural | niphethe | ningaphethi |
| Class 1 | aphethe | angaphethi |
| Class 2 | baphethe | bangaphethi |
| Class 3 | uphethe | ungaphethi |
| Class 4 | iphethe | ingaphethi |
| Class 5 | liphethe | lingaphethi |
| Class 6 | aphethe | angaphethi |
| Class 7 | siphethe | singaphethi |
| Class 8 | ziphethe | zingaphethi |
| Class 9 | iphethe | ingaphethi |
| Class 10 | ziphethe | zingaphethi |
| Class 11 | luphethe | lungaphethi |
| Class 14 | buphethe | bungaphethi |
| Class 15 | kuphethe | kungaphethi |
| Class 17 | kuphethe | kungaphethi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphetha | ngangaphetha, angaphetha, angangaphetha |
| 2nd singular | waphetha | wangaphetha, awaphetha, awangaphetha |
| 1st plural | saphetha | sangaphetha, asaphetha, asangaphetha |
| 2nd plural | naphetha | nangaphetha, anaphetha, anangaphetha |
| Class 1 | waphetha | wangaphetha, akaphetha, akangaphetha |
| Class 2 | baphetha | bangaphetha, abaphetha, abangaphetha |
| Class 3 | waphetha | wangaphetha, awaphetha, awangaphetha |
| Class 4 | yaphetha | yangaphetha, ayaphetha, ayangaphetha |
| Class 5 | laphetha | langaphetha, alaphetha, alangaphetha |
| Class 6 | aphetha | angaphetha, awaphetha, awangaphetha |
| Class 7 | saphetha | sangaphetha, asaphetha, asangaphetha |
| Class 8 | zaphetha | zangaphetha, azaphetha, azangaphetha |
| Class 9 | yaphetha | yangaphetha, ayaphetha, ayangaphetha |
| Class 10 | zaphetha | zangaphetha, azaphetha, azangaphetha |
| Class 11 | lwaphetha | lwangaphetha, alwaphetha, alwangaphetha |
| Class 14 | baphetha | bangaphetha, abaphetha, abangaphetha |
| Class 15 | kwaphetha | kwangaphetha, akwaphetha, akwangaphetha |
| Class 17 | kwaphetha | kwangaphetha, akwaphetha, akwangaphetha |

### References

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