# tshengisa
## Zulu
### Verb

-tshengisa$^?$
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#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukutshengisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukutshengisa | ukungatshengisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | tshengisa | -tshengise |
| Plural | tshengisani | -tshengiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyatshengisa, ngitshengisa | engitshengisayo, engitshengisa | ngitshengisa | angitshengisi | engingatshengisi | ngingatshengisi |
| 2nd singular | uyatshengisa, utshengisa | otshengisayo, otshengisa | utshengisa | awutshengisi | ongatshengisi | ungatshengisi |
| 1st plural | siyatshengisa, sitshengisa | esitshengisayo, esitshengisa | sitshengisa | asitshengisi | esingatshengisi | singatshengisi |
| 2nd plural | niyatshengisa, nitshengisa | enitshengisayo, enitshengisa | nitshengisa | anitshengisi | eningatshengisi | ningatshengisi |
| Class 1 | uyatshengisa, utshengisa | otshengisayo, otshengisa | etshengisa | akatshengisi | ongatshengisi | engatshengisi |
| Class 2 | bayatshengisa, batshengisa | abatshengisayo, abatshengisa | betshengisa | abatshengisi | abangatshengisi | bengatshengisi |
| Class 3 | uyatshengisa, utshengisa | otshengisayo, otshengisa | utshengisa | awutshengisi | ongatshengisi | ungatshengisi |
| Class 4 | iyatshengisa, itshengisa | etshengisayo, etshengisa | itshengisa | ayitshengisi | engatshengisi | ingatshengisi |
| Class 5 | liyatshengisa, litshengisa | elitshengisayo, elitshengisa | litshengisa | alitshengisi | elingatshengisi | lingatshengisi |
| Class 6 | ayatshengisa, atshengisa | atshengisayo, atshengisa | etshengisa | awatshengisi | angatshengisi | engatshengisi |
| Class 7 | siyatshengisa, sitshengisa | esitshengisayo, esitshengisa | sitshengisa | asitshengisi | esingatshengisi | singatshengisi |
| Class 8 | ziyatshengisa, zitshengisa | ezitshengisayo, ezitshengisa | zitshengisa | azitshengisi | ezingatshengisi | zingatshengisi |
| Class 9 | iyatshengisa, itshengisa | etshengisayo, etshengisa | itshengisa | ayitshengisi | engatshengisi | ingatshengisi |
| Class 10 | ziyatshengisa, zitshengisa | ezitshengisayo, ezitshengisa | zitshengisa | azitshengisi | ezingatshengisi | zingatshengisi |
| Class 11 | luyatshengisa, lutshengisa | olutshengisayo, olutshengisa | lutshengisa | alutshengisi | olungatshengisi | lungatshengisi |
| Class 14 | buyatshengisa, butshengisa | obutshengisayo, obutshengisa | butshengisa | abutshengisi | obungatshengisi | bungatshengisi |
| Class 15 | kuyatshengisa, kutshengisa | okutshengisayo, okutshengisa | kutshengisa | akutshengisi | okungatshengisi | kungatshengisi |
| Class 17 | kuyatshengisa, kutshengisa | okutshengisayo, okutshengisa | kutshengisa | akutshengisi | okungatshengisi | kungatshengisi |
| | 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 | ngitshengisile, ngitshengisē | engitshengisile, engitshengisē | ngitshengisile, ngitshengisē | angitshengisanga | engingatshengisanga | ngingatshengisanga |
| 2nd singular | utshengisile, utshengisē | otshengisile, otshengisē | utshengisile, utshengisē | awutshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | ungatshengisanga |
| 1st plural | sitshengisile, sitshengisē | esitshengisile, esitshengisē | sitshengisile, sitshengisē | asitshengisanga | esingatshengisanga | singatshengisanga |
| 2nd plural | nitshengisile, nitshengisē | enitshengisile, enitshengisē | nitshengisile, nitshengisē | anitshengisanga | eningatshengisanga | ningatshengisanga |
| Class 1 | utshengisile, utshengisē | otshengisile, otshengisē | etshengisile, etshengisē | akatshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | engatshengisanga |
| Class 2 | batshengisile, batshengisē | abatshengisile, abatshengisē | betshengisile, betshengisē | abatshengisanga | abangatshengisanga | bengatshengisanga |
| Class 3 | utshengisile, utshengisē | otshengisile, otshengisē | utshengisile, utshengisē | awutshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | ungatshengisanga |
| Class 4 | itshengisile, itshengisē | etshengisile, etshengisē | itshengisile, itshengisē | ayitshengisanga | engatshengisanga | ingatshengisanga |
| Class 5 | litshengisile, litshengisē | elitshengisile, elitshengisē | litshengisile, litshengisē | alitshengisanga | elingatshengisanga | lingatshengisanga |
| Class 6 | atshengisile, atshengisē | atshengisile, atshengisē | etshengisile, etshengisē | awatshengisanga | angatshengisanga | engatshengisanga |
| Class 7 | sitshengisile, sitshengisē | esitshengisile, esitshengisē | sitshengisile, sitshengisē | asitshengisanga | esingatshengisanga | singatshengisanga |
| Class 8 | zitshengisile, zitshengisē | ezitshengisile, ezitshengisē | zitshengisile, zitshengisē | azitshengisanga | ezingatshengisanga | zingatshengisanga |
| Class 9 | itshengisile, itshengisē | etshengisile, etshengisē | itshengisile, itshengisē | ayitshengisanga | engatshengisanga | ingatshengisanga |
| Class 10 | zitshengisile, zitshengisē | ezitshengisile, ezitshengisē | zitshengisile, zitshengisē | azitshengisanga | ezingatshengisanga | zingatshengisanga |
| Class 11 | lutshengisile, lutshengisē | olutshengisile, olutshengisē | lutshengisile, lutshengisē | alutshengisanga | olungatshengisanga | lungatshengisanga |
| Class 14 | butshengisile, butshengisē | obutshengisile, obutshengisē | butshengisile, butshengisē | abutshengisanga | obungatshengisanga | bungatshengisanga |
| Class 15 | kutshengisile, kutshengisē | okutshengisile, okutshengisē | kutshengisile, kutshengisē | akutshengisanga | okungatshengisanga | kungatshengisanga |
| Class 17 | kutshengisile, kutshengisē | okutshengisile, okutshengisē | kutshengisile, kutshengisē | akutshengisanga | okungatshengisanga | kungatshengisanga |
| | 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 | ngātshengisa | engātshengisa | ngātshengisa | angitshengisanga | engingatshengisanga | ngingatshengisanga |
| 2nd singular | wātshengisa | owātshengisa | wātshengisa | awutshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | ungatshengisanga |
| 1st plural | sātshengisa | esātshengisa | sātshengisa | asitshengisanga | esingatshengisanga | singatshengisanga |
| 2nd plural | nātshengisa | enātshengisa | nātshengisa | anitshengisanga | eningatshengisanga | ningatshengisanga |
| Class 1 | wātshengisa | owātshengisa | ātshengisa | akatshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | engatshengisanga |
| Class 2 | bātshengisa | abātshengisa | bātshengisa | abatshengisanga | abangatshengisanga | bengatshengisanga |
| Class 3 | wātshengisa | owātshengisa | wātshengisa | awutshengisanga | ongatshengisanga | ungatshengisanga |
| Class 4 | yātshengisa | eyātshengisa | yātshengisa | ayitshengisanga | engatshengisanga | ingatshengisanga |
| Class 5 | lātshengisa | elātshengisa | lātshengisa | alitshengisanga | elingatshengisanga | lingatshengisanga |
| Class 6 | ātshengisa | ātshengisa | ātshengisa | awatshengisanga | angatshengisanga | engatshengisanga |
| Class 7 | sātshengisa | esātshengisa | sātshengisa | asitshengisanga | esingatshengisanga | singatshengisanga |
| Class 8 | zātshengisa | ezātshengisa | zātshengisa | azitshengisanga | ezingatshengisanga | zingatshengisanga |
| Class 9 | yātshengisa | eyātshengisa | yātshengisa | ayitshengisanga | engatshengisanga | ingatshengisanga |
| Class 10 | zātshengisa | ezātshengisa | zātshengisa | azitshengisanga | ezingatshengisanga | zingatshengisanga |
| Class 11 | lwātshengisa | olwātshengisa | lwātshengisa | alutshengisanga | olungatshengisanga | lungatshengisanga |
| Class 14 | bātshengisa | obātshengisa | bātshengisa | abutshengisanga | obungatshengisanga | bungatshengisanga |
| Class 15 | kwātshengisa | okwātshengisa | kwātshengisa | akutshengisanga | okungatshengisanga | kungatshengisanga |
| Class 17 | kwātshengisa | okwātshengisa | kwātshengisa | akutshengisanga | okungatshengisanga | kungatshengisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingatshengisa | — | ngingatshengisa | ngingetshengise | — | ngingetshengise |
| 2nd singular | ungatshengisa | — | ungatshengisa | ungetshengise | — | ungetshengise |
| 1st plural | singatshengisa | — | singatshengisa | singetshengise | — | singetshengise |
| 2nd plural | ningatshengisa | — | ningatshengisa | ningetshengise | — | ningetshengise |
| Class 1 | angatshengisa | — | engatshengisa | angetshengise | — | engetshengise |
| Class 2 | bangatshengisa | — | bengatshengisa | bangetshengise | — | bengetshengise |
| Class 3 | ungatshengisa | — | ungatshengisa | ungetshengise | — | ungetshengise |
| Class 4 | ingatshengisa | — | ingatshengisa | ingetshengise | — | ingetshengise |
| Class 5 | lingatshengisa | — | lingatshengisa | lingetshengise | — | lingetshengise |
| Class 6 | angatshengisa | — | engatshengisa | angetshengise | — | engetshengise |
| Class 7 | singatshengisa | — | singatshengisa | singetshengise | — | singetshengise |
| Class 8 | zingatshengisa | — | zingatshengisa | zingetshengise | — | zingetshengise |
| Class 9 | ingatshengisa | — | ingatshengisa | ingetshengise | — | ingetshengise |
| Class 10 | zingatshengisa | — | zingatshengisa | zingetshengise | — | zingetshengise |
| Class 11 | lungatshengisa | — | lungatshengisa | lungetshengise | — | lungetshengise |
| Class 14 | bungatshengisa | — | bungatshengisa | bungetshengise | — | bungetshengise |
| Class 15 | kungatshengisa | — | kungatshengisa | kungetshengise | — | kungetshengise |
| Class 17 | kungatshengisa | — | kungatshengisa | kungetshengise | — | kungetshengise |
| | 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 | ngizotshengisa | engizotshengisa | ngizotshengisa | angizutshengisa | engingezutshengisa | ngingezutshengisa |
| 2nd singular | uzotshengisa | ozotshengisa | uzotshengisa | awuzutshengisa | ongezutshengisa | ungezutshengisa |
| 1st plural | sizotshengisa | esizotshengisa | sizotshengisa | asizutshengisa | esingezutshengisa | singezutshengisa |
| 2nd plural | nizotshengisa | enizotshengisa | nizotshengisa | anizutshengisa | eningezutshengisa | ningezutshengisa |
| Class 1 | uzotshengisa | ozotshengisa | ezotshengisa | akazutshengisa | ongezutshengisa | engezutshengisa |
| Class 2 | bazotshengisa | abazotshengisa | bezotshengisa | abazutshengisa | abangezutshengisa | bengezutshengisa |
| Class 3 | uzotshengisa | ozotshengisa | uzotshengisa | awuzutshengisa | ongezutshengisa | ungezutshengisa |
| Class 4 | izotshengisa | ezotshengisa | izotshengisa | ayizutshengisa | engezutshengisa | ingezutshengisa |
| Class 5 | lizotshengisa | elizotshengisa | lizotshengisa | alizutshengisa | elingezutshengisa | lingezutshengisa |
| Class 6 | azotshengisa | azotshengisa | ezotshengisa | awazutshengisa | angezutshengisa | engezutshengisa |
| Class 7 | sizotshengisa | esizotshengisa | sizotshengisa | asizutshengisa | esingezutshengisa | singezutshengisa |
| Class 8 | zizotshengisa | ezizotshengisa | zizotshengisa | azizutshengisa | ezingezutshengisa | zingezutshengisa |
| Class 9 | izotshengisa | ezotshengisa | izotshengisa | ayizutshengisa | engezutshengisa | ingezutshengisa |
| Class 10 | zizotshengisa | ezizotshengisa | zizotshengisa | azizutshengisa | ezingezutshengisa | zingezutshengisa |
| Class 11 | luzotshengisa | oluzotshengisa | luzotshengisa | aluzutshengisa | olungezutshengisa | lungezutshengisa |
| Class 14 | buzotshengisa | obuzotshengisa | buzotshengisa | abuzutshengisa | obungezutshengisa | bungezutshengisa |
| Class 15 | kuzotshengisa | okuzotshengisa | kuzotshengisa | akuzutshengisa | okungezutshengisa | kungezutshengisa |
| Class 17 | kuzotshengisa | okuzotshengisa | kuzotshengisa | akuzutshengisa | okungezutshengisa | kungezutshengisa |
| | 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 | ngiyotshengisa | engiyotshengisa | ngiyotshengisa | angiyutshengisa | engingeyutshengisa | ngingeyutshengisa |
| 2nd singular | uyotshengisa | oyotshengisa | uyotshengisa | awuyutshengisa | ongeyutshengisa | ungeyutshengisa |
| 1st plural | siyotshengisa | esiyotshengisa | siyotshengisa | asiyutshengisa | esingeyutshengisa | singeyutshengisa |
| 2nd plural | niyotshengisa | eniyotshengisa | niyotshengisa | aniyutshengisa | eningeyutshengisa | ningeyutshengisa |
| Class 1 | uyotshengisa | oyotshengisa | eyotshengisa | akayutshengisa | ongeyutshengisa | engeyutshengisa |
| Class 2 | bayotshengisa | abayotshengisa | beyotshengisa | abayutshengisa | abangeyutshengisa | bengeyutshengisa |
| Class 3 | uyotshengisa | oyotshengisa | uyotshengisa | awuyutshengisa | ongeyutshengisa | ungeyutshengisa |
| Class 4 | iyotshengisa | eyotshengisa | iyotshengisa | ayiyutshengisa | engeyutshengisa | ingeyutshengisa |
| Class 5 | liyotshengisa | eliyotshengisa | liyotshengisa | aliyutshengisa | elingeyutshengisa | lingeyutshengisa |
| Class 6 | ayotshengisa | ayotshengisa | eyotshengisa | awayutshengisa | angeyutshengisa | engeyutshengisa |
| Class 7 | siyotshengisa | esiyotshengisa | siyotshengisa | asiyutshengisa | esingeyutshengisa | singeyutshengisa |
| Class 8 | ziyotshengisa | eziyotshengisa | ziyotshengisa | aziyutshengisa | ezingeyutshengisa | zingeyutshengisa |
| Class 9 | iyotshengisa | eyotshengisa | iyotshengisa | ayiyutshengisa | engeyutshengisa | ingeyutshengisa |
| Class 10 | ziyotshengisa | eziyotshengisa | ziyotshengisa | aziyutshengisa | ezingeyutshengisa | zingeyutshengisa |
| Class 11 | luyotshengisa | oluyotshengisa | luyotshengisa | aluyutshengisa | olungeyutshengisa | lungeyutshengisa |
| Class 14 | buyotshengisa | obuyotshengisa | buyotshengisa | abuyutshengisa | obungeyutshengisa | bungeyutshengisa |
| Class 15 | kuyotshengisa | okuyotshengisa | kuyotshengisa | akuyutshengisa | okungeyutshengisa | kungeyutshengisa |
| Class 17 | kuyotshengisa | okuyotshengisa | kuyotshengisa | akuyutshengisa | okungeyutshengisa | kungeyutshengisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngitshengise | ngingatshengisi |
| 2nd singular | utshengise | ungatshengisi |
| 1st plural | sitshengise | singatshengisi |
| 2nd plural | nitshengise | ningatshengisi |
| Class 1 | atshengise | angatshengisi |
| Class 2 | batshengise | bangatshengisi |
| Class 3 | utshengise | ungatshengisi |
| Class 4 | itshengise | ingatshengisi |
| Class 5 | litshengise | lingatshengisi |
| Class 6 | atshengise | angatshengisi |
| Class 7 | sitshengise | singatshengisi |
| Class 8 | zitshengise | zingatshengisi |
| Class 9 | itshengise | ingatshengisi |
| Class 10 | zitshengise | zingatshengisi |
| Class 11 | lutshengise | lungatshengisi |
| Class 14 | butshengise | bungatshengisi |
| Class 15 | kutshengise | kungatshengisi |
| Class 17 | kutshengise | kungatshengisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngatshengisa | ngangatshengisa, angatshengisa, angangatshengisa |
| 2nd singular | watshengisa | wangatshengisa, awatshengisa, awangatshengisa |
| 1st plural | satshengisa | sangatshengisa, asatshengisa, asangatshengisa |
| 2nd plural | natshengisa | nangatshengisa, anatshengisa, anangatshengisa |
| Class 1 | watshengisa | wangatshengisa, akatshengisa, akangatshengisa |
| Class 2 | batshengisa | bangatshengisa, abatshengisa, abangatshengisa |
| Class 3 | watshengisa | wangatshengisa, awatshengisa, awangatshengisa |
| Class 4 | yatshengisa | yangatshengisa, ayatshengisa, ayangatshengisa |
| Class 5 | latshengisa | langatshengisa, alatshengisa, alangatshengisa |
| Class 6 | atshengisa | angatshengisa, awatshengisa, awangatshengisa |
| Class 7 | satshengisa | sangatshengisa, asatshengisa, asangatshengisa |
| Class 8 | zatshengisa | zangatshengisa, azatshengisa, azangatshengisa |
| Class 9 | yatshengisa | yangatshengisa, ayatshengisa, ayangatshengisa |
| Class 10 | zatshengisa | zangatshengisa, azatshengisa, azangatshengisa |
| Class 11 | lwatshengisa | lwangatshengisa, alwatshengisa, alwangatshengisa |
| Class 14 | batshengisa | bangatshengisa, abatshengisa, abangatshengisa |
| Class 15 | kwatshengisa | kwangatshengisa, akwatshengisa, akwangatshengisa |
| Class 17 | kwatshengisa | kwangatshengisa, akwatshengisa, akwangatshengisa |

### References

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