# qonda
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -qonda.

### Verb

qonda
* to understand

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-qonda
* (transitive) to understand

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃoːnda/

### Verb

-qonda
* (transitive) to understand, to comprehend, to grasp
* (transitive) to decide, to make up one's mind, to be determined to
* (transitive) to go straight towards, to aim straight at [with locative]

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqonda |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqonda | ukungaqondi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qonda | -qonde |
| Plural | qondani | -qondeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqonda, ngiqonda | engiqondayo, engiqonda | ngiqonda | angiqondi | engingaqondi | ngingaqondi |
| 2nd singular | uyaqonda, uqonda | oqondayo, oqonda | uqonda | awuqondi | ongaqondi | ungaqondi |
| 1st plural | siyaqonda, siqonda | esiqondayo, esiqonda | siqonda | asiqondi | esingaqondi | singaqondi |
| 2nd plural | niyaqonda, niqonda | eniqondayo, eniqonda | niqonda | aniqondi | eningaqondi | ningaqondi |
| Class 1 | uyaqonda, uqonda | oqondayo, oqonda | eqonda | akaqondi | ongaqondi | engaqondi |
| Class 2 | bayaqonda, baqonda | abaqondayo, abaqonda | beqonda | abaqondi | abangaqondi | bengaqondi |
| Class 3 | uyaqonda, uqonda | oqondayo, oqonda | uqonda | awuqondi | ongaqondi | ungaqondi |
| Class 4 | iyaqonda, iqonda | eqondayo, eqonda | iqonda | ayiqondi | engaqondi | ingaqondi |
| Class 5 | liyaqonda, liqonda | eliqondayo, eliqonda | liqonda | aliqondi | elingaqondi | lingaqondi |
| Class 6 | ayaqonda, aqonda | aqondayo, aqonda | eqonda | awaqondi | angaqondi | engaqondi |
| Class 7 | siyaqonda, siqonda | esiqondayo, esiqonda | siqonda | asiqondi | esingaqondi | singaqondi |
| Class 8 | ziyaqonda, ziqonda | eziqondayo, eziqonda | ziqonda | aziqondi | ezingaqondi | zingaqondi |
| Class 9 | iyaqonda, iqonda | eqondayo, eqonda | iqonda | ayiqondi | engaqondi | ingaqondi |
| Class 10 | ziyaqonda, ziqonda | eziqondayo, eziqonda | ziqonda | aziqondi | ezingaqondi | zingaqondi |
| Class 11 | luyaqonda, luqonda | oluqondayo, oluqonda | luqonda | aluqondi | olungaqondi | lungaqondi |
| Class 14 | buyaqonda, buqonda | obuqondayo, obuqonda | buqonda | abuqondi | obungaqondi | bungaqondi |
| Class 15 | kuyaqonda, kuqonda | okuqondayo, okuqonda | kuqonda | akuqondi | okungaqondi | kungaqondi |
| Class 17 | kuyaqonda, kuqonda | okuqondayo, okuqonda | kuqonda | akuqondi | okungaqondi | kungaqondi |
| | 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 | ngiqondile, ngiqondē | engiqondile, engiqondē | ngiqondile, ngiqondē | angiqondanga | engingaqondanga | ngingaqondanga |
| 2nd singular | uqondile, uqondē | oqondile, oqondē | uqondile, uqondē | awuqondanga | ongaqondanga | ungaqondanga |
| 1st plural | siqondile, siqondē | esiqondile, esiqondē | siqondile, siqondē | asiqondanga | esingaqondanga | singaqondanga |
| 2nd plural | niqondile, niqondē | eniqondile, eniqondē | niqondile, niqondē | aniqondanga | eningaqondanga | ningaqondanga |
| Class 1 | uqondile, uqondē | oqondile, oqondē | eqondile, eqondē | akaqondanga | ongaqondanga | engaqondanga |
| Class 2 | baqondile, baqondē | abaqondile, abaqondē | beqondile, beqondē | abaqondanga | abangaqondanga | bengaqondanga |
| Class 3 | uqondile, uqondē | oqondile, oqondē | uqondile, uqondē | awuqondanga | ongaqondanga | ungaqondanga |
| Class 4 | iqondile, iqondē | eqondile, eqondē | iqondile, iqondē | ayiqondanga | engaqondanga | ingaqondanga |
| Class 5 | liqondile, liqondē | eliqondile, eliqondē | liqondile, liqondē | aliqondanga | elingaqondanga | lingaqondanga |
| Class 6 | aqondile, aqondē | aqondile, aqondē | eqondile, eqondē | awaqondanga | angaqondanga | engaqondanga |
| Class 7 | siqondile, siqondē | esiqondile, esiqondē | siqondile, siqondē | asiqondanga | esingaqondanga | singaqondanga |
| Class 8 | ziqondile, ziqondē | eziqondile, eziqondē | ziqondile, ziqondē | aziqondanga | ezingaqondanga | zingaqondanga |
| Class 9 | iqondile, iqondē | eqondile, eqondē | iqondile, iqondē | ayiqondanga | engaqondanga | ingaqondanga |
| Class 10 | ziqondile, ziqondē | eziqondile, eziqondē | ziqondile, ziqondē | aziqondanga | ezingaqondanga | zingaqondanga |
| Class 11 | luqondile, luqondē | oluqondile, oluqondē | luqondile, luqondē | aluqondanga | olungaqondanga | lungaqondanga |
| Class 14 | buqondile, buqondē | obuqondile, obuqondē | buqondile, buqondē | abuqondanga | obungaqondanga | bungaqondanga |
| Class 15 | kuqondile, kuqondē | okuqondile, okuqondē | kuqondile, kuqondē | akuqondanga | okungaqondanga | kungaqondanga |
| Class 17 | kuqondile, kuqondē | okuqondile, okuqondē | kuqondile, kuqondē | akuqondanga | okungaqondanga | kungaqondanga |
| | 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 | ngāqonda | engāqonda | ngāqonda | angiqondanga | engingaqondanga | ngingaqondanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqonda | owāqonda | wāqonda | awuqondanga | ongaqondanga | ungaqondanga |
| 1st plural | sāqonda | esāqonda | sāqonda | asiqondanga | esingaqondanga | singaqondanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqonda | enāqonda | nāqonda | aniqondanga | eningaqondanga | ningaqondanga |
| Class 1 | wāqonda | owāqonda | āqonda | akaqondanga | ongaqondanga | engaqondanga |
| Class 2 | bāqonda | abāqonda | bāqonda | abaqondanga | abangaqondanga | bengaqondanga |
| Class 3 | wāqonda | owāqonda | wāqonda | awuqondanga | ongaqondanga | ungaqondanga |
| Class 4 | yāqonda | eyāqonda | yāqonda | ayiqondanga | engaqondanga | ingaqondanga |
| Class 5 | lāqonda | elāqonda | lāqonda | aliqondanga | elingaqondanga | lingaqondanga |
| Class 6 | āqonda | āqonda | āqonda | awaqondanga | angaqondanga | engaqondanga |
| Class 7 | sāqonda | esāqonda | sāqonda | asiqondanga | esingaqondanga | singaqondanga |
| Class 8 | zāqonda | ezāqonda | zāqonda | aziqondanga | ezingaqondanga | zingaqondanga |
| Class 9 | yāqonda | eyāqonda | yāqonda | ayiqondanga | engaqondanga | ingaqondanga |
| Class 10 | zāqonda | ezāqonda | zāqonda | aziqondanga | ezingaqondanga | zingaqondanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqonda | olwāqonda | lwāqonda | aluqondanga | olungaqondanga | lungaqondanga |
| Class 14 | bāqonda | obāqonda | bāqonda | abuqondanga | obungaqondanga | bungaqondanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqonda | okwāqonda | kwāqonda | akuqondanga | okungaqondanga | kungaqondanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqonda | okwāqonda | kwāqonda | akuqondanga | okungaqondanga | kungaqondanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqonda | — | ngingaqonda | ngingeqonde | — | ngingeqonde |
| 2nd singular | ungaqonda | — | ungaqonda | ungeqonde | — | ungeqonde |
| 1st plural | singaqonda | — | singaqonda | singeqonde | — | singeqonde |
| 2nd plural | ningaqonda | — | ningaqonda | ningeqonde | — | ningeqonde |
| Class 1 | angaqonda | — | engaqonda | angeqonde | — | engeqonde |
| Class 2 | bangaqonda | — | bengaqonda | bangeqonde | — | bengeqonde |
| Class 3 | ungaqonda | — | ungaqonda | ungeqonde | — | ungeqonde |
| Class 4 | ingaqonda | — | ingaqonda | ingeqonde | — | ingeqonde |
| Class 5 | lingaqonda | — | lingaqonda | lingeqonde | — | lingeqonde |
| Class 6 | angaqonda | — | engaqonda | angeqonde | — | engeqonde |
| Class 7 | singaqonda | — | singaqonda | singeqonde | — | singeqonde |
| Class 8 | zingaqonda | — | zingaqonda | zingeqonde | — | zingeqonde |
| Class 9 | ingaqonda | — | ingaqonda | ingeqonde | — | ingeqonde |
| Class 10 | zingaqonda | — | zingaqonda | zingeqonde | — | zingeqonde |
| Class 11 | lungaqonda | — | lungaqonda | lungeqonde | — | lungeqonde |
| Class 14 | bungaqonda | — | bungaqonda | bungeqonde | — | bungeqonde |
| Class 15 | kungaqonda | — | kungaqonda | kungeqonde | — | kungeqonde |
| Class 17 | kungaqonda | — | kungaqonda | kungeqonde | — | kungeqonde |
| | 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 | ngizoqonda | engizoqonda | ngizoqonda | angizuqonda | engingezuqonda | ngingezuqonda |
| 2nd singular | uzoqonda | ozoqonda | uzoqonda | awuzuqonda | ongezuqonda | ungezuqonda |
| 1st plural | sizoqonda | esizoqonda | sizoqonda | asizuqonda | esingezuqonda | singezuqonda |
| 2nd plural | nizoqonda | enizoqonda | nizoqonda | anizuqonda | eningezuqonda | ningezuqonda |
| Class 1 | uzoqonda | ozoqonda | ezoqonda | akazuqonda | ongezuqonda | engezuqonda |
| Class 2 | bazoqonda | abazoqonda | bezoqonda | abazuqonda | abangezuqonda | bengezuqonda |
| Class 3 | uzoqonda | ozoqonda | uzoqonda | awuzuqonda | ongezuqonda | ungezuqonda |
| Class 4 | izoqonda | ezoqonda | izoqonda | ayizuqonda | engezuqonda | ingezuqonda |
| Class 5 | lizoqonda | elizoqonda | lizoqonda | alizuqonda | elingezuqonda | lingezuqonda |
| Class 6 | azoqonda | azoqonda | ezoqonda | awazuqonda | angezuqonda | engezuqonda |
| Class 7 | sizoqonda | esizoqonda | sizoqonda | asizuqonda | esingezuqonda | singezuqonda |
| Class 8 | zizoqonda | ezizoqonda | zizoqonda | azizuqonda | ezingezuqonda | zingezuqonda |
| Class 9 | izoqonda | ezoqonda | izoqonda | ayizuqonda | engezuqonda | ingezuqonda |
| Class 10 | zizoqonda | ezizoqonda | zizoqonda | azizuqonda | ezingezuqonda | zingezuqonda |
| Class 11 | luzoqonda | oluzoqonda | luzoqonda | aluzuqonda | olungezuqonda | lungezuqonda |
| Class 14 | buzoqonda | obuzoqonda | buzoqonda | abuzuqonda | obungezuqonda | bungezuqonda |
| Class 15 | kuzoqonda | okuzoqonda | kuzoqonda | akuzuqonda | okungezuqonda | kungezuqonda |
| Class 17 | kuzoqonda | okuzoqonda | kuzoqonda | akuzuqonda | okungezuqonda | kungezuqonda |
| | 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 | ngiyoqonda | engiyoqonda | ngiyoqonda | angiyuqonda | engingeyuqonda | ngingeyuqonda |
| 2nd singular | uyoqonda | oyoqonda | uyoqonda | awuyuqonda | ongeyuqonda | ungeyuqonda |
| 1st plural | siyoqonda | esiyoqonda | siyoqonda | asiyuqonda | esingeyuqonda | singeyuqonda |
| 2nd plural | niyoqonda | eniyoqonda | niyoqonda | aniyuqonda | eningeyuqonda | ningeyuqonda |
| Class 1 | uyoqonda | oyoqonda | eyoqonda | akayuqonda | ongeyuqonda | engeyuqonda |
| Class 2 | bayoqonda | abayoqonda | beyoqonda | abayuqonda | abangeyuqonda | bengeyuqonda |
| Class 3 | uyoqonda | oyoqonda | uyoqonda | awuyuqonda | ongeyuqonda | ungeyuqonda |
| Class 4 | iyoqonda | eyoqonda | iyoqonda | ayiyuqonda | engeyuqonda | ingeyuqonda |
| Class 5 | liyoqonda | eliyoqonda | liyoqonda | aliyuqonda | elingeyuqonda | lingeyuqonda |
| Class 6 | ayoqonda | ayoqonda | eyoqonda | awayuqonda | angeyuqonda | engeyuqonda |
| Class 7 | siyoqonda | esiyoqonda | siyoqonda | asiyuqonda | esingeyuqonda | singeyuqonda |
| Class 8 | ziyoqonda | eziyoqonda | ziyoqonda | aziyuqonda | ezingeyuqonda | zingeyuqonda |
| Class 9 | iyoqonda | eyoqonda | iyoqonda | ayiyuqonda | engeyuqonda | ingeyuqonda |
| Class 10 | ziyoqonda | eziyoqonda | ziyoqonda | aziyuqonda | ezingeyuqonda | zingeyuqonda |
| Class 11 | luyoqonda | oluyoqonda | luyoqonda | aluyuqonda | olungeyuqonda | lungeyuqonda |
| Class 14 | buyoqonda | obuyoqonda | buyoqonda | abuyuqonda | obungeyuqonda | bungeyuqonda |
| Class 15 | kuyoqonda | okuyoqonda | kuyoqonda | akuyuqonda | okungeyuqonda | kungeyuqonda |
| Class 17 | kuyoqonda | okuyoqonda | kuyoqonda | akuyuqonda | okungeyuqonda | kungeyuqonda |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqonde | ngingaqondi |
| 2nd singular | uqonde | ungaqondi |
| 1st plural | siqonde | singaqondi |
| 2nd plural | niqonde | ningaqondi |
| Class 1 | aqonde | angaqondi |
| Class 2 | baqonde | bangaqondi |
| Class 3 | uqonde | ungaqondi |
| Class 4 | iqonde | ingaqondi |
| Class 5 | liqonde | lingaqondi |
| Class 6 | aqonde | angaqondi |
| Class 7 | siqonde | singaqondi |
| Class 8 | ziqonde | zingaqondi |
| Class 9 | iqonde | ingaqondi |
| Class 10 | ziqonde | zingaqondi |
| Class 11 | luqonde | lungaqondi |
| Class 14 | buqonde | bungaqondi |
| Class 15 | kuqonde | kungaqondi |
| Class 17 | kuqonde | kungaqondi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqonda | ngangaqonda, angaqonda, angangaqonda |
| 2nd singular | waqonda | wangaqonda, awaqonda, awangaqonda |
| 1st plural | saqonda | sangaqonda, asaqonda, asangaqonda |
| 2nd plural | naqonda | nangaqonda, anaqonda, anangaqonda |
| Class 1 | waqonda | wangaqonda, akaqonda, akangaqonda |
| Class 2 | baqonda | bangaqonda, abaqonda, abangaqonda |
| Class 3 | waqonda | wangaqonda, awaqonda, awangaqonda |
| Class 4 | yaqonda | yangaqonda, ayaqonda, ayangaqonda |
| Class 5 | laqonda | langaqonda, alaqonda, alangaqonda |
| Class 6 | aqonda | angaqonda, awaqonda, awangaqonda |
| Class 7 | saqonda | sangaqonda, asaqonda, asangaqonda |
| Class 8 | zaqonda | zangaqonda, azaqonda, azangaqonda |
| Class 9 | yaqonda | yangaqonda, ayaqonda, ayangaqonda |
| Class 10 | zaqonda | zangaqonda, azaqonda, azangaqonda |
| Class 11 | lwaqonda | lwangaqonda, alwaqonda, alwangaqonda |
| Class 14 | baqonda | bangaqonda, abaqonda, abangaqonda |
| Class 15 | kwaqonda | kwangaqonda, akwaqonda, akwangaqonda |
| Class 17 | kwaqonda | kwangaqonda, akwaqonda, akwangaqonda |

### References

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