thembisa

Xhosa

Etymology

From -themba +‎ -isa.

Verb

-thémbisa

  1. (transitive) to promise

Inflection

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Derived terms

Zulu

Verb

-thembisa?

  1. (transitive) to cause to hope
  2. (transitive) to encourage, to enthuse, to motivate
  3. (transitive) to assure, to promise

Inflection
Tone unknown
Infinitive ukuthembisa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuthembisa ukungathembisi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular thembisa -thembise
Plural thembisani -thembiseni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyathembisa, ngithembisa engithembisayo, engithembisa ngithembisa angithembisi engingathembisi ngingathembisi
2nd singular uyathembisa, uthembisa othembisayo, othembisa uthembisa awuthembisi ongathembisi ungathembisi
1st plural siyathembisa, sithembisa esithembisayo, esithembisa sithembisa asithembisi esingathembisi singathembisi
2nd plural niyathembisa, nithembisa enithembisayo, enithembisa nithembisa anithembisi eningathembisi ningathembisi
Class 1 uyathembisa, uthembisa othembisayo, othembisa ethembisa akathembisi ongathembisi engathembisi
Class 2 bayathembisa, bathembisa abathembisayo, abathembisa bethembisa abathembisi abangathembisi bengathembisi
Class 3 uyathembisa, uthembisa othembisayo, othembisa uthembisa awuthembisi ongathembisi ungathembisi
Class 4 iyathembisa, ithembisa ethembisayo, ethembisa ithembisa ayithembisi engathembisi ingathembisi
Class 5 liyathembisa, lithembisa elithembisayo, elithembisa lithembisa alithembisi elingathembisi lingathembisi
Class 6 ayathembisa, athembisa athembisayo, athembisa ethembisa awathembisi angathembisi engathembisi
Class 7 siyathembisa, sithembisa esithembisayo, esithembisa sithembisa asithembisi esingathembisi singathembisi
Class 8 ziyathembisa, zithembisa ezithembisayo, ezithembisa zithembisa azithembisi ezingathembisi zingathembisi
Class 9 iyathembisa, ithembisa ethembisayo, ethembisa ithembisa ayithembisi engathembisi ingathembisi
Class 10 ziyathembisa, zithembisa ezithembisayo, ezithembisa zithembisa azithembisi ezingathembisi zingathembisi
Class 11 luyathembisa, luthembisa oluthembisayo, oluthembisa luthembisa aluthembisi olungathembisi lungathembisi
Class 14 buyathembisa, buthembisa obuthembisayo, obuthembisa buthembisa abuthembisi obungathembisi bungathembisi
Class 15 kuyathembisa, kuthembisa okuthembisayo, okuthembisa kuthembisa akuthembisi okungathembisi kungathembisi
Class 17 kuyathembisa, kuthembisa okuthembisayo, okuthembisa kuthembisa akuthembisi okungathembisi kungathembisi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngithembisile, ngithembisē engithembisile, engithembisē ngithembisile, ngithembisē angithembisanga engingathembisanga ngingathembisanga
2nd singular uthembisile, uthembisē othembisile, othembisē uthembisile, uthembisē awuthembisanga ongathembisanga ungathembisanga
1st plural sithembisile, sithembisē esithembisile, esithembisē sithembisile, sithembisē asithembisanga esingathembisanga singathembisanga
2nd plural nithembisile, nithembisē enithembisile, enithembisē nithembisile, nithembisē anithembisanga eningathembisanga ningathembisanga
Class 1 uthembisile, uthembisē othembisile, othembisē ethembisile, ethembisē akathembisanga ongathembisanga engathembisanga
Class 2 bathembisile, bathembisē abathembisile, abathembisē bethembisile, bethembisē abathembisanga abangathembisanga bengathembisanga
Class 3 uthembisile, uthembisē othembisile, othembisē uthembisile, uthembisē awuthembisanga ongathembisanga ungathembisanga
Class 4 ithembisile, ithembisē ethembisile, ethembisē ithembisile, ithembisē ayithembisanga engathembisanga ingathembisanga
Class 5 lithembisile, lithembisē elithembisile, elithembisē lithembisile, lithembisē alithembisanga elingathembisanga lingathembisanga
Class 6 athembisile, athembisē athembisile, athembisē ethembisile, ethembisē awathembisanga angathembisanga engathembisanga
Class 7 sithembisile, sithembisē esithembisile, esithembisē sithembisile, sithembisē asithembisanga esingathembisanga singathembisanga
Class 8 zithembisile, zithembisē ezithembisile, ezithembisē zithembisile, zithembisē azithembisanga ezingathembisanga zingathembisanga
Class 9 ithembisile, ithembisē ethembisile, ethembisē ithembisile, ithembisē ayithembisanga engathembisanga ingathembisanga
Class 10 zithembisile, zithembisē ezithembisile, ezithembisē zithembisile, zithembisē azithembisanga ezingathembisanga zingathembisanga
Class 11 luthembisile, luthembisē oluthembisile, oluthembisē luthembisile, luthembisē aluthembisanga olungathembisanga lungathembisanga
Class 14 buthembisile, buthembisē obuthembisile, obuthembisē buthembisile, buthembisē abuthembisanga obungathembisanga bungathembisanga
Class 15 kuthembisile, kuthembisē okuthembisile, okuthembisē kuthembisile, kuthembisē akuthembisanga okungathembisanga kungathembisanga
Class 17 kuthembisile, kuthembisē okuthembisile, okuthembisē kuthembisile, kuthembisē akuthembisanga okungathembisanga kungathembisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāthembisa engāthembisa ngāthembisa angithembisanga engingathembisanga ngingathembisanga
2nd singular wāthembisa owāthembisa wāthembisa awuthembisanga ongathembisanga ungathembisanga
1st plural sāthembisa esāthembisa sāthembisa asithembisanga esingathembisanga singathembisanga
2nd plural nāthembisa enāthembisa nāthembisa anithembisanga eningathembisanga ningathembisanga
Class 1 wāthembisa owāthembisa āthembisa akathembisanga ongathembisanga engathembisanga
Class 2 bāthembisa abāthembisa bāthembisa abathembisanga abangathembisanga bengathembisanga
Class 3 wāthembisa owāthembisa wāthembisa awuthembisanga ongathembisanga ungathembisanga
Class 4 yāthembisa eyāthembisa yāthembisa ayithembisanga engathembisanga ingathembisanga
Class 5 lāthembisa elāthembisa lāthembisa alithembisanga elingathembisanga lingathembisanga
Class 6 āthembisa āthembisa āthembisa awathembisanga angathembisanga engathembisanga
Class 7 sāthembisa esāthembisa sāthembisa asithembisanga esingathembisanga singathembisanga
Class 8 zāthembisa ezāthembisa zāthembisa azithembisanga ezingathembisanga zingathembisanga
Class 9 yāthembisa eyāthembisa yāthembisa ayithembisanga engathembisanga ingathembisanga
Class 10 zāthembisa ezāthembisa zāthembisa azithembisanga ezingathembisanga zingathembisanga
Class 11 lwāthembisa olwāthembisa lwāthembisa aluthembisanga olungathembisanga lungathembisanga
Class 14 bāthembisa obāthembisa bāthembisa abuthembisanga obungathembisanga bungathembisanga
Class 15 kwāthembisa okwāthembisa kwāthembisa akuthembisanga okungathembisanga kungathembisanga
Class 17 kwāthembisa okwāthembisa kwāthembisa akuthembisanga okungathembisanga kungathembisanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingathembisa — ngingathembisa ngingethembise — ngingethembise
2nd singular ungathembisa — ungathembisa ungethembise — ungethembise
1st plural singathembisa — singathembisa singethembise — singethembise
2nd plural ningathembisa — ningathembisa ningethembise — ningethembise
Class 1 angathembisa — engathembisa angethembise — engethembise
Class 2 bangathembisa — bengathembisa bangethembise — bengethembise
Class 3 ungathembisa — ungathembisa ungethembise — ungethembise
Class 4 ingathembisa — ingathembisa ingethembise — ingethembise
Class 5 lingathembisa — lingathembisa lingethembise — lingethembise
Class 6 angathembisa — engathembisa angethembise — engethembise
Class 7 singathembisa — singathembisa singethembise — singethembise
Class 8 zingathembisa — zingathembisa zingethembise — zingethembise
Class 9 ingathembisa — ingathembisa ingethembise — ingethembise
Class 10 zingathembisa — zingathembisa zingethembise — zingethembise
Class 11 lungathembisa — lungathembisa lungethembise — lungethembise
Class 14 bungathembisa — bungathembisa bungethembise — bungethembise
Class 15 kungathembisa — kungathembisa kungethembise — kungethembise
Class 17 kungathembisa — kungathembisa kungethembise — kungethembise
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizothembisa engizothembisa ngizothembisa angizuthembisa engingezuthembisa ngingezuthembisa
2nd singular uzothembisa ozothembisa uzothembisa awuzuthembisa ongezuthembisa ungezuthembisa
1st plural sizothembisa esizothembisa sizothembisa asizuthembisa esingezuthembisa singezuthembisa
2nd plural nizothembisa enizothembisa nizothembisa anizuthembisa eningezuthembisa ningezuthembisa
Class 1 uzothembisa ozothembisa ezothembisa akazuthembisa ongezuthembisa engezuthembisa
Class 2 bazothembisa abazothembisa bezothembisa abazuthembisa abangezuthembisa bengezuthembisa
Class 3 uzothembisa ozothembisa uzothembisa awuzuthembisa ongezuthembisa ungezuthembisa
Class 4 izothembisa ezothembisa izothembisa ayizuthembisa engezuthembisa ingezuthembisa
Class 5 lizothembisa elizothembisa lizothembisa alizuthembisa elingezuthembisa lingezuthembisa
Class 6 azothembisa azothembisa ezothembisa awazuthembisa angezuthembisa engezuthembisa
Class 7 sizothembisa esizothembisa sizothembisa asizuthembisa esingezuthembisa singezuthembisa
Class 8 zizothembisa ezizothembisa zizothembisa azizuthembisa ezingezuthembisa zingezuthembisa
Class 9 izothembisa ezothembisa izothembisa ayizuthembisa engezuthembisa ingezuthembisa
Class 10 zizothembisa ezizothembisa zizothembisa azizuthembisa ezingezuthembisa zingezuthembisa
Class 11 luzothembisa oluzothembisa luzothembisa aluzuthembisa olungezuthembisa lungezuthembisa
Class 14 buzothembisa obuzothembisa buzothembisa abuzuthembisa obungezuthembisa bungezuthembisa
Class 15 kuzothembisa okuzothembisa kuzothembisa akuzuthembisa okungezuthembisa kungezuthembisa
Class 17 kuzothembisa okuzothembisa kuzothembisa akuzuthembisa okungezuthembisa kungezuthembisa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyothembisa engiyothembisa ngiyothembisa angiyuthembisa engingeyuthembisa ngingeyuthembisa
2nd singular uyothembisa oyothembisa uyothembisa awuyuthembisa ongeyuthembisa ungeyuthembisa
1st plural siyothembisa esiyothembisa siyothembisa asiyuthembisa esingeyuthembisa singeyuthembisa
2nd plural niyothembisa eniyothembisa niyothembisa aniyuthembisa eningeyuthembisa ningeyuthembisa
Class 1 uyothembisa oyothembisa eyothembisa akayuthembisa ongeyuthembisa engeyuthembisa
Class 2 bayothembisa abayothembisa beyothembisa abayuthembisa abangeyuthembisa bengeyuthembisa
Class 3 uyothembisa oyothembisa uyothembisa awuyuthembisa ongeyuthembisa ungeyuthembisa
Class 4 iyothembisa eyothembisa iyothembisa ayiyuthembisa engeyuthembisa ingeyuthembisa
Class 5 liyothembisa eliyothembisa liyothembisa aliyuthembisa elingeyuthembisa lingeyuthembisa
Class 6 ayothembisa ayothembisa eyothembisa awayuthembisa angeyuthembisa engeyuthembisa
Class 7 siyothembisa esiyothembisa siyothembisa asiyuthembisa esingeyuthembisa singeyuthembisa
Class 8 ziyothembisa eziyothembisa ziyothembisa aziyuthembisa ezingeyuthembisa zingeyuthembisa
Class 9 iyothembisa eyothembisa iyothembisa ayiyuthembisa engeyuthembisa ingeyuthembisa
Class 10 ziyothembisa eziyothembisa ziyothembisa aziyuthembisa ezingeyuthembisa zingeyuthembisa
Class 11 luyothembisa oluyothembisa luyothembisa aluyuthembisa olungeyuthembisa lungeyuthembisa
Class 14 buyothembisa obuyothembisa buyothembisa abuyuthembisa obungeyuthembisa bungeyuthembisa
Class 15 kuyothembisa okuyothembisa kuyothembisa akuyuthembisa okungeyuthembisa kungeyuthembisa
Class 17 kuyothembisa okuyothembisa kuyothembisa akuyuthembisa okungeyuthembisa kungeyuthembisa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngithembise ngingathembisi
2nd singular uthembise ungathembisi
1st plural sithembise singathembisi
2nd plural nithembise ningathembisi
Class 1 athembise angathembisi
Class 2 bathembise bangathembisi
Class 3 uthembise ungathembisi
Class 4 ithembise ingathembisi
Class 5 lithembise lingathembisi
Class 6 athembise angathembisi
Class 7 sithembise singathembisi
Class 8 zithembise zingathembisi
Class 9 ithembise ingathembisi
Class 10 zithembise zingathembisi
Class 11 luthembise lungathembisi
Class 14 buthembise bungathembisi
Class 15 kuthembise kungathembisi
Class 17 kuthembise kungathembisi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngathembisa ngangathembisa, angathembisa, angangathembisa
2nd singular wathembisa wangathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
1st plural sathembisa sangathembisa, asathembisa, asangathembisa
2nd plural nathembisa nangathembisa, anathembisa, anangathembisa
Class 1 wathembisa wangathembisa, akathembisa, akangathembisa
Class 2 bathembisa bangathembisa, abathembisa, abangathembisa
Class 3 wathembisa wangathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
Class 4 yathembisa yangathembisa, ayathembisa, ayangathembisa
Class 5 lathembisa langathembisa, alathembisa, alangathembisa
Class 6 athembisa angathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
Class 7 sathembisa sangathembisa, asathembisa, asangathembisa
Class 8 zathembisa zangathembisa, azathembisa, azangathembisa
Class 9 yathembisa yangathembisa, ayathembisa, ayangathembisa
Class 10 zathembisa zangathembisa, azathembisa, azangathembisa
Class 11 lwathembisa lwangathembisa, alwathembisa, alwangathembisa
Class 14 bathembisa bangathembisa, abathembisa, abangathembisa
Class 15 kwathembisa kwangathembisa, akwathembisa, akwangathembisa
Class 17 kwathembisa kwangathembisa, akwathembisa, akwangathembisa

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