Infinitive
ukuluka
Imperative
Singular | luka |
Plural | lukani |
Present
Sg.1 | ngiyaluka; ngiluka |
Sg.2 | uyaluka; uluka |
Pl.1 | siyaluka; siluka |
Pl.2 | niyaluka; niluka |
Class 1 | uyaluka; uluka |
Class 2 | bayaluka; baluka |
Class 3 | uyaluka; uluka |
Class 4 | iyaluka; iluka |
Class 5 | liyaluka; liluka |
Class 6 | ayaluka; aluka |
Class 7 | siyaluka; siluka |
Class 8 | ziyaluka; ziluka |
Class 9 | iyaluka; iluka |
Class 10 | ziyaluka; ziluka |
Class 11 | luyaluka; luluka |
Class 14 | buyaluka; buluka |
Class 15 | kuyaluka; kuluka |
Class 17 | kuyaluka; kuluka |
Potential
Sg.1 | ngingaluka |
Sg.2 | ungaluka |
Pl.1 | singaluka |
Pl.2 | ningaluka |
Class 1 | angaluka |
Class 2 | bangaluka |
Class 3 | ungaluka |
Class 4 | ingaluka |
Class 5 | lingaluka |
Class 6 | angaluka |
Class 7 | singaluka |
Class 8 | zingaluka |
Class 9 | ingaluka |
Class 10 | zingaluka |
Class 11 | lungaluka |
Class 14 | bungaluka |
Class 15 | kungaluka |
Class 17 | kungaluka |
Recent Past
Sg.1 | ngilukile; ngilukē |
Sg.2 | ulukile; ulukē |
Pl.1 | silukile; silukē |
Pl.2 | nilukile; nilukē |
Class 1 | ulukile; ulukē |
Class 2 | balukile; balukē |
Class 3 | ulukile; ulukē |
Class 4 | ilukile; ilukē |
Class 5 | lilukile; lilukē |
Class 6 | alukile; alukē |
Class 7 | silukile; silukē |
Class 8 | zilukile; zilukē |
Class 9 | ilukile; ilukē |
Class 10 | zilukile; zilukē |
Class 11 | lulukile; lulukē |
Class 14 | bulukile; bulukē |
Class 15 | kulukile; kulukē |
Class 17 | kulukile; kulukē |
Remote Past
Sg.1 | ngāluka |
Sg.2 | wāluka |
Pl.1 | sāluka |
Pl.2 | nāluka |
Class 1 | wāluka |
Class 2 | bāluka |
Class 3 | wāluka |
Class 4 | yāluka |
Class 5 | lāluka |
Class 6 | āluka |
Class 7 | sāluka |
Class 8 | zāluka |
Class 9 | yāluka |
Class 10 | zāluka |
Class 11 | lwāluka |
Class 14 | bāluka |
Class 15 | kwāluka |
Class 17 | kwāluka |
Future Near
Sg.1 | ngizoluka |
Sg.2 | uzoluka |
Pl.1 | sizoluka |
Pl.2 | nizoluka |
Class 1 | uzoluka |
Class 2 | bazoluka |
Class 3 | uzoluka |
Class 4 | izoluka |
Class 5 | lizoluka |
Class 6 | azoluka |
Class 7 | sizoluka |
Class 8 | zizoluka |
Class 9 | izoluka |
Class 10 | zizoluka |
Class 11 | luzoluka |
Class 14 | buzoluka |
Class 15 | kuzoluka |
Class 17 | kuzoluka |
Future Remote
Sg.1 | ngiyoluka |
Sg.2 | uyoluka |
Pl.1 | siyoluka |
Pl.2 | niyoluka |
Class 1 | uyoluka |
Class 2 | bayoluka |
Class 3 | uyoluka |
Class 4 | iyoluka |
Class 5 | liyoluka |
Class 6 | ayoluka |
Class 7 | siyoluka |
Class 8 | ziyoluka |
Class 9 | iyoluka |
Class 10 | ziyoluka |
Class 11 | luyoluka |
Class 14 | buyoluka |
Class 15 | kuyoluka |
Class 17 | kuyoluka |
Subjunctive Present
Sg.1 | ngiluke |
Sg.2 | uluke |
Pl.1 | siluke |
Pl.2 | niluke |
Class 1 | aluke |
Class 2 | baluke |
Class 3 | uluke |
Class 4 | iluke |
Class 5 | liluke |
Class 6 | aluke |
Class 7 | siluke |
Class 8 | ziluke |
Class 9 | iluke |
Class 10 | ziluke |
Class 11 | luluke |
Class 14 | buluke |
Class 15 | kuluke |
Class 17 | kuluke |
Subjunctive Past
Sg.1 | ngaluka |
Sg.2 | waluka |
Pl.1 | saluka |
Pl.2 | naluka |
Class 1 | waluka |
Class 2 | baluka |
Class 3 | waluka |
Class 4 | yaluka |
Class 5 | laluka |
Class 6 | aluka |
Class 7 | saluka |
Class 8 | zaluka |
Class 9 | yaluka |
Class 10 | zaluka |
Class 11 | lwaluka |
Class 14 | baluka |
Class 15 | kwaluka |
Class 17 | kwaluka |
Verbs conjugated like luka
sayina,
shunqa,
shesha,
xubana,
xoxela,
xolisa,
xolela,
xhapha,
xhosha,
xegisa,
beletha,
xabana,
yalela,
chathaza,
fundisa,
phothula,
phumelela,
phephela,
phenduka,
phendula, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka.
Sample Sentences