Zulu: luka

Zulu verb 'luka' conjugated

Infinitive

ukuluka

Imperative

Singularluka
Plurallukani

Present

Sg.1ngiyaluka; ngiluka
Sg.2uyaluka; uluka
Pl.1siyaluka; siluka
Pl.2niyaluka; niluka
Class 1uyaluka; uluka
Class 2bayaluka; baluka
Class 3uyaluka; uluka
Class 4iyaluka; iluka
Class 5liyaluka; liluka
Class 6ayaluka; aluka
Class 7siyaluka; siluka
Class 8ziyaluka; ziluka
Class 9iyaluka; iluka
Class 10ziyaluka; ziluka
Class 11luyaluka; luluka
Class 14buyaluka; buluka
Class 15kuyaluka; kuluka
Class 17kuyaluka; kuluka

Potential

Sg.1ngingaluka
Sg.2ungaluka
Pl.1singaluka
Pl.2ningaluka
Class 1angaluka
Class 2bangaluka
Class 3ungaluka
Class 4ingaluka
Class 5lingaluka
Class 6angaluka
Class 7singaluka
Class 8zingaluka
Class 9ingaluka
Class 10zingaluka
Class 11lungaluka
Class 14bungaluka
Class 15kungaluka
Class 17kungaluka

Recent Past

Sg.1ngilukile; ngilukē
Sg.2ulukile; ulukē
Pl.1silukile; silukē
Pl.2nilukile; nilukē
Class 1ulukile; ulukē
Class 2balukile; balukē
Class 3ulukile; ulukē
Class 4ilukile; ilukē
Class 5lilukile; lilukē
Class 6alukile; alukē
Class 7silukile; silukē
Class 8zilukile; zilukē
Class 9ilukile; ilukē
Class 10zilukile; zilukē
Class 11lulukile; lulukē
Class 14bulukile; bulukē
Class 15kulukile; kulukē
Class 17kulukile; kulukē

Remote Past

Sg.1ngāluka
Sg.2wāluka
Pl.1sāluka
Pl.2nāluka
Class 1wāluka
Class 2bāluka
Class 3wāluka
Class 4yāluka
Class 5lāluka
Class 6āluka
Class 7sāluka
Class 8zāluka
Class 9yāluka
Class 10zāluka
Class 11lwāluka
Class 14bāluka
Class 15kwāluka
Class 17kwāluka

Future Near

Sg.1ngizoluka
Sg.2uzoluka
Pl.1sizoluka
Pl.2nizoluka
Class 1uzoluka
Class 2bazoluka
Class 3uzoluka
Class 4izoluka
Class 5lizoluka
Class 6azoluka
Class 7sizoluka
Class 8zizoluka
Class 9izoluka
Class 10zizoluka
Class 11luzoluka
Class 14buzoluka
Class 15kuzoluka
Class 17kuzoluka

Future Remote

Sg.1ngiyoluka
Sg.2uyoluka
Pl.1siyoluka
Pl.2niyoluka
Class 1uyoluka
Class 2bayoluka
Class 3uyoluka
Class 4iyoluka
Class 5liyoluka
Class 6ayoluka
Class 7siyoluka
Class 8ziyoluka
Class 9iyoluka
Class 10ziyoluka
Class 11luyoluka
Class 14buyoluka
Class 15kuyoluka
Class 17kuyoluka

Subjunctive Present

Sg.1ngiluke
Sg.2uluke
Pl.1siluke
Pl.2niluke
Class 1aluke
Class 2baluke
Class 3uluke
Class 4iluke
Class 5liluke
Class 6aluke
Class 7siluke
Class 8ziluke
Class 9iluke
Class 10ziluke
Class 11luluke
Class 14buluke
Class 15kuluke
Class 17kuluke

Subjunctive Past

Sg.1ngaluka
Sg.2waluka
Pl.1saluka
Pl.2naluka
Class 1waluka
Class 2baluka
Class 3waluka
Class 4yaluka
Class 5laluka
Class 6aluka
Class 7saluka
Class 8zaluka
Class 9yaluka
Class 10zaluka
Class 11lwaluka
Class 14baluka
Class 15kwaluka
Class 17kwaluka

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