biza – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of biza

biza
Root: -bîza

Present

Present

Sg.1ndibiza
Sg.2ubiza
Sg.3ubiza
Pl.1sibiza
Pl.2nibiza
Pl.3babiza

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyabiza
Sg.2uyabiza
Sg.3uyabiza
Pl.1siyabiza
Pl.2niyabiza
Pl.3bayabiza

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndibize
Sg.2ubize
Sg.3ubize
Pl.1sibize
Pl.2nibize
Pl.3babize

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndibizile
Sg.2ubizile
Sg.3ubizile
Pl.1sibizile
Pl.2nibizile
Pl.3babizile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndabiza
Sg.2wabiza
Sg.3wabiza
Pl.1sabiza
Pl.2nabiza
Pl.3babiza

Future

Near Future

Sg.1ndiza biza
Sg.2uza biza
Sg.3uza biza
Pl.1siza biza
Pl.2niza biza
Pl.3baza biza

Verbs conjugated like biza

sasaza, sayina, sabela, shwaqa, shenxa, xukuxa, xobula, xhutha, xhwila, xhapha, xhabha, xhamla, xelela, xakeka, xabisa, xabela, xabana, cwangcisa, enzakalisa, yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Sample Sentences

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́dia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.