lenga – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of lenga

lenga
Root: -lenga

Present

Present

Sg.1ndilenga
Sg.2ulenga
Sg.3ulenga
Pl.1silenga
Pl.2nilenga
Pl.3balenga

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyalenga
Sg.2uyalenga
Sg.3uyalenga
Pl.1siyalenga
Pl.2niyalenga
Pl.3bayalenga

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndilenge
Sg.2ulenge
Sg.3ulenge
Pl.1silenge
Pl.2nilenge
Pl.3balenge

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndilengile
Sg.2ulengile
Sg.3ulengile
Pl.1silengile
Pl.2nilengile
Pl.3balengile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndalenga
Sg.2walenga
Sg.3walenga
Pl.1salenga
Pl.2nalenga
Pl.3balenga

Future

Near Future

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

Verbs conjugated like lenga

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 *-dénga.