pheka – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of pheka

pheka
Root: -pheka

Present

Present

Sg.1ndipheka
Sg.2upheka
Sg.3upheka
Pl.1sipheka
Pl.2nipheka
Pl.3bapheka

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyapheka
Sg.2uyapheka
Sg.3uyapheka
Pl.1siyapheka
Pl.2niyapheka
Pl.3bayapheka

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndipheke
Sg.2upheke
Sg.3upheke
Pl.1sipheke
Pl.2nipheke
Pl.3bapheke

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndiphekile
Sg.2uphekile
Sg.3uphekile
Pl.1siphekile
Pl.2niphekile
Pl.3baphekile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndapheka
Sg.2wapheka
Sg.3wapheka
Pl.1sapheka
Pl.2napheka
Pl.3bapheka

Future

Near Future

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

Verbs conjugated like pheka

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 *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).