thi
Root: -thi
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndithi |
| Sg.2 | uthi |
| Sg.3 | uthi |
| Pl.1 | sithi |
| Pl.2 | nithi |
| Pl.3 | bathi |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyathi |
| Sg.2 | uyathi |
| Sg.3 | uyathi |
| Pl.1 | siyathi |
| Pl.2 | niyathi |
| Pl.3 | bayathi |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndithi |
| Sg.2 | uthi |
| Sg.3 | uthi |
| Pl.1 | sithi |
| Pl.2 | nithi |
| Pl.3 | bathi |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndithi |
| Sg.2 | uthi |
| Sg.3 | uthi |
| Pl.1 | sithi |
| Pl.2 | nithi |
| Pl.3 | bathi |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndathi |
| Sg.2 | wathi |
| Sg.3 | wathi |
| Pl.1 | sathi |
| Pl.2 | nathi |
| Pl.3 | bathi |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza thi |
| Sg.2 | uza thi |
| Sg.3 | uza thi |
| Pl.1 | siza thi |
| Pl.2 | niza thi |
| Pl.3 | baza thi |
Verbs conjugated like thi
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 *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).