Infinitive
ukukhonza
Imperative
| Singular | khonza |
| Plural | khonzani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngikhonze |
| Sg.2 | ukhonze |
| Pl.1 | sikhonze |
| Pl.2 | nikhonze |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngakhonza |
| Sg.2 | wakhonza |
| Pl.1 | sakhonza |
| Pl.2 | nakhonza |
Verbs conjugated like khonza
sayina,
shunqa,
shesha,
shaywa,
xubana,
xoxela,
xolisa,
xolela,
xhapha,
xhosha,
xegisa,
beletha,
xabana,
yalela,
chathaza,
fundisa,
phothula,
phumelela,
phephela,
phenduka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́ndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *kʊ́nda. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -kunda (“to like, to love”).
Sample Sentences