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thanda
thanda
See also: thánda
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Related to Swahili penda.
Verb
-thanda
Conjugation
Affirmative conjugation of -thanda
| infinitive | ukuthanda | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | singular | thanda | plural | thandani | |||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive |
present participial |
perfect (recent past) | preterite (distant past) |
future | ||||
| short | long | short | long | ||||||
| 1st sing. | ngithanda | ngiyathanda | ngithande | ngithanda | ngithande | ngithandile | ngathanda | ngizothanda | |
| 1st plur. | sithanda | siyathanda | sithande | sithanda | sithande | sithandile | sathanda | sizothanda | |
| 2nd sing. | uthanda | uyathanda | uthande | uthanda | uthande | uthandile | wathanda | uzothanda | |
| 2nd plur. | nithanda | niyathanda | nithande | nithanda | nithande | nithandile | nathanda | nizothanda | |
| class 1 | uthanda | uyathanda | athande | ethanda | uthande | uthandile | wathanda | uzothanda | |
| class 2 | bathanda | bayathanda | bathande | bethanda | bathande | bathandile | bathanda | bazothanda | |
| class 3 | uthanda | uyathanda | uthande | uthanda | uthande | uthandile | wathanda | uzothanda | |
| class 4 | ithanda | iyathanda | ithande | ithanda | ithande | ithandile | yathanda | izothanda | |
| class 5 | lithanda | liyathanda | lithande | lithanda | lithande | lithandile | lathanda | lizothanda | |
| class 6 | athanda | ayathanda | athande | ethanda | athande | athandile | athanda | azothanda | |
| class 7 | sithanda | siyathanda | sithande | sithanda | sithande | sithandile | sathanda | sizothanda | |
| class 8 | zithanda | ziyathanda | zithande | zithanda | zithande | zithandile | zathanda | zizothanda | |
| class 9 | ithanda | iyathanda | ithande | ithanda | ithande | ithandile | yathanda | izothanda | |
| class 10 | zithanda | ziyathanda | zithande | zithanda | zithande | zithandile | zathanda | zizothanda | |
| class 11 | luthanda | luyathanda | luthande | luthanda | luthande | luthandile | lwathanda | luzothanda | |
| class 14 | buthanda | buyathanda | buthande | buthanda | buthande | buthandile | bathanda | buzothanda | |
| class 15/17 | kuthanda | kuyathanda | kuthande | kuthanda | kuthande | kuthandile | kwathanda | kuzothanda | |
Negative conjugation of -thanda
| infinitive | ukungathanda | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | singular | musa/kahle ukuthanda | plural | musani/kahleni ukuthanda | ||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive |
present participial |
perfect (recent past) |
preterite (distant past) | future | |||
| regular | consecutive | |||||||
| 1st sing. | angithandi | ngingathandi | ngingathandi | angithandanga | angithandanga | ngangathanda | angizuthanda | |
| 1st plur. | asithandi | singathandi | singathandi | asithandanga | asithandanga | sangathanda | asizuthanda | |
| 2nd sing. | awuthandi | ungathandi | ungathandi | awuthandanga | awuthandanga | wangathanda | awuzuthanda | |
| 2nd plur. | anithandi | ningathandi | ningathandi | anithandanga | anithandanga | nangathanda | anizuthanda | |
| class 1 | akathandi | angathandi | engathandi | akathandanga | akathandanga | wangathanda | akazuthanda | |
| class 2 | abathandi | bangathandi | bengathandi | abathandanga | abathandanga | bangathanda | abazuthanda | |
| class 3 | awuthandi | ungathandi | ungathandi | awuthandanga | awuthandanga | wangathanda | awuzuthanda | |
| class 4 | ayithandi | ingathandi | ingathandi | ayithandanga | ayithandanga | yangathanda | ayizuthanda | |
| class 5 | alithandi | lingathandi | lingathandi | alithandanga | alithandanga | langathanda | alizuthanda | |
| class 6 | awathandi | angathandi | engathandi | awathandanga | awathandanga | angathanda | awazuthanda | |
| class 7 | asithandi | singathandi | singathandi | asithandanga | asithandanga | sangathanda | asizuthanda | |
| class 8 | azithandi | zingathandi | zingathandi | azithandanga | azithandanga | zangathanda | azizuthanda | |
| class 9 | ayithandi | ingathandi | ingathandi | ayithandanga | ayithandanga | yangathanda | ayizuthanda | |
| class 10 | azithandi | zingathandi | zingathandi | azithandanga | azithandanga | zangathanda | azizuthanda | |
| class 11 | aluthandi | lungathandi | lungathandi | aluthandanga | aluthandanga | lwangathanda | aluzuthanda | |
| class 14 | abuthandi | bungathandi | bungathandi | abuthandanga | abuthandanga | bangathanda | abuzuthanda | |
| class 15/17 | akuthandi | kungathandi | kungathandi | akuthandanga | akuthandanga | kwangathanda | akuzuthanda | |
Related terms
- inthando
- uthando
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-thanda
- (transitive) to carve, to plait, to wind around
Related terms
- umthanda
- isithando