hlekisa

Xhosa

Etymology

From -hleka +‎ -isa.

Verb

-hlekisa^?

1. to be funny

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From -hleka +‎ -isa.

Verb

-hlekisa^?

1. (transitive) to make laugh, to amuse
2. (intransitive) to be absurd, to be laughable, to be ridiculous

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukuhlekisa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlekisa	ukungahlekisi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlekisa	-hlekise
Plural	hlekisani	-hlekiseni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlekisa, ngihlekisa	engihlekisayo, engihlekisa	ngihlekisa	angihlekisi	engingahlekisi	ngingahlekisi
2nd singular	uyahlekisa, uhlekisa	ohlekisayo, ohlekisa	uhlekisa	awuhlekisi	ongahlekisi	ungahlekisi
1st plural	siyahlekisa, sihlekisa	esihlekisayo, esihlekisa	sihlekisa	asihlekisi	esingahlekisi	singahlekisi
2nd plural	niyahlekisa, nihlekisa	enihlekisayo, enihlekisa	nihlekisa	anihlekisi	eningahlekisi	ningahlekisi
Class 1	uyahlekisa, uhlekisa	ohlekisayo, ohlekisa	ehlekisa	akahlekisi	ongahlekisi	engahlekisi
Class 2	bayahlekisa, bahlekisa	abahlekisayo, abahlekisa	behlekisa	abahlekisi	abangahlekisi	bengahlekisi
Class 3	uyahlekisa, uhlekisa	ohlekisayo, ohlekisa	uhlekisa	awuhlekisi	ongahlekisi	ungahlekisi
Class 4	iyahlekisa, ihlekisa	ehlekisayo, ehlekisa	ihlekisa	ayihlekisi	engahlekisi	ingahlekisi
Class 5	liyahlekisa, lihlekisa	elihlekisayo, elihlekisa	lihlekisa	alihlekisi	elingahlekisi	lingahlekisi
Class 6	ayahlekisa, ahlekisa	ahlekisayo, ahlekisa	ehlekisa	awahlekisi	angahlekisi	engahlekisi
Class 7	siyahlekisa, sihlekisa	esihlekisayo, esihlekisa	sihlekisa	asihlekisi	esingahlekisi	singahlekisi
Class 8	ziyahlekisa, zihlekisa	ezihlekisayo, ezihlekisa	zihlekisa	azihlekisi	ezingahlekisi	zingahlekisi
Class 9	iyahlekisa, ihlekisa	ehlekisayo, ehlekisa	ihlekisa	ayihlekisi	engahlekisi	ingahlekisi
Class 10	ziyahlekisa, zihlekisa	ezihlekisayo, ezihlekisa	zihlekisa	azihlekisi	ezingahlekisi	zingahlekisi
Class 11	luyahlekisa, luhlekisa	oluhlekisayo, oluhlekisa	luhlekisa	aluhlekisi	olungahlekisi	lungahlekisi
Class 14	buyahlekisa, buhlekisa	obuhlekisayo, obuhlekisa	buhlekisa	abuhlekisi	obungahlekisi	bungahlekisi
Class 15	kuyahlekisa, kuhlekisa	okuhlekisayo, okuhlekisa	kuhlekisa	akuhlekisi	okungahlekisi	kungahlekisi
Class 17	kuyahlekisa, kuhlekisa	okuhlekisayo, okuhlekisa	kuhlekisa	akuhlekisi	okungahlekisi	kungahlekisi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlekisile, ngihlekisē	engihlekisile, engihlekisē	ngihlekisile, ngihlekisē	angihlekisanga	engingahlekisanga	ngingahlekisanga
2nd singular	uhlekisile, uhlekisē	ohlekisile, ohlekisē	uhlekisile, uhlekisē	awuhlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	ungahlekisanga
1st plural	sihlekisile, sihlekisē	esihlekisile, esihlekisē	sihlekisile, sihlekisē	asihlekisanga	esingahlekisanga	singahlekisanga
2nd plural	nihlekisile, nihlekisē	enihlekisile, enihlekisē	nihlekisile, nihlekisē	anihlekisanga	eningahlekisanga	ningahlekisanga
Class 1	uhlekisile, uhlekisē	ohlekisile, ohlekisē	ehlekisile, ehlekisē	akahlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	engahlekisanga
Class 2	bahlekisile, bahlekisē	abahlekisile, abahlekisē	behlekisile, behlekisē	abahlekisanga	abangahlekisanga	bengahlekisanga
Class 3	uhlekisile, uhlekisē	ohlekisile, ohlekisē	uhlekisile, uhlekisē	awuhlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	ungahlekisanga
Class 4	ihlekisile, ihlekisē	ehlekisile, ehlekisē	ihlekisile, ihlekisē	ayihlekisanga	engahlekisanga	ingahlekisanga
Class 5	lihlekisile, lihlekisē	elihlekisile, elihlekisē	lihlekisile, lihlekisē	alihlekisanga	elingahlekisanga	lingahlekisanga
Class 6	ahlekisile, ahlekisē	ahlekisile, ahlekisē	ehlekisile, ehlekisē	awahlekisanga	angahlekisanga	engahlekisanga
Class 7	sihlekisile, sihlekisē	esihlekisile, esihlekisē	sihlekisile, sihlekisē	asihlekisanga	esingahlekisanga	singahlekisanga
Class 8	zihlekisile, zihlekisē	ezihlekisile, ezihlekisē	zihlekisile, zihlekisē	azihlekisanga	ezingahlekisanga	zingahlekisanga
Class 9	ihlekisile, ihlekisē	ehlekisile, ehlekisē	ihlekisile, ihlekisē	ayihlekisanga	engahlekisanga	ingahlekisanga
Class 10	zihlekisile, zihlekisē	ezihlekisile, ezihlekisē	zihlekisile, zihlekisē	azihlekisanga	ezingahlekisanga	zingahlekisanga
Class 11	luhlekisile, luhlekisē	oluhlekisile, oluhlekisē	luhlekisile, luhlekisē	aluhlekisanga	olungahlekisanga	lungahlekisanga
Class 14	buhlekisile, buhlekisē	obuhlekisile, obuhlekisē	buhlekisile, buhlekisē	abuhlekisanga	obungahlekisanga	bungahlekisanga
Class 15	kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē	okuhlekisile, okuhlekisē	kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē	akuhlekisanga	okungahlekisanga	kungahlekisanga
Class 17	kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē	okuhlekisile, okuhlekisē	kuhlekisile, kuhlekisē	akuhlekisanga	okungahlekisanga	kungahlekisanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlekisa	engāhlekisa	ngāhlekisa	angihlekisanga	engingahlekisanga	ngingahlekisanga
2nd singular	wāhlekisa	owāhlekisa	wāhlekisa	awuhlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	ungahlekisanga
1st plural	sāhlekisa	esāhlekisa	sāhlekisa	asihlekisanga	esingahlekisanga	singahlekisanga
2nd plural	nāhlekisa	enāhlekisa	nāhlekisa	anihlekisanga	eningahlekisanga	ningahlekisanga
Class 1	wāhlekisa	owāhlekisa	āhlekisa	akahlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	engahlekisanga
Class 2	bāhlekisa	abāhlekisa	bāhlekisa	abahlekisanga	abangahlekisanga	bengahlekisanga
Class 3	wāhlekisa	owāhlekisa	wāhlekisa	awuhlekisanga	ongahlekisanga	ungahlekisanga
Class 4	yāhlekisa	eyāhlekisa	yāhlekisa	ayihlekisanga	engahlekisanga	ingahlekisanga
Class 5	lāhlekisa	elāhlekisa	lāhlekisa	alihlekisanga	elingahlekisanga	lingahlekisanga
Class 6	āhlekisa	āhlekisa	āhlekisa	awahlekisanga	angahlekisanga	engahlekisanga
Class 7	sāhlekisa	esāhlekisa	sāhlekisa	asihlekisanga	esingahlekisanga	singahlekisanga
Class 8	zāhlekisa	ezāhlekisa	zāhlekisa	azihlekisanga	ezingahlekisanga	zingahlekisanga
Class 9	yāhlekisa	eyāhlekisa	yāhlekisa	ayihlekisanga	engahlekisanga	ingahlekisanga
Class 10	zāhlekisa	ezāhlekisa	zāhlekisa	azihlekisanga	ezingahlekisanga	zingahlekisanga
Class 11	lwāhlekisa	olwāhlekisa	lwāhlekisa	aluhlekisanga	olungahlekisanga	lungahlekisanga
Class 14	bāhlekisa	obāhlekisa	bāhlekisa	abuhlekisanga	obungahlekisanga	bungahlekisanga
Class 15	kwāhlekisa	okwāhlekisa	kwāhlekisa	akuhlekisanga	okungahlekisanga	kungahlekisanga
Class 17	kwāhlekisa	okwāhlekisa	kwāhlekisa	akuhlekisanga	okungahlekisanga	kungahlekisanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlekisa	—	ngingahlekisa	ngingehlekise	—	ngingehlekise
2nd singular	ungahlekisa	—	ungahlekisa	ungehlekise	—	ungehlekise
1st plural	singahlekisa	—	singahlekisa	singehlekise	—	singehlekise
2nd plural	ningahlekisa	—	ningahlekisa	ningehlekise	—	ningehlekise
Class 1	angahlekisa	—	engahlekisa	angehlekise	—	engehlekise
Class 2	bangahlekisa	—	bengahlekisa	bangehlekise	—	bengehlekise
Class 3	ungahlekisa	—	ungahlekisa	ungehlekise	—	ungehlekise
Class 4	ingahlekisa	—	ingahlekisa	ingehlekise	—	ingehlekise
Class 5	lingahlekisa	—	lingahlekisa	lingehlekise	—	lingehlekise
Class 6	angahlekisa	—	engahlekisa	angehlekise	—	engehlekise
Class 7	singahlekisa	—	singahlekisa	singehlekise	—	singehlekise
Class 8	zingahlekisa	—	zingahlekisa	zingehlekise	—	zingehlekise
Class 9	ingahlekisa	—	ingahlekisa	ingehlekise	—	ingehlekise
Class 10	zingahlekisa	—	zingahlekisa	zingehlekise	—	zingehlekise
Class 11	lungahlekisa	—	lungahlekisa	lungehlekise	—	lungehlekise
Class 14	bungahlekisa	—	bungahlekisa	bungehlekise	—	bungehlekise
Class 15	kungahlekisa	—	kungahlekisa	kungehlekise	—	kungehlekise
Class 17	kungahlekisa	—	kungahlekisa	kungehlekise	—	kungehlekise
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlekisa	engizohlekisa	ngizohlekisa	angizuhlekisa	engingezuhlekisa	ngingezuhlekisa
2nd singular	uzohlekisa	ozohlekisa	uzohlekisa	awuzuhlekisa	ongezuhlekisa	ungezuhlekisa
1st plural	sizohlekisa	esizohlekisa	sizohlekisa	asizuhlekisa	esingezuhlekisa	singezuhlekisa
2nd plural	nizohlekisa	enizohlekisa	nizohlekisa	anizuhlekisa	eningezuhlekisa	ningezuhlekisa
Class 1	uzohlekisa	ozohlekisa	ezohlekisa	akazuhlekisa	ongezuhlekisa	engezuhlekisa
Class 2	bazohlekisa	abazohlekisa	bezohlekisa	abazuhlekisa	abangezuhlekisa	bengezuhlekisa
Class 3	uzohlekisa	ozohlekisa	uzohlekisa	awuzuhlekisa	ongezuhlekisa	ungezuhlekisa
Class 4	izohlekisa	ezohlekisa	izohlekisa	ayizuhlekisa	engezuhlekisa	ingezuhlekisa
Class 5	lizohlekisa	elizohlekisa	lizohlekisa	alizuhlekisa	elingezuhlekisa	lingezuhlekisa
Class 6	azohlekisa	azohlekisa	ezohlekisa	awazuhlekisa	angezuhlekisa	engezuhlekisa
Class 7	sizohlekisa	esizohlekisa	sizohlekisa	asizuhlekisa	esingezuhlekisa	singezuhlekisa
Class 8	zizohlekisa	ezizohlekisa	zizohlekisa	azizuhlekisa	ezingezuhlekisa	zingezuhlekisa
Class 9	izohlekisa	ezohlekisa	izohlekisa	ayizuhlekisa	engezuhlekisa	ingezuhlekisa
Class 10	zizohlekisa	ezizohlekisa	zizohlekisa	azizuhlekisa	ezingezuhlekisa	zingezuhlekisa
Class 11	luzohlekisa	oluzohlekisa	luzohlekisa	aluzuhlekisa	olungezuhlekisa	lungezuhlekisa
Class 14	buzohlekisa	obuzohlekisa	buzohlekisa	abuzuhlekisa	obungezuhlekisa	bungezuhlekisa
Class 15	kuzohlekisa	okuzohlekisa	kuzohlekisa	akuzuhlekisa	okungezuhlekisa	kungezuhlekisa
Class 17	kuzohlekisa	okuzohlekisa	kuzohlekisa	akuzuhlekisa	okungezuhlekisa	kungezuhlekisa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlekisa	engiyohlekisa	ngiyohlekisa	angiyuhlekisa	engingeyuhlekisa	ngingeyuhlekisa
2nd singular	uyohlekisa	oyohlekisa	uyohlekisa	awuyuhlekisa	ongeyuhlekisa	ungeyuhlekisa
1st plural	siyohlekisa	esiyohlekisa	siyohlekisa	asiyuhlekisa	esingeyuhlekisa	singeyuhlekisa
2nd plural	niyohlekisa	eniyohlekisa	niyohlekisa	aniyuhlekisa	eningeyuhlekisa	ningeyuhlekisa
Class 1	uyohlekisa	oyohlekisa	eyohlekisa	akayuhlekisa	ongeyuhlekisa	engeyuhlekisa
Class 2	bayohlekisa	abayohlekisa	beyohlekisa	abayuhlekisa	abangeyuhlekisa	bengeyuhlekisa
Class 3	uyohlekisa	oyohlekisa	uyohlekisa	awuyuhlekisa	ongeyuhlekisa	ungeyuhlekisa
Class 4	iyohlekisa	eyohlekisa	iyohlekisa	ayiyuhlekisa	engeyuhlekisa	ingeyuhlekisa
Class 5	liyohlekisa	eliyohlekisa	liyohlekisa	aliyuhlekisa	elingeyuhlekisa	lingeyuhlekisa
Class 6	ayohlekisa	ayohlekisa	eyohlekisa	awayuhlekisa	angeyuhlekisa	engeyuhlekisa
Class 7	siyohlekisa	esiyohlekisa	siyohlekisa	asiyuhlekisa	esingeyuhlekisa	singeyuhlekisa
Class 8	ziyohlekisa	eziyohlekisa	ziyohlekisa	aziyuhlekisa	ezingeyuhlekisa	zingeyuhlekisa
Class 9	iyohlekisa	eyohlekisa	iyohlekisa	ayiyuhlekisa	engeyuhlekisa	ingeyuhlekisa
Class 10	ziyohlekisa	eziyohlekisa	ziyohlekisa	aziyuhlekisa	ezingeyuhlekisa	zingeyuhlekisa
Class 11	luyohlekisa	oluyohlekisa	luyohlekisa	aluyuhlekisa	olungeyuhlekisa	lungeyuhlekisa
Class 14	buyohlekisa	obuyohlekisa	buyohlekisa	abuyuhlekisa	obungeyuhlekisa	bungeyuhlekisa
Class 15	kuyohlekisa	okuyohlekisa	kuyohlekisa	akuyuhlekisa	okungeyuhlekisa	kungeyuhlekisa
Class 17	kuyohlekisa	okuyohlekisa	kuyohlekisa	akuyuhlekisa	okungeyuhlekisa	kungeyuhlekisa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlekise	ngingahlekisi
2nd singular	uhlekise	ungahlekisi
1st plural	sihlekise	singahlekisi
2nd plural	nihlekise	ningahlekisi
Class 1	ahlekise	angahlekisi
Class 2	bahlekise	bangahlekisi
Class 3	uhlekise	ungahlekisi
Class 4	ihlekise	ingahlekisi
Class 5	lihlekise	lingahlekisi
Class 6	ahlekise	angahlekisi
Class 7	sihlekise	singahlekisi
Class 8	zihlekise	zingahlekisi
Class 9	ihlekise	ingahlekisi
Class 10	zihlekise	zingahlekisi
Class 11	luhlekise	lungahlekisi
Class 14	buhlekise	bungahlekisi
Class 15	kuhlekise	kungahlekisi
Class 17	kuhlekise	kungahlekisi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlekisa	ngangahlekisa, angahlekisa, angangahlekisa
2nd singular	wahlekisa	wangahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa
1st plural	sahlekisa	sangahlekisa, asahlekisa, asangahlekisa
2nd plural	nahlekisa	nangahlekisa, anahlekisa, anangahlekisa
Class 1	wahlekisa	wangahlekisa, akahlekisa, akangahlekisa
Class 2	bahlekisa	bangahlekisa, abahlekisa, abangahlekisa
Class 3	wahlekisa	wangahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa
Class 4	yahlekisa	yangahlekisa, ayahlekisa, ayangahlekisa
Class 5	lahlekisa	langahlekisa, alahlekisa, alangahlekisa
Class 6	ahlekisa	angahlekisa, awahlekisa, awangahlekisa
Class 7	sahlekisa	sangahlekisa, asahlekisa, asangahlekisa
Class 8	zahlekisa	zangahlekisa, azahlekisa, azangahlekisa
Class 9	yahlekisa	yangahlekisa, ayahlekisa, ayangahlekisa
Class 10	zahlekisa	zangahlekisa, azahlekisa, azangahlekisa
Class 11	lwahlekisa	lwangahlekisa, alwahlekisa, alwangahlekisa
Class 14	bahlekisa	bangahlekisa, abahlekisa, abangahlekisa
Class 15	kwahlekisa	kwangahlekisa, akwahlekisa, akwangahlekisa
Class 17	kwahlekisa	kwangahlekisa, akwahlekisa, akwangahlekisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hleka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hleka”