Zulu Grammar and Verbs

Core Zulu noun class prefixes, verb conjugation patterns, and agglutinative word structure. Front: the Zulu word or phrase. Back: English meaning.

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35 basic cards for Grammar Zulu. It opens with "Noun class 1 (um-/umu-)" and "Noun class 2 (aba-)". More Zulu at other levels is listed below.

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Noun class 1 (um-/umu-): Show answer
Singular class for people, for example umuntu (person)
Noun class 2 (aba-): Show answer
Plural of class 1, for people, for example abantu (people)
Noun class 1a (u-): Show answer
Singular class for names and kinship terms, for example ubaba (father)
Noun class 2a (o-): Show answer
Plural of class 1a, for example obaba (fathers)
Noun class 3 (um-/umu-): Show answer
Singular class for plants and some objects, for example umuthi (tree)
Noun class 4 (imi-): Show answer
Plural of class 3, for example imithi (trees)
Noun class 5 (i-/ili-): Show answer
Singular class for many natural things and objects, for example ilanga (sun)
Noun class 6 (ama-): Show answer
Plural of class 5, for example amalanga (days)
Noun class 7 (isi-): Show answer
Singular class for objects and languages, for example isihlalo (chair)
Noun class 8 (izi-): Show answer
Plural of class 7, for example izihlalo (chairs)
Noun class 9 (in-/im-): Show answer
Singular class for many animals and borrowed words, for example inja (dog)
Noun class 10 (izin-/izim-): Show answer
Plural of class 9, for example izinja (dogs)
Noun class 11 (u(lu)-): Show answer
Singular class often for long thin things, for example uthi (stick)
Noun class 14 (ubu-): Show answer
Class for abstract nouns, for example ubuhle (beauty)
Noun class 15 (uku-): Show answer
Infinitive class for verbs used as nouns, for example ukudla (food, eating)

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