"be" meaning in Zulu

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Verb

Forms: -be [canonical]
Etymology: From -ba (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{m|zu|ba|-ba|t=to be}} -ba (“to be”) Head templates: {{zu-verb|be}} -be
  1. (auxiliary) forms continuous tenses [+participial] Tags: auxiliary

Download JSON data for be meaning in Zulu (1.1kB)

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      },
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          "english": "Next week I will be working a lot.",
          "text": "Ngesonto elilandelayo ngizobe ngisebenza kakhulu.",
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        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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