"de" meaning in Zulu

See de in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde). Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*-dàì}} Proto-Bantu *-dàì Head templates: {{zu-adj|de}} -de Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-adj|L}} Forms: -de [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], engimude [first-person, positive, singular], engingemude [first-person, negative, singular], ngimude [copulative, first-person, positive, singular], angimude [copulative, first-person, negative, singular], omude [positive, second-person, singular], ongemude [negative, second-person, singular], umude [copulative, positive, second-person, singular], awumude [copulative, negative, second-person, singular], esibade [first-person, plural, positive], esingebade [first-person, negative, plural], sibade [copulative, first-person, plural, positive], asibade [copulative, first-person, negative, plural], enibade [plural, positive, second-person], eningebade [negative, plural, second-person], nibade [copulative, plural, positive, second-person], anibade [copulative, negative, plural, second-person], omude [class-1, positive], ongemude [class-1, negative], mude [class-1, copulative, positive], akamude [class-1, copulative, negative], abade [class-2, positive], abangebade [class-2, negative], bade [class-2, copulative, positive], ababade [class-2, copulative, negative], omude [class-3, positive], ongemude [class-3, negative], mude [class-3, copulative, positive], awumude [class-3, copulative, negative], emide [class-4, positive], engemide [class-4, negative], mide [class-4, copulative, positive], ayimide [class-4, copulative, negative], elide [class-5, positive], elingelide [class-5, negative], lide [class-5, copulative, positive], alilide [class-5, copulative, negative], amade [class-6, positive], angemade [class-6, negative], made [class-6, copulative, positive], awamade [class-6, copulative, negative], eside [class-7, positive], esingeside [class-7, negative], side [class-7, copulative, positive], asiside [class-7, copulative, negative], ezinde [class-8, positive], ezingezinde [class-8, negative], zinde [class-8, copulative, positive], azizinde [class-8, copulative, negative], ende [class-9, positive], engende [class-9, negative], engeyinde [class-9, negative], inde [class-9, copulative, positive], yinde [class-9, copulative, positive], ayiyinde [class-9, copulative, negative], ezinde [class-10, positive], ezingezinde [class-10, negative], zinde [class-10, copulative, positive], azizinde [class-10, copulative, negative], olude [class-11, positive], olungelude [class-11, negative], lude [class-11, copulative, positive], alulude [class-11, copulative, negative], obude [class-14, positive], obungebude [class-14, negative], bude [class-14, copulative, positive], abubude [class-14, copulative, negative], okude [class-15, positive], okungekude [class-15, negative], kude [class-15, copulative, positive], akukude [class-15, copulative, negative], okude [class-17, positive], okungekude [class-17, negative], kude [class-17, copulative, positive], akukude [class-17, copulative, negative]
  1. long
    Sense id: en-de-zu-adj-~GbwIcZ9 Categories (other): Zulu adjectives with tone L Disambiguation of Zulu adjectives with tone L: 27 35 39
  2. tall, high
    Sense id: en-de-zu-adj-WxgD3q5b Categories (other): Zulu adjectives with tone L Disambiguation of Zulu adjectives with tone L: 27 35 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -dana, ubude

Verb

Forms: -de [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde). Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*-dàì}} Proto-Bantu *-dàì Head templates: {{zu-verb|de}} -de
  1. (auxiliary) always [+participial] Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-de-zu-verb-sDdvscCJ Categories (other): Zulu adjectives with tone L, Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu adjectives with tone L: 27 35 39 Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 11 27 63

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-dana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ubude"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-dàì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dàì",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingebade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eningebade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akamude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingeside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "side",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asiside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abubude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de"
      },
      "expansion": "-de",
      "name": "zu-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "L"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 35 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu adjectives with tone L",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-zu-adj-~GbwIcZ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 35 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu adjectives with tone L",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tall, high"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-zu-adj-WxgD3q5b",
      "links": [
        [
          "tall",
          "tall"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-dàì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dàì",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de"
      },
      "expansion": "-de",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 35 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu adjectives with tone L",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 27 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "always [+participial]",
        "always"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-zu-verb-sDdvscCJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "always",
          "always"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) always [+participial]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Zulu adjectives",
    "Zulu adjectives with tone L",
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "-dana"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubude"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dàì",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
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        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive",
        "second-person"
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        "second-person"
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        "copulative",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "anibade",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-1",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akamude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongemude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilide",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamade",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingeside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "side",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asiside",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizinde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abubude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukude",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de"
      },
      "expansion": "-de",
      "name": "zu-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "L"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tall, high"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tall",
          "tall"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Zulu adjectives",
    "Zulu adjectives with tone L",
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-dàì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dàì",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dàì. The expected reflex would be -le, however it was changed due to analogy with its class 8, 9, and 10 forms (zinde, inde, zinde).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-de",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de"
      },
      "expansion": "-de",
      "name": "zu-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "always [+participial]",
        "always"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "always",
          "always"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) always [+participial]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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