dana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"

English

Alternative forms

• dāna, daana

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

Noun

dana (uncountable)

1. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Translations

virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms

• Burmese: ဒါန (my) (dana.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布施 (zh) (bùshī)

• Finnish: anteliaisuus (fi)
• Greek: γενναιοδωρία (el) f (gennaiodoría), ελεημοσύνη (el) f (eleïmosýni)
• Hindi: दान (hi) (dān)
• Japanese: 布施 (ja) (ふせ, fuse)
• Korean: 보시 (ko) (bosi)
• Pali: dāna
• Russian: да́на (ru) f (dána), поже́ртвование (ru) n (požértvovanije), подая́ние (ru) n (podajánije), подноше́ние (ru) n (podnošénije)
• Sanskrit: दान (sa) n (dāna)
• Telugu: దానము (te) (dānamu)
• Thai: ทาน (th) (taan)

Anagrams

• A-DNA, ANDA, Anda, NDAA, aDNA, nada

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Noun

dana (definite accusative dananı, plural danalar)

1. calf

Declension

Declension of dana
	singular	plural
nominative	dana	danalar
definite accusative	dananı	danaları
dative	danaya	danalara
locative	danada	danalarda
ablative	danadan	danalardan
definite genitive	dananın	danaların

Possessive forms of dana
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danam	danalarım
sənin (“your”)	danan	danaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	danası	danaları
bizim (“our”)	danamız	danalarımız
sizin (“your”)	dananız	danalarınız
onların (“their”)	danası or danaları	danaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danamı	danalarımı
sənin (“your”)	dananı	danalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	danasını	danalarını
bizim (“our”)	danamızı	danalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	dananızı	danalarınızı
onların (“their”)	danasını or danalarını	danalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danama	danalarıma
sənin (“your”)	danana	danalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	danasına	danalarına
bizim (“our”)	danamıza	danalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	dananıza	danalarınıza
onların (“their”)	danasına or danalarına	danalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danamda	danalarımda
sənin (“your”)	dananda	danalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	danasında	danalarında
bizim (“our”)	danamızda	danalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	dananızda	danalarınızda
onların (“their”)	danasında or danalarında	danalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danamdan	danalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	danandan	danalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	danasından	danalarından
bizim (“our”)	danamızdan	danalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	dananızdan	danalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	danasından or danalarından	danalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danamın	danalarımın
sənin (“your”)	dananın	danalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	danasının	danalarının
bizim (“our”)	danamızın	danalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	dananızın	danalarınızın
onların (“their”)	danasının or danalarının	danalarının

Descendants

• → Lezgi: дана (dana)

Etymology 2

Contraction of dayna

Particle

dana (dialectal)

1. modal particle indicating certainty or reassurance

   Synonym: də

   -Mənə pul ver!
   -Verdim dana!!

   Give me money!
   - But I've [already] given [you money]!!

2. intensifier already

   Synonym: də

   Gəl çıx dana! ― Will you come out already!

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian دانا.

Adjective

dana (comparative danatər) (Classical Azerbaijani)

1. wise, knowledgeable

   Synonyms: bilici, arif

   • 1864, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Kəmalüdövlənin əvvəlinci məktubu; quoted in Axundzadə M.F. Əsərləri. Üç cilddə., 2005, page 45:

     Və külli-əhli-İran elə zənn edir ki, onlardan danatər aləmdə heç taifə yoxdur.

     And the entire population of Iran thinks that there is no people in the world more knowledgeable than themselves.

Further reading

• “dana” in Obastan.com.

Balinese

Romanization

dana

1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ
2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ
3. Romanization of ᬥᬦ
4. Romanization of ᬥᬵᬦ

Esperanto

Etymology

dano +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdana]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: dan‧a

Adjective

dana (accusative singular danan, plural danaj, accusative plural danajn)

1. Danish
2. (la dana) Clipping of la dana lingvo (“the Danish language”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.na/
• Hyphenation: da‧na

Etymology 1

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit धन (dhana, “money”).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)

1. fund: a sum or source of money.
2. cost: amount of money that is required or used.

   Synonym: biaya

Derived terms

• didanai
• mendanai
• pendana
• pendanaan

 

• dana akrual
• dana amortisasi
• dana asuransi
• dana asuransi jiwa
• dana bantuan
• dana benaman
• dana cadangan
• dana cadangan premi
• dana darurat
• dana depresiasi
• dana dwiguna
• dana ekuitas
• dana eskro
• dana federal
• dana global
• dana hibah
• dana investasi
• dana kas
• dana kematian
• dana kerja
• dana lancar
• dana mengendap
• dana moneter internasional
• dana nonbujeter
• dana pelunas
• dana pelunas utang
• dana pelunasan sekaligus
• dana pemerintah
• dana pemutihan
• dana pendidikan
• dana penebusan
• dana penenggelaman
• dana pengiklanan
• dana pensiun
• dana penyesuaian
• dana penyusutan
• dana peremajaan
• dana perwalian
• dana rehabilitasi
• dana risiko
• dana segar
• dana siaga
• dana siswa
• dana taktis
• dana talangan
• dana tarik
• dana tontin
• dana tontine
• dana uang tukar
• dana umum
• dana upah
• dana yang dapat dikeluarkan

 

Etymology 2

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit दान (dāna, “generosity, giving”).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)

1. (archaic) generosity, giving

   Synonyms: pemberian, hadiah, derma

Derived terms

• pendana

 

Further reading

• “dana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

dana

1. Romanization of ꦢꦤ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdana]

Participle

dana

1. nominative singular feminine of dany

Maguindanao

Noun

dana

1. pus

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

dana (Jawi spelling دانا, plural dana-dana, informal 1st possessive danaku, 2nd possessive danamu, 3rd possessive dananya)

1. fund

Descendants

• Indonesian: dana

Further reading

• “dana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• dano (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Irish dano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdana/

Particle

dana (always postpositive)

1. used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore
   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.

     At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “danó, dano”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Norse

Noun

dana

1. genitive plural of danir

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: da‧na

Adjective

dana

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of dany

Further reading

• dana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐnɐ

Verb

dana

1. inflection of danar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dȃna

1. genitive singular of dan

Noun

dánā

1. genitive plural of dan

Shona

Etymology

From *-jítana, an associative form from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ta (“to call”).

Verb

-dáná (infinitive kudáná)

1. (Karanga, Zezuru) call, summon

   Synonym: -daidza

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdana/
• Hyphenation: da‧na

Noun

dana m 

1. color
2. beauty

Declension

Declension of dana (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	dana
nominative	danu	dani
genitive	danu*)	dani*)
dative	danaho	danira
accusative	dana*)
ablative	danunni	daninni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German danne. Compare Kashubian dana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: da‧na

Noun

dana f

1. fir (genus Abies)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “dą̃nă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 171

Spanish

Noun

dana f (plural danas)

1. Alternative letter-case form of DANA
   • 2024 November 8, Martí Domínguez, “Cuando ni las piedras hablan”, in El País‎^[2]:

     En cualquier caso, la culpabilidad del gobierno de Carlos Mazón en la nefasta gestión de la dana es incuestionable, y todos sus intentos y los de sus adláteres mediáticos de culpar a otros organismos del Estado (como la Aemet, la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar, etcétera) serían irrisorios si no fatigasen la infamia, que diría Jorge Luis Borges.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish danne, from Middle Low German dan (past participle of don), from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Cognate of German tun and English do.

Verb

dana (present danar, preterite danade, supine danat, imperative dana)

1. to shape, to create, to educate

Conjugation

Conjugation of dana (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dana		danas
Supine	danat		danats
Imperative	dana		—
Imper. plural1	danen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	danar	danade	danas	danades
Ind. plural1	dana	danade	danas	danades
Subjunctive2	dane	danade	danes	danades
	Participles
Present participle	danande
Past participle	danad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• omdana
• nydana

Related terms

• danare
• daning

References

• dana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dana in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• anad, anda

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

dana (definite accusative danayı, plural danalar)

1. calf (young of cattle)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	dana
Definite accusative	danayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dana	danalar
Definite accusative	danayı	danaları
Dative	danaya	danalara
Locative	danada	danalarda
Ablative	danadan	danalardan
Genitive	dananın	danaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular danam danalarım 2nd singular danan danaların 3rd singular danası danaları 1st plural danamız danalarımız 2nd plural dananız danalarınız 3rd plural danaları danaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular danamı danalarımı 2nd singular dananı danalarını 3rd singular danasını danalarını 1st plural danamızı danalarımızı 2nd plural dananızı danalarınızı 3rd plural danalarını danalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular danama danalarıma 2nd singular danana danalarına 3rd singular danasına danalarına 1st plural danamıza danalarımıza 2nd plural dananıza danalarınıza 3rd plural danalarına danalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular danamda danalarımda 2nd singular dananda danalarında 3rd singular danasında danalarında 1st plural danamızda danalarımızda 2nd plural dananızda danalarınızda 3rd plural danalarında danalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular danamdan danalarımdan 2nd singular danandan danalarından 3rd singular danasından danalarından 1st plural danamızdan danalarımızdan 2nd plural dananızdan danalarınızdan 3rd plural danalarından danalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular danamın danalarımın 2nd singular dananın danalarının 3rd singular danasının danalarının 1st plural danamızın danalarımızın 2nd plural dananızın danalarınızın 3rd plural danalarının danalarının

References

• “dana”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dana^?

1. (intransitive) to disappoint

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yogad

Adjective

dana

1. old (of objects)

Yoruba

Etymology

From dá (“to create”) +‎ iná (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.nã́/

Verb

dáná

1. (intransitive) to cook

   Synonym: sè

2. (literal) to start a fire

Usage notes

• when to cook is transitive use sè

Derived terms

• igi ìdáná (“fire wood”)
• ìdáná (“cooking”)

 

Zulu

Etymology 1

From -de (“long, tall”) +‎ -ana (diminutive).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daːna/

Adjective

-dana

1. Alternative form of -jana

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimdana	engingemdana	ngimdana	angimdana
2nd singular	omdana	ongemdana	umdana	awumdana
1st plural	esibadana	esingebadana	sibadana	asibadana
2nd plural	enibadana	eningebadana	nibadana	anibadana
Class 1	omdana	ongemdana	mdana	akamdana
Class 2	abadana	abangebadana	badana	ababadana
Class 3	omdana	ongemdana	mdana	awumdana
Class 4	emidana	engemidana	midana	ayimidana
Class 5	elidana	elingelidana	lidana	alilidana
Class 6	amadana	angemadana	madana	awamadana
Class 7	esidana	esingesidana	sidana	asisidana
Class 8	ezindana	ezingezindana	zindana	azizindana
Class 9	endana	engendana, engeyindana	indana, yindana	ayiyindana
Class 10	ezindana	ezingezindana	zindana	azizindana
Class 11	oludana	olungeludana	ludana	aluludana
Class 14	obudana	obungebudana	budana	abubudana
Class 15	okudana	okungekudana	kudana	akukudana
Class 17	okudana	okungekudana	kudana	akukudana

Derived terms

• -danyana

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daːna/

Verb

-dana

1. to become sad

   Synonym: -dabuka

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukudana
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudana	ukungadani
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dana	-dane
Plural	danani	-daneni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidanile, ngidanē	engidanile, engidanē	ngidanile, ngidanē	angidanile, angidanē	engingadanile, engingadanē	ngingadanile, ngingadanē
2nd singular	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	udanile, udanē	awudanile, awudanē	ongadanile, ongadanē	ungadanile, ungadanē
1st plural	sidanile, sidanē	esidanile, esidanē	sidanile, sidanē	asidanile, asidanē	esingadanile, esingadanē	singadanile, singadanē
2nd plural	nidanile, nidanē	enidanile, enidanē	nidanile, nidanē	anidanile, anidanē	eningadanile, eningadanē	ningadanile, ningadanē
Class 1	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	edanile, edanē	akadanile, akadanē	ongadanile, ongadanē	engadanile, engadanē
Class 2	badanile, badanē	abadanile, abadanē	bedanile, bedanē	abadanile, abadanē	abangadanile, abangadanē	bengadanile, bengadanē
Class 3	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	udanile, udanē	awudanile, awudanē	ongadanile, ongadanē	ungadanile, ungadanē
Class 4	idanile, idanē	edanile, edanē	idanile, idanē	ayidanile, ayidanē	engadanile, engadanē	ingadanile, ingadanē
Class 5	lidanile, lidanē	elidanile, elidanē	lidanile, lidanē	alidanile, alidanē	elingadanile, elingadanē	lingadanile, lingadanē
Class 6	adanile, adanē	adanile, adanē	edanile, edanē	awadanile, awadanē	angadanile, angadanē	engadanile, engadanē
Class 7	sidanile, sidanē	esidanile, esidanē	sidanile, sidanē	asidanile, asidanē	esingadanile, esingadanē	singadanile, singadanē
Class 8	zidanile, zidanē	ezidanile, ezidanē	zidanile, zidanē	azidanile, azidanē	ezingadanile, ezingadanē	zingadanile, zingadanē
Class 9	idanile, idanē	edanile, edanē	idanile, idanē	ayidanile, ayidanē	engadanile, engadanē	ingadanile, ingadanē
Class 10	zidanile, zidanē	ezidanile, ezidanē	zidanile, zidanē	azidanile, azidanē	ezingadanile, ezingadanē	zingadanile, zingadanē
Class 11	ludanile, ludanē	oludanile, oludanē	ludanile, ludanē	aludanile, aludanē	olungadanile, olungadanē	lungadanile, lungadanē
Class 14	budanile, budanē	obudanile, obudanē	budanile, budanē	abudanile, abudanē	obungadanile, obungadanē	bungadanile, bungadanē
Class 15	kudanile, kudanē	okudanile, okudanē	kudanile, kudanē	akudanile, akudanē	okungadanile, okungadanē	kungadanile, kungadanē
Class 17	kudanile, kudanē	okudanile, okudanē	kudanile, kudanē	akudanile, akudanē	okungadanile, okungadanē	kungadanile, kungadanē
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadana, ngidana	engidanayo, engidana	ngidana	angidani	engingadani	ngingadani
2nd singular	uyadana, udana	odanayo, odana	udana	awudani	ongadani	ungadani
1st plural	siyadana, sidana	esidanayo, esidana	sidana	asidani	esingadani	singadani
2nd plural	niyadana, nidana	enidanayo, enidana	nidana	anidani	eningadani	ningadani
Class 1	uyadana, udana	odanayo, odana	edana	akadani	ongadani	engadani
Class 2	bayadana, badana	abadanayo, abadana	bedana	abadani	abangadani	bengadani
Class 3	uyadana, udana	odanayo, odana	udana	awudani	ongadani	ungadani
Class 4	iyadana, idana	edanayo, edana	idana	ayidani	engadani	ingadani
Class 5	liyadana, lidana	elidanayo, elidana	lidana	alidani	elingadani	lingadani
Class 6	ayadana, adana	adanayo, adana	edana	awadani	angadani	engadani
Class 7	siyadana, sidana	esidanayo, esidana	sidana	asidani	esingadani	singadani
Class 8	ziyadana, zidana	ezidanayo, ezidana	zidana	azidani	ezingadani	zingadani
Class 9	iyadana, idana	edanayo, edana	idana	ayidani	engadani	ingadani
Class 10	ziyadana, zidana	ezidanayo, ezidana	zidana	azidani	ezingadani	zingadani
Class 11	luyadana, ludana	oludanayo, oludana	ludana	aludani	olungadani	lungadani
Class 14	buyadana, budana	obudanayo, obudana	budana	abudani	obungadani	bungadani
Class 15	kuyadana, kudana	okudanayo, okudana	kudana	akudani	okungadani	kungadani
Class 17	kuyadana, kudana	okudanayo, okudana	kudana	akudani	okungadani	kungadani
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidanile, ngidanē	engidanile, engidanē	ngidanile, ngidanē	angidananga	engingadananga	ngingadananga
2nd singular	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	udanile, udanē	awudananga	ongadananga	ungadananga
1st plural	sidanile, sidanē	esidanile, esidanē	sidanile, sidanē	asidananga	esingadananga	singadananga
2nd plural	nidanile, nidanē	enidanile, enidanē	nidanile, nidanē	anidananga	eningadananga	ningadananga
Class 1	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	edanile, edanē	akadananga	ongadananga	engadananga
Class 2	badanile, badanē	abadanile, abadanē	bedanile, bedanē	abadananga	abangadananga	bengadananga
Class 3	udanile, udanē	odanile, odanē	udanile, udanē	awudananga	ongadananga	ungadananga
Class 4	idanile, idanē	edanile, edanē	idanile, idanē	ayidananga	engadananga	ingadananga
Class 5	lidanile, lidanē	elidanile, elidanē	lidanile, lidanē	alidananga	elingadananga	lingadananga
Class 6	adanile, adanē	adanile, adanē	edanile, edanē	awadananga	angadananga	engadananga
Class 7	sidanile, sidanē	esidanile, esidanē	sidanile, sidanē	asidananga	esingadananga	singadananga
Class 8	zidanile, zidanē	ezidanile, ezidanē	zidanile, zidanē	azidananga	ezingadananga	zingadananga
Class 9	idanile, idanē	edanile, edanē	idanile, idanē	ayidananga	engadananga	ingadananga
Class 10	zidanile, zidanē	ezidanile, ezidanē	zidanile, zidanē	azidananga	ezingadananga	zingadananga
Class 11	ludanile, ludanē	oludanile, oludanē	ludanile, ludanē	aludananga	olungadananga	lungadananga
Class 14	budanile, budanē	obudanile, obudanē	budanile, budanē	abudananga	obungadananga	bungadananga
Class 15	kudanile, kudanē	okudanile, okudanē	kudanile, kudanē	akudananga	okungadananga	kungadananga
Class 17	kudanile, kudanē	okudanile, okudanē	kudanile, kudanē	akudananga	okungadananga	kungadananga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādana	engādana	ngādana	angidananga	engingadananga	ngingadananga
2nd singular	wādana	owādana	wādana	awudananga	ongadananga	ungadananga
1st plural	sādana	esādana	sādana	asidananga	esingadananga	singadananga
2nd plural	nādana	enādana	nādana	anidananga	eningadananga	ningadananga
Class 1	wādana	owādana	ādana	akadananga	ongadananga	engadananga
Class 2	bādana	abādana	bādana	abadananga	abangadananga	bengadananga
Class 3	wādana	owādana	wādana	awudananga	ongadananga	ungadananga
Class 4	yādana	eyādana	yādana	ayidananga	engadananga	ingadananga
Class 5	lādana	elādana	lādana	alidananga	elingadananga	lingadananga
Class 6	ādana	ādana	ādana	awadananga	angadananga	engadananga
Class 7	sādana	esādana	sādana	asidananga	esingadananga	singadananga
Class 8	zādana	ezādana	zādana	azidananga	ezingadananga	zingadananga
Class 9	yādana	eyādana	yādana	ayidananga	engadananga	ingadananga
Class 10	zādana	ezādana	zādana	azidananga	ezingadananga	zingadananga
Class 11	lwādana	olwādana	lwādana	aludananga	olungadananga	lungadananga
Class 14	bādana	obādana	bādana	abudananga	obungadananga	bungadananga
Class 15	kwādana	okwādana	kwādana	akudananga	okungadananga	kungadananga
Class 17	kwādana	okwādana	kwādana	akudananga	okungadananga	kungadananga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadana	—	ngingadana	ngingedane	—	ngingedane
2nd singular	ungadana	—	ungadana	ungedane	—	ungedane
1st plural	singadana	—	singadana	singedane	—	singedane
2nd plural	ningadana	—	ningadana	ningedane	—	ningedane
Class 1	angadana	—	engadana	angedane	—	engedane
Class 2	bangadana	—	bengadana	bangedane	—	bengedane
Class 3	ungadana	—	ungadana	ungedane	—	ungedane
Class 4	ingadana	—	ingadana	ingedane	—	ingedane
Class 5	lingadana	—	lingadana	lingedane	—	lingedane
Class 6	angadana	—	engadana	angedane	—	engedane
Class 7	singadana	—	singadana	singedane	—	singedane
Class 8	zingadana	—	zingadana	zingedane	—	zingedane
Class 9	ingadana	—	ingadana	ingedane	—	ingedane
Class 10	zingadana	—	zingadana	zingedane	—	zingedane
Class 11	lungadana	—	lungadana	lungedane	—	lungedane
Class 14	bungadana	—	bungadana	bungedane	—	bungedane
Class 15	kungadana	—	kungadana	kungedane	—	kungedane
Class 17	kungadana	—	kungadana	kungedane	—	kungedane
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodana	engizodana	ngizodana	angizudana	engingezudana	ngingezudana
2nd singular	uzodana	ozodana	uzodana	awuzudana	ongezudana	ungezudana
1st plural	sizodana	esizodana	sizodana	asizudana	esingezudana	singezudana
2nd plural	nizodana	enizodana	nizodana	anizudana	eningezudana	ningezudana
Class 1	uzodana	ozodana	ezodana	akazudana	ongezudana	engezudana
Class 2	bazodana	abazodana	bezodana	abazudana	abangezudana	bengezudana
Class 3	uzodana	ozodana	uzodana	awuzudana	ongezudana	ungezudana
Class 4	izodana	ezodana	izodana	ayizudana	engezudana	ingezudana
Class 5	lizodana	elizodana	lizodana	alizudana	elingezudana	lingezudana
Class 6	azodana	azodana	ezodana	awazudana	angezudana	engezudana
Class 7	sizodana	esizodana	sizodana	asizudana	esingezudana	singezudana
Class 8	zizodana	ezizodana	zizodana	azizudana	ezingezudana	zingezudana
Class 9	izodana	ezodana	izodana	ayizudana	engezudana	ingezudana
Class 10	zizodana	ezizodana	zizodana	azizudana	ezingezudana	zingezudana
Class 11	luzodana	oluzodana	luzodana	aluzudana	olungezudana	lungezudana
Class 14	buzodana	obuzodana	buzodana	abuzudana	obungezudana	bungezudana
Class 15	kuzodana	okuzodana	kuzodana	akuzudana	okungezudana	kungezudana
Class 17	kuzodana	okuzodana	kuzodana	akuzudana	okungezudana	kungezudana
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodana	engiyodana	ngiyodana	angiyudana	engingeyudana	ngingeyudana
2nd singular	uyodana	oyodana	uyodana	awuyudana	ongeyudana	ungeyudana
1st plural	siyodana	esiyodana	siyodana	asiyudana	esingeyudana	singeyudana
2nd plural	niyodana	eniyodana	niyodana	aniyudana	eningeyudana	ningeyudana
Class 1	uyodana	oyodana	eyodana	akayudana	ongeyudana	engeyudana
Class 2	bayodana	abayodana	beyodana	abayudana	abangeyudana	bengeyudana
Class 3	uyodana	oyodana	uyodana	awuyudana	ongeyudana	ungeyudana
Class 4	iyodana	eyodana	iyodana	ayiyudana	engeyudana	ingeyudana
Class 5	liyodana	eliyodana	liyodana	aliyudana	elingeyudana	lingeyudana
Class 6	ayodana	ayodana	eyodana	awayudana	angeyudana	engeyudana
Class 7	siyodana	esiyodana	siyodana	asiyudana	esingeyudana	singeyudana
Class 8	ziyodana	eziyodana	ziyodana	aziyudana	ezingeyudana	zingeyudana
Class 9	iyodana	eyodana	iyodana	ayiyudana	engeyudana	ingeyudana
Class 10	ziyodana	eziyodana	ziyodana	aziyudana	ezingeyudana	zingeyudana
Class 11	luyodana	oluyodana	luyodana	aluyudana	olungeyudana	lungeyudana
Class 14	buyodana	obuyodana	buyodana	abuyudana	obungeyudana	bungeyudana
Class 15	kuyodana	okuyodana	kuyodana	akuyudana	okungeyudana	kungeyudana
Class 17	kuyodana	okuyodana	kuyodana	akuyudana	okungeyudana	kungeyudana
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidane	ngingadani
2nd singular	udane	ungadani
1st plural	sidane	singadani
2nd plural	nidane	ningadani
Class 1	adane	angadani
Class 2	badane	bangadani
Class 3	udane	ungadani
Class 4	idane	ingadani
Class 5	lidane	lingadani
Class 6	adane	angadani
Class 7	sidane	singadani
Class 8	zidane	zingadani
Class 9	idane	ingadani
Class 10	zidane	zingadani
Class 11	ludane	lungadani
Class 14	budane	bungadani
Class 15	kudane	kungadani
Class 17	kudane	kungadani
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadana	ngangadana, angadana, angangadana
2nd singular	wadana	wangadana, awadana, awangadana
1st plural	sadana	sangadana, asadana, asangadana
2nd plural	nadana	nangadana, anadana, anangadana
Class 1	wadana	wangadana, akadana, akangadana
Class 2	badana	bangadana, abadana, abangadana
Class 3	wadana	wangadana, awadana, awangadana
Class 4	yadana	yangadana, ayadana, ayangadana
Class 5	ladana	langadana, aladana, alangadana
Class 6	adana	angadana, awadana, awangadana
Class 7	sadana	sangadana, asadana, asangadana
Class 8	zadana	zangadana, azadana, azangadana
Class 9	yadana	yangadana, ayadana, ayangadana
Class 10	zadana	zangadana, azadana, azangadana
Class 11	lwadana	lwangadana, alwadana, alwangadana
Class 14	badana	bangadana, abadana, abangadana
Class 15	kwadana	kwangadana, akwadana, akwangadana
Class 17	kwadana	kwangadana, akwadana, akwangadana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dana”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dana (6.3)”