hle

See also: hlé and hlɛ

Czech

Alternative forms

• hleč (dialectal)

Etymology

Clipping of hledat (“to look for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦlɛ]

Interjection

hle

1. look! watch! (expressing a warning, calling, urging someone to notice something, to look at something)

   Hle, to je on! ― Look, that's him!

2. wow, lo and behold (expression of astonishment, surprise)

   Synonyms: ejhle, hleďme

   Hle, anglická snídaně uprostřed kontinentu!

   Lo and behold, an English breakfast in the middle of the continent!

Derived terms

• takovýhle
• tenhle
• tenhleten
• tuhleten

Further reading

• “hle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hle”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Northern Ndebele

Adjective

-hle

1. beautiful, handsome
2. good

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	engimuhle	ngimuhle
2nd singular	omuhle	umuhle
1st plural	esibahle	sibahle
2nd plural	elibahle	libahle
class 1	omuhle	muhle
class 2	abahle	bahle
class 3	omuhle	muhle
class 4	emihle	mihle
class 5	elihle	lihle
class 6	amahle	mahle
class 7	esihle	sihle
class 8	ezinhle	zinhle
class 9	enhle	inhle
class 10	ezinhle	zinhle
class 11	oluhle	luhle
class 14	obuhle	buhle
class 15	okuhle	kuhle
class 17	okuhle	kuhle

Phuthi

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	legimuhle	gimuhle
2nd singular	lomuhle	umuhle
1st plural	lesibahle	sibahle
2nd plural	lelibahle	libahle
class 1	lamuhle	mhuhle
class 2	labahle	bhahle
class 3	lomuhle	mhuhle
class 4	lemihle	mhihle
class 5	lelihle	lhihle
class 6	lamahle	mhahle
class 7	lesihle	ssihle
class 8	letihle	ttihle
class 9	lehle	yhihle
class 10	letihle	ttihle
class 14	lobuhle	bhuhle
class 15	lokuhle	kkuhle
class 17	lokuhle	kkuhle

Southern Ndebele

Adjective

-hle

1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

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Adjective

-hle

1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	lengimuhle	ngimuhle
2nd singular	lomuhle	umuhle
1st plural	lesibahle	sibahle
2nd plural	lenibahle	nibahle
class 1	lomuhle	muhle
class 2	labahle	bahle
class 3	lomuhle	muhle
class 4	lemihle	mihle
class 5	lelihle	lihle
class 6	lamahle	mahle
class 7	lesihle	sihle
class 8	letinhle	tinhle
class 9	lenhle	inhle
class 10	letinhle	tinhle
class 11	loluhle	luhle
class 14	lobuhle	buhle
class 15	lokuhle	kuhle
class 17	lokuhle	kuhle

Xhosa

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

1. beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimhle	endingemhle	ndimhle	andimhle
2nd singular	omhle	ongemhle	umhle	awumhle
1st plural	esibahle	esingebahle	sibahle	asibahle
2nd plural	enibahle	eningebahle	nibahle	anibahle
class 1	omhle	ongemhle	mhle	akamhle
class 2	abahle	abangebahle	bahle	ababahle
class 3	omhle	ongemhle	mhle	awumhle
class 4	emihle	engemihle	mihle	ayimihle
class 5	elihle	elingelihle	lihle	alilihle
class 6	amahle	angemahle	mahle	awamahle
class 7	esihle	esingesihle	sihle	asisihle
class 8	ezintle	ezingezintle	zintle	azizintle
class 9	entle	engentle	intle	ayiyintle
class 10	ezintle	ezingezintle	zintle	azizintle
class 11	oluhle	olungeluhle	luhle	aluluhle
class 14	obuhle	obungebuhle	buhle	abubuhle
class 15	okuhle	okungekuhle	kuhle	akukuhle
class 17	okuhle	okungekuhle	kuhle	akukuhle

Zulu

Etymology

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Adjective

-hlé

1. good, nice
2. beautiful, lovely
3. pretty, handsome, good-looking

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimuhle	engingemuhle	ngimuhle	angimuhle
2nd singular	omuhle	ongemuhle	umuhle	awumuhle
1st plural	esibahle	esingebahle	sibahle	asibahle
2nd plural	enibahle	eningebahle	nibahle	anibahle
class 1	omuhle	ongemuhle	muhle	akamuhle
class 2	abahle	abangebahle	bahle	ababahle
class 3	omuhle	ongemuhle	muhle	awumuhle
class 4	emihle	engemihle	mihle	ayimihle
class 5	elihle	elingelihle	lihle	alilihle
class 6	amahle	angemahle	mahle	awamahle
class 7	esihle	esingesihle	sihle	asisihle
class 8	ezinhle	ezingezinhle	zinhle	azizinhle
class 9	enhle	engenhle, engeyinhle	inhle, yinhle	ayiyinhle
class 10	ezinhle	ezingezinhle	zinhle	azizinhle
class 11	oluhle	olungeluhle	luhle	aluluhle
class 14	obuhle	obungebuhle	buhle	abubuhle
class 15	okuhle	okungekuhle	kuhle	akukuhle
class 17	okuhle	okungekuhle	kuhle	akukuhle

Derived terms

• kahle
• ubuhle

References

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