Hlukanisa amagama alandelayo abe yizigaba ezimbili, 'okuhle' noma 'okubi' ngokusekelwe emizweni: okusebenzayo, okuwusizo, okuhamba kancane, okubi kakhulu, okumangalisayo, okudumazayo, okudidayo, okujabulisayo, okuhle kakhulu.
Ngokuvamile la magama abhekwa njenganomuzwa omuhle: othandekayo, omangalisayo, omuhle kakhulu, osebenzayo, owusizo.  Nakuba la magama ebhekwa njengamabi: awesabekayo, adumazayo, ahamba kancane, adidayo.