bhekela

Zulu

Etymology

From -bheka +‎ -ela.

Verb

-bhekela

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Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhekela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhekela	ukungabhekeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhekela	-bhekele
Plural	bhekelani	-bhekeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhekela, ngibhekela	engibhekelayo, engibhekela	ngibhekela	angibhekeli	engingabhekeli	ngingabhekeli
2nd singular	uyabhekela, ubhekela	obhekelayo, obhekela	ubhekela	awubhekeli	ongabhekeli	ungabhekeli
1st plural	siyabhekela, sibhekela	esibhekelayo, esibhekela	sibhekela	asibhekeli	esingabhekeli	singabhekeli
2nd plural	niyabhekela, nibhekela	enibhekelayo, enibhekela	nibhekela	anibhekeli	eningabhekeli	ningabhekeli
Class 1	uyabhekela, ubhekela	obhekelayo, obhekela	ebhekela	akabhekeli	ongabhekeli	engabhekeli
Class 2	bayabhekela, babhekela	ababhekelayo, ababhekela	bebhekela	ababhekeli	abangabhekeli	bengabhekeli
Class 3	uyabhekela, ubhekela	obhekelayo, obhekela	ubhekela	awubhekeli	ongabhekeli	ungabhekeli
Class 4	iyabhekela, ibhekela	ebhekelayo, ebhekela	ibhekela	ayibhekeli	engabhekeli	ingabhekeli
Class 5	liyabhekela, libhekela	elibhekelayo, elibhekela	libhekela	alibhekeli	elingabhekeli	lingabhekeli
Class 6	ayabhekela, abhekela	abhekelayo, abhekela	ebhekela	awabhekeli	angabhekeli	engabhekeli
Class 7	siyabhekela, sibhekela	esibhekelayo, esibhekela	sibhekela	asibhekeli	esingabhekeli	singabhekeli
Class 8	ziyabhekela, zibhekela	ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela	zibhekela	azibhekeli	ezingabhekeli	zingabhekeli
Class 9	iyabhekela, ibhekela	ebhekelayo, ebhekela	ibhekela	ayibhekeli	engabhekeli	ingabhekeli
Class 10	ziyabhekela, zibhekela	ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela	zibhekela	azibhekeli	ezingabhekeli	zingabhekeli
Class 11	luyabhekela, lubhekela	olubhekelayo, olubhekela	lubhekela	alubhekeli	olungabhekeli	lungabhekeli
Class 14	buyabhekela, bubhekela	obubhekelayo, obubhekela	bubhekela	abubhekeli	obungabhekeli	bungabhekeli
Class 15	kuyabhekela, kubhekela	okubhekelayo, okubhekela	kubhekela	akubhekeli	okungabhekeli	kungabhekeli
Class 17	kuyabhekela, kubhekela	okubhekelayo, okubhekela	kubhekela	akubhekeli	okungabhekeli	kungabhekeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē	engibhekelile, engibhekelē	ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē	angibhekelanga	engingabhekelanga	ngingabhekelanga
2nd singular	ubhekelile, ubhekelē	obhekelile, obhekelē	ubhekelile, ubhekelē	awubhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	ungabhekelanga
1st plural	sibhekelile, sibhekelē	esibhekelile, esibhekelē	sibhekelile, sibhekelē	asibhekelanga	esingabhekelanga	singabhekelanga
2nd plural	nibhekelile, nibhekelē	enibhekelile, enibhekelē	nibhekelile, nibhekelē	anibhekelanga	eningabhekelanga	ningabhekelanga
Class 1	ubhekelile, ubhekelē	obhekelile, obhekelē	ebhekelile, ebhekelē	akabhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	engabhekelanga
Class 2	babhekelile, babhekelē	ababhekelile, ababhekelē	bebhekelile, bebhekelē	ababhekelanga	abangabhekelanga	bengabhekelanga
Class 3	ubhekelile, ubhekelē	obhekelile, obhekelē	ubhekelile, ubhekelē	awubhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	ungabhekelanga
Class 4	ibhekelile, ibhekelē	ebhekelile, ebhekelē	ibhekelile, ibhekelē	ayibhekelanga	engabhekelanga	ingabhekelanga
Class 5	libhekelile, libhekelē	elibhekelile, elibhekelē	libhekelile, libhekelē	alibhekelanga	elingabhekelanga	lingabhekelanga
Class 6	abhekelile, abhekelē	abhekelile, abhekelē	ebhekelile, ebhekelē	awabhekelanga	angabhekelanga	engabhekelanga
Class 7	sibhekelile, sibhekelē	esibhekelile, esibhekelē	sibhekelile, sibhekelē	asibhekelanga	esingabhekelanga	singabhekelanga
Class 8	zibhekelile, zibhekelē	ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē	zibhekelile, zibhekelē	azibhekelanga	ezingabhekelanga	zingabhekelanga
Class 9	ibhekelile, ibhekelē	ebhekelile, ebhekelē	ibhekelile, ibhekelē	ayibhekelanga	engabhekelanga	ingabhekelanga
Class 10	zibhekelile, zibhekelē	ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē	zibhekelile, zibhekelē	azibhekelanga	ezingabhekelanga	zingabhekelanga
Class 11	lubhekelile, lubhekelē	olubhekelile, olubhekelē	lubhekelile, lubhekelē	alubhekelanga	olungabhekelanga	lungabhekelanga
Class 14	bubhekelile, bubhekelē	obubhekelile, obubhekelē	bubhekelile, bubhekelē	abubhekelanga	obungabhekelanga	bungabhekelanga
Class 15	kubhekelile, kubhekelē	okubhekelile, okubhekelē	kubhekelile, kubhekelē	akubhekelanga	okungabhekelanga	kungabhekelanga
Class 17	kubhekelile, kubhekelē	okubhekelile, okubhekelē	kubhekelile, kubhekelē	akubhekelanga	okungabhekelanga	kungabhekelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhekela	engābhekela	ngābhekela	angibhekelanga	engingabhekelanga	ngingabhekelanga
2nd singular	wābhekela	owābhekela	wābhekela	awubhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	ungabhekelanga
1st plural	sābhekela	esābhekela	sābhekela	asibhekelanga	esingabhekelanga	singabhekelanga
2nd plural	nābhekela	enābhekela	nābhekela	anibhekelanga	eningabhekelanga	ningabhekelanga
Class 1	wābhekela	owābhekela	ābhekela	akabhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	engabhekelanga
Class 2	bābhekela	abābhekela	bābhekela	ababhekelanga	abangabhekelanga	bengabhekelanga
Class 3	wābhekela	owābhekela	wābhekela	awubhekelanga	ongabhekelanga	ungabhekelanga
Class 4	yābhekela	eyābhekela	yābhekela	ayibhekelanga	engabhekelanga	ingabhekelanga
Class 5	lābhekela	elābhekela	lābhekela	alibhekelanga	elingabhekelanga	lingabhekelanga
Class 6	ābhekela	ābhekela	ābhekela	awabhekelanga	angabhekelanga	engabhekelanga
Class 7	sābhekela	esābhekela	sābhekela	asibhekelanga	esingabhekelanga	singabhekelanga
Class 8	zābhekela	ezābhekela	zābhekela	azibhekelanga	ezingabhekelanga	zingabhekelanga
Class 9	yābhekela	eyābhekela	yābhekela	ayibhekelanga	engabhekelanga	ingabhekelanga
Class 10	zābhekela	ezābhekela	zābhekela	azibhekelanga	ezingabhekelanga	zingabhekelanga
Class 11	lwābhekela	olwābhekela	lwābhekela	alubhekelanga	olungabhekelanga	lungabhekelanga
Class 14	bābhekela	obābhekela	bābhekela	abubhekelanga	obungabhekelanga	bungabhekelanga
Class 15	kwābhekela	okwābhekela	kwābhekela	akubhekelanga	okungabhekelanga	kungabhekelanga
Class 17	kwābhekela	okwābhekela	kwābhekela	akubhekelanga	okungabhekelanga	kungabhekelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhekela	—	ngingabhekela	ngingebhekele	—	ngingebhekele
2nd singular	ungabhekela	—	ungabhekela	ungebhekele	—	ungebhekele
1st plural	singabhekela	—	singabhekela	singebhekele	—	singebhekele
2nd plural	ningabhekela	—	ningabhekela	ningebhekele	—	ningebhekele
Class 1	angabhekela	—	engabhekela	angebhekele	—	engebhekele
Class 2	bangabhekela	—	bengabhekela	bangebhekele	—	bengebhekele
Class 3	ungabhekela	—	ungabhekela	ungebhekele	—	ungebhekele
Class 4	ingabhekela	—	ingabhekela	ingebhekele	—	ingebhekele
Class 5	lingabhekela	—	lingabhekela	lingebhekele	—	lingebhekele
Class 6	angabhekela	—	engabhekela	angebhekele	—	engebhekele
Class 7	singabhekela	—	singabhekela	singebhekele	—	singebhekele
Class 8	zingabhekela	—	zingabhekela	zingebhekele	—	zingebhekele
Class 9	ingabhekela	—	ingabhekela	ingebhekele	—	ingebhekele
Class 10	zingabhekela	—	zingabhekela	zingebhekele	—	zingebhekele
Class 11	lungabhekela	—	lungabhekela	lungebhekele	—	lungebhekele
Class 14	bungabhekela	—	bungabhekela	bungebhekele	—	bungebhekele
Class 15	kungabhekela	—	kungabhekela	kungebhekele	—	kungebhekele
Class 17	kungabhekela	—	kungabhekela	kungebhekele	—	kungebhekele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhekela	engizobhekela	ngizobhekela	angizubhekela	engingezubhekela	ngingezubhekela
2nd singular	uzobhekela	ozobhekela	uzobhekela	awuzubhekela	ongezubhekela	ungezubhekela
1st plural	sizobhekela	esizobhekela	sizobhekela	asizubhekela	esingezubhekela	singezubhekela
2nd plural	nizobhekela	enizobhekela	nizobhekela	anizubhekela	eningezubhekela	ningezubhekela
Class 1	uzobhekela	ozobhekela	ezobhekela	akazubhekela	ongezubhekela	engezubhekela
Class 2	bazobhekela	abazobhekela	bezobhekela	abazubhekela	abangezubhekela	bengezubhekela
Class 3	uzobhekela	ozobhekela	uzobhekela	awuzubhekela	ongezubhekela	ungezubhekela
Class 4	izobhekela	ezobhekela	izobhekela	ayizubhekela	engezubhekela	ingezubhekela
Class 5	lizobhekela	elizobhekela	lizobhekela	alizubhekela	elingezubhekela	lingezubhekela
Class 6	azobhekela	azobhekela	ezobhekela	awazubhekela	angezubhekela	engezubhekela
Class 7	sizobhekela	esizobhekela	sizobhekela	asizubhekela	esingezubhekela	singezubhekela
Class 8	zizobhekela	ezizobhekela	zizobhekela	azizubhekela	ezingezubhekela	zingezubhekela
Class 9	izobhekela	ezobhekela	izobhekela	ayizubhekela	engezubhekela	ingezubhekela
Class 10	zizobhekela	ezizobhekela	zizobhekela	azizubhekela	ezingezubhekela	zingezubhekela
Class 11	luzobhekela	oluzobhekela	luzobhekela	aluzubhekela	olungezubhekela	lungezubhekela
Class 14	buzobhekela	obuzobhekela	buzobhekela	abuzubhekela	obungezubhekela	bungezubhekela
Class 15	kuzobhekela	okuzobhekela	kuzobhekela	akuzubhekela	okungezubhekela	kungezubhekela
Class 17	kuzobhekela	okuzobhekela	kuzobhekela	akuzubhekela	okungezubhekela	kungezubhekela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhekela	engiyobhekela	ngiyobhekela	angiyubhekela	engingeyubhekela	ngingeyubhekela
2nd singular	uyobhekela	oyobhekela	uyobhekela	awuyubhekela	ongeyubhekela	ungeyubhekela
1st plural	siyobhekela	esiyobhekela	siyobhekela	asiyubhekela	esingeyubhekela	singeyubhekela
2nd plural	niyobhekela	eniyobhekela	niyobhekela	aniyubhekela	eningeyubhekela	ningeyubhekela
Class 1	uyobhekela	oyobhekela	eyobhekela	akayubhekela	ongeyubhekela	engeyubhekela
Class 2	bayobhekela	abayobhekela	beyobhekela	abayubhekela	abangeyubhekela	bengeyubhekela
Class 3	uyobhekela	oyobhekela	uyobhekela	awuyubhekela	ongeyubhekela	ungeyubhekela
Class 4	iyobhekela	eyobhekela	iyobhekela	ayiyubhekela	engeyubhekela	ingeyubhekela
Class 5	liyobhekela	eliyobhekela	liyobhekela	aliyubhekela	elingeyubhekela	lingeyubhekela
Class 6	ayobhekela	ayobhekela	eyobhekela	awayubhekela	angeyubhekela	engeyubhekela
Class 7	siyobhekela	esiyobhekela	siyobhekela	asiyubhekela	esingeyubhekela	singeyubhekela
Class 8	ziyobhekela	eziyobhekela	ziyobhekela	aziyubhekela	ezingeyubhekela	zingeyubhekela
Class 9	iyobhekela	eyobhekela	iyobhekela	ayiyubhekela	engeyubhekela	ingeyubhekela
Class 10	ziyobhekela	eziyobhekela	ziyobhekela	aziyubhekela	ezingeyubhekela	zingeyubhekela
Class 11	luyobhekela	oluyobhekela	luyobhekela	aluyubhekela	olungeyubhekela	lungeyubhekela
Class 14	buyobhekela	obuyobhekela	buyobhekela	abuyubhekela	obungeyubhekela	bungeyubhekela
Class 15	kuyobhekela	okuyobhekela	kuyobhekela	akuyubhekela	okungeyubhekela	kungeyubhekela
Class 17	kuyobhekela	okuyobhekela	kuyobhekela	akuyubhekela	okungeyubhekela	kungeyubhekela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhekele	ngingabhekeli
2nd singular	ubhekele	ungabhekeli
1st plural	sibhekele	singabhekeli
2nd plural	nibhekele	ningabhekeli
Class 1	abhekele	angabhekeli
Class 2	babhekele	bangabhekeli
Class 3	ubhekele	ungabhekeli
Class 4	ibhekele	ingabhekeli
Class 5	libhekele	lingabhekeli
Class 6	abhekele	angabhekeli
Class 7	sibhekele	singabhekeli
Class 8	zibhekele	zingabhekeli
Class 9	ibhekele	ingabhekeli
Class 10	zibhekele	zingabhekeli
Class 11	lubhekele	lungabhekeli
Class 14	bubhekele	bungabhekeli
Class 15	kubhekele	kungabhekeli
Class 17	kubhekele	kungabhekeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhekela	ngangabhekela, angabhekela, angangabhekela
2nd singular	wabhekela	wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela
1st plural	sabhekela	sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela
2nd plural	nabhekela	nangabhekela, anabhekela, anangabhekela
Class 1	wabhekela	wangabhekela, akabhekela, akangabhekela
Class 2	babhekela	bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela
Class 3	wabhekela	wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela
Class 4	yabhekela	yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela
Class 5	labhekela	langabhekela, alabhekela, alangabhekela
Class 6	abhekela	angabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela
Class 7	sabhekela	sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela
Class 8	zabhekela	zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela
Class 9	yabhekela	yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela
Class 10	zabhekela	zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela
Class 11	lwabhekela	lwangabhekela, alwabhekela, alwangabhekela
Class 14	babhekela	bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela
Class 15	kwabhekela	kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela
Class 17	kwabhekela	kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “bekela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “bekela (3.2.9)”