# dedela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From deda +‎ -deda.

### Verb

-dedela$^?$
* (transitive) to make room for, to make way for, to get out of the way of
* (transitive) to release, to let go

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukudedela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudedela | ukungadedeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dedela | -dedele |
| Plural | dedelani | -dedeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadedela, ngidedela | engidedelayo, engidedela | ngidedela | angidedeli | engingadedeli | ngingadedeli |
| 2nd singular | uyadedela, udedela | odedelayo, odedela | udedela | awudedeli | ongadedeli | ungadedeli |
| 1st plural | siyadedela, sidedela | esidedelayo, esidedela | sidedela | asidedeli | esingadedeli | singadedeli |
| 2nd plural | niyadedela, nidedela | enidedelayo, enidedela | nidedela | anidedeli | eningadedeli | ningadedeli |
| Class 1 | uyadedela, udedela | odedelayo, odedela | ededela | akadedeli | ongadedeli | engadedeli |
| Class 2 | bayadedela, badedela | abadedelayo, abadedela | bededela | abadedeli | abangadedeli | bengadedeli |
| Class 3 | uyadedela, udedela | odedelayo, odedela | udedela | awudedeli | ongadedeli | ungadedeli |
| Class 4 | iyadedela, idedela | ededelayo, ededela | idedela | ayidedeli | engadedeli | ingadedeli |
| Class 5 | liyadedela, lidedela | elidedelayo, elidedela | lidedela | alidedeli | elingadedeli | lingadedeli |
| Class 6 | ayadedela, adedela | adedelayo, adedela | ededela | awadedeli | angadedeli | engadedeli |
| Class 7 | siyadedela, sidedela | esidedelayo, esidedela | sidedela | asidedeli | esingadedeli | singadedeli |
| Class 8 | ziyadedela, zidedela | ezidedelayo, ezidedela | zidedela | azidedeli | ezingadedeli | zingadedeli |
| Class 9 | iyadedela, idedela | ededelayo, ededela | idedela | ayidedeli | engadedeli | ingadedeli |
| Class 10 | ziyadedela, zidedela | ezidedelayo, ezidedela | zidedela | azidedeli | ezingadedeli | zingadedeli |
| Class 11 | luyadedela, ludedela | oludedelayo, oludedela | ludedela | aludedeli | olungadedeli | lungadedeli |
| Class 14 | buyadedela, budedela | obudedelayo, obudedela | budedela | abudedeli | obungadedeli | bungadedeli |
| Class 15 | kuyadedela, kudedela | okudedelayo, okudedela | kudedela | akudedeli | okungadedeli | kungadedeli |
| Class 17 | kuyadedela, kudedela | okudedelayo, okudedela | kudedela | akudedeli | okungadedeli | kungadedeli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngidedelile, ngidedelē | engidedelile, engidedelē | ngidedelile, ngidedelē | angidedelanga | engingadedelanga | ngingadedelanga |
| 2nd singular | udedelile, udedelē | odedelile, odedelē | udedelile, udedelē | awudedelanga | ongadedelanga | ungadedelanga |
| 1st plural | sidedelile, sidedelē | esidedelile, esidedelē | sidedelile, sidedelē | asidedelanga | esingadedelanga | singadedelanga |
| 2nd plural | nidedelile, nidedelē | enidedelile, enidedelē | nidedelile, nidedelē | anidedelanga | eningadedelanga | ningadedelanga |
| Class 1 | udedelile, udedelē | odedelile, odedelē | ededelile, ededelē | akadedelanga | ongadedelanga | engadedelanga |
| Class 2 | badedelile, badedelē | abadedelile, abadedelē | bededelile, bededelē | abadedelanga | abangadedelanga | bengadedelanga |
| Class 3 | udedelile, udedelē | odedelile, odedelē | udedelile, udedelē | awudedelanga | ongadedelanga | ungadedelanga |
| Class 4 | idedelile, idedelē | ededelile, ededelē | idedelile, idedelē | ayidedelanga | engadedelanga | ingadedelanga |
| Class 5 | lidedelile, lidedelē | elidedelile, elidedelē | lidedelile, lidedelē | alidedelanga | elingadedelanga | lingadedelanga |
| Class 6 | adedelile, adedelē | adedelile, adedelē | ededelile, ededelē | awadedelanga | angadedelanga | engadedelanga |
| Class 7 | sidedelile, sidedelē | esidedelile, esidedelē | sidedelile, sidedelē | asidedelanga | esingadedelanga | singadedelanga |
| Class 8 | zidedelile, zidedelē | ezidedelile, ezidedelē | zidedelile, zidedelē | azidedelanga | ezingadedelanga | zingadedelanga |
| Class 9 | idedelile, idedelē | ededelile, ededelē | idedelile, idedelē | ayidedelanga | engadedelanga | ingadedelanga |
| Class 10 | zidedelile, zidedelē | ezidedelile, ezidedelē | zidedelile, zidedelē | azidedelanga | ezingadedelanga | zingadedelanga |
| Class 11 | ludedelile, ludedelē | oludedelile, oludedelē | ludedelile, ludedelē | aludedelanga | olungadedelanga | lungadedelanga |
| Class 14 | budedelile, budedelē | obudedelile, obudedelē | budedelile, budedelē | abudedelanga | obungadedelanga | bungadedelanga |
| Class 15 | kudedelile, kudedelē | okudedelile, okudedelē | kudedelile, kudedelē | akudedelanga | okungadedelanga | kungadedelanga |
| Class 17 | kudedelile, kudedelē | okudedelile, okudedelē | kudedelile, kudedelē | akudedelanga | okungadedelanga | kungadedelanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngādedela | engādedela | ngādedela | angidedelanga | engingadedelanga | ngingadedelanga |
| 2nd singular | wādedela | owādedela | wādedela | awudedelanga | ongadedelanga | ungadedelanga |
| 1st plural | sādedela | esādedela | sādedela | asidedelanga | esingadedelanga | singadedelanga |
| 2nd plural | nādedela | enādedela | nādedela | anidedelanga | eningadedelanga | ningadedelanga |
| Class 1 | wādedela | owādedela | ādedela | akadedelanga | ongadedelanga | engadedelanga |
| Class 2 | bādedela | abādedela | bādedela | abadedelanga | abangadedelanga | bengadedelanga |
| Class 3 | wādedela | owādedela | wādedela | awudedelanga | ongadedelanga | ungadedelanga |
| Class 4 | yādedela | eyādedela | yādedela | ayidedelanga | engadedelanga | ingadedelanga |
| Class 5 | lādedela | elādedela | lādedela | alidedelanga | elingadedelanga | lingadedelanga |
| Class 6 | ādedela | ādedela | ādedela | awadedelanga | angadedelanga | engadedelanga |
| Class 7 | sādedela | esādedela | sādedela | asidedelanga | esingadedelanga | singadedelanga |
| Class 8 | zādedela | ezādedela | zādedela | azidedelanga | ezingadedelanga | zingadedelanga |
| Class 9 | yādedela | eyādedela | yādedela | ayidedelanga | engadedelanga | ingadedelanga |
| Class 10 | zādedela | ezādedela | zādedela | azidedelanga | ezingadedelanga | zingadedelanga |
| Class 11 | lwādedela | olwādedela | lwādedela | aludedelanga | olungadedelanga | lungadedelanga |
| Class 14 | bādedela | obādedela | bādedela | abudedelanga | obungadedelanga | bungadedelanga |
| Class 15 | kwādedela | okwādedela | kwādedela | akudedelanga | okungadedelanga | kungadedelanga |
| Class 17 | kwādedela | okwādedela | kwādedela | akudedelanga | okungadedelanga | kungadedelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadedela | — | ngingadedela | ngingededele | — | ngingededele |
| 2nd singular | ungadedela | — | ungadedela | ungededele | — | ungededele |
| 1st plural | singadedela | — | singadedela | singededele | — | singededele |
| 2nd plural | ningadedela | — | ningadedela | ningededele | — | ningededele |
| Class 1 | angadedela | — | engadedela | angededele | — | engededele |
| Class 2 | bangadedela | — | bengadedela | bangededele | — | bengededele |
| Class 3 | ungadedela | — | ungadedela | ungededele | — | ungededele |
| Class 4 | ingadedela | — | ingadedela | ingededele | — | ingededele |
| Class 5 | lingadedela | — | lingadedela | lingededele | — | lingededele |
| Class 6 | angadedela | — | engadedela | angededele | — | engededele |
| Class 7 | singadedela | — | singadedela | singededele | — | singededele |
| Class 8 | zingadedela | — | zingadedela | zingededele | — | zingededele |
| Class 9 | ingadedela | — | ingadedela | ingededele | — | ingededele |
| Class 10 | zingadedela | — | zingadedela | zingededele | — | zingededele |
| Class 11 | lungadedela | — | lungadedela | lungededele | — | lungededele |
| Class 14 | bungadedela | — | bungadedela | bungededele | — | bungededele |
| Class 15 | kungadedela | — | kungadedela | kungededele | — | kungededele |
| Class 17 | kungadedela | — | kungadedela | kungededele | — | kungededele |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizodedela | engizodedela | ngizodedela | angizudedela | engingezudedela | ngingezudedela |
| 2nd singular | uzodedela | ozodedela | uzodedela | awuzudedela | ongezudedela | ungezudedela |
| 1st plural | sizodedela | esizodedela | sizodedela | asizudedela | esingezudedela | singezudedela |
| 2nd plural | nizodedela | enizodedela | nizodedela | anizudedela | eningezudedela | ningezudedela |
| Class 1 | uzodedela | ozodedela | ezodedela | akazudedela | ongezudedela | engezudedela |
| Class 2 | bazodedela | abazodedela | bezodedela | abazudedela | abangezudedela | bengezudedela |
| Class 3 | uzodedela | ozodedela | uzodedela | awuzudedela | ongezudedela | ungezudedela |
| Class 4 | izodedela | ezodedela | izodedela | ayizudedela | engezudedela | ingezudedela |
| Class 5 | lizodedela | elizodedela | lizodedela | alizudedela | elingezudedela | lingezudedela |
| Class 6 | azodedela | azodedela | ezodedela | awazudedela | angezudedela | engezudedela |
| Class 7 | sizodedela | esizodedela | sizodedela | asizudedela | esingezudedela | singezudedela |
| Class 8 | zizodedela | ezizodedela | zizodedela | azizudedela | ezingezudedela | zingezudedela |
| Class 9 | izodedela | ezodedela | izodedela | ayizudedela | engezudedela | ingezudedela |
| Class 10 | zizodedela | ezizodedela | zizodedela | azizudedela | ezingezudedela | zingezudedela |
| Class 11 | luzodedela | oluzodedela | luzodedela | aluzudedela | olungezudedela | lungezudedela |
| Class 14 | buzodedela | obuzodedela | buzodedela | abuzudedela | obungezudedela | bungezudedela |
| Class 15 | kuzodedela | okuzodedela | kuzodedela | akuzudedela | okungezudedela | kungezudedela |
| Class 17 | kuzodedela | okuzodedela | kuzodedela | akuzudedela | okungezudedela | kungezudedela |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyodedela | engiyodedela | ngiyodedela | angiyudedela | engingeyudedela | ngingeyudedela |
| 2nd singular | uyodedela | oyodedela | uyodedela | awuyudedela | ongeyudedela | ungeyudedela |
| 1st plural | siyodedela | esiyodedela | siyodedela | asiyudedela | esingeyudedela | singeyudedela |
| 2nd plural | niyodedela | eniyodedela | niyodedela | aniyudedela | eningeyudedela | ningeyudedela |
| Class 1 | uyodedela | oyodedela | eyodedela | akayudedela | ongeyudedela | engeyudedela |
| Class 2 | bayodedela | abayodedela | beyodedela | abayudedela | abangeyudedela | bengeyudedela |
| Class 3 | uyodedela | oyodedela | uyodedela | awuyudedela | ongeyudedela | ungeyudedela |
| Class 4 | iyodedela | eyodedela | iyodedela | ayiyudedela | engeyudedela | ingeyudedela |
| Class 5 | liyodedela | eliyodedela | liyodedela | aliyudedela | elingeyudedela | lingeyudedela |
| Class 6 | ayodedela | ayodedela | eyodedela | awayudedela | angeyudedela | engeyudedela |
| Class 7 | siyodedela | esiyodedela | siyodedela | asiyudedela | esingeyudedela | singeyudedela |
| Class 8 | ziyodedela | eziyodedela | ziyodedela | aziyudedela | ezingeyudedela | zingeyudedela |
| Class 9 | iyodedela | eyodedela | iyodedela | ayiyudedela | engeyudedela | ingeyudedela |
| Class 10 | ziyodedela | eziyodedela | ziyodedela | aziyudedela | ezingeyudedela | zingeyudedela |
| Class 11 | luyodedela | oluyodedela | luyodedela | aluyudedela | olungeyudedela | lungeyudedela |
| Class 14 | buyodedela | obuyodedela | buyodedela | abuyudedela | obungeyudedela | bungeyudedela |
| Class 15 | kuyodedela | okuyodedela | kuyodedela | akuyudedela | okungeyudedela | kungeyudedela |
| Class 17 | kuyodedela | okuyodedela | kuyodedela | akuyudedela | okungeyudedela | kungeyudedela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidedele | ngingadedeli |
| 2nd singular | udedele | ungadedeli |
| 1st plural | sidedele | singadedeli |
| 2nd plural | nidedele | ningadedeli |
| Class 1 | adedele | angadedeli |
| Class 2 | badedele | bangadedeli |
| Class 3 | udedele | ungadedeli |
| Class 4 | idedele | ingadedeli |
| Class 5 | lidedele | lingadedeli |
| Class 6 | adedele | angadedeli |
| Class 7 | sidedele | singadedeli |
| Class 8 | zidedele | zingadedeli |
| Class 9 | idedele | ingadedeli |
| Class 10 | zidedele | zingadedeli |
| Class 11 | ludedele | lungadedeli |
| Class 14 | budedele | bungadedeli |
| Class 15 | kudedele | kungadedeli |
| Class 17 | kudedele | kungadedeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadedela | ngangadedela, angadedela, angangadedela |
| 2nd singular | wadedela | wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela |
| 1st plural | sadedela | sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela |
| 2nd plural | nadedela | nangadedela, anadedela, anangadedela |
| Class 1 | wadedela | wangadedela, akadedela, akangadedela |
| Class 2 | badedela | bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela |
| Class 3 | wadedela | wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela |
| Class 4 | yadedela | yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela |
| Class 5 | ladedela | langadedela, aladedela, alangadedela |
| Class 6 | adedela | angadedela, awadedela, awangadedela |
| Class 7 | sadedela | sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela |
| Class 8 | zadedela | zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela |
| Class 9 | yadedela | yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela |
| Class 10 | zadedela | zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela |
| Class 11 | lwadedela | lwangadedela, alwadedela, alwangadedela |
| Class 14 | badedela | bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela |
| Class 15 | kwadedela | kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela |
| Class 17 | kwadedela | kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela |

### References

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