# ephulela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ephula +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-ephuléla
* to take off the fire for
* to dish up on to

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwephulela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwephulela | ukungephuleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yephulela | -ephulele |
| Plural | yephulelani | -ephuleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyephulela, ngephulela | engephulelayo, engephulela | ngephulela | angephuleli | engingephuleli | ngingephuleli |
| 2nd singular | uyephulela, wephulela | owephulelayo, owephulela | wephulela | awephuleli | ongephuleli | ungephuleli |
| 1st plural | siyephulela, sephulela | esephulelayo, esephulela | sephulela | asephuleli | esingephuleli | singephuleli |
| 2nd plural | niyephulela, nephulela | enephulelayo, enephulela | nephulela | anephuleli | eningephuleli | ningephuleli |
| Class 1 | uyephulela, wephulela | owephulelayo, owephulela | ephulela | akephuleli | ongephuleli | engephuleli |
| Class 2 | bayephulela, bephulela | abephulelayo, abephulela | bephulela | abephuleli | abangephuleli | bengephuleli |
| Class 3 | uyephulela, wephulela | owephulelayo, owephulela | wephulela | awephuleli | ongephuleli | ungephuleli |
| Class 4 | iyephulela, yephulela | eyephulelayo, eyephulela | yephulela | ayephuleli | engephuleli | ingephuleli |
| Class 5 | liyephulela, lephulela | elephulelayo, elephulela | lephulela | alephuleli | elingephuleli | lingephuleli |
| Class 6 | ayephulela, ephulela | ephulelayo, ephulela | ephulela | awephuleli | angephuleli | engephuleli |
| Class 7 | siyephulela, sephulela | esephulelayo, esephulela | sephulela | asephuleli | esingephuleli | singephuleli |
| Class 8 | ziyephulela, zephulela | ezephulelayo, ezephulela | zephulela | azephuleli | ezingephuleli | zingephuleli |
| Class 9 | iyephulela, yephulela | eyephulelayo, eyephulela | yephulela | ayephuleli | engephuleli | ingephuleli |
| Class 10 | ziyephulela, zephulela | ezephulelayo, ezephulela | zephulela | azephuleli | ezingephuleli | zingephuleli |
| Class 11 | luyephulela, lwephulela | olwephulelayo, olwephulela | lwephulela | alwephuleli | olungephuleli | lungephuleli |
| Class 14 | buyephulela, bephulela | obephulelayo, obephulela | bephulela | abephuleli | obungephuleli | bungephuleli |
| Class 15 | kuyephulela, kwephulela | okwephulelayo, okwephulela | kwephulela | akwephuleli | okungephuleli | kungephuleli |
| Class 17 | kuyephulela, kwephulela | okwephulelayo, okwephulela | kwephulela | akwephuleli | okungephuleli | kungephuleli |
| | 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 | ngephulelile, ngephulelē | engephulelile, engephulelē | ngephulelile, ngephulelē | angephulelanga | engingephulelanga | ngingephulelanga |
| 2nd singular | wephulelile, wephulelē | owephulelile, owephulelē | wephulelile, wephulelē | awephulelanga | ongephulelanga | ungephulelanga |
| 1st plural | sephulelile, sephulelē | esephulelile, esephulelē | sephulelile, sephulelē | asephulelanga | esingephulelanga | singephulelanga |
| 2nd plural | nephulelile, nephulelē | enephulelile, enephulelē | nephulelile, nephulelē | anephulelanga | eningephulelanga | ningephulelanga |
| Class 1 | wephulelile, wephulelē | owephulelile, owephulelē | ephulelile, ephulelē | akephulelanga | ongephulelanga | engephulelanga |
| Class 2 | bephulelile, bephulelē | abephulelile, abephulelē | bephulelile, bephulelē | abephulelanga | abangephulelanga | bengephulelanga |
| Class 3 | wephulelile, wephulelē | owephulelile, owephulelē | wephulelile, wephulelē | awephulelanga | ongephulelanga | ungephulelanga |
| Class 4 | yephulelile, yephulelē | eyephulelile, eyephulelē | yephulelile, yephulelē | ayephulelanga | engephulelanga | ingephulelanga |
| Class 5 | lephulelile, lephulelē | elephulelile, elephulelē | lephulelile, lephulelē | alephulelanga | elingephulelanga | lingephulelanga |
| Class 6 | ephulelile, ephulelē | ephulelile, ephulelē | ephulelile, ephulelē | awephulelanga | angephulelanga | engephulelanga |
| Class 7 | sephulelile, sephulelē | esephulelile, esephulelē | sephulelile, sephulelē | asephulelanga | esingephulelanga | singephulelanga |
| Class 8 | zephulelile, zephulelē | ezephulelile, ezephulelē | zephulelile, zephulelē | azephulelanga | ezingephulelanga | zingephulelanga |
| Class 9 | yephulelile, yephulelē | eyephulelile, eyephulelē | yephulelile, yephulelē | ayephulelanga | engephulelanga | ingephulelanga |
| Class 10 | zephulelile, zephulelē | ezephulelile, ezephulelē | zephulelile, zephulelē | azephulelanga | ezingephulelanga | zingephulelanga |
| Class 11 | lwephulelile, lwephulelē | olwephulelile, olwephulelē | lwephulelile, lwephulelē | alwephulelanga | olungephulelanga | lungephulelanga |
| Class 14 | bephulelile, bephulelē | obephulelile, obephulelē | bephulelile, bephulelē | abephulelanga | obungephulelanga | bungephulelanga |
| Class 15 | kwephulelile, kwephulelē | okwephulelile, okwephulelē | kwephulelile, kwephulelē | akwephulelanga | okungephulelanga | kungephulelanga |
| Class 17 | kwephulelile, kwephulelē | okwephulelile, okwephulelē | kwephulelile, kwephulelē | akwephulelanga | okungephulelanga | kungephulelanga |
| | 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 | ngēphulela | engēphulela | ngēphulela | angephulelanga | engingephulelanga | ngingephulelanga |
| 2nd singular | wēphulela | owēphulela | wēphulela | awephulelanga | ongephulelanga | ungephulelanga |
| 1st plural | sēphulela | esēphulela | sēphulela | asephulelanga | esingephulelanga | singephulelanga |
| 2nd plural | nēphulela | enēphulela | nēphulela | anephulelanga | eningephulelanga | ningephulelanga |
| Class 1 | wēphulela | owēphulela | ēphulela | akephulelanga | ongephulelanga | engephulelanga |
| Class 2 | bēphulela | abēphulela | bēphulela | abephulelanga | abangephulelanga | bengephulelanga |
| Class 3 | wēphulela | owēphulela | wēphulela | awephulelanga | ongephulelanga | ungephulelanga |
| Class 4 | yēphulela | eyēphulela | yēphulela | ayephulelanga | engephulelanga | ingephulelanga |
| Class 5 | lēphulela | elēphulela | lēphulela | alephulelanga | elingephulelanga | lingephulelanga |
| Class 6 | ēphulela | ēphulela | ēphulela | awephulelanga | angephulelanga | engephulelanga |
| Class 7 | sēphulela | esēphulela | sēphulela | asephulelanga | esingephulelanga | singephulelanga |
| Class 8 | zēphulela | ezēphulela | zēphulela | azephulelanga | ezingephulelanga | zingephulelanga |
| Class 9 | yēphulela | eyēphulela | yēphulela | ayephulelanga | engephulelanga | ingephulelanga |
| Class 10 | zēphulela | ezēphulela | zēphulela | azephulelanga | ezingephulelanga | zingephulelanga |
| Class 11 | lwēphulela | olwēphulela | lwēphulela | alwephulelanga | olungephulelanga | lungephulelanga |
| Class 14 | bēphulela | obēphulela | bēphulela | abephulelanga | obungephulelanga | bungephulelanga |
| Class 15 | kwēphulela | okwēphulela | kwēphulela | akwephulelanga | okungephulelanga | kungephulelanga |
| Class 17 | kwēphulela | okwēphulela | kwēphulela | akwephulelanga | okungephulelanga | kungephulelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingephulela | — | ngingephulela | ngingephulele | — | ngingephulele |
| 2nd singular | ungephulela | — | ungephulela | ungephulele | — | ungephulele |
| 1st plural | singephulela | — | singephulela | singephulele | — | singephulele |
| 2nd plural | ningephulela | — | ningephulela | ningephulele | — | ningephulele |
| Class 1 | angephulela | — | engephulela | angephulele | — | engephulele |
| Class 2 | bangephulela | — | bengephulela | bangephulele | — | bengephulele |
| Class 3 | ungephulela | — | ungephulela | ungephulele | — | ungephulele |
| Class 4 | ingephulela | — | ingephulela | ingephulele | — | ingephulele |
| Class 5 | lingephulela | — | lingephulela | lingephulele | — | lingephulele |
| Class 6 | angephulela | — | engephulela | angephulele | — | engephulele |
| Class 7 | singephulela | — | singephulela | singephulele | — | singephulele |
| Class 8 | zingephulela | — | zingephulela | zingephulele | — | zingephulele |
| Class 9 | ingephulela | — | ingephulela | ingephulele | — | ingephulele |
| Class 10 | zingephulela | — | zingephulela | zingephulele | — | zingephulele |
| Class 11 | lungephulela | — | lungephulela | lungephulele | — | lungephulele |
| Class 14 | bungephulela | — | bungephulela | bungephulele | — | bungephulele |
| Class 15 | kungephulela | — | kungephulela | kungephulele | — | kungephulele |
| Class 17 | kungephulela | — | kungephulela | kungephulele | — | kungephulele |
| | 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 | ngizokwephulela | engizokwephulela | ngizokwephulela | angizukwephulela | engingezukwephulela | ngingezukwephulela |
| 2nd singular | uzokwephulela | ozokwephulela | uzokwephulela | awuzukwephulela | ongezukwephulela | ungezukwephulela |
| 1st plural | sizokwephulela | esizokwephulela | sizokwephulela | asizukwephulela | esingezukwephulela | singezukwephulela |
| 2nd plural | nizokwephulela | enizokwephulela | nizokwephulela | anizukwephulela | eningezukwephulela | ningezukwephulela |
| Class 1 | uzokwephulela | ozokwephulela | ezokwephulela | akazukwephulela | ongezukwephulela | engezukwephulela |
| Class 2 | bazokwephulela | abazokwephulela | bezokwephulela | abazukwephulela | abangezukwephulela | bengezukwephulela |
| Class 3 | uzokwephulela | ozokwephulela | uzokwephulela | awuzukwephulela | ongezukwephulela | ungezukwephulela |
| Class 4 | izokwephulela | ezokwephulela | izokwephulela | ayizukwephulela | engezukwephulela | ingezukwephulela |
| Class 5 | lizokwephulela | elizokwephulela | lizokwephulela | alizukwephulela | elingezukwephulela | lingezukwephulela |
| Class 6 | azokwephulela | azokwephulela | ezokwephulela | awazukwephulela | angezukwephulela | engezukwephulela |
| Class 7 | sizokwephulela | esizokwephulela | sizokwephulela | asizukwephulela | esingezukwephulela | singezukwephulela |
| Class 8 | zizokwephulela | ezizokwephulela | zizokwephulela | azizukwephulela | ezingezukwephulela | zingezukwephulela |
| Class 9 | izokwephulela | ezokwephulela | izokwephulela | ayizukwephulela | engezukwephulela | ingezukwephulela |
| Class 10 | zizokwephulela | ezizokwephulela | zizokwephulela | azizukwephulela | ezingezukwephulela | zingezukwephulela |
| Class 11 | luzokwephulela | oluzokwephulela | luzokwephulela | aluzukwephulela | olungezukwephulela | lungezukwephulela |
| Class 14 | buzokwephulela | obuzokwephulela | buzokwephulela | abuzukwephulela | obungezukwephulela | bungezukwephulela |
| Class 15 | kuzokwephulela | okuzokwephulela | kuzokwephulela | akuzukwephulela | okungezukwephulela | kungezukwephulela |
| Class 17 | kuzokwephulela | okuzokwephulela | kuzokwephulela | akuzukwephulela | okungezukwephulela | kungezukwephulela |
| | 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 | ngiyokwephulela | engiyokwephulela | ngiyokwephulela | angiyukwephulela | engingeyukwephulela | ngingeyukwephulela |
| 2nd singular | uyokwephulela | oyokwephulela | uyokwephulela | awuyukwephulela | ongeyukwephulela | ungeyukwephulela |
| 1st plural | siyokwephulela | esiyokwephulela | siyokwephulela | asiyukwephulela | esingeyukwephulela | singeyukwephulela |
| 2nd plural | niyokwephulela | eniyokwephulela | niyokwephulela | aniyukwephulela | eningeyukwephulela | ningeyukwephulela |
| Class 1 | uyokwephulela | oyokwephulela | eyokwephulela | akayukwephulela | ongeyukwephulela | engeyukwephulela |
| Class 2 | bayokwephulela | abayokwephulela | beyokwephulela | abayukwephulela | abangeyukwephulela | bengeyukwephulela |
| Class 3 | uyokwephulela | oyokwephulela | uyokwephulela | awuyukwephulela | ongeyukwephulela | ungeyukwephulela |
| Class 4 | iyokwephulela | eyokwephulela | iyokwephulela | ayiyukwephulela | engeyukwephulela | ingeyukwephulela |
| Class 5 | liyokwephulela | eliyokwephulela | liyokwephulela | aliyukwephulela | elingeyukwephulela | lingeyukwephulela |
| Class 6 | ayokwephulela | ayokwephulela | eyokwephulela | awayukwephulela | angeyukwephulela | engeyukwephulela |
| Class 7 | siyokwephulela | esiyokwephulela | siyokwephulela | asiyukwephulela | esingeyukwephulela | singeyukwephulela |
| Class 8 | ziyokwephulela | eziyokwephulela | ziyokwephulela | aziyukwephulela | ezingeyukwephulela | zingeyukwephulela |
| Class 9 | iyokwephulela | eyokwephulela | iyokwephulela | ayiyukwephulela | engeyukwephulela | ingeyukwephulela |
| Class 10 | ziyokwephulela | eziyokwephulela | ziyokwephulela | aziyukwephulela | ezingeyukwephulela | zingeyukwephulela |
| Class 11 | luyokwephulela | oluyokwephulela | luyokwephulela | aluyukwephulela | olungeyukwephulela | lungeyukwephulela |
| Class 14 | buyokwephulela | obuyokwephulela | buyokwephulela | abuyukwephulela | obungeyukwephulela | bungeyukwephulela |
| Class 15 | kuyokwephulela | okuyokwephulela | kuyokwephulela | akuyukwephulela | okungeyukwephulela | kungeyukwephulela |
| Class 17 | kuyokwephulela | okuyokwephulela | kuyokwephulela | akuyukwephulela | okungeyukwephulela | kungeyukwephulela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngephulele | ngingephuleli |
| 2nd singular | wephulele | ungephuleli |
| 1st plural | sephulele | singephuleli |
| 2nd plural | nephulele | ningephuleli |
| Class 1 | ephulele | angephuleli |
| Class 2 | bephulele | bangephuleli |
| Class 3 | wephulele | ungephuleli |
| Class 4 | yephulele | ingephuleli |
| Class 5 | lephulele | lingephuleli |
| Class 6 | ephulele | angephuleli |
| Class 7 | sephulele | singephuleli |
| Class 8 | zephulele | zingephuleli |
| Class 9 | yephulele | ingephuleli |
| Class 10 | zephulele | zingephuleli |
| Class 11 | lwephulele | lungephuleli |
| Class 14 | bephulele | bungephuleli |
| Class 15 | kwephulele | kungephuleli |
| Class 17 | kwephulele | kungephuleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngephulela | ngangephulela, angephulela, angangephulela |
| 2nd singular | wephulela | wangephulela, awephulela, awangephulela |
| 1st plural | sephulela | sangephulela, asephulela, asangephulela |
| 2nd plural | nephulela | nangephulela, anephulela, anangephulela |
| Class 1 | wephulela | wangephulela, akephulela, akangephulela |
| Class 2 | bephulela | bangephulela, abephulela, abangephulela |
| Class 3 | wephulela | wangephulela, awephulela, awangephulela |
| Class 4 | yephulela | yangephulela, ayephulela, ayangephulela |
| Class 5 | lephulela | langephulela, alephulela, alangephulela |
| Class 6 | ephulela | angephulela, awephulela, awangephulela |
| Class 7 | sephulela | sangephulela, asephulela, asangephulela |
| Class 8 | zephulela | zangephulela, azephulela, azangephulela |
| Class 9 | yephulela | yangephulela, ayephulela, ayangephulela |
| Class 10 | zephulela | zangephulela, azephulela, azangephulela |
| Class 11 | lwephulela | lwangephulela, alwephulela, alwangephulela |
| Class 14 | bephulela | bangephulela, abephulela, abangephulela |
| Class 15 | kwephulela | kwangephulela, akwephulela, akwangephulela |
| Class 17 | kwephulela | kwangephulela, akwephulela, akwangephulela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ephulela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ephulela (3.3.2.9)”