# khela
## Zulu
### Verb

-khela
* (transitive) to address, to direct (a letter etc.)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukukhela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhela | ukungakheli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khela | -khele |
| Plural | khelani | -kheleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhela, ngikhela | engikhelayo, engikhela | ngikhela | angikheli | engingakheli | ngingakheli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhela, ukhela | okhelayo, okhela | ukhela | awukheli | ongakheli | ungakheli |
| 1st plural | siyakhela, sikhela | esikhelayo, esikhela | sikhela | asikheli | esingakheli | singakheli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhela, nikhela | enikhelayo, enikhela | nikhela | anikheli | eningakheli | ningakheli |
| Class 1 | uyakhela, ukhela | okhelayo, okhela | ekhela | akakheli | ongakheli | engakheli |
| Class 2 | bayakhela, bakhela | abakhelayo, abakhela | bekhela | abakheli | abangakheli | bengakheli |
| Class 3 | uyakhela, ukhela | okhelayo, okhela | ukhela | awukheli | ongakheli | ungakheli |
| Class 4 | iyakhela, ikhela | ekhelayo, ekhela | ikhela | ayikheli | engakheli | ingakheli |
| Class 5 | liyakhela, likhela | elikhelayo, elikhela | likhela | alikheli | elingakheli | lingakheli |
| Class 6 | ayakhela, akhela | akhelayo, akhela | ekhela | awakheli | angakheli | engakheli |
| Class 7 | siyakhela, sikhela | esikhelayo, esikhela | sikhela | asikheli | esingakheli | singakheli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhela, zikhela | ezikhelayo, ezikhela | zikhela | azikheli | ezingakheli | zingakheli |
| Class 9 | iyakhela, ikhela | ekhelayo, ekhela | ikhela | ayikheli | engakheli | ingakheli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhela, zikhela | ezikhelayo, ezikhela | zikhela | azikheli | ezingakheli | zingakheli |
| Class 11 | luyakhela, lukhela | olukhelayo, olukhela | lukhela | alukheli | olungakheli | lungakheli |
| Class 14 | buyakhela, bukhela | obukhelayo, obukhela | bukhela | abukheli | obungakheli | bungakheli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhela, kukhela | okukhelayo, okukhela | kukhela | akukheli | okungakheli | kungakheli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhela, kukhela | okukhelayo, okukhela | kukhela | akukheli | okungakheli | kungakheli |
| | 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 | ngikhelile, ngikhelē | engikhelile, engikhelē | ngikhelile, ngikhelē | angikhelanga | engingakhelanga | ngingakhelanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhelile, ukhelē | okhelile, okhelē | ukhelile, ukhelē | awukhelanga | ongakhelanga | ungakhelanga |
| 1st plural | sikhelile, sikhelē | esikhelile, esikhelē | sikhelile, sikhelē | asikhelanga | esingakhelanga | singakhelanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhelile, nikhelē | enikhelile, enikhelē | nikhelile, nikhelē | anikhelanga | eningakhelanga | ningakhelanga |
| Class 1 | ukhelile, ukhelē | okhelile, okhelē | ekhelile, ekhelē | akakhelanga | ongakhelanga | engakhelanga |
| Class 2 | bakhelile, bakhelē | abakhelile, abakhelē | bekhelile, bekhelē | abakhelanga | abangakhelanga | bengakhelanga |
| Class 3 | ukhelile, ukhelē | okhelile, okhelē | ukhelile, ukhelē | awukhelanga | ongakhelanga | ungakhelanga |
| Class 4 | ikhelile, ikhelē | ekhelile, ekhelē | ikhelile, ikhelē | ayikhelanga | engakhelanga | ingakhelanga |
| Class 5 | likhelile, likhelē | elikhelile, elikhelē | likhelile, likhelē | alikhelanga | elingakhelanga | lingakhelanga |
| Class 6 | akhelile, akhelē | akhelile, akhelē | ekhelile, ekhelē | awakhelanga | angakhelanga | engakhelanga |
| Class 7 | sikhelile, sikhelē | esikhelile, esikhelē | sikhelile, sikhelē | asikhelanga | esingakhelanga | singakhelanga |
| Class 8 | zikhelile, zikhelē | ezikhelile, ezikhelē | zikhelile, zikhelē | azikhelanga | ezingakhelanga | zingakhelanga |
| Class 9 | ikhelile, ikhelē | ekhelile, ekhelē | ikhelile, ikhelē | ayikhelanga | engakhelanga | ingakhelanga |
| Class 10 | zikhelile, zikhelē | ezikhelile, ezikhelē | zikhelile, zikhelē | azikhelanga | ezingakhelanga | zingakhelanga |
| Class 11 | lukhelile, lukhelē | olukhelile, olukhelē | lukhelile, lukhelē | alukhelanga | olungakhelanga | lungakhelanga |
| Class 14 | bukhelile, bukhelē | obukhelile, obukhelē | bukhelile, bukhelē | abukhelanga | obungakhelanga | bungakhelanga |
| Class 15 | kukhelile, kukhelē | okukhelile, okukhelē | kukhelile, kukhelē | akukhelanga | okungakhelanga | kungakhelanga |
| Class 17 | kukhelile, kukhelē | okukhelile, okukhelē | kukhelile, kukhelē | akukhelanga | okungakhelanga | kungakhelanga |
| | 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 | ngākhela | engākhela | ngākhela | angikhelanga | engingakhelanga | ngingakhelanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhela | owākhela | wākhela | awukhelanga | ongakhelanga | ungakhelanga |
| 1st plural | sākhela | esākhela | sākhela | asikhelanga | esingakhelanga | singakhelanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhela | enākhela | nākhela | anikhelanga | eningakhelanga | ningakhelanga |
| Class 1 | wākhela | owākhela | ākhela | akakhelanga | ongakhelanga | engakhelanga |
| Class 2 | bākhela | abākhela | bākhela | abakhelanga | abangakhelanga | bengakhelanga |
| Class 3 | wākhela | owākhela | wākhela | awukhelanga | ongakhelanga | ungakhelanga |
| Class 4 | yākhela | eyākhela | yākhela | ayikhelanga | engakhelanga | ingakhelanga |
| Class 5 | lākhela | elākhela | lākhela | alikhelanga | elingakhelanga | lingakhelanga |
| Class 6 | ākhela | ākhela | ākhela | awakhelanga | angakhelanga | engakhelanga |
| Class 7 | sākhela | esākhela | sākhela | asikhelanga | esingakhelanga | singakhelanga |
| Class 8 | zākhela | ezākhela | zākhela | azikhelanga | ezingakhelanga | zingakhelanga |
| Class 9 | yākhela | eyākhela | yākhela | ayikhelanga | engakhelanga | ingakhelanga |
| Class 10 | zākhela | ezākhela | zākhela | azikhelanga | ezingakhelanga | zingakhelanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhela | olwākhela | lwākhela | alukhelanga | olungakhelanga | lungakhelanga |
| Class 14 | bākhela | obākhela | bākhela | abukhelanga | obungakhelanga | bungakhelanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhela | okwākhela | kwākhela | akukhelanga | okungakhelanga | kungakhelanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhela | okwākhela | kwākhela | akukhelanga | okungakhelanga | kungakhelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhela | — | ngingakhela | ngingekhele | — | ngingekhele |
| 2nd singular | ungakhela | — | ungakhela | ungekhele | — | ungekhele |
| 1st plural | singakhela | — | singakhela | singekhele | — | singekhele |
| 2nd plural | ningakhela | — | ningakhela | ningekhele | — | ningekhele |
| Class 1 | angakhela | — | engakhela | angekhele | — | engekhele |
| Class 2 | bangakhela | — | bengakhela | bangekhele | — | bengekhele |
| Class 3 | ungakhela | — | ungakhela | ungekhele | — | ungekhele |
| Class 4 | ingakhela | — | ingakhela | ingekhele | — | ingekhele |
| Class 5 | lingakhela | — | lingakhela | lingekhele | — | lingekhele |
| Class 6 | angakhela | — | engakhela | angekhele | — | engekhele |
| Class 7 | singakhela | — | singakhela | singekhele | — | singekhele |
| Class 8 | zingakhela | — | zingakhela | zingekhele | — | zingekhele |
| Class 9 | ingakhela | — | ingakhela | ingekhele | — | ingekhele |
| Class 10 | zingakhela | — | zingakhela | zingekhele | — | zingekhele |
| Class 11 | lungakhela | — | lungakhela | lungekhele | — | lungekhele |
| Class 14 | bungakhela | — | bungakhela | bungekhele | — | bungekhele |
| Class 15 | kungakhela | — | kungakhela | kungekhele | — | kungekhele |
| Class 17 | kungakhela | — | kungakhela | kungekhele | — | kungekhele |
| | 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 | ngizokhela | engizokhela | ngizokhela | angizukhela | engingezukhela | ngingezukhela |
| 2nd singular | uzokhela | ozokhela | uzokhela | awuzukhela | ongezukhela | ungezukhela |
| 1st plural | sizokhela | esizokhela | sizokhela | asizukhela | esingezukhela | singezukhela |
| 2nd plural | nizokhela | enizokhela | nizokhela | anizukhela | eningezukhela | ningezukhela |
| Class 1 | uzokhela | ozokhela | ezokhela | akazukhela | ongezukhela | engezukhela |
| Class 2 | bazokhela | abazokhela | bezokhela | abazukhela | abangezukhela | bengezukhela |
| Class 3 | uzokhela | ozokhela | uzokhela | awuzukhela | ongezukhela | ungezukhela |
| Class 4 | izokhela | ezokhela | izokhela | ayizukhela | engezukhela | ingezukhela |
| Class 5 | lizokhela | elizokhela | lizokhela | alizukhela | elingezukhela | lingezukhela |
| Class 6 | azokhela | azokhela | ezokhela | awazukhela | angezukhela | engezukhela |
| Class 7 | sizokhela | esizokhela | sizokhela | asizukhela | esingezukhela | singezukhela |
| Class 8 | zizokhela | ezizokhela | zizokhela | azizukhela | ezingezukhela | zingezukhela |
| Class 9 | izokhela | ezokhela | izokhela | ayizukhela | engezukhela | ingezukhela |
| Class 10 | zizokhela | ezizokhela | zizokhela | azizukhela | ezingezukhela | zingezukhela |
| Class 11 | luzokhela | oluzokhela | luzokhela | aluzukhela | olungezukhela | lungezukhela |
| Class 14 | buzokhela | obuzokhela | buzokhela | abuzukhela | obungezukhela | bungezukhela |
| Class 15 | kuzokhela | okuzokhela | kuzokhela | akuzukhela | okungezukhela | kungezukhela |
| Class 17 | kuzokhela | okuzokhela | kuzokhela | akuzukhela | okungezukhela | kungezukhela |
| | 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 | ngiyokhela | engiyokhela | ngiyokhela | angiyukhela | engingeyukhela | ngingeyukhela |
| 2nd singular | uyokhela | oyokhela | uyokhela | awuyukhela | ongeyukhela | ungeyukhela |
| 1st plural | siyokhela | esiyokhela | siyokhela | asiyukhela | esingeyukhela | singeyukhela |
| 2nd plural | niyokhela | eniyokhela | niyokhela | aniyukhela | eningeyukhela | ningeyukhela |
| Class 1 | uyokhela | oyokhela | eyokhela | akayukhela | ongeyukhela | engeyukhela |
| Class 2 | bayokhela | abayokhela | beyokhela | abayukhela | abangeyukhela | bengeyukhela |
| Class 3 | uyokhela | oyokhela | uyokhela | awuyukhela | ongeyukhela | ungeyukhela |
| Class 4 | iyokhela | eyokhela | iyokhela | ayiyukhela | engeyukhela | ingeyukhela |
| Class 5 | liyokhela | eliyokhela | liyokhela | aliyukhela | elingeyukhela | lingeyukhela |
| Class 6 | ayokhela | ayokhela | eyokhela | awayukhela | angeyukhela | engeyukhela |
| Class 7 | siyokhela | esiyokhela | siyokhela | asiyukhela | esingeyukhela | singeyukhela |
| Class 8 | ziyokhela | eziyokhela | ziyokhela | aziyukhela | ezingeyukhela | zingeyukhela |
| Class 9 | iyokhela | eyokhela | iyokhela | ayiyukhela | engeyukhela | ingeyukhela |
| Class 10 | ziyokhela | eziyokhela | ziyokhela | aziyukhela | ezingeyukhela | zingeyukhela |
| Class 11 | luyokhela | oluyokhela | luyokhela | aluyukhela | olungeyukhela | lungeyukhela |
| Class 14 | buyokhela | obuyokhela | buyokhela | abuyukhela | obungeyukhela | bungeyukhela |
| Class 15 | kuyokhela | okuyokhela | kuyokhela | akuyukhela | okungeyukhela | kungeyukhela |
| Class 17 | kuyokhela | okuyokhela | kuyokhela | akuyukhela | okungeyukhela | kungeyukhela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhele | ngingakheli |
| 2nd singular | ukhele | ungakheli |
| 1st plural | sikhele | singakheli |
| 2nd plural | nikhele | ningakheli |
| Class 1 | akhele | angakheli |
| Class 2 | bakhele | bangakheli |
| Class 3 | ukhele | ungakheli |
| Class 4 | ikhele | ingakheli |
| Class 5 | likhele | lingakheli |
| Class 6 | akhele | angakheli |
| Class 7 | sikhele | singakheli |
| Class 8 | zikhele | zingakheli |
| Class 9 | ikhele | ingakheli |
| Class 10 | zikhele | zingakheli |
| Class 11 | lukhele | lungakheli |
| Class 14 | bukhele | bungakheli |
| Class 15 | kukhele | kungakheli |
| Class 17 | kukhele | kungakheli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhela | ngangakhela, angakhela, angangakhela |
| 2nd singular | wakhela | wangakhela, awakhela, awangakhela |
| 1st plural | sakhela | sangakhela, asakhela, asangakhela |
| 2nd plural | nakhela | nangakhela, anakhela, anangakhela |
| Class 1 | wakhela | wangakhela, akakhela, akangakhela |
| Class 2 | bakhela | bangakhela, abakhela, abangakhela |
| Class 3 | wakhela | wangakhela, awakhela, awangakhela |
| Class 4 | yakhela | yangakhela, ayakhela, ayangakhela |
| Class 5 | lakhela | langakhela, alakhela, alangakhela |
| Class 6 | akhela | angakhela, awakhela, awangakhela |
| Class 7 | sakhela | sangakhela, asakhela, asangakhela |
| Class 8 | zakhela | zangakhela, azakhela, azangakhela |
| Class 9 | yakhela | yangakhela, ayakhela, ayangakhela |
| Class 10 | zakhela | zangakhela, azakhela, azangakhela |
| Class 11 | lwakhela | lwangakhela, alwakhela, alwangakhela |
| Class 14 | bakhela | bangakhela, abakhela, abangakhela |
| Class 15 | kwakhela | kwangakhela, akwakhela, akwangakhela |
| Class 17 | kwakhela | kwangakhela, akwakhela, akwangakhela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khela (6.3)”