# ehlulela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ehlula +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-ehluléla
* (intransitive) to judge

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwehlulela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwehlulela | ukungehluleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yehlulela | -ehlulele |
| Plural | yehlulelani | -ehluleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyehlulela, ngehlulela | engehlulelayo, engehlulela | ngehlulela | angehluleli | engingehluleli | ngingehluleli |
| 2nd singular | uyehlulela, wehlulela | owehlulelayo, owehlulela | wehlulela | awehluleli | ongehluleli | ungehluleli |
| 1st plural | siyehlulela, sehlulela | esehlulelayo, esehlulela | sehlulela | asehluleli | esingehluleli | singehluleli |
| 2nd plural | niyehlulela, nehlulela | enehlulelayo, enehlulela | nehlulela | anehluleli | eningehluleli | ningehluleli |
| Class 1 | uyehlulela, wehlulela | owehlulelayo, owehlulela | ehlulela | akehluleli | ongehluleli | engehluleli |
| Class 2 | bayehlulela, behlulela | abehlulelayo, abehlulela | behlulela | abehluleli | abangehluleli | bengehluleli |
| Class 3 | uyehlulela, wehlulela | owehlulelayo, owehlulela | wehlulela | awehluleli | ongehluleli | ungehluleli |
| Class 4 | iyehlulela, yehlulela | eyehlulelayo, eyehlulela | yehlulela | ayehluleli | engehluleli | ingehluleli |
| Class 5 | liyehlulela, lehlulela | elehlulelayo, elehlulela | lehlulela | alehluleli | elingehluleli | lingehluleli |
| Class 6 | ayehlulela, ehlulela | ehlulelayo, ehlulela | ehlulela | awehluleli | angehluleli | engehluleli |
| Class 7 | siyehlulela, sehlulela | esehlulelayo, esehlulela | sehlulela | asehluleli | esingehluleli | singehluleli |
| Class 8 | ziyehlulela, zehlulela | ezehlulelayo, ezehlulela | zehlulela | azehluleli | ezingehluleli | zingehluleli |
| Class 9 | iyehlulela, yehlulela | eyehlulelayo, eyehlulela | yehlulela | ayehluleli | engehluleli | ingehluleli |
| Class 10 | ziyehlulela, zehlulela | ezehlulelayo, ezehlulela | zehlulela | azehluleli | ezingehluleli | zingehluleli |
| Class 11 | luyehlulela, lwehlulela | olwehlulelayo, olwehlulela | lwehlulela | alwehluleli | olungehluleli | lungehluleli |
| Class 14 | buyehlulela, behlulela | obehlulelayo, obehlulela | behlulela | abehluleli | obungehluleli | bungehluleli |
| Class 15 | kuyehlulela, kwehlulela | okwehlulelayo, okwehlulela | kwehlulela | akwehluleli | okungehluleli | kungehluleli |
| Class 17 | kuyehlulela, kwehlulela | okwehlulelayo, okwehlulela | kwehlulela | akwehluleli | okungehluleli | kungehluleli |
| | 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 | ngehlulelile, ngehlulelē | engehlulelile, engehlulelē | ngehlulelile, ngehlulelē | angehlulelanga | engingehlulelanga | ngingehlulelanga |
| 2nd singular | wehlulelile, wehlulelē | owehlulelile, owehlulelē | wehlulelile, wehlulelē | awehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | ungehlulelanga |
| 1st plural | sehlulelile, sehlulelē | esehlulelile, esehlulelē | sehlulelile, sehlulelē | asehlulelanga | esingehlulelanga | singehlulelanga |
| 2nd plural | nehlulelile, nehlulelē | enehlulelile, enehlulelē | nehlulelile, nehlulelē | anehlulelanga | eningehlulelanga | ningehlulelanga |
| Class 1 | wehlulelile, wehlulelē | owehlulelile, owehlulelē | ehlulelile, ehlulelē | akehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | engehlulelanga |
| Class 2 | behlulelile, behlulelē | abehlulelile, abehlulelē | behlulelile, behlulelē | abehlulelanga | abangehlulelanga | bengehlulelanga |
| Class 3 | wehlulelile, wehlulelē | owehlulelile, owehlulelē | wehlulelile, wehlulelē | awehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | ungehlulelanga |
| Class 4 | yehlulelile, yehlulelē | eyehlulelile, eyehlulelē | yehlulelile, yehlulelē | ayehlulelanga | engehlulelanga | ingehlulelanga |
| Class 5 | lehlulelile, lehlulelē | elehlulelile, elehlulelē | lehlulelile, lehlulelē | alehlulelanga | elingehlulelanga | lingehlulelanga |
| Class 6 | ehlulelile, ehlulelē | ehlulelile, ehlulelē | ehlulelile, ehlulelē | awehlulelanga | angehlulelanga | engehlulelanga |
| Class 7 | sehlulelile, sehlulelē | esehlulelile, esehlulelē | sehlulelile, sehlulelē | asehlulelanga | esingehlulelanga | singehlulelanga |
| Class 8 | zehlulelile, zehlulelē | ezehlulelile, ezehlulelē | zehlulelile, zehlulelē | azehlulelanga | ezingehlulelanga | zingehlulelanga |
| Class 9 | yehlulelile, yehlulelē | eyehlulelile, eyehlulelē | yehlulelile, yehlulelē | ayehlulelanga | engehlulelanga | ingehlulelanga |
| Class 10 | zehlulelile, zehlulelē | ezehlulelile, ezehlulelē | zehlulelile, zehlulelē | azehlulelanga | ezingehlulelanga | zingehlulelanga |
| Class 11 | lwehlulelile, lwehlulelē | olwehlulelile, olwehlulelē | lwehlulelile, lwehlulelē | alwehlulelanga | olungehlulelanga | lungehlulelanga |
| Class 14 | behlulelile, behlulelē | obehlulelile, obehlulelē | behlulelile, behlulelē | abehlulelanga | obungehlulelanga | bungehlulelanga |
| Class 15 | kwehlulelile, kwehlulelē | okwehlulelile, okwehlulelē | kwehlulelile, kwehlulelē | akwehlulelanga | okungehlulelanga | kungehlulelanga |
| Class 17 | kwehlulelile, kwehlulelē | okwehlulelile, okwehlulelē | kwehlulelile, kwehlulelē | akwehlulelanga | okungehlulelanga | kungehlulelanga |
| | 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 | ngēhlulela | engēhlulela | ngēhlulela | angehlulelanga | engingehlulelanga | ngingehlulelanga |
| 2nd singular | wēhlulela | owēhlulela | wēhlulela | awehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | ungehlulelanga |
| 1st plural | sēhlulela | esēhlulela | sēhlulela | asehlulelanga | esingehlulelanga | singehlulelanga |
| 2nd plural | nēhlulela | enēhlulela | nēhlulela | anehlulelanga | eningehlulelanga | ningehlulelanga |
| Class 1 | wēhlulela | owēhlulela | ēhlulela | akehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | engehlulelanga |
| Class 2 | bēhlulela | abēhlulela | bēhlulela | abehlulelanga | abangehlulelanga | bengehlulelanga |
| Class 3 | wēhlulela | owēhlulela | wēhlulela | awehlulelanga | ongehlulelanga | ungehlulelanga |
| Class 4 | yēhlulela | eyēhlulela | yēhlulela | ayehlulelanga | engehlulelanga | ingehlulelanga |
| Class 5 | lēhlulela | elēhlulela | lēhlulela | alehlulelanga | elingehlulelanga | lingehlulelanga |
| Class 6 | ēhlulela | ēhlulela | ēhlulela | awehlulelanga | angehlulelanga | engehlulelanga |
| Class 7 | sēhlulela | esēhlulela | sēhlulela | asehlulelanga | esingehlulelanga | singehlulelanga |
| Class 8 | zēhlulela | ezēhlulela | zēhlulela | azehlulelanga | ezingehlulelanga | zingehlulelanga |
| Class 9 | yēhlulela | eyēhlulela | yēhlulela | ayehlulelanga | engehlulelanga | ingehlulelanga |
| Class 10 | zēhlulela | ezēhlulela | zēhlulela | azehlulelanga | ezingehlulelanga | zingehlulelanga |
| Class 11 | lwēhlulela | olwēhlulela | lwēhlulela | alwehlulelanga | olungehlulelanga | lungehlulelanga |
| Class 14 | bēhlulela | obēhlulela | bēhlulela | abehlulelanga | obungehlulelanga | bungehlulelanga |
| Class 15 | kwēhlulela | okwēhlulela | kwēhlulela | akwehlulelanga | okungehlulelanga | kungehlulelanga |
| Class 17 | kwēhlulela | okwēhlulela | kwēhlulela | akwehlulelanga | okungehlulelanga | kungehlulelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingehlulela | — | ngingehlulela | ngingehlulele | — | ngingehlulele |
| 2nd singular | ungehlulela | — | ungehlulela | ungehlulele | — | ungehlulele |
| 1st plural | singehlulela | — | singehlulela | singehlulele | — | singehlulele |
| 2nd plural | ningehlulela | — | ningehlulela | ningehlulele | — | ningehlulele |
| Class 1 | angehlulela | — | engehlulela | angehlulele | — | engehlulele |
| Class 2 | bangehlulela | — | bengehlulela | bangehlulele | — | bengehlulele |
| Class 3 | ungehlulela | — | ungehlulela | ungehlulele | — | ungehlulele |
| Class 4 | ingehlulela | — | ingehlulela | ingehlulele | — | ingehlulele |
| Class 5 | lingehlulela | — | lingehlulela | lingehlulele | — | lingehlulele |
| Class 6 | angehlulela | — | engehlulela | angehlulele | — | engehlulele |
| Class 7 | singehlulela | — | singehlulela | singehlulele | — | singehlulele |
| Class 8 | zingehlulela | — | zingehlulela | zingehlulele | — | zingehlulele |
| Class 9 | ingehlulela | — | ingehlulela | ingehlulele | — | ingehlulele |
| Class 10 | zingehlulela | — | zingehlulela | zingehlulele | — | zingehlulele |
| Class 11 | lungehlulela | — | lungehlulela | lungehlulele | — | lungehlulele |
| Class 14 | bungehlulela | — | bungehlulela | bungehlulele | — | bungehlulele |
| Class 15 | kungehlulela | — | kungehlulela | kungehlulele | — | kungehlulele |
| Class 17 | kungehlulela | — | kungehlulela | kungehlulele | — | kungehlulele |
| | 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 | ngizokwehlulela | engizokwehlulela | ngizokwehlulela | angizukwehlulela | engingezukwehlulela | ngingezukwehlulela |
| 2nd singular | uzokwehlulela | ozokwehlulela | uzokwehlulela | awuzukwehlulela | ongezukwehlulela | ungezukwehlulela |
| 1st plural | sizokwehlulela | esizokwehlulela | sizokwehlulela | asizukwehlulela | esingezukwehlulela | singezukwehlulela |
| 2nd plural | nizokwehlulela | enizokwehlulela | nizokwehlulela | anizukwehlulela | eningezukwehlulela | ningezukwehlulela |
| Class 1 | uzokwehlulela | ozokwehlulela | ezokwehlulela | akazukwehlulela | ongezukwehlulela | engezukwehlulela |
| Class 2 | bazokwehlulela | abazokwehlulela | bezokwehlulela | abazukwehlulela | abangezukwehlulela | bengezukwehlulela |
| Class 3 | uzokwehlulela | ozokwehlulela | uzokwehlulela | awuzukwehlulela | ongezukwehlulela | ungezukwehlulela |
| Class 4 | izokwehlulela | ezokwehlulela | izokwehlulela | ayizukwehlulela | engezukwehlulela | ingezukwehlulela |
| Class 5 | lizokwehlulela | elizokwehlulela | lizokwehlulela | alizukwehlulela | elingezukwehlulela | lingezukwehlulela |
| Class 6 | azokwehlulela | azokwehlulela | ezokwehlulela | awazukwehlulela | angezukwehlulela | engezukwehlulela |
| Class 7 | sizokwehlulela | esizokwehlulela | sizokwehlulela | asizukwehlulela | esingezukwehlulela | singezukwehlulela |
| Class 8 | zizokwehlulela | ezizokwehlulela | zizokwehlulela | azizukwehlulela | ezingezukwehlulela | zingezukwehlulela |
| Class 9 | izokwehlulela | ezokwehlulela | izokwehlulela | ayizukwehlulela | engezukwehlulela | ingezukwehlulela |
| Class 10 | zizokwehlulela | ezizokwehlulela | zizokwehlulela | azizukwehlulela | ezingezukwehlulela | zingezukwehlulela |
| Class 11 | luzokwehlulela | oluzokwehlulela | luzokwehlulela | aluzukwehlulela | olungezukwehlulela | lungezukwehlulela |
| Class 14 | buzokwehlulela | obuzokwehlulela | buzokwehlulela | abuzukwehlulela | obungezukwehlulela | bungezukwehlulela |
| Class 15 | kuzokwehlulela | okuzokwehlulela | kuzokwehlulela | akuzukwehlulela | okungezukwehlulela | kungezukwehlulela |
| Class 17 | kuzokwehlulela | okuzokwehlulela | kuzokwehlulela | akuzukwehlulela | okungezukwehlulela | kungezukwehlulela |
| | 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 | ngiyokwehlulela | engiyokwehlulela | ngiyokwehlulela | angiyukwehlulela | engingeyukwehlulela | ngingeyukwehlulela |
| 2nd singular | uyokwehlulela | oyokwehlulela | uyokwehlulela | awuyukwehlulela | ongeyukwehlulela | ungeyukwehlulela |
| 1st plural | siyokwehlulela | esiyokwehlulela | siyokwehlulela | asiyukwehlulela | esingeyukwehlulela | singeyukwehlulela |
| 2nd plural | niyokwehlulela | eniyokwehlulela | niyokwehlulela | aniyukwehlulela | eningeyukwehlulela | ningeyukwehlulela |
| Class 1 | uyokwehlulela | oyokwehlulela | eyokwehlulela | akayukwehlulela | ongeyukwehlulela | engeyukwehlulela |
| Class 2 | bayokwehlulela | abayokwehlulela | beyokwehlulela | abayukwehlulela | abangeyukwehlulela | bengeyukwehlulela |
| Class 3 | uyokwehlulela | oyokwehlulela | uyokwehlulela | awuyukwehlulela | ongeyukwehlulela | ungeyukwehlulela |
| Class 4 | iyokwehlulela | eyokwehlulela | iyokwehlulela | ayiyukwehlulela | engeyukwehlulela | ingeyukwehlulela |
| Class 5 | liyokwehlulela | eliyokwehlulela | liyokwehlulela | aliyukwehlulela | elingeyukwehlulela | lingeyukwehlulela |
| Class 6 | ayokwehlulela | ayokwehlulela | eyokwehlulela | awayukwehlulela | angeyukwehlulela | engeyukwehlulela |
| Class 7 | siyokwehlulela | esiyokwehlulela | siyokwehlulela | asiyukwehlulela | esingeyukwehlulela | singeyukwehlulela |
| Class 8 | ziyokwehlulela | eziyokwehlulela | ziyokwehlulela | aziyukwehlulela | ezingeyukwehlulela | zingeyukwehlulela |
| Class 9 | iyokwehlulela | eyokwehlulela | iyokwehlulela | ayiyukwehlulela | engeyukwehlulela | ingeyukwehlulela |
| Class 10 | ziyokwehlulela | eziyokwehlulela | ziyokwehlulela | aziyukwehlulela | ezingeyukwehlulela | zingeyukwehlulela |
| Class 11 | luyokwehlulela | oluyokwehlulela | luyokwehlulela | aluyukwehlulela | olungeyukwehlulela | lungeyukwehlulela |
| Class 14 | buyokwehlulela | obuyokwehlulela | buyokwehlulela | abuyukwehlulela | obungeyukwehlulela | bungeyukwehlulela |
| Class 15 | kuyokwehlulela | okuyokwehlulela | kuyokwehlulela | akuyukwehlulela | okungeyukwehlulela | kungeyukwehlulela |
| Class 17 | kuyokwehlulela | okuyokwehlulela | kuyokwehlulela | akuyukwehlulela | okungeyukwehlulela | kungeyukwehlulela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehlulele | ngingehluleli |
| 2nd singular | wehlulele | ungehluleli |
| 1st plural | sehlulele | singehluleli |
| 2nd plural | nehlulele | ningehluleli |
| Class 1 | ehlulele | angehluleli |
| Class 2 | behlulele | bangehluleli |
| Class 3 | wehlulele | ungehluleli |
| Class 4 | yehlulele | ingehluleli |
| Class 5 | lehlulele | lingehluleli |
| Class 6 | ehlulele | angehluleli |
| Class 7 | sehlulele | singehluleli |
| Class 8 | zehlulele | zingehluleli |
| Class 9 | yehlulele | ingehluleli |
| Class 10 | zehlulele | zingehluleli |
| Class 11 | lwehlulele | lungehluleli |
| Class 14 | behlulele | bungehluleli |
| Class 15 | kwehlulele | kungehluleli |
| Class 17 | kwehlulele | kungehluleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehlulela | ngangehlulela, angehlulela, angangehlulela |
| 2nd singular | wehlulela | wangehlulela, awehlulela, awangehlulela |
| 1st plural | sehlulela | sangehlulela, asehlulela, asangehlulela |
| 2nd plural | nehlulela | nangehlulela, anehlulela, anangehlulela |
| Class 1 | wehlulela | wangehlulela, akehlulela, akangehlulela |
| Class 2 | behlulela | bangehlulela, abehlulela, abangehlulela |
| Class 3 | wehlulela | wangehlulela, awehlulela, awangehlulela |
| Class 4 | yehlulela | yangehlulela, ayehlulela, ayangehlulela |
| Class 5 | lehlulela | langehlulela, alehlulela, alangehlulela |
| Class 6 | ehlulela | angehlulela, awehlulela, awangehlulela |
| Class 7 | sehlulela | sangehlulela, asehlulela, asangehlulela |
| Class 8 | zehlulela | zangehlulela, azehlulela, azangehlulela |
| Class 9 | yehlulela | yangehlulela, ayehlulela, ayangehlulela |
| Class 10 | zehlulela | zangehlulela, azehlulela, azangehlulela |
| Class 11 | lwehlulela | lwangehlulela, alwehlulela, alwangehlulela |
| Class 14 | behlulela | bangehlulela, abehlulela, abangehlulela |
| Class 15 | kwehlulela | kwangehlulela, akwehlulela, akwangehlulela |
| Class 17 | kwehlulela | kwangehlulela, akwehlulela, akwangehlulela |

### References

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