# ehluleka
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ehlula +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-ehluléka
* (intransitive) to be beaten, to be conquered, to be defeated, to be overcome, to be overpowered
* (intransitive) to be convinced, to be persuaded

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwehluleka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwehluleka | ukungehluleki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yehluleka | -ehluleke |
| Plural | yehlulekani | -ehlulekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyehluleka, ngehluleka | engehlulekayo, engehluleka | ngehluleka | angehluleki | engingehluleki | ngingehluleki |
| 2nd singular | uyehluleka, wehluleka | owehlulekayo, owehluleka | wehluleka | awehluleki | ongehluleki | ungehluleki |
| 1st plural | siyehluleka, sehluleka | esehlulekayo, esehluleka | sehluleka | asehluleki | esingehluleki | singehluleki |
| 2nd plural | niyehluleka, nehluleka | enehlulekayo, enehluleka | nehluleka | anehluleki | eningehluleki | ningehluleki |
| Class 1 | uyehluleka, wehluleka | owehlulekayo, owehluleka | ehluleka | akehluleki | ongehluleki | engehluleki |
| Class 2 | bayehluleka, behluleka | abehlulekayo, abehluleka | behluleka | abehluleki | abangehluleki | bengehluleki |
| Class 3 | uyehluleka, wehluleka | owehlulekayo, owehluleka | wehluleka | awehluleki | ongehluleki | ungehluleki |
| Class 4 | iyehluleka, yehluleka | eyehlulekayo, eyehluleka | yehluleka | ayehluleki | engehluleki | ingehluleki |
| Class 5 | liyehluleka, lehluleka | elehlulekayo, elehluleka | lehluleka | alehluleki | elingehluleki | lingehluleki |
| Class 6 | ayehluleka, ehluleka | ehlulekayo, ehluleka | ehluleka | awehluleki | angehluleki | engehluleki |
| Class 7 | siyehluleka, sehluleka | esehlulekayo, esehluleka | sehluleka | asehluleki | esingehluleki | singehluleki |
| Class 8 | ziyehluleka, zehluleka | ezehlulekayo, ezehluleka | zehluleka | azehluleki | ezingehluleki | zingehluleki |
| Class 9 | iyehluleka, yehluleka | eyehlulekayo, eyehluleka | yehluleka | ayehluleki | engehluleki | ingehluleki |
| Class 10 | ziyehluleka, zehluleka | ezehlulekayo, ezehluleka | zehluleka | azehluleki | ezingehluleki | zingehluleki |
| Class 11 | luyehluleka, lwehluleka | olwehlulekayo, olwehluleka | lwehluleka | alwehluleki | olungehluleki | lungehluleki |
| Class 14 | buyehluleka, behluleka | obehlulekayo, obehluleka | behluleka | abehluleki | obungehluleki | bungehluleki |
| Class 15 | kuyehluleka, kwehluleka | okwehlulekayo, okwehluleka | kwehluleka | akwehluleki | okungehluleki | kungehluleki |
| Class 17 | kuyehluleka, kwehluleka | okwehlulekayo, okwehluleka | kwehluleka | akwehluleki | okungehluleki | kungehluleki |
| | 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 | ngehlulekile, ngehlulekē | engehlulekile, engehlulekē | ngehlulekile, ngehlulekē | angehlulekanga | engingehlulekanga | ngingehlulekanga |
| 2nd singular | wehlulekile, wehlulekē | owehlulekile, owehlulekē | wehlulekile, wehlulekē | awehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | ungehlulekanga |
| 1st plural | sehlulekile, sehlulekē | esehlulekile, esehlulekē | sehlulekile, sehlulekē | asehlulekanga | esingehlulekanga | singehlulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nehlulekile, nehlulekē | enehlulekile, enehlulekē | nehlulekile, nehlulekē | anehlulekanga | eningehlulekanga | ningehlulekanga |
| Class 1 | wehlulekile, wehlulekē | owehlulekile, owehlulekē | ehlulekile, ehlulekē | akehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | engehlulekanga |
| Class 2 | behlulekile, behlulekē | abehlulekile, abehlulekē | behlulekile, behlulekē | abehlulekanga | abangehlulekanga | bengehlulekanga |
| Class 3 | wehlulekile, wehlulekē | owehlulekile, owehlulekē | wehlulekile, wehlulekē | awehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | ungehlulekanga |
| Class 4 | yehlulekile, yehlulekē | eyehlulekile, eyehlulekē | yehlulekile, yehlulekē | ayehlulekanga | engehlulekanga | ingehlulekanga |
| Class 5 | lehlulekile, lehlulekē | elehlulekile, elehlulekē | lehlulekile, lehlulekē | alehlulekanga | elingehlulekanga | lingehlulekanga |
| Class 6 | ehlulekile, ehlulekē | ehlulekile, ehlulekē | ehlulekile, ehlulekē | awehlulekanga | angehlulekanga | engehlulekanga |
| Class 7 | sehlulekile, sehlulekē | esehlulekile, esehlulekē | sehlulekile, sehlulekē | asehlulekanga | esingehlulekanga | singehlulekanga |
| Class 8 | zehlulekile, zehlulekē | ezehlulekile, ezehlulekē | zehlulekile, zehlulekē | azehlulekanga | ezingehlulekanga | zingehlulekanga |
| Class 9 | yehlulekile, yehlulekē | eyehlulekile, eyehlulekē | yehlulekile, yehlulekē | ayehlulekanga | engehlulekanga | ingehlulekanga |
| Class 10 | zehlulekile, zehlulekē | ezehlulekile, ezehlulekē | zehlulekile, zehlulekē | azehlulekanga | ezingehlulekanga | zingehlulekanga |
| Class 11 | lwehlulekile, lwehlulekē | olwehlulekile, olwehlulekē | lwehlulekile, lwehlulekē | alwehlulekanga | olungehlulekanga | lungehlulekanga |
| Class 14 | behlulekile, behlulekē | obehlulekile, obehlulekē | behlulekile, behlulekē | abehlulekanga | obungehlulekanga | bungehlulekanga |
| Class 15 | kwehlulekile, kwehlulekē | okwehlulekile, okwehlulekē | kwehlulekile, kwehlulekē | akwehlulekanga | okungehlulekanga | kungehlulekanga |
| Class 17 | kwehlulekile, kwehlulekē | okwehlulekile, okwehlulekē | kwehlulekile, kwehlulekē | akwehlulekanga | okungehlulekanga | kungehlulekanga |
| | 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 | ngēhluleka | engēhluleka | ngēhluleka | angehlulekanga | engingehlulekanga | ngingehlulekanga |
| 2nd singular | wēhluleka | owēhluleka | wēhluleka | awehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | ungehlulekanga |
| 1st plural | sēhluleka | esēhluleka | sēhluleka | asehlulekanga | esingehlulekanga | singehlulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nēhluleka | enēhluleka | nēhluleka | anehlulekanga | eningehlulekanga | ningehlulekanga |
| Class 1 | wēhluleka | owēhluleka | ēhluleka | akehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | engehlulekanga |
| Class 2 | bēhluleka | abēhluleka | bēhluleka | abehlulekanga | abangehlulekanga | bengehlulekanga |
| Class 3 | wēhluleka | owēhluleka | wēhluleka | awehlulekanga | ongehlulekanga | ungehlulekanga |
| Class 4 | yēhluleka | eyēhluleka | yēhluleka | ayehlulekanga | engehlulekanga | ingehlulekanga |
| Class 5 | lēhluleka | elēhluleka | lēhluleka | alehlulekanga | elingehlulekanga | lingehlulekanga |
| Class 6 | ēhluleka | ēhluleka | ēhluleka | awehlulekanga | angehlulekanga | engehlulekanga |
| Class 7 | sēhluleka | esēhluleka | sēhluleka | asehlulekanga | esingehlulekanga | singehlulekanga |
| Class 8 | zēhluleka | ezēhluleka | zēhluleka | azehlulekanga | ezingehlulekanga | zingehlulekanga |
| Class 9 | yēhluleka | eyēhluleka | yēhluleka | ayehlulekanga | engehlulekanga | ingehlulekanga |
| Class 10 | zēhluleka | ezēhluleka | zēhluleka | azehlulekanga | ezingehlulekanga | zingehlulekanga |
| Class 11 | lwēhluleka | olwēhluleka | lwēhluleka | alwehlulekanga | olungehlulekanga | lungehlulekanga |
| Class 14 | bēhluleka | obēhluleka | bēhluleka | abehlulekanga | obungehlulekanga | bungehlulekanga |
| Class 15 | kwēhluleka | okwēhluleka | kwēhluleka | akwehlulekanga | okungehlulekanga | kungehlulekanga |
| Class 17 | kwēhluleka | okwēhluleka | kwēhluleka | akwehlulekanga | okungehlulekanga | kungehlulekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingehluleka | — | ngingehluleka | ngingehluleke | — | ngingehluleke |
| 2nd singular | ungehluleka | — | ungehluleka | ungehluleke | — | ungehluleke |
| 1st plural | singehluleka | — | singehluleka | singehluleke | — | singehluleke |
| 2nd plural | ningehluleka | — | ningehluleka | ningehluleke | — | ningehluleke |
| Class 1 | angehluleka | — | engehluleka | angehluleke | — | engehluleke |
| Class 2 | bangehluleka | — | bengehluleka | bangehluleke | — | bengehluleke |
| Class 3 | ungehluleka | — | ungehluleka | ungehluleke | — | ungehluleke |
| Class 4 | ingehluleka | — | ingehluleka | ingehluleke | — | ingehluleke |
| Class 5 | lingehluleka | — | lingehluleka | lingehluleke | — | lingehluleke |
| Class 6 | angehluleka | — | engehluleka | angehluleke | — | engehluleke |
| Class 7 | singehluleka | — | singehluleka | singehluleke | — | singehluleke |
| Class 8 | zingehluleka | — | zingehluleka | zingehluleke | — | zingehluleke |
| Class 9 | ingehluleka | — | ingehluleka | ingehluleke | — | ingehluleke |
| Class 10 | zingehluleka | — | zingehluleka | zingehluleke | — | zingehluleke |
| Class 11 | lungehluleka | — | lungehluleka | lungehluleke | — | lungehluleke |
| Class 14 | bungehluleka | — | bungehluleka | bungehluleke | — | bungehluleke |
| Class 15 | kungehluleka | — | kungehluleka | kungehluleke | — | kungehluleke |
| Class 17 | kungehluleka | — | kungehluleka | kungehluleke | — | kungehluleke |
| | 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 | ngizokwehluleka | engizokwehluleka | ngizokwehluleka | angizukwehluleka | engingezukwehluleka | ngingezukwehluleka |
| 2nd singular | uzokwehluleka | ozokwehluleka | uzokwehluleka | awuzukwehluleka | ongezukwehluleka | ungezukwehluleka |
| 1st plural | sizokwehluleka | esizokwehluleka | sizokwehluleka | asizukwehluleka | esingezukwehluleka | singezukwehluleka |
| 2nd plural | nizokwehluleka | enizokwehluleka | nizokwehluleka | anizukwehluleka | eningezukwehluleka | ningezukwehluleka |
| Class 1 | uzokwehluleka | ozokwehluleka | ezokwehluleka | akazukwehluleka | ongezukwehluleka | engezukwehluleka |
| Class 2 | bazokwehluleka | abazokwehluleka | bezokwehluleka | abazukwehluleka | abangezukwehluleka | bengezukwehluleka |
| Class 3 | uzokwehluleka | ozokwehluleka | uzokwehluleka | awuzukwehluleka | ongezukwehluleka | ungezukwehluleka |
| Class 4 | izokwehluleka | ezokwehluleka | izokwehluleka | ayizukwehluleka | engezukwehluleka | ingezukwehluleka |
| Class 5 | lizokwehluleka | elizokwehluleka | lizokwehluleka | alizukwehluleka | elingezukwehluleka | lingezukwehluleka |
| Class 6 | azokwehluleka | azokwehluleka | ezokwehluleka | awazukwehluleka | angezukwehluleka | engezukwehluleka |
| Class 7 | sizokwehluleka | esizokwehluleka | sizokwehluleka | asizukwehluleka | esingezukwehluleka | singezukwehluleka |
| Class 8 | zizokwehluleka | ezizokwehluleka | zizokwehluleka | azizukwehluleka | ezingezukwehluleka | zingezukwehluleka |
| Class 9 | izokwehluleka | ezokwehluleka | izokwehluleka | ayizukwehluleka | engezukwehluleka | ingezukwehluleka |
| Class 10 | zizokwehluleka | ezizokwehluleka | zizokwehluleka | azizukwehluleka | ezingezukwehluleka | zingezukwehluleka |
| Class 11 | luzokwehluleka | oluzokwehluleka | luzokwehluleka | aluzukwehluleka | olungezukwehluleka | lungezukwehluleka |
| Class 14 | buzokwehluleka | obuzokwehluleka | buzokwehluleka | abuzukwehluleka | obungezukwehluleka | bungezukwehluleka |
| Class 15 | kuzokwehluleka | okuzokwehluleka | kuzokwehluleka | akuzukwehluleka | okungezukwehluleka | kungezukwehluleka |
| Class 17 | kuzokwehluleka | okuzokwehluleka | kuzokwehluleka | akuzukwehluleka | okungezukwehluleka | kungezukwehluleka |
| | 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 | ngiyokwehluleka | engiyokwehluleka | ngiyokwehluleka | angiyukwehluleka | engingeyukwehluleka | ngingeyukwehluleka |
| 2nd singular | uyokwehluleka | oyokwehluleka | uyokwehluleka | awuyukwehluleka | ongeyukwehluleka | ungeyukwehluleka |
| 1st plural | siyokwehluleka | esiyokwehluleka | siyokwehluleka | asiyukwehluleka | esingeyukwehluleka | singeyukwehluleka |
| 2nd plural | niyokwehluleka | eniyokwehluleka | niyokwehluleka | aniyukwehluleka | eningeyukwehluleka | ningeyukwehluleka |
| Class 1 | uyokwehluleka | oyokwehluleka | eyokwehluleka | akayukwehluleka | ongeyukwehluleka | engeyukwehluleka |
| Class 2 | bayokwehluleka | abayokwehluleka | beyokwehluleka | abayukwehluleka | abangeyukwehluleka | bengeyukwehluleka |
| Class 3 | uyokwehluleka | oyokwehluleka | uyokwehluleka | awuyukwehluleka | ongeyukwehluleka | ungeyukwehluleka |
| Class 4 | iyokwehluleka | eyokwehluleka | iyokwehluleka | ayiyukwehluleka | engeyukwehluleka | ingeyukwehluleka |
| Class 5 | liyokwehluleka | eliyokwehluleka | liyokwehluleka | aliyukwehluleka | elingeyukwehluleka | lingeyukwehluleka |
| Class 6 | ayokwehluleka | ayokwehluleka | eyokwehluleka | awayukwehluleka | angeyukwehluleka | engeyukwehluleka |
| Class 7 | siyokwehluleka | esiyokwehluleka | siyokwehluleka | asiyukwehluleka | esingeyukwehluleka | singeyukwehluleka |
| Class 8 | ziyokwehluleka | eziyokwehluleka | ziyokwehluleka | aziyukwehluleka | ezingeyukwehluleka | zingeyukwehluleka |
| Class 9 | iyokwehluleka | eyokwehluleka | iyokwehluleka | ayiyukwehluleka | engeyukwehluleka | ingeyukwehluleka |
| Class 10 | ziyokwehluleka | eziyokwehluleka | ziyokwehluleka | aziyukwehluleka | ezingeyukwehluleka | zingeyukwehluleka |
| Class 11 | luyokwehluleka | oluyokwehluleka | luyokwehluleka | aluyukwehluleka | olungeyukwehluleka | lungeyukwehluleka |
| Class 14 | buyokwehluleka | obuyokwehluleka | buyokwehluleka | abuyukwehluleka | obungeyukwehluleka | bungeyukwehluleka |
| Class 15 | kuyokwehluleka | okuyokwehluleka | kuyokwehluleka | akuyukwehluleka | okungeyukwehluleka | kungeyukwehluleka |
| Class 17 | kuyokwehluleka | okuyokwehluleka | kuyokwehluleka | akuyukwehluleka | okungeyukwehluleka | kungeyukwehluleka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehluleke | ngingehluleki |
| 2nd singular | wehluleke | ungehluleki |
| 1st plural | sehluleke | singehluleki |
| 2nd plural | nehluleke | ningehluleki |
| Class 1 | ehluleke | angehluleki |
| Class 2 | behluleke | bangehluleki |
| Class 3 | wehluleke | ungehluleki |
| Class 4 | yehluleke | ingehluleki |
| Class 5 | lehluleke | lingehluleki |
| Class 6 | ehluleke | angehluleki |
| Class 7 | sehluleke | singehluleki |
| Class 8 | zehluleke | zingehluleki |
| Class 9 | yehluleke | ingehluleki |
| Class 10 | zehluleke | zingehluleki |
| Class 11 | lwehluleke | lungehluleki |
| Class 14 | behluleke | bungehluleki |
| Class 15 | kwehluleke | kungehluleki |
| Class 17 | kwehluleke | kungehluleki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehluleka | ngangehluleka, angehluleka, angangehluleka |
| 2nd singular | wehluleka | wangehluleka, awehluleka, awangehluleka |
| 1st plural | sehluleka | sangehluleka, asehluleka, asangehluleka |
| 2nd plural | nehluleka | nangehluleka, anehluleka, anangehluleka |
| Class 1 | wehluleka | wangehluleka, akehluleka, akangehluleka |
| Class 2 | behluleka | bangehluleka, abehluleka, abangehluleka |
| Class 3 | wehluleka | wangehluleka, awehluleka, awangehluleka |
| Class 4 | yehluleka | yangehluleka, ayehluleka, ayangehluleka |
| Class 5 | lehluleka | langehluleka, alehluleka, alangehluleka |
| Class 6 | ehluleka | angehluleka, awehluleka, awangehluleka |
| Class 7 | sehluleka | sangehluleka, asehluleka, asangehluleka |
| Class 8 | zehluleka | zangehluleka, azehluleka, azangehluleka |
| Class 9 | yehluleka | yangehluleka, ayehluleka, ayangehluleka |
| Class 10 | zehluleka | zangehluleka, azehluleka, azangehluleka |
| Class 11 | lwehluleka | lwangehluleka, alwehluleka, alwangehluleka |
| Class 14 | behluleka | bangehluleka, abehluleka, abangehluleka |
| Class 15 | kwehluleka | kwangehluleka, akwehluleka, akwangehluleka |
| Class 17 | kwehluleka | kwangehluleka, akwehluleka, akwangehluleka |

### References

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