# kweleta
## Zulu
### Etymology

Back-formation from isikweletu.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /kweleːta/

### Verb

-kweleta
* to owe

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukukweleta |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukweleta | ukungakweleti |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | kweleta | -kwelete |
| Plural | kweletani | -kweleteni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakweleta, ngikweleta | engikweletayo, engikweleta | ngikweleta | angikweleti | engingakweleti | ngingakweleti |
| 2nd singular | uyakweleta, ukweleta | okweletayo, okweleta | ukweleta | awukweleti | ongakweleti | ungakweleti |
| 1st plural | siyakweleta, sikweleta | esikweletayo, esikweleta | sikweleta | asikweleti | esingakweleti | singakweleti |
| 2nd plural | niyakweleta, nikweleta | enikweletayo, enikweleta | nikweleta | anikweleti | eningakweleti | ningakweleti |
| Class 1 | uyakweleta, ukweleta | okweletayo, okweleta | ekweleta | akakweleti | ongakweleti | engakweleti |
| Class 2 | bayakweleta, bakweleta | abakweletayo, abakweleta | bekweleta | abakweleti | abangakweleti | bengakweleti |
| Class 3 | uyakweleta, ukweleta | okweletayo, okweleta | ukweleta | awukweleti | ongakweleti | ungakweleti |
| Class 4 | iyakweleta, ikweleta | ekweletayo, ekweleta | ikweleta | ayikweleti | engakweleti | ingakweleti |
| Class 5 | liyakweleta, likweleta | elikweletayo, elikweleta | likweleta | alikweleti | elingakweleti | lingakweleti |
| Class 6 | ayakweleta, akweleta | akweletayo, akweleta | ekweleta | awakweleti | angakweleti | engakweleti |
| Class 7 | siyakweleta, sikweleta | esikweletayo, esikweleta | sikweleta | asikweleti | esingakweleti | singakweleti |
| Class 8 | ziyakweleta, zikweleta | ezikweletayo, ezikweleta | zikweleta | azikweleti | ezingakweleti | zingakweleti |
| Class 9 | iyakweleta, ikweleta | ekweletayo, ekweleta | ikweleta | ayikweleti | engakweleti | ingakweleti |
| Class 10 | ziyakweleta, zikweleta | ezikweletayo, ezikweleta | zikweleta | azikweleti | ezingakweleti | zingakweleti |
| Class 11 | luyakweleta, lukweleta | olukweletayo, olukweleta | lukweleta | alukweleti | olungakweleti | lungakweleti |
| Class 14 | buyakweleta, bukweleta | obukweletayo, obukweleta | bukweleta | abukweleti | obungakweleti | bungakweleti |
| Class 15 | kuyakweleta, kukweleta | okukweletayo, okukweleta | kukweleta | akukweleti | okungakweleti | kungakweleti |
| Class 17 | kuyakweleta, kukweleta | okukweletayo, okukweleta | kukweleta | akukweleti | okungakweleti | kungakweleti |
| | 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 | ngikweletile, ngikweletē | engikweletile, engikweletē | ngikweletile, ngikweletē | angikweletanga | engingakweletanga | ngingakweletanga |
| 2nd singular | ukweletile, ukweletē | okweletile, okweletē | ukweletile, ukweletē | awukweletanga | ongakweletanga | ungakweletanga |
| 1st plural | sikweletile, sikweletē | esikweletile, esikweletē | sikweletile, sikweletē | asikweletanga | esingakweletanga | singakweletanga |
| 2nd plural | nikweletile, nikweletē | enikweletile, enikweletē | nikweletile, nikweletē | anikweletanga | eningakweletanga | ningakweletanga |
| Class 1 | ukweletile, ukweletē | okweletile, okweletē | ekweletile, ekweletē | akakweletanga | ongakweletanga | engakweletanga |
| Class 2 | bakweletile, bakweletē | abakweletile, abakweletē | bekweletile, bekweletē | abakweletanga | abangakweletanga | bengakweletanga |
| Class 3 | ukweletile, ukweletē | okweletile, okweletē | ukweletile, ukweletē | awukweletanga | ongakweletanga | ungakweletanga |
| Class 4 | ikweletile, ikweletē | ekweletile, ekweletē | ikweletile, ikweletē | ayikweletanga | engakweletanga | ingakweletanga |
| Class 5 | likweletile, likweletē | elikweletile, elikweletē | likweletile, likweletē | alikweletanga | elingakweletanga | lingakweletanga |
| Class 6 | akweletile, akweletē | akweletile, akweletē | ekweletile, ekweletē | awakweletanga | angakweletanga | engakweletanga |
| Class 7 | sikweletile, sikweletē | esikweletile, esikweletē | sikweletile, sikweletē | asikweletanga | esingakweletanga | singakweletanga |
| Class 8 | zikweletile, zikweletē | ezikweletile, ezikweletē | zikweletile, zikweletē | azikweletanga | ezingakweletanga | zingakweletanga |
| Class 9 | ikweletile, ikweletē | ekweletile, ekweletē | ikweletile, ikweletē | ayikweletanga | engakweletanga | ingakweletanga |
| Class 10 | zikweletile, zikweletē | ezikweletile, ezikweletē | zikweletile, zikweletē | azikweletanga | ezingakweletanga | zingakweletanga |
| Class 11 | lukweletile, lukweletē | olukweletile, olukweletē | lukweletile, lukweletē | alukweletanga | olungakweletanga | lungakweletanga |
| Class 14 | bukweletile, bukweletē | obukweletile, obukweletē | bukweletile, bukweletē | abukweletanga | obungakweletanga | bungakweletanga |
| Class 15 | kukweletile, kukweletē | okukweletile, okukweletē | kukweletile, kukweletē | akukweletanga | okungakweletanga | kungakweletanga |
| Class 17 | kukweletile, kukweletē | okukweletile, okukweletē | kukweletile, kukweletē | akukweletanga | okungakweletanga | kungakweletanga |
| | 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 | ngākweleta | engākweleta | ngākweleta | angikweletanga | engingakweletanga | ngingakweletanga |
| 2nd singular | wākweleta | owākweleta | wākweleta | awukweletanga | ongakweletanga | ungakweletanga |
| 1st plural | sākweleta | esākweleta | sākweleta | asikweletanga | esingakweletanga | singakweletanga |
| 2nd plural | nākweleta | enākweleta | nākweleta | anikweletanga | eningakweletanga | ningakweletanga |
| Class 1 | wākweleta | owākweleta | ākweleta | akakweletanga | ongakweletanga | engakweletanga |
| Class 2 | bākweleta | abākweleta | bākweleta | abakweletanga | abangakweletanga | bengakweletanga |
| Class 3 | wākweleta | owākweleta | wākweleta | awukweletanga | ongakweletanga | ungakweletanga |
| Class 4 | yākweleta | eyākweleta | yākweleta | ayikweletanga | engakweletanga | ingakweletanga |
| Class 5 | lākweleta | elākweleta | lākweleta | alikweletanga | elingakweletanga | lingakweletanga |
| Class 6 | ākweleta | ākweleta | ākweleta | awakweletanga | angakweletanga | engakweletanga |
| Class 7 | sākweleta | esākweleta | sākweleta | asikweletanga | esingakweletanga | singakweletanga |
| Class 8 | zākweleta | ezākweleta | zākweleta | azikweletanga | ezingakweletanga | zingakweletanga |
| Class 9 | yākweleta | eyākweleta | yākweleta | ayikweletanga | engakweletanga | ingakweletanga |
| Class 10 | zākweleta | ezākweleta | zākweleta | azikweletanga | ezingakweletanga | zingakweletanga |
| Class 11 | lwākweleta | olwākweleta | lwākweleta | alukweletanga | olungakweletanga | lungakweletanga |
| Class 14 | bākweleta | obākweleta | bākweleta | abukweletanga | obungakweletanga | bungakweletanga |
| Class 15 | kwākweleta | okwākweleta | kwākweleta | akukweletanga | okungakweletanga | kungakweletanga |
| Class 17 | kwākweleta | okwākweleta | kwākweleta | akukweletanga | okungakweletanga | kungakweletanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakweleta | — | ngingakweleta | ngingekwelete | — | ngingekwelete |
| 2nd singular | ungakweleta | — | ungakweleta | ungekwelete | — | ungekwelete |
| 1st plural | singakweleta | — | singakweleta | singekwelete | — | singekwelete |
| 2nd plural | ningakweleta | — | ningakweleta | ningekwelete | — | ningekwelete |
| Class 1 | angakweleta | — | engakweleta | angekwelete | — | engekwelete |
| Class 2 | bangakweleta | — | bengakweleta | bangekwelete | — | bengekwelete |
| Class 3 | ungakweleta | — | ungakweleta | ungekwelete | — | ungekwelete |
| Class 4 | ingakweleta | — | ingakweleta | ingekwelete | — | ingekwelete |
| Class 5 | lingakweleta | — | lingakweleta | lingekwelete | — | lingekwelete |
| Class 6 | angakweleta | — | engakweleta | angekwelete | — | engekwelete |
| Class 7 | singakweleta | — | singakweleta | singekwelete | — | singekwelete |
| Class 8 | zingakweleta | — | zingakweleta | zingekwelete | — | zingekwelete |
| Class 9 | ingakweleta | — | ingakweleta | ingekwelete | — | ingekwelete |
| Class 10 | zingakweleta | — | zingakweleta | zingekwelete | — | zingekwelete |
| Class 11 | lungakweleta | — | lungakweleta | lungekwelete | — | lungekwelete |
| Class 14 | bungakweleta | — | bungakweleta | bungekwelete | — | bungekwelete |
| Class 15 | kungakweleta | — | kungakweleta | kungekwelete | — | kungekwelete |
| Class 17 | kungakweleta | — | kungakweleta | kungekwelete | — | kungekwelete |
| | 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 | ngizokweleta | engizokweleta | ngizokweleta | angizukweleta | engingezukweleta | ngingezukweleta |
| 2nd singular | uzokweleta | ozokweleta | uzokweleta | awuzukweleta | ongezukweleta | ungezukweleta |
| 1st plural | sizokweleta | esizokweleta | sizokweleta | asizukweleta | esingezukweleta | singezukweleta |
| 2nd plural | nizokweleta | enizokweleta | nizokweleta | anizukweleta | eningezukweleta | ningezukweleta |
| Class 1 | uzokweleta | ozokweleta | ezokweleta | akazukweleta | ongezukweleta | engezukweleta |
| Class 2 | bazokweleta | abazokweleta | bezokweleta | abazukweleta | abangezukweleta | bengezukweleta |
| Class 3 | uzokweleta | ozokweleta | uzokweleta | awuzukweleta | ongezukweleta | ungezukweleta |
| Class 4 | izokweleta | ezokweleta | izokweleta | ayizukweleta | engezukweleta | ingezukweleta |
| Class 5 | lizokweleta | elizokweleta | lizokweleta | alizukweleta | elingezukweleta | lingezukweleta |
| Class 6 | azokweleta | azokweleta | ezokweleta | awazukweleta | angezukweleta | engezukweleta |
| Class 7 | sizokweleta | esizokweleta | sizokweleta | asizukweleta | esingezukweleta | singezukweleta |
| Class 8 | zizokweleta | ezizokweleta | zizokweleta | azizukweleta | ezingezukweleta | zingezukweleta |
| Class 9 | izokweleta | ezokweleta | izokweleta | ayizukweleta | engezukweleta | ingezukweleta |
| Class 10 | zizokweleta | ezizokweleta | zizokweleta | azizukweleta | ezingezukweleta | zingezukweleta |
| Class 11 | luzokweleta | oluzokweleta | luzokweleta | aluzukweleta | olungezukweleta | lungezukweleta |
| Class 14 | buzokweleta | obuzokweleta | buzokweleta | abuzukweleta | obungezukweleta | bungezukweleta |
| Class 15 | kuzokweleta | okuzokweleta | kuzokweleta | akuzukweleta | okungezukweleta | kungezukweleta |
| Class 17 | kuzokweleta | okuzokweleta | kuzokweleta | akuzukweleta | okungezukweleta | kungezukweleta |
| | 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 | ngiyokweleta | engiyokweleta | ngiyokweleta | angiyukweleta | engingeyukweleta | ngingeyukweleta |
| 2nd singular | uyokweleta | oyokweleta | uyokweleta | awuyukweleta | ongeyukweleta | ungeyukweleta |
| 1st plural | siyokweleta | esiyokweleta | siyokweleta | asiyukweleta | esingeyukweleta | singeyukweleta |
| 2nd plural | niyokweleta | eniyokweleta | niyokweleta | aniyukweleta | eningeyukweleta | ningeyukweleta |
| Class 1 | uyokweleta | oyokweleta | eyokweleta | akayukweleta | ongeyukweleta | engeyukweleta |
| Class 2 | bayokweleta | abayokweleta | beyokweleta | abayukweleta | abangeyukweleta | bengeyukweleta |
| Class 3 | uyokweleta | oyokweleta | uyokweleta | awuyukweleta | ongeyukweleta | ungeyukweleta |
| Class 4 | iyokweleta | eyokweleta | iyokweleta | ayiyukweleta | engeyukweleta | ingeyukweleta |
| Class 5 | liyokweleta | eliyokweleta | liyokweleta | aliyukweleta | elingeyukweleta | lingeyukweleta |
| Class 6 | ayokweleta | ayokweleta | eyokweleta | awayukweleta | angeyukweleta | engeyukweleta |
| Class 7 | siyokweleta | esiyokweleta | siyokweleta | asiyukweleta | esingeyukweleta | singeyukweleta |
| Class 8 | ziyokweleta | eziyokweleta | ziyokweleta | aziyukweleta | ezingeyukweleta | zingeyukweleta |
| Class 9 | iyokweleta | eyokweleta | iyokweleta | ayiyukweleta | engeyukweleta | ingeyukweleta |
| Class 10 | ziyokweleta | eziyokweleta | ziyokweleta | aziyukweleta | ezingeyukweleta | zingeyukweleta |
| Class 11 | luyokweleta | oluyokweleta | luyokweleta | aluyukweleta | olungeyukweleta | lungeyukweleta |
| Class 14 | buyokweleta | obuyokweleta | buyokweleta | abuyukweleta | obungeyukweleta | bungeyukweleta |
| Class 15 | kuyokweleta | okuyokweleta | kuyokweleta | akuyukweleta | okungeyukweleta | kungeyukweleta |
| Class 17 | kuyokweleta | okuyokweleta | kuyokweleta | akuyukweleta | okungeyukweleta | kungeyukweleta |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikwelete | ngingakweleti |
| 2nd singular | ukwelete | ungakweleti |
| 1st plural | sikwelete | singakweleti |
| 2nd plural | nikwelete | ningakweleti |
| Class 1 | akwelete | angakweleti |
| Class 2 | bakwelete | bangakweleti |
| Class 3 | ukwelete | ungakweleti |
| Class 4 | ikwelete | ingakweleti |
| Class 5 | likwelete | lingakweleti |
| Class 6 | akwelete | angakweleti |
| Class 7 | sikwelete | singakweleti |
| Class 8 | zikwelete | zingakweleti |
| Class 9 | ikwelete | ingakweleti |
| Class 10 | zikwelete | zingakweleti |
| Class 11 | lukwelete | lungakweleti |
| Class 14 | bukwelete | bungakweleti |
| Class 15 | kukwelete | kungakweleti |
| Class 17 | kukwelete | kungakweleti |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakweleta | ngangakweleta, angakweleta, angangakweleta |
| 2nd singular | wakweleta | wangakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta |
| 1st plural | sakweleta | sangakweleta, asakweleta, asangakweleta |
| 2nd plural | nakweleta | nangakweleta, anakweleta, anangakweleta |
| Class 1 | wakweleta | wangakweleta, akakweleta, akangakweleta |
| Class 2 | bakweleta | bangakweleta, abakweleta, abangakweleta |
| Class 3 | wakweleta | wangakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta |
| Class 4 | yakweleta | yangakweleta, ayakweleta, ayangakweleta |
| Class 5 | lakweleta | langakweleta, alakweleta, alangakweleta |
| Class 6 | akweleta | angakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta |
| Class 7 | sakweleta | sangakweleta, asakweleta, asangakweleta |
| Class 8 | zakweleta | zangakweleta, azakweleta, azangakweleta |
| Class 9 | yakweleta | yangakweleta, ayakweleta, ayangakweleta |
| Class 10 | zakweleta | zangakweleta, azakweleta, azangakweleta |
| Class 11 | lwakweleta | lwangakweleta, alwakweleta, alwangakweleta |
| Class 14 | bakweleta | bangakweleta, abakweleta, abangakweleta |
| Class 15 | kwakweleta | kwangakweleta, akwakweleta, akwangakweleta |
| Class 17 | kwakweleta | kwangakweleta, akwakweleta, akwangakweleta |

#### Related terms

* isikweletu

### References

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