# qagela
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃaɡéːla/

### Verb

-qagéla
* (transitive) to guess (by conjecture/chance/intuition)

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuqagela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqagela | ukungaqageli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qagela | -qagele |
| Plural | qagelani | -qageleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqagela, ngiqagela | engiqagelayo, engiqagela | ngiqagela | angiqageli | engingaqageli | ngingaqageli |
| 2nd singular | uyaqagela, uqagela | oqagelayo, oqagela | uqagela | awuqageli | ongaqageli | ungaqageli |
| 1st plural | siyaqagela, siqagela | esiqagelayo, esiqagela | siqagela | asiqageli | esingaqageli | singaqageli |
| 2nd plural | niyaqagela, niqagela | eniqagelayo, eniqagela | niqagela | aniqageli | eningaqageli | ningaqageli |
| Class 1 | uyaqagela, uqagela | oqagelayo, oqagela | eqagela | akaqageli | ongaqageli | engaqageli |
| Class 2 | bayaqagela, baqagela | abaqagelayo, abaqagela | beqagela | abaqageli | abangaqageli | bengaqageli |
| Class 3 | uyaqagela, uqagela | oqagelayo, oqagela | uqagela | awuqageli | ongaqageli | ungaqageli |
| Class 4 | iyaqagela, iqagela | eqagelayo, eqagela | iqagela | ayiqageli | engaqageli | ingaqageli |
| Class 5 | liyaqagela, liqagela | eliqagelayo, eliqagela | liqagela | aliqageli | elingaqageli | lingaqageli |
| Class 6 | ayaqagela, aqagela | aqagelayo, aqagela | eqagela | awaqageli | angaqageli | engaqageli |
| Class 7 | siyaqagela, siqagela | esiqagelayo, esiqagela | siqagela | asiqageli | esingaqageli | singaqageli |
| Class 8 | ziyaqagela, ziqagela | eziqagelayo, eziqagela | ziqagela | aziqageli | ezingaqageli | zingaqageli |
| Class 9 | iyaqagela, iqagela | eqagelayo, eqagela | iqagela | ayiqageli | engaqageli | ingaqageli |
| Class 10 | ziyaqagela, ziqagela | eziqagelayo, eziqagela | ziqagela | aziqageli | ezingaqageli | zingaqageli |
| Class 11 | luyaqagela, luqagela | oluqagelayo, oluqagela | luqagela | aluqageli | olungaqageli | lungaqageli |
| Class 14 | buyaqagela, buqagela | obuqagelayo, obuqagela | buqagela | abuqageli | obungaqageli | bungaqageli |
| Class 15 | kuyaqagela, kuqagela | okuqagelayo, okuqagela | kuqagela | akuqageli | okungaqageli | kungaqageli |
| Class 17 | kuyaqagela, kuqagela | okuqagelayo, okuqagela | kuqagela | akuqageli | okungaqageli | kungaqageli |
| | 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 | ngiqagelile, ngiqagelē | engiqagelile, engiqagelē | ngiqagelile, ngiqagelē | angiqagelanga | engingaqagelanga | ngingaqagelanga |
| 2nd singular | uqagelile, uqagelē | oqagelile, oqagelē | uqagelile, uqagelē | awuqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | ungaqagelanga |
| 1st plural | siqagelile, siqagelē | esiqagelile, esiqagelē | siqagelile, siqagelē | asiqagelanga | esingaqagelanga | singaqagelanga |
| 2nd plural | niqagelile, niqagelē | eniqagelile, eniqagelē | niqagelile, niqagelē | aniqagelanga | eningaqagelanga | ningaqagelanga |
| Class 1 | uqagelile, uqagelē | oqagelile, oqagelē | eqagelile, eqagelē | akaqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | engaqagelanga |
| Class 2 | baqagelile, baqagelē | abaqagelile, abaqagelē | beqagelile, beqagelē | abaqagelanga | abangaqagelanga | bengaqagelanga |
| Class 3 | uqagelile, uqagelē | oqagelile, oqagelē | uqagelile, uqagelē | awuqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | ungaqagelanga |
| Class 4 | iqagelile, iqagelē | eqagelile, eqagelē | iqagelile, iqagelē | ayiqagelanga | engaqagelanga | ingaqagelanga |
| Class 5 | liqagelile, liqagelē | eliqagelile, eliqagelē | liqagelile, liqagelē | aliqagelanga | elingaqagelanga | lingaqagelanga |
| Class 6 | aqagelile, aqagelē | aqagelile, aqagelē | eqagelile, eqagelē | awaqagelanga | angaqagelanga | engaqagelanga |
| Class 7 | siqagelile, siqagelē | esiqagelile, esiqagelē | siqagelile, siqagelē | asiqagelanga | esingaqagelanga | singaqagelanga |
| Class 8 | ziqagelile, ziqagelē | eziqagelile, eziqagelē | ziqagelile, ziqagelē | aziqagelanga | ezingaqagelanga | zingaqagelanga |
| Class 9 | iqagelile, iqagelē | eqagelile, eqagelē | iqagelile, iqagelē | ayiqagelanga | engaqagelanga | ingaqagelanga |
| Class 10 | ziqagelile, ziqagelē | eziqagelile, eziqagelē | ziqagelile, ziqagelē | aziqagelanga | ezingaqagelanga | zingaqagelanga |
| Class 11 | luqagelile, luqagelē | oluqagelile, oluqagelē | luqagelile, luqagelē | aluqagelanga | olungaqagelanga | lungaqagelanga |
| Class 14 | buqagelile, buqagelē | obuqagelile, obuqagelē | buqagelile, buqagelē | abuqagelanga | obungaqagelanga | bungaqagelanga |
| Class 15 | kuqagelile, kuqagelē | okuqagelile, okuqagelē | kuqagelile, kuqagelē | akuqagelanga | okungaqagelanga | kungaqagelanga |
| Class 17 | kuqagelile, kuqagelē | okuqagelile, okuqagelē | kuqagelile, kuqagelē | akuqagelanga | okungaqagelanga | kungaqagelanga |
| | 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 | ngāqagela | engāqagela | ngāqagela | angiqagelanga | engingaqagelanga | ngingaqagelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqagela | owāqagela | wāqagela | awuqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | ungaqagelanga |
| 1st plural | sāqagela | esāqagela | sāqagela | asiqagelanga | esingaqagelanga | singaqagelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqagela | enāqagela | nāqagela | aniqagelanga | eningaqagelanga | ningaqagelanga |
| Class 1 | wāqagela | owāqagela | āqagela | akaqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | engaqagelanga |
| Class 2 | bāqagela | abāqagela | bāqagela | abaqagelanga | abangaqagelanga | bengaqagelanga |
| Class 3 | wāqagela | owāqagela | wāqagela | awuqagelanga | ongaqagelanga | ungaqagelanga |
| Class 4 | yāqagela | eyāqagela | yāqagela | ayiqagelanga | engaqagelanga | ingaqagelanga |
| Class 5 | lāqagela | elāqagela | lāqagela | aliqagelanga | elingaqagelanga | lingaqagelanga |
| Class 6 | āqagela | āqagela | āqagela | awaqagelanga | angaqagelanga | engaqagelanga |
| Class 7 | sāqagela | esāqagela | sāqagela | asiqagelanga | esingaqagelanga | singaqagelanga |
| Class 8 | zāqagela | ezāqagela | zāqagela | aziqagelanga | ezingaqagelanga | zingaqagelanga |
| Class 9 | yāqagela | eyāqagela | yāqagela | ayiqagelanga | engaqagelanga | ingaqagelanga |
| Class 10 | zāqagela | ezāqagela | zāqagela | aziqagelanga | ezingaqagelanga | zingaqagelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqagela | olwāqagela | lwāqagela | aluqagelanga | olungaqagelanga | lungaqagelanga |
| Class 14 | bāqagela | obāqagela | bāqagela | abuqagelanga | obungaqagelanga | bungaqagelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqagela | okwāqagela | kwāqagela | akuqagelanga | okungaqagelanga | kungaqagelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqagela | okwāqagela | kwāqagela | akuqagelanga | okungaqagelanga | kungaqagelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqagela | — | ngingaqagela | ngingeqagele | — | ngingeqagele |
| 2nd singular | ungaqagela | — | ungaqagela | ungeqagele | — | ungeqagele |
| 1st plural | singaqagela | — | singaqagela | singeqagele | — | singeqagele |
| 2nd plural | ningaqagela | — | ningaqagela | ningeqagele | — | ningeqagele |
| Class 1 | angaqagela | — | engaqagela | angeqagele | — | engeqagele |
| Class 2 | bangaqagela | — | bengaqagela | bangeqagele | — | bengeqagele |
| Class 3 | ungaqagela | — | ungaqagela | ungeqagele | — | ungeqagele |
| Class 4 | ingaqagela | — | ingaqagela | ingeqagele | — | ingeqagele |
| Class 5 | lingaqagela | — | lingaqagela | lingeqagele | — | lingeqagele |
| Class 6 | angaqagela | — | engaqagela | angeqagele | — | engeqagele |
| Class 7 | singaqagela | — | singaqagela | singeqagele | — | singeqagele |
| Class 8 | zingaqagela | — | zingaqagela | zingeqagele | — | zingeqagele |
| Class 9 | ingaqagela | — | ingaqagela | ingeqagele | — | ingeqagele |
| Class 10 | zingaqagela | — | zingaqagela | zingeqagele | — | zingeqagele |
| Class 11 | lungaqagela | — | lungaqagela | lungeqagele | — | lungeqagele |
| Class 14 | bungaqagela | — | bungaqagela | bungeqagele | — | bungeqagele |
| Class 15 | kungaqagela | — | kungaqagela | kungeqagele | — | kungeqagele |
| Class 17 | kungaqagela | — | kungaqagela | kungeqagele | — | kungeqagele |
| | 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 | ngizoqagela | engizoqagela | ngizoqagela | angizuqagela | engingezuqagela | ngingezuqagela |
| 2nd singular | uzoqagela | ozoqagela | uzoqagela | awuzuqagela | ongezuqagela | ungezuqagela |
| 1st plural | sizoqagela | esizoqagela | sizoqagela | asizuqagela | esingezuqagela | singezuqagela |
| 2nd plural | nizoqagela | enizoqagela | nizoqagela | anizuqagela | eningezuqagela | ningezuqagela |
| Class 1 | uzoqagela | ozoqagela | ezoqagela | akazuqagela | ongezuqagela | engezuqagela |
| Class 2 | bazoqagela | abazoqagela | bezoqagela | abazuqagela | abangezuqagela | bengezuqagela |
| Class 3 | uzoqagela | ozoqagela | uzoqagela | awuzuqagela | ongezuqagela | ungezuqagela |
| Class 4 | izoqagela | ezoqagela | izoqagela | ayizuqagela | engezuqagela | ingezuqagela |
| Class 5 | lizoqagela | elizoqagela | lizoqagela | alizuqagela | elingezuqagela | lingezuqagela |
| Class 6 | azoqagela | azoqagela | ezoqagela | awazuqagela | angezuqagela | engezuqagela |
| Class 7 | sizoqagela | esizoqagela | sizoqagela | asizuqagela | esingezuqagela | singezuqagela |
| Class 8 | zizoqagela | ezizoqagela | zizoqagela | azizuqagela | ezingezuqagela | zingezuqagela |
| Class 9 | izoqagela | ezoqagela | izoqagela | ayizuqagela | engezuqagela | ingezuqagela |
| Class 10 | zizoqagela | ezizoqagela | zizoqagela | azizuqagela | ezingezuqagela | zingezuqagela |
| Class 11 | luzoqagela | oluzoqagela | luzoqagela | aluzuqagela | olungezuqagela | lungezuqagela |
| Class 14 | buzoqagela | obuzoqagela | buzoqagela | abuzuqagela | obungezuqagela | bungezuqagela |
| Class 15 | kuzoqagela | okuzoqagela | kuzoqagela | akuzuqagela | okungezuqagela | kungezuqagela |
| Class 17 | kuzoqagela | okuzoqagela | kuzoqagela | akuzuqagela | okungezuqagela | kungezuqagela |
| | 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 | ngiyoqagela | engiyoqagela | ngiyoqagela | angiyuqagela | engingeyuqagela | ngingeyuqagela |
| 2nd singular | uyoqagela | oyoqagela | uyoqagela | awuyuqagela | ongeyuqagela | ungeyuqagela |
| 1st plural | siyoqagela | esiyoqagela | siyoqagela | asiyuqagela | esingeyuqagela | singeyuqagela |
| 2nd plural | niyoqagela | eniyoqagela | niyoqagela | aniyuqagela | eningeyuqagela | ningeyuqagela |
| Class 1 | uyoqagela | oyoqagela | eyoqagela | akayuqagela | ongeyuqagela | engeyuqagela |
| Class 2 | bayoqagela | abayoqagela | beyoqagela | abayuqagela | abangeyuqagela | bengeyuqagela |
| Class 3 | uyoqagela | oyoqagela | uyoqagela | awuyuqagela | ongeyuqagela | ungeyuqagela |
| Class 4 | iyoqagela | eyoqagela | iyoqagela | ayiyuqagela | engeyuqagela | ingeyuqagela |
| Class 5 | liyoqagela | eliyoqagela | liyoqagela | aliyuqagela | elingeyuqagela | lingeyuqagela |
| Class 6 | ayoqagela | ayoqagela | eyoqagela | awayuqagela | angeyuqagela | engeyuqagela |
| Class 7 | siyoqagela | esiyoqagela | siyoqagela | asiyuqagela | esingeyuqagela | singeyuqagela |
| Class 8 | ziyoqagela | eziyoqagela | ziyoqagela | aziyuqagela | ezingeyuqagela | zingeyuqagela |
| Class 9 | iyoqagela | eyoqagela | iyoqagela | ayiyuqagela | engeyuqagela | ingeyuqagela |
| Class 10 | ziyoqagela | eziyoqagela | ziyoqagela | aziyuqagela | ezingeyuqagela | zingeyuqagela |
| Class 11 | luyoqagela | oluyoqagela | luyoqagela | aluyuqagela | olungeyuqagela | lungeyuqagela |
| Class 14 | buyoqagela | obuyoqagela | buyoqagela | abuyuqagela | obungeyuqagela | bungeyuqagela |
| Class 15 | kuyoqagela | okuyoqagela | kuyoqagela | akuyuqagela | okungeyuqagela | kungeyuqagela |
| Class 17 | kuyoqagela | okuyoqagela | kuyoqagela | akuyuqagela | okungeyuqagela | kungeyuqagela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqagele | ngingaqageli |
| 2nd singular | uqagele | ungaqageli |
| 1st plural | siqagele | singaqageli |
| 2nd plural | niqagele | ningaqageli |
| Class 1 | aqagele | angaqageli |
| Class 2 | baqagele | bangaqageli |
| Class 3 | uqagele | ungaqageli |
| Class 4 | iqagele | ingaqageli |
| Class 5 | liqagele | lingaqageli |
| Class 6 | aqagele | angaqageli |
| Class 7 | siqagele | singaqageli |
| Class 8 | ziqagele | zingaqageli |
| Class 9 | iqagele | ingaqageli |
| Class 10 | ziqagele | zingaqageli |
| Class 11 | luqagele | lungaqageli |
| Class 14 | buqagele | bungaqageli |
| Class 15 | kuqagele | kungaqageli |
| Class 17 | kuqagele | kungaqageli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqagela | ngangaqagela, angaqagela, angangaqagela |
| 2nd singular | waqagela | wangaqagela, awaqagela, awangaqagela |
| 1st plural | saqagela | sangaqagela, asaqagela, asangaqagela |
| 2nd plural | naqagela | nangaqagela, anaqagela, anangaqagela |
| Class 1 | waqagela | wangaqagela, akaqagela, akangaqagela |
| Class 2 | baqagela | bangaqagela, abaqagela, abangaqagela |
| Class 3 | waqagela | wangaqagela, awaqagela, awangaqagela |
| Class 4 | yaqagela | yangaqagela, ayaqagela, ayangaqagela |
| Class 5 | laqagela | langaqagela, alaqagela, alangaqagela |
| Class 6 | aqagela | angaqagela, awaqagela, awangaqagela |
| Class 7 | saqagela | sangaqagela, asaqagela, asangaqagela |
| Class 8 | zaqagela | zangaqagela, azaqagela, azangaqagela |
| Class 9 | yaqagela | yangaqagela, ayaqagela, ayangaqagela |
| Class 10 | zaqagela | zangaqagela, azaqagela, azangaqagela |
| Class 11 | lwaqagela | lwangaqagela, alwaqagela, alwangaqagela |
| Class 14 | baqagela | bangaqagela, abaqagela, abangaqagela |
| Class 15 | kwaqagela | kwangaqagela, akwaqagela, akwangaqagela |
| Class 17 | kwaqagela | kwangaqagela, akwaqagela, akwangaqagela |

### References

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