# tholakala
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -thola +‎ -akala.

### Verb

-tholakala$^?$
* (intransitive) to be found
* (intransitive) to be obtainable, to be available

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukutholakala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukutholakala | ukungatholakali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | tholakala | -tholakale |
| Plural | tholakalani | -tholakaleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyatholakala, ngitholakala | engitholakalayo, engitholakala | ngitholakala | angitholakali | engingatholakali | ngingatholakali |
| 2nd singular | uyatholakala, utholakala | otholakalayo, otholakala | utholakala | awutholakali | ongatholakali | ungatholakali |
| 1st plural | siyatholakala, sitholakala | esitholakalayo, esitholakala | sitholakala | asitholakali | esingatholakali | singatholakali |
| 2nd plural | niyatholakala, nitholakala | enitholakalayo, enitholakala | nitholakala | anitholakali | eningatholakali | ningatholakali |
| Class 1 | uyatholakala, utholakala | otholakalayo, otholakala | etholakala | akatholakali | ongatholakali | engatholakali |
| Class 2 | bayatholakala, batholakala | abatholakalayo, abatholakala | betholakala | abatholakali | abangatholakali | bengatholakali |
| Class 3 | uyatholakala, utholakala | otholakalayo, otholakala | utholakala | awutholakali | ongatholakali | ungatholakali |
| Class 4 | iyatholakala, itholakala | etholakalayo, etholakala | itholakala | ayitholakali | engatholakali | ingatholakali |
| Class 5 | liyatholakala, litholakala | elitholakalayo, elitholakala | litholakala | alitholakali | elingatholakali | lingatholakali |
| Class 6 | ayatholakala, atholakala | atholakalayo, atholakala | etholakala | awatholakali | angatholakali | engatholakali |
| Class 7 | siyatholakala, sitholakala | esitholakalayo, esitholakala | sitholakala | asitholakali | esingatholakali | singatholakali |
| Class 8 | ziyatholakala, zitholakala | ezitholakalayo, ezitholakala | zitholakala | azitholakali | ezingatholakali | zingatholakali |
| Class 9 | iyatholakala, itholakala | etholakalayo, etholakala | itholakala | ayitholakali | engatholakali | ingatholakali |
| Class 10 | ziyatholakala, zitholakala | ezitholakalayo, ezitholakala | zitholakala | azitholakali | ezingatholakali | zingatholakali |
| Class 11 | luyatholakala, lutholakala | olutholakalayo, olutholakala | lutholakala | alutholakali | olungatholakali | lungatholakali |
| Class 14 | buyatholakala, butholakala | obutholakalayo, obutholakala | butholakala | abutholakali | obungatholakali | bungatholakali |
| Class 15 | kuyatholakala, kutholakala | okutholakalayo, okutholakala | kutholakala | akutholakali | okungatholakali | kungatholakali |
| Class 17 | kuyatholakala, kutholakala | okutholakalayo, okutholakala | kutholakala | akutholakali | okungatholakali | kungatholakali |
| | 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 | ngitholakalile, ngitholakalē | engitholakalile, engitholakalē | ngitholakalile, ngitholakalē | angitholakalanga | engingatholakalanga | ngingatholakalanga |
| 2nd singular | utholakalile, utholakalē | otholakalile, otholakalē | utholakalile, utholakalē | awutholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | ungatholakalanga |
| 1st plural | sitholakalile, sitholakalē | esitholakalile, esitholakalē | sitholakalile, sitholakalē | asitholakalanga | esingatholakalanga | singatholakalanga |
| 2nd plural | nitholakalile, nitholakalē | enitholakalile, enitholakalē | nitholakalile, nitholakalē | anitholakalanga | eningatholakalanga | ningatholakalanga |
| Class 1 | utholakalile, utholakalē | otholakalile, otholakalē | etholakalile, etholakalē | akatholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | engatholakalanga |
| Class 2 | batholakalile, batholakalē | abatholakalile, abatholakalē | betholakalile, betholakalē | abatholakalanga | abangatholakalanga | bengatholakalanga |
| Class 3 | utholakalile, utholakalē | otholakalile, otholakalē | utholakalile, utholakalē | awutholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | ungatholakalanga |
| Class 4 | itholakalile, itholakalē | etholakalile, etholakalē | itholakalile, itholakalē | ayitholakalanga | engatholakalanga | ingatholakalanga |
| Class 5 | litholakalile, litholakalē | elitholakalile, elitholakalē | litholakalile, litholakalē | alitholakalanga | elingatholakalanga | lingatholakalanga |
| Class 6 | atholakalile, atholakalē | atholakalile, atholakalē | etholakalile, etholakalē | awatholakalanga | angatholakalanga | engatholakalanga |
| Class 7 | sitholakalile, sitholakalē | esitholakalile, esitholakalē | sitholakalile, sitholakalē | asitholakalanga | esingatholakalanga | singatholakalanga |
| Class 8 | zitholakalile, zitholakalē | ezitholakalile, ezitholakalē | zitholakalile, zitholakalē | azitholakalanga | ezingatholakalanga | zingatholakalanga |
| Class 9 | itholakalile, itholakalē | etholakalile, etholakalē | itholakalile, itholakalē | ayitholakalanga | engatholakalanga | ingatholakalanga |
| Class 10 | zitholakalile, zitholakalē | ezitholakalile, ezitholakalē | zitholakalile, zitholakalē | azitholakalanga | ezingatholakalanga | zingatholakalanga |
| Class 11 | lutholakalile, lutholakalē | olutholakalile, olutholakalē | lutholakalile, lutholakalē | alutholakalanga | olungatholakalanga | lungatholakalanga |
| Class 14 | butholakalile, butholakalē | obutholakalile, obutholakalē | butholakalile, butholakalē | abutholakalanga | obungatholakalanga | bungatholakalanga |
| Class 15 | kutholakalile, kutholakalē | okutholakalile, okutholakalē | kutholakalile, kutholakalē | akutholakalanga | okungatholakalanga | kungatholakalanga |
| Class 17 | kutholakalile, kutholakalē | okutholakalile, okutholakalē | kutholakalile, kutholakalē | akutholakalanga | okungatholakalanga | kungatholakalanga |
| | 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 | ngātholakala | engātholakala | ngātholakala | angitholakalanga | engingatholakalanga | ngingatholakalanga |
| 2nd singular | wātholakala | owātholakala | wātholakala | awutholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | ungatholakalanga |
| 1st plural | sātholakala | esātholakala | sātholakala | asitholakalanga | esingatholakalanga | singatholakalanga |
| 2nd plural | nātholakala | enātholakala | nātholakala | anitholakalanga | eningatholakalanga | ningatholakalanga |
| Class 1 | wātholakala | owātholakala | ātholakala | akatholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | engatholakalanga |
| Class 2 | bātholakala | abātholakala | bātholakala | abatholakalanga | abangatholakalanga | bengatholakalanga |
| Class 3 | wātholakala | owātholakala | wātholakala | awutholakalanga | ongatholakalanga | ungatholakalanga |
| Class 4 | yātholakala | eyātholakala | yātholakala | ayitholakalanga | engatholakalanga | ingatholakalanga |
| Class 5 | lātholakala | elātholakala | lātholakala | alitholakalanga | elingatholakalanga | lingatholakalanga |
| Class 6 | ātholakala | ātholakala | ātholakala | awatholakalanga | angatholakalanga | engatholakalanga |
| Class 7 | sātholakala | esātholakala | sātholakala | asitholakalanga | esingatholakalanga | singatholakalanga |
| Class 8 | zātholakala | ezātholakala | zātholakala | azitholakalanga | ezingatholakalanga | zingatholakalanga |
| Class 9 | yātholakala | eyātholakala | yātholakala | ayitholakalanga | engatholakalanga | ingatholakalanga |
| Class 10 | zātholakala | ezātholakala | zātholakala | azitholakalanga | ezingatholakalanga | zingatholakalanga |
| Class 11 | lwātholakala | olwātholakala | lwātholakala | alutholakalanga | olungatholakalanga | lungatholakalanga |
| Class 14 | bātholakala | obātholakala | bātholakala | abutholakalanga | obungatholakalanga | bungatholakalanga |
| Class 15 | kwātholakala | okwātholakala | kwātholakala | akutholakalanga | okungatholakalanga | kungatholakalanga |
| Class 17 | kwātholakala | okwātholakala | kwātholakala | akutholakalanga | okungatholakalanga | kungatholakalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingatholakala | — | ngingatholakala | ngingetholakale | — | ngingetholakale |
| 2nd singular | ungatholakala | — | ungatholakala | ungetholakale | — | ungetholakale |
| 1st plural | singatholakala | — | singatholakala | singetholakale | — | singetholakale |
| 2nd plural | ningatholakala | — | ningatholakala | ningetholakale | — | ningetholakale |
| Class 1 | angatholakala | — | engatholakala | angetholakale | — | engetholakale |
| Class 2 | bangatholakala | — | bengatholakala | bangetholakale | — | bengetholakale |
| Class 3 | ungatholakala | — | ungatholakala | ungetholakale | — | ungetholakale |
| Class 4 | ingatholakala | — | ingatholakala | ingetholakale | — | ingetholakale |
| Class 5 | lingatholakala | — | lingatholakala | lingetholakale | — | lingetholakale |
| Class 6 | angatholakala | — | engatholakala | angetholakale | — | engetholakale |
| Class 7 | singatholakala | — | singatholakala | singetholakale | — | singetholakale |
| Class 8 | zingatholakala | — | zingatholakala | zingetholakale | — | zingetholakale |
| Class 9 | ingatholakala | — | ingatholakala | ingetholakale | — | ingetholakale |
| Class 10 | zingatholakala | — | zingatholakala | zingetholakale | — | zingetholakale |
| Class 11 | lungatholakala | — | lungatholakala | lungetholakale | — | lungetholakale |
| Class 14 | bungatholakala | — | bungatholakala | bungetholakale | — | bungetholakale |
| Class 15 | kungatholakala | — | kungatholakala | kungetholakale | — | kungetholakale |
| Class 17 | kungatholakala | — | kungatholakala | kungetholakale | — | kungetholakale |
| | 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 | ngizotholakala | engizotholakala | ngizotholakala | angizutholakala | engingezutholakala | ngingezutholakala |
| 2nd singular | uzotholakala | ozotholakala | uzotholakala | awuzutholakala | ongezutholakala | ungezutholakala |
| 1st plural | sizotholakala | esizotholakala | sizotholakala | asizutholakala | esingezutholakala | singezutholakala |
| 2nd plural | nizotholakala | enizotholakala | nizotholakala | anizutholakala | eningezutholakala | ningezutholakala |
| Class 1 | uzotholakala | ozotholakala | ezotholakala | akazutholakala | ongezutholakala | engezutholakala |
| Class 2 | bazotholakala | abazotholakala | bezotholakala | abazutholakala | abangezutholakala | bengezutholakala |
| Class 3 | uzotholakala | ozotholakala | uzotholakala | awuzutholakala | ongezutholakala | ungezutholakala |
| Class 4 | izotholakala | ezotholakala | izotholakala | ayizutholakala | engezutholakala | ingezutholakala |
| Class 5 | lizotholakala | elizotholakala | lizotholakala | alizutholakala | elingezutholakala | lingezutholakala |
| Class 6 | azotholakala | azotholakala | ezotholakala | awazutholakala | angezutholakala | engezutholakala |
| Class 7 | sizotholakala | esizotholakala | sizotholakala | asizutholakala | esingezutholakala | singezutholakala |
| Class 8 | zizotholakala | ezizotholakala | zizotholakala | azizutholakala | ezingezutholakala | zingezutholakala |
| Class 9 | izotholakala | ezotholakala | izotholakala | ayizutholakala | engezutholakala | ingezutholakala |
| Class 10 | zizotholakala | ezizotholakala | zizotholakala | azizutholakala | ezingezutholakala | zingezutholakala |
| Class 11 | luzotholakala | oluzotholakala | luzotholakala | aluzutholakala | olungezutholakala | lungezutholakala |
| Class 14 | buzotholakala | obuzotholakala | buzotholakala | abuzutholakala | obungezutholakala | bungezutholakala |
| Class 15 | kuzotholakala | okuzotholakala | kuzotholakala | akuzutholakala | okungezutholakala | kungezutholakala |
| Class 17 | kuzotholakala | okuzotholakala | kuzotholakala | akuzutholakala | okungezutholakala | kungezutholakala |
| | 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 | ngiyotholakala | engiyotholakala | ngiyotholakala | angiyutholakala | engingeyutholakala | ngingeyutholakala |
| 2nd singular | uyotholakala | oyotholakala | uyotholakala | awuyutholakala | ongeyutholakala | ungeyutholakala |
| 1st plural | siyotholakala | esiyotholakala | siyotholakala | asiyutholakala | esingeyutholakala | singeyutholakala |
| 2nd plural | niyotholakala | eniyotholakala | niyotholakala | aniyutholakala | eningeyutholakala | ningeyutholakala |
| Class 1 | uyotholakala | oyotholakala | eyotholakala | akayutholakala | ongeyutholakala | engeyutholakala |
| Class 2 | bayotholakala | abayotholakala | beyotholakala | abayutholakala | abangeyutholakala | bengeyutholakala |
| Class 3 | uyotholakala | oyotholakala | uyotholakala | awuyutholakala | ongeyutholakala | ungeyutholakala |
| Class 4 | iyotholakala | eyotholakala | iyotholakala | ayiyutholakala | engeyutholakala | ingeyutholakala |
| Class 5 | liyotholakala | eliyotholakala | liyotholakala | aliyutholakala | elingeyutholakala | lingeyutholakala |
| Class 6 | ayotholakala | ayotholakala | eyotholakala | awayutholakala | angeyutholakala | engeyutholakala |
| Class 7 | siyotholakala | esiyotholakala | siyotholakala | asiyutholakala | esingeyutholakala | singeyutholakala |
| Class 8 | ziyotholakala | eziyotholakala | ziyotholakala | aziyutholakala | ezingeyutholakala | zingeyutholakala |
| Class 9 | iyotholakala | eyotholakala | iyotholakala | ayiyutholakala | engeyutholakala | ingeyutholakala |
| Class 10 | ziyotholakala | eziyotholakala | ziyotholakala | aziyutholakala | ezingeyutholakala | zingeyutholakala |
| Class 11 | luyotholakala | oluyotholakala | luyotholakala | aluyutholakala | olungeyutholakala | lungeyutholakala |
| Class 14 | buyotholakala | obuyotholakala | buyotholakala | abuyutholakala | obungeyutholakala | bungeyutholakala |
| Class 15 | kuyotholakala | okuyotholakala | kuyotholakala | akuyutholakala | okungeyutholakala | kungeyutholakala |
| Class 17 | kuyotholakala | okuyotholakala | kuyotholakala | akuyutholakala | okungeyutholakala | kungeyutholakala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngitholakale | ngingatholakali |
| 2nd singular | utholakale | ungatholakali |
| 1st plural | sitholakale | singatholakali |
| 2nd plural | nitholakale | ningatholakali |
| Class 1 | atholakale | angatholakali |
| Class 2 | batholakale | bangatholakali |
| Class 3 | utholakale | ungatholakali |
| Class 4 | itholakale | ingatholakali |
| Class 5 | litholakale | lingatholakali |
| Class 6 | atholakale | angatholakali |
| Class 7 | sitholakale | singatholakali |
| Class 8 | zitholakale | zingatholakali |
| Class 9 | itholakale | ingatholakali |
| Class 10 | zitholakale | zingatholakali |
| Class 11 | lutholakale | lungatholakali |
| Class 14 | butholakale | bungatholakali |
| Class 15 | kutholakale | kungatholakali |
| Class 17 | kutholakale | kungatholakali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngatholakala | ngangatholakala, angatholakala, angangatholakala |
| 2nd singular | watholakala | wangatholakala, awatholakala, awangatholakala |
| 1st plural | satholakala | sangatholakala, asatholakala, asangatholakala |
| 2nd plural | natholakala | nangatholakala, anatholakala, anangatholakala |
| Class 1 | watholakala | wangatholakala, akatholakala, akangatholakala |
| Class 2 | batholakala | bangatholakala, abatholakala, abangatholakala |
| Class 3 | watholakala | wangatholakala, awatholakala, awangatholakala |
| Class 4 | yatholakala | yangatholakala, ayatholakala, ayangatholakala |
| Class 5 | latholakala | langatholakala, alatholakala, alangatholakala |
| Class 6 | atholakala | angatholakala, awatholakala, awangatholakala |
| Class 7 | satholakala | sangatholakala, asatholakala, asangatholakala |
| Class 8 | zatholakala | zangatholakala, azatholakala, azangatholakala |
| Class 9 | yatholakala | yangatholakala, ayatholakala, ayangatholakala |
| Class 10 | zatholakala | zangatholakala, azatholakala, azangatholakala |
| Class 11 | lwatholakala | lwangatholakala, alwatholakala, alwangatholakala |
| Class 14 | batholakala | bangatholakala, abatholakala, abangatholakala |
| Class 15 | kwatholakala | kwangatholakala, akwatholakala, akwangatholakala |
| Class 17 | kwatholakala | kwangatholakala, akwatholakala, akwangatholakala |

### References

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