# qhela
## Phuthi
### Verb

-qhela
* to be accustomed to

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-qhela
* to adapt
* to be accustomed to

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃʰeːla/

### Verb

-qhela
* (intransitive) to move aside, to move away, to move over
* (intransitive) to make room, to make way
* (intransitive) to get out of the way, to move out of the way
* (intransitive) to stand back, to stand clear

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqhela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqhela | ukungaqheli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qhela | -qhele |
| Plural | qhelani | -qheleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqhela, ngiqhela | engiqhelayo, engiqhela | ngiqhela | angiqheli | engingaqheli | ngingaqheli |
| 2nd singular | uyaqhela, uqhela | oqhelayo, oqhela | uqhela | awuqheli | ongaqheli | ungaqheli |
| 1st plural | siyaqhela, siqhela | esiqhelayo, esiqhela | siqhela | asiqheli | esingaqheli | singaqheli |
| 2nd plural | niyaqhela, niqhela | eniqhelayo, eniqhela | niqhela | aniqheli | eningaqheli | ningaqheli |
| Class 1 | uyaqhela, uqhela | oqhelayo, oqhela | eqhela | akaqheli | ongaqheli | engaqheli |
| Class 2 | bayaqhela, baqhela | abaqhelayo, abaqhela | beqhela | abaqheli | abangaqheli | bengaqheli |
| Class 3 | uyaqhela, uqhela | oqhelayo, oqhela | uqhela | awuqheli | ongaqheli | ungaqheli |
| Class 4 | iyaqhela, iqhela | eqhelayo, eqhela | iqhela | ayiqheli | engaqheli | ingaqheli |
| Class 5 | liyaqhela, liqhela | eliqhelayo, eliqhela | liqhela | aliqheli | elingaqheli | lingaqheli |
| Class 6 | ayaqhela, aqhela | aqhelayo, aqhela | eqhela | awaqheli | angaqheli | engaqheli |
| Class 7 | siyaqhela, siqhela | esiqhelayo, esiqhela | siqhela | asiqheli | esingaqheli | singaqheli |
| Class 8 | ziyaqhela, ziqhela | eziqhelayo, eziqhela | ziqhela | aziqheli | ezingaqheli | zingaqheli |
| Class 9 | iyaqhela, iqhela | eqhelayo, eqhela | iqhela | ayiqheli | engaqheli | ingaqheli |
| Class 10 | ziyaqhela, ziqhela | eziqhelayo, eziqhela | ziqhela | aziqheli | ezingaqheli | zingaqheli |
| Class 11 | luyaqhela, luqhela | oluqhelayo, oluqhela | luqhela | aluqheli | olungaqheli | lungaqheli |
| Class 14 | buyaqhela, buqhela | obuqhelayo, obuqhela | buqhela | abuqheli | obungaqheli | bungaqheli |
| Class 15 | kuyaqhela, kuqhela | okuqhelayo, okuqhela | kuqhela | akuqheli | okungaqheli | kungaqheli |
| Class 17 | kuyaqhela, kuqhela | okuqhelayo, okuqhela | kuqhela | akuqheli | okungaqheli | kungaqheli |
| | 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 | ngiqhelile, ngiqhelē | engiqhelile, engiqhelē | ngiqhelile, ngiqhelē | angiqhelanga | engingaqhelanga | ngingaqhelanga |
| 2nd singular | uqhelile, uqhelē | oqhelile, oqhelē | uqhelile, uqhelē | awuqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | ungaqhelanga |
| 1st plural | siqhelile, siqhelē | esiqhelile, esiqhelē | siqhelile, siqhelē | asiqhelanga | esingaqhelanga | singaqhelanga |
| 2nd plural | niqhelile, niqhelē | eniqhelile, eniqhelē | niqhelile, niqhelē | aniqhelanga | eningaqhelanga | ningaqhelanga |
| Class 1 | uqhelile, uqhelē | oqhelile, oqhelē | eqhelile, eqhelē | akaqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | engaqhelanga |
| Class 2 | baqhelile, baqhelē | abaqhelile, abaqhelē | beqhelile, beqhelē | abaqhelanga | abangaqhelanga | bengaqhelanga |
| Class 3 | uqhelile, uqhelē | oqhelile, oqhelē | uqhelile, uqhelē | awuqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | ungaqhelanga |
| Class 4 | iqhelile, iqhelē | eqhelile, eqhelē | iqhelile, iqhelē | ayiqhelanga | engaqhelanga | ingaqhelanga |
| Class 5 | liqhelile, liqhelē | eliqhelile, eliqhelē | liqhelile, liqhelē | aliqhelanga | elingaqhelanga | lingaqhelanga |
| Class 6 | aqhelile, aqhelē | aqhelile, aqhelē | eqhelile, eqhelē | awaqhelanga | angaqhelanga | engaqhelanga |
| Class 7 | siqhelile, siqhelē | esiqhelile, esiqhelē | siqhelile, siqhelē | asiqhelanga | esingaqhelanga | singaqhelanga |
| Class 8 | ziqhelile, ziqhelē | eziqhelile, eziqhelē | ziqhelile, ziqhelē | aziqhelanga | ezingaqhelanga | zingaqhelanga |
| Class 9 | iqhelile, iqhelē | eqhelile, eqhelē | iqhelile, iqhelē | ayiqhelanga | engaqhelanga | ingaqhelanga |
| Class 10 | ziqhelile, ziqhelē | eziqhelile, eziqhelē | ziqhelile, ziqhelē | aziqhelanga | ezingaqhelanga | zingaqhelanga |
| Class 11 | luqhelile, luqhelē | oluqhelile, oluqhelē | luqhelile, luqhelē | aluqhelanga | olungaqhelanga | lungaqhelanga |
| Class 14 | buqhelile, buqhelē | obuqhelile, obuqhelē | buqhelile, buqhelē | abuqhelanga | obungaqhelanga | bungaqhelanga |
| Class 15 | kuqhelile, kuqhelē | okuqhelile, okuqhelē | kuqhelile, kuqhelē | akuqhelanga | okungaqhelanga | kungaqhelanga |
| Class 17 | kuqhelile, kuqhelē | okuqhelile, okuqhelē | kuqhelile, kuqhelē | akuqhelanga | okungaqhelanga | kungaqhelanga |
| | 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 | ngāqhela | engāqhela | ngāqhela | angiqhelanga | engingaqhelanga | ngingaqhelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqhela | owāqhela | wāqhela | awuqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | ungaqhelanga |
| 1st plural | sāqhela | esāqhela | sāqhela | asiqhelanga | esingaqhelanga | singaqhelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqhela | enāqhela | nāqhela | aniqhelanga | eningaqhelanga | ningaqhelanga |
| Class 1 | wāqhela | owāqhela | āqhela | akaqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | engaqhelanga |
| Class 2 | bāqhela | abāqhela | bāqhela | abaqhelanga | abangaqhelanga | bengaqhelanga |
| Class 3 | wāqhela | owāqhela | wāqhela | awuqhelanga | ongaqhelanga | ungaqhelanga |
| Class 4 | yāqhela | eyāqhela | yāqhela | ayiqhelanga | engaqhelanga | ingaqhelanga |
| Class 5 | lāqhela | elāqhela | lāqhela | aliqhelanga | elingaqhelanga | lingaqhelanga |
| Class 6 | āqhela | āqhela | āqhela | awaqhelanga | angaqhelanga | engaqhelanga |
| Class 7 | sāqhela | esāqhela | sāqhela | asiqhelanga | esingaqhelanga | singaqhelanga |
| Class 8 | zāqhela | ezāqhela | zāqhela | aziqhelanga | ezingaqhelanga | zingaqhelanga |
| Class 9 | yāqhela | eyāqhela | yāqhela | ayiqhelanga | engaqhelanga | ingaqhelanga |
| Class 10 | zāqhela | ezāqhela | zāqhela | aziqhelanga | ezingaqhelanga | zingaqhelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqhela | olwāqhela | lwāqhela | aluqhelanga | olungaqhelanga | lungaqhelanga |
| Class 14 | bāqhela | obāqhela | bāqhela | abuqhelanga | obungaqhelanga | bungaqhelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqhela | okwāqhela | kwāqhela | akuqhelanga | okungaqhelanga | kungaqhelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqhela | okwāqhela | kwāqhela | akuqhelanga | okungaqhelanga | kungaqhelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqhela | — | ngingaqhela | ngingeqhele | — | ngingeqhele |
| 2nd singular | ungaqhela | — | ungaqhela | ungeqhele | — | ungeqhele |
| 1st plural | singaqhela | — | singaqhela | singeqhele | — | singeqhele |
| 2nd plural | ningaqhela | — | ningaqhela | ningeqhele | — | ningeqhele |
| Class 1 | angaqhela | — | engaqhela | angeqhele | — | engeqhele |
| Class 2 | bangaqhela | — | bengaqhela | bangeqhele | — | bengeqhele |
| Class 3 | ungaqhela | — | ungaqhela | ungeqhele | — | ungeqhele |
| Class 4 | ingaqhela | — | ingaqhela | ingeqhele | — | ingeqhele |
| Class 5 | lingaqhela | — | lingaqhela | lingeqhele | — | lingeqhele |
| Class 6 | angaqhela | — | engaqhela | angeqhele | — | engeqhele |
| Class 7 | singaqhela | — | singaqhela | singeqhele | — | singeqhele |
| Class 8 | zingaqhela | — | zingaqhela | zingeqhele | — | zingeqhele |
| Class 9 | ingaqhela | — | ingaqhela | ingeqhele | — | ingeqhele |
| Class 10 | zingaqhela | — | zingaqhela | zingeqhele | — | zingeqhele |
| Class 11 | lungaqhela | — | lungaqhela | lungeqhele | — | lungeqhele |
| Class 14 | bungaqhela | — | bungaqhela | bungeqhele | — | bungeqhele |
| Class 15 | kungaqhela | — | kungaqhela | kungeqhele | — | kungeqhele |
| Class 17 | kungaqhela | — | kungaqhela | kungeqhele | — | kungeqhele |
| | 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 | ngizoqhela | engizoqhela | ngizoqhela | angizuqhela | engingezuqhela | ngingezuqhela |
| 2nd singular | uzoqhela | ozoqhela | uzoqhela | awuzuqhela | ongezuqhela | ungezuqhela |
| 1st plural | sizoqhela | esizoqhela | sizoqhela | asizuqhela | esingezuqhela | singezuqhela |
| 2nd plural | nizoqhela | enizoqhela | nizoqhela | anizuqhela | eningezuqhela | ningezuqhela |
| Class 1 | uzoqhela | ozoqhela | ezoqhela | akazuqhela | ongezuqhela | engezuqhela |
| Class 2 | bazoqhela | abazoqhela | bezoqhela | abazuqhela | abangezuqhela | bengezuqhela |
| Class 3 | uzoqhela | ozoqhela | uzoqhela | awuzuqhela | ongezuqhela | ungezuqhela |
| Class 4 | izoqhela | ezoqhela | izoqhela | ayizuqhela | engezuqhela | ingezuqhela |
| Class 5 | lizoqhela | elizoqhela | lizoqhela | alizuqhela | elingezuqhela | lingezuqhela |
| Class 6 | azoqhela | azoqhela | ezoqhela | awazuqhela | angezuqhela | engezuqhela |
| Class 7 | sizoqhela | esizoqhela | sizoqhela | asizuqhela | esingezuqhela | singezuqhela |
| Class 8 | zizoqhela | ezizoqhela | zizoqhela | azizuqhela | ezingezuqhela | zingezuqhela |
| Class 9 | izoqhela | ezoqhela | izoqhela | ayizuqhela | engezuqhela | ingezuqhela |
| Class 10 | zizoqhela | ezizoqhela | zizoqhela | azizuqhela | ezingezuqhela | zingezuqhela |
| Class 11 | luzoqhela | oluzoqhela | luzoqhela | aluzuqhela | olungezuqhela | lungezuqhela |
| Class 14 | buzoqhela | obuzoqhela | buzoqhela | abuzuqhela | obungezuqhela | bungezuqhela |
| Class 15 | kuzoqhela | okuzoqhela | kuzoqhela | akuzuqhela | okungezuqhela | kungezuqhela |
| Class 17 | kuzoqhela | okuzoqhela | kuzoqhela | akuzuqhela | okungezuqhela | kungezuqhela |
| | 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 | ngiyoqhela | engiyoqhela | ngiyoqhela | angiyuqhela | engingeyuqhela | ngingeyuqhela |
| 2nd singular | uyoqhela | oyoqhela | uyoqhela | awuyuqhela | ongeyuqhela | ungeyuqhela |
| 1st plural | siyoqhela | esiyoqhela | siyoqhela | asiyuqhela | esingeyuqhela | singeyuqhela |
| 2nd plural | niyoqhela | eniyoqhela | niyoqhela | aniyuqhela | eningeyuqhela | ningeyuqhela |
| Class 1 | uyoqhela | oyoqhela | eyoqhela | akayuqhela | ongeyuqhela | engeyuqhela |
| Class 2 | bayoqhela | abayoqhela | beyoqhela | abayuqhela | abangeyuqhela | bengeyuqhela |
| Class 3 | uyoqhela | oyoqhela | uyoqhela | awuyuqhela | ongeyuqhela | ungeyuqhela |
| Class 4 | iyoqhela | eyoqhela | iyoqhela | ayiyuqhela | engeyuqhela | ingeyuqhela |
| Class 5 | liyoqhela | eliyoqhela | liyoqhela | aliyuqhela | elingeyuqhela | lingeyuqhela |
| Class 6 | ayoqhela | ayoqhela | eyoqhela | awayuqhela | angeyuqhela | engeyuqhela |
| Class 7 | siyoqhela | esiyoqhela | siyoqhela | asiyuqhela | esingeyuqhela | singeyuqhela |
| Class 8 | ziyoqhela | eziyoqhela | ziyoqhela | aziyuqhela | ezingeyuqhela | zingeyuqhela |
| Class 9 | iyoqhela | eyoqhela | iyoqhela | ayiyuqhela | engeyuqhela | ingeyuqhela |
| Class 10 | ziyoqhela | eziyoqhela | ziyoqhela | aziyuqhela | ezingeyuqhela | zingeyuqhela |
| Class 11 | luyoqhela | oluyoqhela | luyoqhela | aluyuqhela | olungeyuqhela | lungeyuqhela |
| Class 14 | buyoqhela | obuyoqhela | buyoqhela | abuyuqhela | obungeyuqhela | bungeyuqhela |
| Class 15 | kuyoqhela | okuyoqhela | kuyoqhela | akuyuqhela | okungeyuqhela | kungeyuqhela |
| Class 17 | kuyoqhela | okuyoqhela | kuyoqhela | akuyuqhela | okungeyuqhela | kungeyuqhela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqhele | ngingaqheli |
| 2nd singular | uqhele | ungaqheli |
| 1st plural | siqhele | singaqheli |
| 2nd plural | niqhele | ningaqheli |
| Class 1 | aqhele | angaqheli |
| Class 2 | baqhele | bangaqheli |
| Class 3 | uqhele | ungaqheli |
| Class 4 | iqhele | ingaqheli |
| Class 5 | liqhele | lingaqheli |
| Class 6 | aqhele | angaqheli |
| Class 7 | siqhele | singaqheli |
| Class 8 | ziqhele | zingaqheli |
| Class 9 | iqhele | ingaqheli |
| Class 10 | ziqhele | zingaqheli |
| Class 11 | luqhele | lungaqheli |
| Class 14 | buqhele | bungaqheli |
| Class 15 | kuqhele | kungaqheli |
| Class 17 | kuqhele | kungaqheli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqhela | ngangaqhela, angaqhela, angangaqhela |
| 2nd singular | waqhela | wangaqhela, awaqhela, awangaqhela |
| 1st plural | saqhela | sangaqhela, asaqhela, asangaqhela |
| 2nd plural | naqhela | nangaqhela, anaqhela, anangaqhela |
| Class 1 | waqhela | wangaqhela, akaqhela, akangaqhela |
| Class 2 | baqhela | bangaqhela, abaqhela, abangaqhela |
| Class 3 | waqhela | wangaqhela, awaqhela, awangaqhela |
| Class 4 | yaqhela | yangaqhela, ayaqhela, ayangaqhela |
| Class 5 | laqhela | langaqhela, alaqhela, alangaqhela |
| Class 6 | aqhela | angaqhela, awaqhela, awangaqhela |
| Class 7 | saqhela | sangaqhela, asaqhela, asangaqhela |
| Class 8 | zaqhela | zangaqhela, azaqhela, azangaqhela |
| Class 9 | yaqhela | yangaqhela, ayaqhela, ayangaqhela |
| Class 10 | zaqhela | zangaqhela, azaqhela, azangaqhela |
| Class 11 | lwaqhela | lwangaqhela, alwaqhela, alwangaqhela |
| Class 14 | baqhela | bangaqhela, abaqhela, abangaqhela |
| Class 15 | kwaqhela | kwangaqhela, akwaqhela, akwangaqhela |
| Class 17 | kwaqhela | kwangaqhela, akwaqhela, akwangaqhela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “qhela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qhela (6.3)”