# khonzela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -khonza +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-khonzela$^?$
* (transitive) to give greetings for

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukukhonzela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhonzela | ukungakhonzeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khonzela | -khonzele |
| Plural | khonzelani | -khonzeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhonzela, ngikhonzela | engikhonzelayo, engikhonzela | ngikhonzela | angikhonzeli | engingakhonzeli | ngingakhonzeli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhonzela, ukhonzela | okhonzelayo, okhonzela | ukhonzela | awukhonzeli | ongakhonzeli | ungakhonzeli |
| 1st plural | siyakhonzela, sikhonzela | esikhonzelayo, esikhonzela | sikhonzela | asikhonzeli | esingakhonzeli | singakhonzeli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhonzela, nikhonzela | enikhonzelayo, enikhonzela | nikhonzela | anikhonzeli | eningakhonzeli | ningakhonzeli |
| Class 1 | uyakhonzela, ukhonzela | okhonzelayo, okhonzela | ekhonzela | akakhonzeli | ongakhonzeli | engakhonzeli |
| Class 2 | bayakhonzela, bakhonzela | abakhonzelayo, abakhonzela | bekhonzela | abakhonzeli | abangakhonzeli | bengakhonzeli |
| Class 3 | uyakhonzela, ukhonzela | okhonzelayo, okhonzela | ukhonzela | awukhonzeli | ongakhonzeli | ungakhonzeli |
| Class 4 | iyakhonzela, ikhonzela | ekhonzelayo, ekhonzela | ikhonzela | ayikhonzeli | engakhonzeli | ingakhonzeli |
| Class 5 | liyakhonzela, likhonzela | elikhonzelayo, elikhonzela | likhonzela | alikhonzeli | elingakhonzeli | lingakhonzeli |
| Class 6 | ayakhonzela, akhonzela | akhonzelayo, akhonzela | ekhonzela | awakhonzeli | angakhonzeli | engakhonzeli |
| Class 7 | siyakhonzela, sikhonzela | esikhonzelayo, esikhonzela | sikhonzela | asikhonzeli | esingakhonzeli | singakhonzeli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhonzela, zikhonzela | ezikhonzelayo, ezikhonzela | zikhonzela | azikhonzeli | ezingakhonzeli | zingakhonzeli |
| Class 9 | iyakhonzela, ikhonzela | ekhonzelayo, ekhonzela | ikhonzela | ayikhonzeli | engakhonzeli | ingakhonzeli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhonzela, zikhonzela | ezikhonzelayo, ezikhonzela | zikhonzela | azikhonzeli | ezingakhonzeli | zingakhonzeli |
| Class 11 | luyakhonzela, lukhonzela | olukhonzelayo, olukhonzela | lukhonzela | alukhonzeli | olungakhonzeli | lungakhonzeli |
| Class 14 | buyakhonzela, bukhonzela | obukhonzelayo, obukhonzela | bukhonzela | abukhonzeli | obungakhonzeli | bungakhonzeli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhonzela, kukhonzela | okukhonzelayo, okukhonzela | kukhonzela | akukhonzeli | okungakhonzeli | kungakhonzeli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhonzela, kukhonzela | okukhonzelayo, okukhonzela | kukhonzela | akukhonzeli | okungakhonzeli | kungakhonzeli |
| | 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 | ngikhonzelile, ngikhonzelē | engikhonzelile, engikhonzelē | ngikhonzelile, ngikhonzelē | angikhonzelanga | engingakhonzelanga | ngingakhonzelanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhonzelile, ukhonzelē | okhonzelile, okhonzelē | ukhonzelile, ukhonzelē | awukhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | ungakhonzelanga |
| 1st plural | sikhonzelile, sikhonzelē | esikhonzelile, esikhonzelē | sikhonzelile, sikhonzelē | asikhonzelanga | esingakhonzelanga | singakhonzelanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhonzelile, nikhonzelē | enikhonzelile, enikhonzelē | nikhonzelile, nikhonzelē | anikhonzelanga | eningakhonzelanga | ningakhonzelanga |
| Class 1 | ukhonzelile, ukhonzelē | okhonzelile, okhonzelē | ekhonzelile, ekhonzelē | akakhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga |
| Class 2 | bakhonzelile, bakhonzelē | abakhonzelile, abakhonzelē | bekhonzelile, bekhonzelē | abakhonzelanga | abangakhonzelanga | bengakhonzelanga |
| Class 3 | ukhonzelile, ukhonzelē | okhonzelile, okhonzelē | ukhonzelile, ukhonzelē | awukhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | ungakhonzelanga |
| Class 4 | ikhonzelile, ikhonzelē | ekhonzelile, ekhonzelē | ikhonzelile, ikhonzelē | ayikhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga | ingakhonzelanga |
| Class 5 | likhonzelile, likhonzelē | elikhonzelile, elikhonzelē | likhonzelile, likhonzelē | alikhonzelanga | elingakhonzelanga | lingakhonzelanga |
| Class 6 | akhonzelile, akhonzelē | akhonzelile, akhonzelē | ekhonzelile, ekhonzelē | awakhonzelanga | angakhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga |
| Class 7 | sikhonzelile, sikhonzelē | esikhonzelile, esikhonzelē | sikhonzelile, sikhonzelē | asikhonzelanga | esingakhonzelanga | singakhonzelanga |
| Class 8 | zikhonzelile, zikhonzelē | ezikhonzelile, ezikhonzelē | zikhonzelile, zikhonzelē | azikhonzelanga | ezingakhonzelanga | zingakhonzelanga |
| Class 9 | ikhonzelile, ikhonzelē | ekhonzelile, ekhonzelē | ikhonzelile, ikhonzelē | ayikhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga | ingakhonzelanga |
| Class 10 | zikhonzelile, zikhonzelē | ezikhonzelile, ezikhonzelē | zikhonzelile, zikhonzelē | azikhonzelanga | ezingakhonzelanga | zingakhonzelanga |
| Class 11 | lukhonzelile, lukhonzelē | olukhonzelile, olukhonzelē | lukhonzelile, lukhonzelē | alukhonzelanga | olungakhonzelanga | lungakhonzelanga |
| Class 14 | bukhonzelile, bukhonzelē | obukhonzelile, obukhonzelē | bukhonzelile, bukhonzelē | abukhonzelanga | obungakhonzelanga | bungakhonzelanga |
| Class 15 | kukhonzelile, kukhonzelē | okukhonzelile, okukhonzelē | kukhonzelile, kukhonzelē | akukhonzelanga | okungakhonzelanga | kungakhonzelanga |
| Class 17 | kukhonzelile, kukhonzelē | okukhonzelile, okukhonzelē | kukhonzelile, kukhonzelē | akukhonzelanga | okungakhonzelanga | kungakhonzelanga |
| | 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 | ngākhonzela | engākhonzela | ngākhonzela | angikhonzelanga | engingakhonzelanga | ngingakhonzelanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhonzela | owākhonzela | wākhonzela | awukhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | ungakhonzelanga |
| 1st plural | sākhonzela | esākhonzela | sākhonzela | asikhonzelanga | esingakhonzelanga | singakhonzelanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhonzela | enākhonzela | nākhonzela | anikhonzelanga | eningakhonzelanga | ningakhonzelanga |
| Class 1 | wākhonzela | owākhonzela | ākhonzela | akakhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga |
| Class 2 | bākhonzela | abākhonzela | bākhonzela | abakhonzelanga | abangakhonzelanga | bengakhonzelanga |
| Class 3 | wākhonzela | owākhonzela | wākhonzela | awukhonzelanga | ongakhonzelanga | ungakhonzelanga |
| Class 4 | yākhonzela | eyākhonzela | yākhonzela | ayikhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga | ingakhonzelanga |
| Class 5 | lākhonzela | elākhonzela | lākhonzela | alikhonzelanga | elingakhonzelanga | lingakhonzelanga |
| Class 6 | ākhonzela | ākhonzela | ākhonzela | awakhonzelanga | angakhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga |
| Class 7 | sākhonzela | esākhonzela | sākhonzela | asikhonzelanga | esingakhonzelanga | singakhonzelanga |
| Class 8 | zākhonzela | ezākhonzela | zākhonzela | azikhonzelanga | ezingakhonzelanga | zingakhonzelanga |
| Class 9 | yākhonzela | eyākhonzela | yākhonzela | ayikhonzelanga | engakhonzelanga | ingakhonzelanga |
| Class 10 | zākhonzela | ezākhonzela | zākhonzela | azikhonzelanga | ezingakhonzelanga | zingakhonzelanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhonzela | olwākhonzela | lwākhonzela | alukhonzelanga | olungakhonzelanga | lungakhonzelanga |
| Class 14 | bākhonzela | obākhonzela | bākhonzela | abukhonzelanga | obungakhonzelanga | bungakhonzelanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhonzela | okwākhonzela | kwākhonzela | akukhonzelanga | okungakhonzelanga | kungakhonzelanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhonzela | okwākhonzela | kwākhonzela | akukhonzelanga | okungakhonzelanga | kungakhonzelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhonzela | — | ngingakhonzela | ngingekhonzele | — | ngingekhonzele |
| 2nd singular | ungakhonzela | — | ungakhonzela | ungekhonzele | — | ungekhonzele |
| 1st plural | singakhonzela | — | singakhonzela | singekhonzele | — | singekhonzele |
| 2nd plural | ningakhonzela | — | ningakhonzela | ningekhonzele | — | ningekhonzele |
| Class 1 | angakhonzela | — | engakhonzela | angekhonzele | — | engekhonzele |
| Class 2 | bangakhonzela | — | bengakhonzela | bangekhonzele | — | bengekhonzele |
| Class 3 | ungakhonzela | — | ungakhonzela | ungekhonzele | — | ungekhonzele |
| Class 4 | ingakhonzela | — | ingakhonzela | ingekhonzele | — | ingekhonzele |
| Class 5 | lingakhonzela | — | lingakhonzela | lingekhonzele | — | lingekhonzele |
| Class 6 | angakhonzela | — | engakhonzela | angekhonzele | — | engekhonzele |
| Class 7 | singakhonzela | — | singakhonzela | singekhonzele | — | singekhonzele |
| Class 8 | zingakhonzela | — | zingakhonzela | zingekhonzele | — | zingekhonzele |
| Class 9 | ingakhonzela | — | ingakhonzela | ingekhonzele | — | ingekhonzele |
| Class 10 | zingakhonzela | — | zingakhonzela | zingekhonzele | — | zingekhonzele |
| Class 11 | lungakhonzela | — | lungakhonzela | lungekhonzele | — | lungekhonzele |
| Class 14 | bungakhonzela | — | bungakhonzela | bungekhonzele | — | bungekhonzele |
| Class 15 | kungakhonzela | — | kungakhonzela | kungekhonzele | — | kungekhonzele |
| Class 17 | kungakhonzela | — | kungakhonzela | kungekhonzele | — | kungekhonzele |
| | 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 | ngizokhonzela | engizokhonzela | ngizokhonzela | angizukhonzela | engingezukhonzela | ngingezukhonzela |
| 2nd singular | uzokhonzela | ozokhonzela | uzokhonzela | awuzukhonzela | ongezukhonzela | ungezukhonzela |
| 1st plural | sizokhonzela | esizokhonzela | sizokhonzela | asizukhonzela | esingezukhonzela | singezukhonzela |
| 2nd plural | nizokhonzela | enizokhonzela | nizokhonzela | anizukhonzela | eningezukhonzela | ningezukhonzela |
| Class 1 | uzokhonzela | ozokhonzela | ezokhonzela | akazukhonzela | ongezukhonzela | engezukhonzela |
| Class 2 | bazokhonzela | abazokhonzela | bezokhonzela | abazukhonzela | abangezukhonzela | bengezukhonzela |
| Class 3 | uzokhonzela | ozokhonzela | uzokhonzela | awuzukhonzela | ongezukhonzela | ungezukhonzela |
| Class 4 | izokhonzela | ezokhonzela | izokhonzela | ayizukhonzela | engezukhonzela | ingezukhonzela |
| Class 5 | lizokhonzela | elizokhonzela | lizokhonzela | alizukhonzela | elingezukhonzela | lingezukhonzela |
| Class 6 | azokhonzela | azokhonzela | ezokhonzela | awazukhonzela | angezukhonzela | engezukhonzela |
| Class 7 | sizokhonzela | esizokhonzela | sizokhonzela | asizukhonzela | esingezukhonzela | singezukhonzela |
| Class 8 | zizokhonzela | ezizokhonzela | zizokhonzela | azizukhonzela | ezingezukhonzela | zingezukhonzela |
| Class 9 | izokhonzela | ezokhonzela | izokhonzela | ayizukhonzela | engezukhonzela | ingezukhonzela |
| Class 10 | zizokhonzela | ezizokhonzela | zizokhonzela | azizukhonzela | ezingezukhonzela | zingezukhonzela |
| Class 11 | luzokhonzela | oluzokhonzela | luzokhonzela | aluzukhonzela | olungezukhonzela | lungezukhonzela |
| Class 14 | buzokhonzela | obuzokhonzela | buzokhonzela | abuzukhonzela | obungezukhonzela | bungezukhonzela |
| Class 15 | kuzokhonzela | okuzokhonzela | kuzokhonzela | akuzukhonzela | okungezukhonzela | kungezukhonzela |
| Class 17 | kuzokhonzela | okuzokhonzela | kuzokhonzela | akuzukhonzela | okungezukhonzela | kungezukhonzela |
| | 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 | ngiyokhonzela | engiyokhonzela | ngiyokhonzela | angiyukhonzela | engingeyukhonzela | ngingeyukhonzela |
| 2nd singular | uyokhonzela | oyokhonzela | uyokhonzela | awuyukhonzela | ongeyukhonzela | ungeyukhonzela |
| 1st plural | siyokhonzela | esiyokhonzela | siyokhonzela | asiyukhonzela | esingeyukhonzela | singeyukhonzela |
| 2nd plural | niyokhonzela | eniyokhonzela | niyokhonzela | aniyukhonzela | eningeyukhonzela | ningeyukhonzela |
| Class 1 | uyokhonzela | oyokhonzela | eyokhonzela | akayukhonzela | ongeyukhonzela | engeyukhonzela |
| Class 2 | bayokhonzela | abayokhonzela | beyokhonzela | abayukhonzela | abangeyukhonzela | bengeyukhonzela |
| Class 3 | uyokhonzela | oyokhonzela | uyokhonzela | awuyukhonzela | ongeyukhonzela | ungeyukhonzela |
| Class 4 | iyokhonzela | eyokhonzela | iyokhonzela | ayiyukhonzela | engeyukhonzela | ingeyukhonzela |
| Class 5 | liyokhonzela | eliyokhonzela | liyokhonzela | aliyukhonzela | elingeyukhonzela | lingeyukhonzela |
| Class 6 | ayokhonzela | ayokhonzela | eyokhonzela | awayukhonzela | angeyukhonzela | engeyukhonzela |
| Class 7 | siyokhonzela | esiyokhonzela | siyokhonzela | asiyukhonzela | esingeyukhonzela | singeyukhonzela |
| Class 8 | ziyokhonzela | eziyokhonzela | ziyokhonzela | aziyukhonzela | ezingeyukhonzela | zingeyukhonzela |
| Class 9 | iyokhonzela | eyokhonzela | iyokhonzela | ayiyukhonzela | engeyukhonzela | ingeyukhonzela |
| Class 10 | ziyokhonzela | eziyokhonzela | ziyokhonzela | aziyukhonzela | ezingeyukhonzela | zingeyukhonzela |
| Class 11 | luyokhonzela | oluyokhonzela | luyokhonzela | aluyukhonzela | olungeyukhonzela | lungeyukhonzela |
| Class 14 | buyokhonzela | obuyokhonzela | buyokhonzela | abuyukhonzela | obungeyukhonzela | bungeyukhonzela |
| Class 15 | kuyokhonzela | okuyokhonzela | kuyokhonzela | akuyukhonzela | okungeyukhonzela | kungeyukhonzela |
| Class 17 | kuyokhonzela | okuyokhonzela | kuyokhonzela | akuyukhonzela | okungeyukhonzela | kungeyukhonzela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhonzele | ngingakhonzeli |
| 2nd singular | ukhonzele | ungakhonzeli |
| 1st plural | sikhonzele | singakhonzeli |
| 2nd plural | nikhonzele | ningakhonzeli |
| Class 1 | akhonzele | angakhonzeli |
| Class 2 | bakhonzele | bangakhonzeli |
| Class 3 | ukhonzele | ungakhonzeli |
| Class 4 | ikhonzele | ingakhonzeli |
| Class 5 | likhonzele | lingakhonzeli |
| Class 6 | akhonzele | angakhonzeli |
| Class 7 | sikhonzele | singakhonzeli |
| Class 8 | zikhonzele | zingakhonzeli |
| Class 9 | ikhonzele | ingakhonzeli |
| Class 10 | zikhonzele | zingakhonzeli |
| Class 11 | lukhonzele | lungakhonzeli |
| Class 14 | bukhonzele | bungakhonzeli |
| Class 15 | kukhonzele | kungakhonzeli |
| Class 17 | kukhonzele | kungakhonzeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhonzela | ngangakhonzela, angakhonzela, angangakhonzela |
| 2nd singular | wakhonzela | wangakhonzela, awakhonzela, awangakhonzela |
| 1st plural | sakhonzela | sangakhonzela, asakhonzela, asangakhonzela |
| 2nd plural | nakhonzela | nangakhonzela, anakhonzela, anangakhonzela |
| Class 1 | wakhonzela | wangakhonzela, akakhonzela, akangakhonzela |
| Class 2 | bakhonzela | bangakhonzela, abakhonzela, abangakhonzela |
| Class 3 | wakhonzela | wangakhonzela, awakhonzela, awangakhonzela |
| Class 4 | yakhonzela | yangakhonzela, ayakhonzela, ayangakhonzela |
| Class 5 | lakhonzela | langakhonzela, alakhonzela, alangakhonzela |
| Class 6 | akhonzela | angakhonzela, awakhonzela, awangakhonzela |
| Class 7 | sakhonzela | sangakhonzela, asakhonzela, asangakhonzela |
| Class 8 | zakhonzela | zangakhonzela, azakhonzela, azangakhonzela |
| Class 9 | yakhonzela | yangakhonzela, ayakhonzela, ayangakhonzela |
| Class 10 | zakhonzela | zangakhonzela, azakhonzela, azangakhonzela |
| Class 11 | lwakhonzela | lwangakhonzela, alwakhonzela, alwangakhonzela |
| Class 14 | bakhonzela | bangakhonzela, abakhonzela, abangakhonzela |
| Class 15 | kwakhonzela | kwangakhonzela, akwakhonzela, akwangakhonzela |
| Class 17 | kwakhonzela | kwangakhonzela, akwakhonzela, akwangakhonzela |