# ejwayela
## Zulu
### Alternative forms

* jwayela

### Verb

-ejwayéla
* to get accustomed to, to get used to, to be familiar with

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwejwayela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwejwayela | ukungejwayeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yejwayela | -ejwayele |
| Plural | yejwayelani | -ejwayeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyejwayela, ngejwayela | engejwayelayo, engejwayela | ngejwayela | angejwayeli | engingejwayeli | ngingejwayeli |
| 2nd singular | uyejwayela, wejwayela | owejwayelayo, owejwayela | wejwayela | awejwayeli | ongejwayeli | ungejwayeli |
| 1st plural | siyejwayela, sejwayela | esejwayelayo, esejwayela | sejwayela | asejwayeli | esingejwayeli | singejwayeli |
| 2nd plural | niyejwayela, nejwayela | enejwayelayo, enejwayela | nejwayela | anejwayeli | eningejwayeli | ningejwayeli |
| Class 1 | uyejwayela, wejwayela | owejwayelayo, owejwayela | ejwayela | akejwayeli | ongejwayeli | engejwayeli |
| Class 2 | bayejwayela, bejwayela | abejwayelayo, abejwayela | bejwayela | abejwayeli | abangejwayeli | bengejwayeli |
| Class 3 | uyejwayela, wejwayela | owejwayelayo, owejwayela | wejwayela | awejwayeli | ongejwayeli | ungejwayeli |
| Class 4 | iyejwayela, yejwayela | eyejwayelayo, eyejwayela | yejwayela | ayejwayeli | engejwayeli | ingejwayeli |
| Class 5 | liyejwayela, lejwayela | elejwayelayo, elejwayela | lejwayela | alejwayeli | elingejwayeli | lingejwayeli |
| Class 6 | ayejwayela, ejwayela | ejwayelayo, ejwayela | ejwayela | awejwayeli | angejwayeli | engejwayeli |
| Class 7 | siyejwayela, sejwayela | esejwayelayo, esejwayela | sejwayela | asejwayeli | esingejwayeli | singejwayeli |
| Class 8 | ziyejwayela, zejwayela | ezejwayelayo, ezejwayela | zejwayela | azejwayeli | ezingejwayeli | zingejwayeli |
| Class 9 | iyejwayela, yejwayela | eyejwayelayo, eyejwayela | yejwayela | ayejwayeli | engejwayeli | ingejwayeli |
| Class 10 | ziyejwayela, zejwayela | ezejwayelayo, ezejwayela | zejwayela | azejwayeli | ezingejwayeli | zingejwayeli |
| Class 11 | luyejwayela, lwejwayela | olwejwayelayo, olwejwayela | lwejwayela | alwejwayeli | olungejwayeli | lungejwayeli |
| Class 14 | buyejwayela, bejwayela | obejwayelayo, obejwayela | bejwayela | abejwayeli | obungejwayeli | bungejwayeli |
| Class 15 | kuyejwayela, kwejwayela | okwejwayelayo, okwejwayela | kwejwayela | akwejwayeli | okungejwayeli | kungejwayeli |
| Class 17 | kuyejwayela, kwejwayela | okwejwayelayo, okwejwayela | kwejwayela | akwejwayeli | okungejwayeli | kungejwayeli |
| | 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 | ngejwayelile, ngejwayelē | engejwayelile, engejwayelē | ngejwayelile, ngejwayelē | angejwayelanga | engingejwayelanga | ngingejwayelanga |
| 2nd singular | wejwayelile, wejwayelē | owejwayelile, owejwayelē | wejwayelile, wejwayelē | awejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | ungejwayelanga |
| 1st plural | sejwayelile, sejwayelē | esejwayelile, esejwayelē | sejwayelile, sejwayelē | asejwayelanga | esingejwayelanga | singejwayelanga |
| 2nd plural | nejwayelile, nejwayelē | enejwayelile, enejwayelē | nejwayelile, nejwayelē | anejwayelanga | eningejwayelanga | ningejwayelanga |
| Class 1 | wejwayelile, wejwayelē | owejwayelile, owejwayelē | ejwayelile, ejwayelē | akejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | engejwayelanga |
| Class 2 | bejwayelile, bejwayelē | abejwayelile, abejwayelē | bejwayelile, bejwayelē | abejwayelanga | abangejwayelanga | bengejwayelanga |
| Class 3 | wejwayelile, wejwayelē | owejwayelile, owejwayelē | wejwayelile, wejwayelē | awejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | ungejwayelanga |
| Class 4 | yejwayelile, yejwayelē | eyejwayelile, eyejwayelē | yejwayelile, yejwayelē | ayejwayelanga | engejwayelanga | ingejwayelanga |
| Class 5 | lejwayelile, lejwayelē | elejwayelile, elejwayelē | lejwayelile, lejwayelē | alejwayelanga | elingejwayelanga | lingejwayelanga |
| Class 6 | ejwayelile, ejwayelē | ejwayelile, ejwayelē | ejwayelile, ejwayelē | awejwayelanga | angejwayelanga | engejwayelanga |
| Class 7 | sejwayelile, sejwayelē | esejwayelile, esejwayelē | sejwayelile, sejwayelē | asejwayelanga | esingejwayelanga | singejwayelanga |
| Class 8 | zejwayelile, zejwayelē | ezejwayelile, ezejwayelē | zejwayelile, zejwayelē | azejwayelanga | ezingejwayelanga | zingejwayelanga |
| Class 9 | yejwayelile, yejwayelē | eyejwayelile, eyejwayelē | yejwayelile, yejwayelē | ayejwayelanga | engejwayelanga | ingejwayelanga |
| Class 10 | zejwayelile, zejwayelē | ezejwayelile, ezejwayelē | zejwayelile, zejwayelē | azejwayelanga | ezingejwayelanga | zingejwayelanga |
| Class 11 | lwejwayelile, lwejwayelē | olwejwayelile, olwejwayelē | lwejwayelile, lwejwayelē | alwejwayelanga | olungejwayelanga | lungejwayelanga |
| Class 14 | bejwayelile, bejwayelē | obejwayelile, obejwayelē | bejwayelile, bejwayelē | abejwayelanga | obungejwayelanga | bungejwayelanga |
| Class 15 | kwejwayelile, kwejwayelē | okwejwayelile, okwejwayelē | kwejwayelile, kwejwayelē | akwejwayelanga | okungejwayelanga | kungejwayelanga |
| Class 17 | kwejwayelile, kwejwayelē | okwejwayelile, okwejwayelē | kwejwayelile, kwejwayelē | akwejwayelanga | okungejwayelanga | kungejwayelanga |
| | 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 | ngējwayela | engējwayela | ngējwayela | angejwayelanga | engingejwayelanga | ngingejwayelanga |
| 2nd singular | wējwayela | owējwayela | wējwayela | awejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | ungejwayelanga |
| 1st plural | sējwayela | esējwayela | sējwayela | asejwayelanga | esingejwayelanga | singejwayelanga |
| 2nd plural | nējwayela | enējwayela | nējwayela | anejwayelanga | eningejwayelanga | ningejwayelanga |
| Class 1 | wējwayela | owējwayela | ējwayela | akejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | engejwayelanga |
| Class 2 | bējwayela | abējwayela | bējwayela | abejwayelanga | abangejwayelanga | bengejwayelanga |
| Class 3 | wējwayela | owējwayela | wējwayela | awejwayelanga | ongejwayelanga | ungejwayelanga |
| Class 4 | yējwayela | eyējwayela | yējwayela | ayejwayelanga | engejwayelanga | ingejwayelanga |
| Class 5 | lējwayela | elējwayela | lējwayela | alejwayelanga | elingejwayelanga | lingejwayelanga |
| Class 6 | ējwayela | ējwayela | ējwayela | awejwayelanga | angejwayelanga | engejwayelanga |
| Class 7 | sējwayela | esējwayela | sējwayela | asejwayelanga | esingejwayelanga | singejwayelanga |
| Class 8 | zējwayela | ezējwayela | zējwayela | azejwayelanga | ezingejwayelanga | zingejwayelanga |
| Class 9 | yējwayela | eyējwayela | yējwayela | ayejwayelanga | engejwayelanga | ingejwayelanga |
| Class 10 | zējwayela | ezējwayela | zējwayela | azejwayelanga | ezingejwayelanga | zingejwayelanga |
| Class 11 | lwējwayela | olwējwayela | lwējwayela | alwejwayelanga | olungejwayelanga | lungejwayelanga |
| Class 14 | bējwayela | obējwayela | bējwayela | abejwayelanga | obungejwayelanga | bungejwayelanga |
| Class 15 | kwējwayela | okwējwayela | kwējwayela | akwejwayelanga | okungejwayelanga | kungejwayelanga |
| Class 17 | kwējwayela | okwējwayela | kwējwayela | akwejwayelanga | okungejwayelanga | kungejwayelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingejwayela | — | ngingejwayela | ngingejwayele | — | ngingejwayele |
| 2nd singular | ungejwayela | — | ungejwayela | ungejwayele | — | ungejwayele |
| 1st plural | singejwayela | — | singejwayela | singejwayele | — | singejwayele |
| 2nd plural | ningejwayela | — | ningejwayela | ningejwayele | — | ningejwayele |
| Class 1 | angejwayela | — | engejwayela | angejwayele | — | engejwayele |
| Class 2 | bangejwayela | — | bengejwayela | bangejwayele | — | bengejwayele |
| Class 3 | ungejwayela | — | ungejwayela | ungejwayele | — | ungejwayele |
| Class 4 | ingejwayela | — | ingejwayela | ingejwayele | — | ingejwayele |
| Class 5 | lingejwayela | — | lingejwayela | lingejwayele | — | lingejwayele |
| Class 6 | angejwayela | — | engejwayela | angejwayele | — | engejwayele |
| Class 7 | singejwayela | — | singejwayela | singejwayele | — | singejwayele |
| Class 8 | zingejwayela | — | zingejwayela | zingejwayele | — | zingejwayele |
| Class 9 | ingejwayela | — | ingejwayela | ingejwayele | — | ingejwayele |
| Class 10 | zingejwayela | — | zingejwayela | zingejwayele | — | zingejwayele |
| Class 11 | lungejwayela | — | lungejwayela | lungejwayele | — | lungejwayele |
| Class 14 | bungejwayela | — | bungejwayela | bungejwayele | — | bungejwayele |
| Class 15 | kungejwayela | — | kungejwayela | kungejwayele | — | kungejwayele |
| Class 17 | kungejwayela | — | kungejwayela | kungejwayele | — | kungejwayele |
| | 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 | ngizokwejwayela | engizokwejwayela | ngizokwejwayela | angizukwejwayela | engingezukwejwayela | ngingezukwejwayela |
| 2nd singular | uzokwejwayela | ozokwejwayela | uzokwejwayela | awuzukwejwayela | ongezukwejwayela | ungezukwejwayela |
| 1st plural | sizokwejwayela | esizokwejwayela | sizokwejwayela | asizukwejwayela | esingezukwejwayela | singezukwejwayela |
| 2nd plural | nizokwejwayela | enizokwejwayela | nizokwejwayela | anizukwejwayela | eningezukwejwayela | ningezukwejwayela |
| Class 1 | uzokwejwayela | ozokwejwayela | ezokwejwayela | akazukwejwayela | ongezukwejwayela | engezukwejwayela |
| Class 2 | bazokwejwayela | abazokwejwayela | bezokwejwayela | abazukwejwayela | abangezukwejwayela | bengezukwejwayela |
| Class 3 | uzokwejwayela | ozokwejwayela | uzokwejwayela | awuzukwejwayela | ongezukwejwayela | ungezukwejwayela |
| Class 4 | izokwejwayela | ezokwejwayela | izokwejwayela | ayizukwejwayela | engezukwejwayela | ingezukwejwayela |
| Class 5 | lizokwejwayela | elizokwejwayela | lizokwejwayela | alizukwejwayela | elingezukwejwayela | lingezukwejwayela |
| Class 6 | azokwejwayela | azokwejwayela | ezokwejwayela | awazukwejwayela | angezukwejwayela | engezukwejwayela |
| Class 7 | sizokwejwayela | esizokwejwayela | sizokwejwayela | asizukwejwayela | esingezukwejwayela | singezukwejwayela |
| Class 8 | zizokwejwayela | ezizokwejwayela | zizokwejwayela | azizukwejwayela | ezingezukwejwayela | zingezukwejwayela |
| Class 9 | izokwejwayela | ezokwejwayela | izokwejwayela | ayizukwejwayela | engezukwejwayela | ingezukwejwayela |
| Class 10 | zizokwejwayela | ezizokwejwayela | zizokwejwayela | azizukwejwayela | ezingezukwejwayela | zingezukwejwayela |
| Class 11 | luzokwejwayela | oluzokwejwayela | luzokwejwayela | aluzukwejwayela | olungezukwejwayela | lungezukwejwayela |
| Class 14 | buzokwejwayela | obuzokwejwayela | buzokwejwayela | abuzukwejwayela | obungezukwejwayela | bungezukwejwayela |
| Class 15 | kuzokwejwayela | okuzokwejwayela | kuzokwejwayela | akuzukwejwayela | okungezukwejwayela | kungezukwejwayela |
| Class 17 | kuzokwejwayela | okuzokwejwayela | kuzokwejwayela | akuzukwejwayela | okungezukwejwayela | kungezukwejwayela |
| | 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 | ngiyokwejwayela | engiyokwejwayela | ngiyokwejwayela | angiyukwejwayela | engingeyukwejwayela | ngingeyukwejwayela |
| 2nd singular | uyokwejwayela | oyokwejwayela | uyokwejwayela | awuyukwejwayela | ongeyukwejwayela | ungeyukwejwayela |
| 1st plural | siyokwejwayela | esiyokwejwayela | siyokwejwayela | asiyukwejwayela | esingeyukwejwayela | singeyukwejwayela |
| 2nd plural | niyokwejwayela | eniyokwejwayela | niyokwejwayela | aniyukwejwayela | eningeyukwejwayela | ningeyukwejwayela |
| Class 1 | uyokwejwayela | oyokwejwayela | eyokwejwayela | akayukwejwayela | ongeyukwejwayela | engeyukwejwayela |
| Class 2 | bayokwejwayela | abayokwejwayela | beyokwejwayela | abayukwejwayela | abangeyukwejwayela | bengeyukwejwayela |
| Class 3 | uyokwejwayela | oyokwejwayela | uyokwejwayela | awuyukwejwayela | ongeyukwejwayela | ungeyukwejwayela |
| Class 4 | iyokwejwayela | eyokwejwayela | iyokwejwayela | ayiyukwejwayela | engeyukwejwayela | ingeyukwejwayela |
| Class 5 | liyokwejwayela | eliyokwejwayela | liyokwejwayela | aliyukwejwayela | elingeyukwejwayela | lingeyukwejwayela |
| Class 6 | ayokwejwayela | ayokwejwayela | eyokwejwayela | awayukwejwayela | angeyukwejwayela | engeyukwejwayela |
| Class 7 | siyokwejwayela | esiyokwejwayela | siyokwejwayela | asiyukwejwayela | esingeyukwejwayela | singeyukwejwayela |
| Class 8 | ziyokwejwayela | eziyokwejwayela | ziyokwejwayela | aziyukwejwayela | ezingeyukwejwayela | zingeyukwejwayela |
| Class 9 | iyokwejwayela | eyokwejwayela | iyokwejwayela | ayiyukwejwayela | engeyukwejwayela | ingeyukwejwayela |
| Class 10 | ziyokwejwayela | eziyokwejwayela | ziyokwejwayela | aziyukwejwayela | ezingeyukwejwayela | zingeyukwejwayela |
| Class 11 | luyokwejwayela | oluyokwejwayela | luyokwejwayela | aluyukwejwayela | olungeyukwejwayela | lungeyukwejwayela |
| Class 14 | buyokwejwayela | obuyokwejwayela | buyokwejwayela | abuyukwejwayela | obungeyukwejwayela | bungeyukwejwayela |
| Class 15 | kuyokwejwayela | okuyokwejwayela | kuyokwejwayela | akuyukwejwayela | okungeyukwejwayela | kungeyukwejwayela |
| Class 17 | kuyokwejwayela | okuyokwejwayela | kuyokwejwayela | akuyukwejwayela | okungeyukwejwayela | kungeyukwejwayela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngejwayele | ngingejwayeli |
| 2nd singular | wejwayele | ungejwayeli |
| 1st plural | sejwayele | singejwayeli |
| 2nd plural | nejwayele | ningejwayeli |
| Class 1 | ejwayele | angejwayeli |
| Class 2 | bejwayele | bangejwayeli |
| Class 3 | wejwayele | ungejwayeli |
| Class 4 | yejwayele | ingejwayeli |
| Class 5 | lejwayele | lingejwayeli |
| Class 6 | ejwayele | angejwayeli |
| Class 7 | sejwayele | singejwayeli |
| Class 8 | zejwayele | zingejwayeli |
| Class 9 | yejwayele | ingejwayeli |
| Class 10 | zejwayele | zingejwayeli |
| Class 11 | lwejwayele | lungejwayeli |
| Class 14 | bejwayele | bungejwayeli |
| Class 15 | kwejwayele | kungejwayeli |
| Class 17 | kwejwayele | kungejwayeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngejwayela | ngangejwayela, angejwayela, angangejwayela |
| 2nd singular | wejwayela | wangejwayela, awejwayela, awangejwayela |
| 1st plural | sejwayela | sangejwayela, asejwayela, asangejwayela |
| 2nd plural | nejwayela | nangejwayela, anejwayela, anangejwayela |
| Class 1 | wejwayela | wangejwayela, akejwayela, akangejwayela |
| Class 2 | bejwayela | bangejwayela, abejwayela, abangejwayela |
| Class 3 | wejwayela | wangejwayela, awejwayela, awangejwayela |
| Class 4 | yejwayela | yangejwayela, ayejwayela, ayangejwayela |
| Class 5 | lejwayela | langejwayela, alejwayela, alangejwayela |
| Class 6 | ejwayela | angejwayela, awejwayela, awangejwayela |
| Class 7 | sejwayela | sangejwayela, asejwayela, asangejwayela |
| Class 8 | zejwayela | zangejwayela, azejwayela, azangejwayela |
| Class 9 | yejwayela | yangejwayela, ayejwayela, ayangejwayela |
| Class 10 | zejwayela | zangejwayela, azejwayela, azangejwayela |
| Class 11 | lwejwayela | lwangejwayela, alwejwayela, alwangejwayela |
| Class 14 | bejwayela | bangejwayela, abejwayela, abangejwayela |
| Class 15 | kwejwayela | kwangejwayela, akwejwayela, akwangejwayela |
| Class 17 | kwejwayela | kwangejwayela, akwejwayela, akwangejwayela |

### References

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