# khwehlela
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /kʰweɬéːla/

### Verb

-khwehléla
* to cough

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhwehlela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhwehlela | ukungakhwehleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khwehlela | -khwehlele |
| Plural | khwehlelani | -khwehleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhwehlela, ngikhwehlela | engikhwehlelayo, engikhwehlela | ngikhwehlela | angikhwehleli | engingakhwehleli | ngingakhwehleli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhwehlela, ukhwehlela | okhwehlelayo, okhwehlela | ukhwehlela | awukhwehleli | ongakhwehleli | ungakhwehleli |
| 1st plural | siyakhwehlela, sikhwehlela | esikhwehlelayo, esikhwehlela | sikhwehlela | asikhwehleli | esingakhwehleli | singakhwehleli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhwehlela, nikhwehlela | enikhwehlelayo, enikhwehlela | nikhwehlela | anikhwehleli | eningakhwehleli | ningakhwehleli |
| Class 1 | uyakhwehlela, ukhwehlela | okhwehlelayo, okhwehlela | ekhwehlela | akakhwehleli | ongakhwehleli | engakhwehleli |
| Class 2 | bayakhwehlela, bakhwehlela | abakhwehlelayo, abakhwehlela | bekhwehlela | abakhwehleli | abangakhwehleli | bengakhwehleli |
| Class 3 | uyakhwehlela, ukhwehlela | okhwehlelayo, okhwehlela | ukhwehlela | awukhwehleli | ongakhwehleli | ungakhwehleli |
| Class 4 | iyakhwehlela, ikhwehlela | ekhwehlelayo, ekhwehlela | ikhwehlela | ayikhwehleli | engakhwehleli | ingakhwehleli |
| Class 5 | liyakhwehlela, likhwehlela | elikhwehlelayo, elikhwehlela | likhwehlela | alikhwehleli | elingakhwehleli | lingakhwehleli |
| Class 6 | ayakhwehlela, akhwehlela | akhwehlelayo, akhwehlela | ekhwehlela | awakhwehleli | angakhwehleli | engakhwehleli |
| Class 7 | siyakhwehlela, sikhwehlela | esikhwehlelayo, esikhwehlela | sikhwehlela | asikhwehleli | esingakhwehleli | singakhwehleli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhwehlela, zikhwehlela | ezikhwehlelayo, ezikhwehlela | zikhwehlela | azikhwehleli | ezingakhwehleli | zingakhwehleli |
| Class 9 | iyakhwehlela, ikhwehlela | ekhwehlelayo, ekhwehlela | ikhwehlela | ayikhwehleli | engakhwehleli | ingakhwehleli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhwehlela, zikhwehlela | ezikhwehlelayo, ezikhwehlela | zikhwehlela | azikhwehleli | ezingakhwehleli | zingakhwehleli |
| Class 11 | luyakhwehlela, lukhwehlela | olukhwehlelayo, olukhwehlela | lukhwehlela | alukhwehleli | olungakhwehleli | lungakhwehleli |
| Class 14 | buyakhwehlela, bukhwehlela | obukhwehlelayo, obukhwehlela | bukhwehlela | abukhwehleli | obungakhwehleli | bungakhwehleli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhwehlela, kukhwehlela | okukhwehlelayo, okukhwehlela | kukhwehlela | akukhwehleli | okungakhwehleli | kungakhwehleli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhwehlela, kukhwehlela | okukhwehlelayo, okukhwehlela | kukhwehlela | akukhwehleli | okungakhwehleli | kungakhwehleli |
| | 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 | ngikhwehlelile, ngikhwehlelē | engikhwehlelile, engikhwehlelē | ngikhwehlelile, ngikhwehlelē | angikhwehlelanga | engingakhwehlelanga | ngingakhwehlelanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhwehlelile, ukhwehlelē | okhwehlelile, okhwehlelē | ukhwehlelile, ukhwehlelē | awukhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | ungakhwehlelanga |
| 1st plural | sikhwehlelile, sikhwehlelē | esikhwehlelile, esikhwehlelē | sikhwehlelile, sikhwehlelē | asikhwehlelanga | esingakhwehlelanga | singakhwehlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhwehlelile, nikhwehlelē | enikhwehlelile, enikhwehlelē | nikhwehlelile, nikhwehlelē | anikhwehlelanga | eningakhwehlelanga | ningakhwehlelanga |
| Class 1 | ukhwehlelile, ukhwehlelē | okhwehlelile, okhwehlelē | ekhwehlelile, ekhwehlelē | akakhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga |
| Class 2 | bakhwehlelile, bakhwehlelē | abakhwehlelile, abakhwehlelē | bekhwehlelile, bekhwehlelē | abakhwehlelanga | abangakhwehlelanga | bengakhwehlelanga |
| Class 3 | ukhwehlelile, ukhwehlelē | okhwehlelile, okhwehlelē | ukhwehlelile, ukhwehlelē | awukhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | ungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 4 | ikhwehlelile, ikhwehlelē | ekhwehlelile, ekhwehlelē | ikhwehlelile, ikhwehlelē | ayikhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga | ingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 5 | likhwehlelile, likhwehlelē | elikhwehlelile, elikhwehlelē | likhwehlelile, likhwehlelē | alikhwehlelanga | elingakhwehlelanga | lingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 6 | akhwehlelile, akhwehlelē | akhwehlelile, akhwehlelē | ekhwehlelile, ekhwehlelē | awakhwehlelanga | angakhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga |
| Class 7 | sikhwehlelile, sikhwehlelē | esikhwehlelile, esikhwehlelē | sikhwehlelile, sikhwehlelē | asikhwehlelanga | esingakhwehlelanga | singakhwehlelanga |
| Class 8 | zikhwehlelile, zikhwehlelē | ezikhwehlelile, ezikhwehlelē | zikhwehlelile, zikhwehlelē | azikhwehlelanga | ezingakhwehlelanga | zingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 9 | ikhwehlelile, ikhwehlelē | ekhwehlelile, ekhwehlelē | ikhwehlelile, ikhwehlelē | ayikhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga | ingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 10 | zikhwehlelile, zikhwehlelē | ezikhwehlelile, ezikhwehlelē | zikhwehlelile, zikhwehlelē | azikhwehlelanga | ezingakhwehlelanga | zingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 11 | lukhwehlelile, lukhwehlelē | olukhwehlelile, olukhwehlelē | lukhwehlelile, lukhwehlelē | alukhwehlelanga | olungakhwehlelanga | lungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 14 | bukhwehlelile, bukhwehlelē | obukhwehlelile, obukhwehlelē | bukhwehlelile, bukhwehlelē | abukhwehlelanga | obungakhwehlelanga | bungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 15 | kukhwehlelile, kukhwehlelē | okukhwehlelile, okukhwehlelē | kukhwehlelile, kukhwehlelē | akukhwehlelanga | okungakhwehlelanga | kungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 17 | kukhwehlelile, kukhwehlelē | okukhwehlelile, okukhwehlelē | kukhwehlelile, kukhwehlelē | akukhwehlelanga | okungakhwehlelanga | kungakhwehlelanga |
| | 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 | ngākhwehlela | engākhwehlela | ngākhwehlela | angikhwehlelanga | engingakhwehlelanga | ngingakhwehlelanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhwehlela | owākhwehlela | wākhwehlela | awukhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | ungakhwehlelanga |
| 1st plural | sākhwehlela | esākhwehlela | sākhwehlela | asikhwehlelanga | esingakhwehlelanga | singakhwehlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhwehlela | enākhwehlela | nākhwehlela | anikhwehlelanga | eningakhwehlelanga | ningakhwehlelanga |
| Class 1 | wākhwehlela | owākhwehlela | ākhwehlela | akakhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga |
| Class 2 | bākhwehlela | abākhwehlela | bākhwehlela | abakhwehlelanga | abangakhwehlelanga | bengakhwehlelanga |
| Class 3 | wākhwehlela | owākhwehlela | wākhwehlela | awukhwehlelanga | ongakhwehlelanga | ungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 4 | yākhwehlela | eyākhwehlela | yākhwehlela | ayikhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga | ingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 5 | lākhwehlela | elākhwehlela | lākhwehlela | alikhwehlelanga | elingakhwehlelanga | lingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 6 | ākhwehlela | ākhwehlela | ākhwehlela | awakhwehlelanga | angakhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga |
| Class 7 | sākhwehlela | esākhwehlela | sākhwehlela | asikhwehlelanga | esingakhwehlelanga | singakhwehlelanga |
| Class 8 | zākhwehlela | ezākhwehlela | zākhwehlela | azikhwehlelanga | ezingakhwehlelanga | zingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 9 | yākhwehlela | eyākhwehlela | yākhwehlela | ayikhwehlelanga | engakhwehlelanga | ingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 10 | zākhwehlela | ezākhwehlela | zākhwehlela | azikhwehlelanga | ezingakhwehlelanga | zingakhwehlelanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhwehlela | olwākhwehlela | lwākhwehlela | alukhwehlelanga | olungakhwehlelanga | lungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 14 | bākhwehlela | obākhwehlela | bākhwehlela | abukhwehlelanga | obungakhwehlelanga | bungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhwehlela | okwākhwehlela | kwākhwehlela | akukhwehlelanga | okungakhwehlelanga | kungakhwehlelanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhwehlela | okwākhwehlela | kwākhwehlela | akukhwehlelanga | okungakhwehlelanga | kungakhwehlelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhwehlela | — | ngingakhwehlela | ngingekhwehlele | — | ngingekhwehlele |
| 2nd singular | ungakhwehlela | — | ungakhwehlela | ungekhwehlele | — | ungekhwehlele |
| 1st plural | singakhwehlela | — | singakhwehlela | singekhwehlele | — | singekhwehlele |
| 2nd plural | ningakhwehlela | — | ningakhwehlela | ningekhwehlele | — | ningekhwehlele |
| Class 1 | angakhwehlela | — | engakhwehlela | angekhwehlele | — | engekhwehlele |
| Class 2 | bangakhwehlela | — | bengakhwehlela | bangekhwehlele | — | bengekhwehlele |
| Class 3 | ungakhwehlela | — | ungakhwehlela | ungekhwehlele | — | ungekhwehlele |
| Class 4 | ingakhwehlela | — | ingakhwehlela | ingekhwehlele | — | ingekhwehlele |
| Class 5 | lingakhwehlela | — | lingakhwehlela | lingekhwehlele | — | lingekhwehlele |
| Class 6 | angakhwehlela | — | engakhwehlela | angekhwehlele | — | engekhwehlele |
| Class 7 | singakhwehlela | — | singakhwehlela | singekhwehlele | — | singekhwehlele |
| Class 8 | zingakhwehlela | — | zingakhwehlela | zingekhwehlele | — | zingekhwehlele |
| Class 9 | ingakhwehlela | — | ingakhwehlela | ingekhwehlele | — | ingekhwehlele |
| Class 10 | zingakhwehlela | — | zingakhwehlela | zingekhwehlele | — | zingekhwehlele |
| Class 11 | lungakhwehlela | — | lungakhwehlela | lungekhwehlele | — | lungekhwehlele |
| Class 14 | bungakhwehlela | — | bungakhwehlela | bungekhwehlele | — | bungekhwehlele |
| Class 15 | kungakhwehlela | — | kungakhwehlela | kungekhwehlele | — | kungekhwehlele |
| Class 17 | kungakhwehlela | — | kungakhwehlela | kungekhwehlele | — | kungekhwehlele |
| | 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 | ngizokhwehlela | engizokhwehlela | ngizokhwehlela | angizukhwehlela | engingezukhwehlela | ngingezukhwehlela |
| 2nd singular | uzokhwehlela | ozokhwehlela | uzokhwehlela | awuzukhwehlela | ongezukhwehlela | ungezukhwehlela |
| 1st plural | sizokhwehlela | esizokhwehlela | sizokhwehlela | asizukhwehlela | esingezukhwehlela | singezukhwehlela |
| 2nd plural | nizokhwehlela | enizokhwehlela | nizokhwehlela | anizukhwehlela | eningezukhwehlela | ningezukhwehlela |
| Class 1 | uzokhwehlela | ozokhwehlela | ezokhwehlela | akazukhwehlela | ongezukhwehlela | engezukhwehlela |
| Class 2 | bazokhwehlela | abazokhwehlela | bezokhwehlela | abazukhwehlela | abangezukhwehlela | bengezukhwehlela |
| Class 3 | uzokhwehlela | ozokhwehlela | uzokhwehlela | awuzukhwehlela | ongezukhwehlela | ungezukhwehlela |
| Class 4 | izokhwehlela | ezokhwehlela | izokhwehlela | ayizukhwehlela | engezukhwehlela | ingezukhwehlela |
| Class 5 | lizokhwehlela | elizokhwehlela | lizokhwehlela | alizukhwehlela | elingezukhwehlela | lingezukhwehlela |
| Class 6 | azokhwehlela | azokhwehlela | ezokhwehlela | awazukhwehlela | angezukhwehlela | engezukhwehlela |
| Class 7 | sizokhwehlela | esizokhwehlela | sizokhwehlela | asizukhwehlela | esingezukhwehlela | singezukhwehlela |
| Class 8 | zizokhwehlela | ezizokhwehlela | zizokhwehlela | azizukhwehlela | ezingezukhwehlela | zingezukhwehlela |
| Class 9 | izokhwehlela | ezokhwehlela | izokhwehlela | ayizukhwehlela | engezukhwehlela | ingezukhwehlela |
| Class 10 | zizokhwehlela | ezizokhwehlela | zizokhwehlela | azizukhwehlela | ezingezukhwehlela | zingezukhwehlela |
| Class 11 | luzokhwehlela | oluzokhwehlela | luzokhwehlela | aluzukhwehlela | olungezukhwehlela | lungezukhwehlela |
| Class 14 | buzokhwehlela | obuzokhwehlela | buzokhwehlela | abuzukhwehlela | obungezukhwehlela | bungezukhwehlela |
| Class 15 | kuzokhwehlela | okuzokhwehlela | kuzokhwehlela | akuzukhwehlela | okungezukhwehlela | kungezukhwehlela |
| Class 17 | kuzokhwehlela | okuzokhwehlela | kuzokhwehlela | akuzukhwehlela | okungezukhwehlela | kungezukhwehlela |
| | 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 | ngiyokhwehlela | engiyokhwehlela | ngiyokhwehlela | angiyukhwehlela | engingeyukhwehlela | ngingeyukhwehlela |
| 2nd singular | uyokhwehlela | oyokhwehlela | uyokhwehlela | awuyukhwehlela | ongeyukhwehlela | ungeyukhwehlela |
| 1st plural | siyokhwehlela | esiyokhwehlela | siyokhwehlela | asiyukhwehlela | esingeyukhwehlela | singeyukhwehlela |
| 2nd plural | niyokhwehlela | eniyokhwehlela | niyokhwehlela | aniyukhwehlela | eningeyukhwehlela | ningeyukhwehlela |
| Class 1 | uyokhwehlela | oyokhwehlela | eyokhwehlela | akayukhwehlela | ongeyukhwehlela | engeyukhwehlela |
| Class 2 | bayokhwehlela | abayokhwehlela | beyokhwehlela | abayukhwehlela | abangeyukhwehlela | bengeyukhwehlela |
| Class 3 | uyokhwehlela | oyokhwehlela | uyokhwehlela | awuyukhwehlela | ongeyukhwehlela | ungeyukhwehlela |
| Class 4 | iyokhwehlela | eyokhwehlela | iyokhwehlela | ayiyukhwehlela | engeyukhwehlela | ingeyukhwehlela |
| Class 5 | liyokhwehlela | eliyokhwehlela | liyokhwehlela | aliyukhwehlela | elingeyukhwehlela | lingeyukhwehlela |
| Class 6 | ayokhwehlela | ayokhwehlela | eyokhwehlela | awayukhwehlela | angeyukhwehlela | engeyukhwehlela |
| Class 7 | siyokhwehlela | esiyokhwehlela | siyokhwehlela | asiyukhwehlela | esingeyukhwehlela | singeyukhwehlela |
| Class 8 | ziyokhwehlela | eziyokhwehlela | ziyokhwehlela | aziyukhwehlela | ezingeyukhwehlela | zingeyukhwehlela |
| Class 9 | iyokhwehlela | eyokhwehlela | iyokhwehlela | ayiyukhwehlela | engeyukhwehlela | ingeyukhwehlela |
| Class 10 | ziyokhwehlela | eziyokhwehlela | ziyokhwehlela | aziyukhwehlela | ezingeyukhwehlela | zingeyukhwehlela |
| Class 11 | luyokhwehlela | oluyokhwehlela | luyokhwehlela | aluyukhwehlela | olungeyukhwehlela | lungeyukhwehlela |
| Class 14 | buyokhwehlela | obuyokhwehlela | buyokhwehlela | abuyukhwehlela | obungeyukhwehlela | bungeyukhwehlela |
| Class 15 | kuyokhwehlela | okuyokhwehlela | kuyokhwehlela | akuyukhwehlela | okungeyukhwehlela | kungeyukhwehlela |
| Class 17 | kuyokhwehlela | okuyokhwehlela | kuyokhwehlela | akuyukhwehlela | okungeyukhwehlela | kungeyukhwehlela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhwehlele | ngingakhwehleli |
| 2nd singular | ukhwehlele | ungakhwehleli |
| 1st plural | sikhwehlele | singakhwehleli |
| 2nd plural | nikhwehlele | ningakhwehleli |
| Class 1 | akhwehlele | angakhwehleli |
| Class 2 | bakhwehlele | bangakhwehleli |
| Class 3 | ukhwehlele | ungakhwehleli |
| Class 4 | ikhwehlele | ingakhwehleli |
| Class 5 | likhwehlele | lingakhwehleli |
| Class 6 | akhwehlele | angakhwehleli |
| Class 7 | sikhwehlele | singakhwehleli |
| Class 8 | zikhwehlele | zingakhwehleli |
| Class 9 | ikhwehlele | ingakhwehleli |
| Class 10 | zikhwehlele | zingakhwehleli |
| Class 11 | lukhwehlele | lungakhwehleli |
| Class 14 | bukhwehlele | bungakhwehleli |
| Class 15 | kukhwehlele | kungakhwehleli |
| Class 17 | kukhwehlele | kungakhwehleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhwehlela | ngangakhwehlela, angakhwehlela, angangakhwehlela |
| 2nd singular | wakhwehlela | wangakhwehlela, awakhwehlela, awangakhwehlela |
| 1st plural | sakhwehlela | sangakhwehlela, asakhwehlela, asangakhwehlela |
| 2nd plural | nakhwehlela | nangakhwehlela, anakhwehlela, anangakhwehlela |
| Class 1 | wakhwehlela | wangakhwehlela, akakhwehlela, akangakhwehlela |
| Class 2 | bakhwehlela | bangakhwehlela, abakhwehlela, abangakhwehlela |
| Class 3 | wakhwehlela | wangakhwehlela, awakhwehlela, awangakhwehlela |
| Class 4 | yakhwehlela | yangakhwehlela, ayakhwehlela, ayangakhwehlela |
| Class 5 | lakhwehlela | langakhwehlela, alakhwehlela, alangakhwehlela |
| Class 6 | akhwehlela | angakhwehlela, awakhwehlela, awangakhwehlela |
| Class 7 | sakhwehlela | sangakhwehlela, asakhwehlela, asangakhwehlela |
| Class 8 | zakhwehlela | zangakhwehlela, azakhwehlela, azangakhwehlela |
| Class 9 | yakhwehlela | yangakhwehlela, ayakhwehlela, ayangakhwehlela |
| Class 10 | zakhwehlela | zangakhwehlela, azakhwehlela, azangakhwehlela |
| Class 11 | lwakhwehlela | lwangakhwehlela, alwakhwehlela, alwangakhwehlela |
| Class 14 | bakhwehlela | bangakhwehlela, abakhwehlela, abangakhwehlela |
| Class 15 | kwakhwehlela | kwangakhwehlela, akwakhwehlela, akwangakhwehlela |
| Class 17 | kwakhwehlela | kwangakhwehlela, akwakhwehlela, akwangakhwehlela |

### References

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