# lobela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -loba +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-lobéla
* to write for
* to write to, to correspond with

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukulobela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulobela | ukungalobeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | lobela | -lobele |
| Plural | lobelani | -lobeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalobela, ngilobela | engilobelayo, engilobela | ngilobela | angilobeli | engingalobeli | ngingalobeli |
| 2nd singular | uyalobela, ulobela | olobelayo, olobela | ulobela | awulobeli | ongalobeli | ungalobeli |
| 1st plural | siyalobela, silobela | esilobelayo, esilobela | silobela | asilobeli | esingalobeli | singalobeli |
| 2nd plural | niyalobela, nilobela | enilobelayo, enilobela | nilobela | anilobeli | eningalobeli | ningalobeli |
| Class 1 | uyalobela, ulobela | olobelayo, olobela | elobela | akalobeli | ongalobeli | engalobeli |
| Class 2 | bayalobela, balobela | abalobelayo, abalobela | belobela | abalobeli | abangalobeli | bengalobeli |
| Class 3 | uyalobela, ulobela | olobelayo, olobela | ulobela | awulobeli | ongalobeli | ungalobeli |
| Class 4 | iyalobela, ilobela | elobelayo, elobela | ilobela | ayilobeli | engalobeli | ingalobeli |
| Class 5 | liyalobela, lilobela | elilobelayo, elilobela | lilobela | alilobeli | elingalobeli | lingalobeli |
| Class 6 | ayalobela, alobela | alobelayo, alobela | elobela | awalobeli | angalobeli | engalobeli |
| Class 7 | siyalobela, silobela | esilobelayo, esilobela | silobela | asilobeli | esingalobeli | singalobeli |
| Class 8 | ziyalobela, zilobela | ezilobelayo, ezilobela | zilobela | azilobeli | ezingalobeli | zingalobeli |
| Class 9 | iyalobela, ilobela | elobelayo, elobela | ilobela | ayilobeli | engalobeli | ingalobeli |
| Class 10 | ziyalobela, zilobela | ezilobelayo, ezilobela | zilobela | azilobeli | ezingalobeli | zingalobeli |
| Class 11 | luyalobela, lulobela | olulobelayo, olulobela | lulobela | alulobeli | olungalobeli | lungalobeli |
| Class 14 | buyalobela, bulobela | obulobelayo, obulobela | bulobela | abulobeli | obungalobeli | bungalobeli |
| Class 15 | kuyalobela, kulobela | okulobelayo, okulobela | kulobela | akulobeli | okungalobeli | kungalobeli |
| Class 17 | kuyalobela, kulobela | okulobelayo, okulobela | kulobela | akulobeli | okungalobeli | kungalobeli |
| | 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 | ngilobelile, ngilobelē | engilobelile, engilobelē | ngilobelile, ngilobelē | angilobelanga | engingalobelanga | ngingalobelanga |
| 2nd singular | ulobelile, ulobelē | olobelile, olobelē | ulobelile, ulobelē | awulobelanga | ongalobelanga | ungalobelanga |
| 1st plural | silobelile, silobelē | esilobelile, esilobelē | silobelile, silobelē | asilobelanga | esingalobelanga | singalobelanga |
| 2nd plural | nilobelile, nilobelē | enilobelile, enilobelē | nilobelile, nilobelē | anilobelanga | eningalobelanga | ningalobelanga |
| Class 1 | ulobelile, ulobelē | olobelile, olobelē | elobelile, elobelē | akalobelanga | ongalobelanga | engalobelanga |
| Class 2 | balobelile, balobelē | abalobelile, abalobelē | belobelile, belobelē | abalobelanga | abangalobelanga | bengalobelanga |
| Class 3 | ulobelile, ulobelē | olobelile, olobelē | ulobelile, ulobelē | awulobelanga | ongalobelanga | ungalobelanga |
| Class 4 | ilobelile, ilobelē | elobelile, elobelē | ilobelile, ilobelē | ayilobelanga | engalobelanga | ingalobelanga |
| Class 5 | lilobelile, lilobelē | elilobelile, elilobelē | lilobelile, lilobelē | alilobelanga | elingalobelanga | lingalobelanga |
| Class 6 | alobelile, alobelē | alobelile, alobelē | elobelile, elobelē | awalobelanga | angalobelanga | engalobelanga |
| Class 7 | silobelile, silobelē | esilobelile, esilobelē | silobelile, silobelē | asilobelanga | esingalobelanga | singalobelanga |
| Class 8 | zilobelile, zilobelē | ezilobelile, ezilobelē | zilobelile, zilobelē | azilobelanga | ezingalobelanga | zingalobelanga |
| Class 9 | ilobelile, ilobelē | elobelile, elobelē | ilobelile, ilobelē | ayilobelanga | engalobelanga | ingalobelanga |
| Class 10 | zilobelile, zilobelē | ezilobelile, ezilobelē | zilobelile, zilobelē | azilobelanga | ezingalobelanga | zingalobelanga |
| Class 11 | lulobelile, lulobelē | olulobelile, olulobelē | lulobelile, lulobelē | alulobelanga | olungalobelanga | lungalobelanga |
| Class 14 | bulobelile, bulobelē | obulobelile, obulobelē | bulobelile, bulobelē | abulobelanga | obungalobelanga | bungalobelanga |
| Class 15 | kulobelile, kulobelē | okulobelile, okulobelē | kulobelile, kulobelē | akulobelanga | okungalobelanga | kungalobelanga |
| Class 17 | kulobelile, kulobelē | okulobelile, okulobelē | kulobelile, kulobelē | akulobelanga | okungalobelanga | kungalobelanga |
| | 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 | ngālobela | engālobela | ngālobela | angilobelanga | engingalobelanga | ngingalobelanga |
| 2nd singular | wālobela | owālobela | wālobela | awulobelanga | ongalobelanga | ungalobelanga |
| 1st plural | sālobela | esālobela | sālobela | asilobelanga | esingalobelanga | singalobelanga |
| 2nd plural | nālobela | enālobela | nālobela | anilobelanga | eningalobelanga | ningalobelanga |
| Class 1 | wālobela | owālobela | ālobela | akalobelanga | ongalobelanga | engalobelanga |
| Class 2 | bālobela | abālobela | bālobela | abalobelanga | abangalobelanga | bengalobelanga |
| Class 3 | wālobela | owālobela | wālobela | awulobelanga | ongalobelanga | ungalobelanga |
| Class 4 | yālobela | eyālobela | yālobela | ayilobelanga | engalobelanga | ingalobelanga |
| Class 5 | lālobela | elālobela | lālobela | alilobelanga | elingalobelanga | lingalobelanga |
| Class 6 | ālobela | ālobela | ālobela | awalobelanga | angalobelanga | engalobelanga |
| Class 7 | sālobela | esālobela | sālobela | asilobelanga | esingalobelanga | singalobelanga |
| Class 8 | zālobela | ezālobela | zālobela | azilobelanga | ezingalobelanga | zingalobelanga |
| Class 9 | yālobela | eyālobela | yālobela | ayilobelanga | engalobelanga | ingalobelanga |
| Class 10 | zālobela | ezālobela | zālobela | azilobelanga | ezingalobelanga | zingalobelanga |
| Class 11 | lwālobela | olwālobela | lwālobela | alulobelanga | olungalobelanga | lungalobelanga |
| Class 14 | bālobela | obālobela | bālobela | abulobelanga | obungalobelanga | bungalobelanga |
| Class 15 | kwālobela | okwālobela | kwālobela | akulobelanga | okungalobelanga | kungalobelanga |
| Class 17 | kwālobela | okwālobela | kwālobela | akulobelanga | okungalobelanga | kungalobelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalobela | — | ngingalobela | ngingelobele | — | ngingelobele |
| 2nd singular | ungalobela | — | ungalobela | ungelobele | — | ungelobele |
| 1st plural | singalobela | — | singalobela | singelobele | — | singelobele |
| 2nd plural | ningalobela | — | ningalobela | ningelobele | — | ningelobele |
| Class 1 | angalobela | — | engalobela | angelobele | — | engelobele |
| Class 2 | bangalobela | — | bengalobela | bangelobele | — | bengelobele |
| Class 3 | ungalobela | — | ungalobela | ungelobele | — | ungelobele |
| Class 4 | ingalobela | — | ingalobela | ingelobele | — | ingelobele |
| Class 5 | lingalobela | — | lingalobela | lingelobele | — | lingelobele |
| Class 6 | angalobela | — | engalobela | angelobele | — | engelobele |
| Class 7 | singalobela | — | singalobela | singelobele | — | singelobele |
| Class 8 | zingalobela | — | zingalobela | zingelobele | — | zingelobele |
| Class 9 | ingalobela | — | ingalobela | ingelobele | — | ingelobele |
| Class 10 | zingalobela | — | zingalobela | zingelobele | — | zingelobele |
| Class 11 | lungalobela | — | lungalobela | lungelobele | — | lungelobele |
| Class 14 | bungalobela | — | bungalobela | bungelobele | — | bungelobele |
| Class 15 | kungalobela | — | kungalobela | kungelobele | — | kungelobele |
| Class 17 | kungalobela | — | kungalobela | kungelobele | — | kungelobele |
| | 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 | ngizolobela | engizolobela | ngizolobela | angizulobela | engingezulobela | ngingezulobela |
| 2nd singular | uzolobela | ozolobela | uzolobela | awuzulobela | ongezulobela | ungezulobela |
| 1st plural | sizolobela | esizolobela | sizolobela | asizulobela | esingezulobela | singezulobela |
| 2nd plural | nizolobela | enizolobela | nizolobela | anizulobela | eningezulobela | ningezulobela |
| Class 1 | uzolobela | ozolobela | ezolobela | akazulobela | ongezulobela | engezulobela |
| Class 2 | bazolobela | abazolobela | bezolobela | abazulobela | abangezulobela | bengezulobela |
| Class 3 | uzolobela | ozolobela | uzolobela | awuzulobela | ongezulobela | ungezulobela |
| Class 4 | izolobela | ezolobela | izolobela | ayizulobela | engezulobela | ingezulobela |
| Class 5 | lizolobela | elizolobela | lizolobela | alizulobela | elingezulobela | lingezulobela |
| Class 6 | azolobela | azolobela | ezolobela | awazulobela | angezulobela | engezulobela |
| Class 7 | sizolobela | esizolobela | sizolobela | asizulobela | esingezulobela | singezulobela |
| Class 8 | zizolobela | ezizolobela | zizolobela | azizulobela | ezingezulobela | zingezulobela |
| Class 9 | izolobela | ezolobela | izolobela | ayizulobela | engezulobela | ingezulobela |
| Class 10 | zizolobela | ezizolobela | zizolobela | azizulobela | ezingezulobela | zingezulobela |
| Class 11 | luzolobela | oluzolobela | luzolobela | aluzulobela | olungezulobela | lungezulobela |
| Class 14 | buzolobela | obuzolobela | buzolobela | abuzulobela | obungezulobela | bungezulobela |
| Class 15 | kuzolobela | okuzolobela | kuzolobela | akuzulobela | okungezulobela | kungezulobela |
| Class 17 | kuzolobela | okuzolobela | kuzolobela | akuzulobela | okungezulobela | kungezulobela |
| | 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 | ngiyolobela | engiyolobela | ngiyolobela | angiyulobela | engingeyulobela | ngingeyulobela |
| 2nd singular | uyolobela | oyolobela | uyolobela | awuyulobela | ongeyulobela | ungeyulobela |
| 1st plural | siyolobela | esiyolobela | siyolobela | asiyulobela | esingeyulobela | singeyulobela |
| 2nd plural | niyolobela | eniyolobela | niyolobela | aniyulobela | eningeyulobela | ningeyulobela |
| Class 1 | uyolobela | oyolobela | eyolobela | akayulobela | ongeyulobela | engeyulobela |
| Class 2 | bayolobela | abayolobela | beyolobela | abayulobela | abangeyulobela | bengeyulobela |
| Class 3 | uyolobela | oyolobela | uyolobela | awuyulobela | ongeyulobela | ungeyulobela |
| Class 4 | iyolobela | eyolobela | iyolobela | ayiyulobela | engeyulobela | ingeyulobela |
| Class 5 | liyolobela | eliyolobela | liyolobela | aliyulobela | elingeyulobela | lingeyulobela |
| Class 6 | ayolobela | ayolobela | eyolobela | awayulobela | angeyulobela | engeyulobela |
| Class 7 | siyolobela | esiyolobela | siyolobela | asiyulobela | esingeyulobela | singeyulobela |
| Class 8 | ziyolobela | eziyolobela | ziyolobela | aziyulobela | ezingeyulobela | zingeyulobela |
| Class 9 | iyolobela | eyolobela | iyolobela | ayiyulobela | engeyulobela | ingeyulobela |
| Class 10 | ziyolobela | eziyolobela | ziyolobela | aziyulobela | ezingeyulobela | zingeyulobela |
| Class 11 | luyolobela | oluyolobela | luyolobela | aluyulobela | olungeyulobela | lungeyulobela |
| Class 14 | buyolobela | obuyolobela | buyolobela | abuyulobela | obungeyulobela | bungeyulobela |
| Class 15 | kuyolobela | okuyolobela | kuyolobela | akuyulobela | okungeyulobela | kungeyulobela |
| Class 17 | kuyolobela | okuyolobela | kuyolobela | akuyulobela | okungeyulobela | kungeyulobela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilobele | ngingalobeli |
| 2nd singular | ulobele | ungalobeli |
| 1st plural | silobele | singalobeli |
| 2nd plural | nilobele | ningalobeli |
| Class 1 | alobele | angalobeli |
| Class 2 | balobele | bangalobeli |
| Class 3 | ulobele | ungalobeli |
| Class 4 | ilobele | ingalobeli |
| Class 5 | lilobele | lingalobeli |
| Class 6 | alobele | angalobeli |
| Class 7 | silobele | singalobeli |
| Class 8 | zilobele | zingalobeli |
| Class 9 | ilobele | ingalobeli |
| Class 10 | zilobele | zingalobeli |
| Class 11 | lulobele | lungalobeli |
| Class 14 | bulobele | bungalobeli |
| Class 15 | kulobele | kungalobeli |
| Class 17 | kulobele | kungalobeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalobela | ngangalobela, angalobela, angangalobela |
| 2nd singular | walobela | wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela |
| 1st plural | salobela | sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela |
| 2nd plural | nalobela | nangalobela, analobela, anangalobela |
| Class 1 | walobela | wangalobela, akalobela, akangalobela |
| Class 2 | balobela | bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela |
| Class 3 | walobela | wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela |
| Class 4 | yalobela | yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela |
| Class 5 | lalobela | langalobela, alalobela, alangalobela |
| Class 6 | alobela | angalobela, awalobela, awangalobela |
| Class 7 | salobela | sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela |
| Class 8 | zalobela | zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela |
| Class 9 | yalobela | yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela |
| Class 10 | zalobela | zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela |
| Class 11 | lwalobela | lwangalobela, alwalobela, alwangalobela |
| Class 14 | balobela | bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela |
| Class 15 | kwalobela | kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela |
| Class 17 | kwalobela | kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela |

### References

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