# xolela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -xola +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-xolela
* (transitive) to forgive

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxolela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxolela | ukungaxoleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xolela | -xolele |
| Plural | xolelani | -xoleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxolela, ngixolela | engixolelayo, engixolela | ngixolela | angixoleli | engingaxoleli | ngingaxoleli |
| 2nd singular | uyaxolela, uxolela | oxolelayo, oxolela | uxolela | awuxoleli | ongaxoleli | ungaxoleli |
| 1st plural | siyaxolela, sixolela | esixolelayo, esixolela | sixolela | asixoleli | esingaxoleli | singaxoleli |
| 2nd plural | niyaxolela, nixolela | enixolelayo, enixolela | nixolela | anixoleli | eningaxoleli | ningaxoleli |
| Class 1 | uyaxolela, uxolela | oxolelayo, oxolela | exolela | akaxoleli | ongaxoleli | engaxoleli |
| Class 2 | bayaxolela, baxolela | abaxolelayo, abaxolela | bexolela | abaxoleli | abangaxoleli | bengaxoleli |
| Class 3 | uyaxolela, uxolela | oxolelayo, oxolela | uxolela | awuxoleli | ongaxoleli | ungaxoleli |
| Class 4 | iyaxolela, ixolela | exolelayo, exolela | ixolela | ayixoleli | engaxoleli | ingaxoleli |
| Class 5 | liyaxolela, lixolela | elixolelayo, elixolela | lixolela | alixoleli | elingaxoleli | lingaxoleli |
| Class 6 | ayaxolela, axolela | axolelayo, axolela | exolela | awaxoleli | angaxoleli | engaxoleli |
| Class 7 | siyaxolela, sixolela | esixolelayo, esixolela | sixolela | asixoleli | esingaxoleli | singaxoleli |
| Class 8 | ziyaxolela, zixolela | ezixolelayo, ezixolela | zixolela | azixoleli | ezingaxoleli | zingaxoleli |
| Class 9 | iyaxolela, ixolela | exolelayo, exolela | ixolela | ayixoleli | engaxoleli | ingaxoleli |
| Class 10 | ziyaxolela, zixolela | ezixolelayo, ezixolela | zixolela | azixoleli | ezingaxoleli | zingaxoleli |
| Class 11 | luyaxolela, luxolela | oluxolelayo, oluxolela | luxolela | aluxoleli | olungaxoleli | lungaxoleli |
| Class 14 | buyaxolela, buxolela | obuxolelayo, obuxolela | buxolela | abuxoleli | obungaxoleli | bungaxoleli |
| Class 15 | kuyaxolela, kuxolela | okuxolelayo, okuxolela | kuxolela | akuxoleli | okungaxoleli | kungaxoleli |
| Class 17 | kuyaxolela, kuxolela | okuxolelayo, okuxolela | kuxolela | akuxoleli | okungaxoleli | kungaxoleli |
| | 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 | ngixolelile, ngixolelē | engixolelile, engixolelē | ngixolelile, ngixolelē | angixolelanga | engingaxolelanga | ngingaxolelanga |
| 2nd singular | uxolelile, uxolelē | oxolelile, oxolelē | uxolelile, uxolelē | awuxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | ungaxolelanga |
| 1st plural | sixolelile, sixolelē | esixolelile, esixolelē | sixolelile, sixolelē | asixolelanga | esingaxolelanga | singaxolelanga |
| 2nd plural | nixolelile, nixolelē | enixolelile, enixolelē | nixolelile, nixolelē | anixolelanga | eningaxolelanga | ningaxolelanga |
| Class 1 | uxolelile, uxolelē | oxolelile, oxolelē | exolelile, exolelē | akaxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | engaxolelanga |
| Class 2 | baxolelile, baxolelē | abaxolelile, abaxolelē | bexolelile, bexolelē | abaxolelanga | abangaxolelanga | bengaxolelanga |
| Class 3 | uxolelile, uxolelē | oxolelile, oxolelē | uxolelile, uxolelē | awuxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | ungaxolelanga |
| Class 4 | ixolelile, ixolelē | exolelile, exolelē | ixolelile, ixolelē | ayixolelanga | engaxolelanga | ingaxolelanga |
| Class 5 | lixolelile, lixolelē | elixolelile, elixolelē | lixolelile, lixolelē | alixolelanga | elingaxolelanga | lingaxolelanga |
| Class 6 | axolelile, axolelē | axolelile, axolelē | exolelile, exolelē | awaxolelanga | angaxolelanga | engaxolelanga |
| Class 7 | sixolelile, sixolelē | esixolelile, esixolelē | sixolelile, sixolelē | asixolelanga | esingaxolelanga | singaxolelanga |
| Class 8 | zixolelile, zixolelē | ezixolelile, ezixolelē | zixolelile, zixolelē | azixolelanga | ezingaxolelanga | zingaxolelanga |
| Class 9 | ixolelile, ixolelē | exolelile, exolelē | ixolelile, ixolelē | ayixolelanga | engaxolelanga | ingaxolelanga |
| Class 10 | zixolelile, zixolelē | ezixolelile, ezixolelē | zixolelile, zixolelē | azixolelanga | ezingaxolelanga | zingaxolelanga |
| Class 11 | luxolelile, luxolelē | oluxolelile, oluxolelē | luxolelile, luxolelē | aluxolelanga | olungaxolelanga | lungaxolelanga |
| Class 14 | buxolelile, buxolelē | obuxolelile, obuxolelē | buxolelile, buxolelē | abuxolelanga | obungaxolelanga | bungaxolelanga |
| Class 15 | kuxolelile, kuxolelē | okuxolelile, okuxolelē | kuxolelile, kuxolelē | akuxolelanga | okungaxolelanga | kungaxolelanga |
| Class 17 | kuxolelile, kuxolelē | okuxolelile, okuxolelē | kuxolelile, kuxolelē | akuxolelanga | okungaxolelanga | kungaxolelanga |
| | 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 | ngāxolela | engāxolela | ngāxolela | angixolelanga | engingaxolelanga | ngingaxolelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxolela | owāxolela | wāxolela | awuxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | ungaxolelanga |
| 1st plural | sāxolela | esāxolela | sāxolela | asixolelanga | esingaxolelanga | singaxolelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxolela | enāxolela | nāxolela | anixolelanga | eningaxolelanga | ningaxolelanga |
| Class 1 | wāxolela | owāxolela | āxolela | akaxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | engaxolelanga |
| Class 2 | bāxolela | abāxolela | bāxolela | abaxolelanga | abangaxolelanga | bengaxolelanga |
| Class 3 | wāxolela | owāxolela | wāxolela | awuxolelanga | ongaxolelanga | ungaxolelanga |
| Class 4 | yāxolela | eyāxolela | yāxolela | ayixolelanga | engaxolelanga | ingaxolelanga |
| Class 5 | lāxolela | elāxolela | lāxolela | alixolelanga | elingaxolelanga | lingaxolelanga |
| Class 6 | āxolela | āxolela | āxolela | awaxolelanga | angaxolelanga | engaxolelanga |
| Class 7 | sāxolela | esāxolela | sāxolela | asixolelanga | esingaxolelanga | singaxolelanga |
| Class 8 | zāxolela | ezāxolela | zāxolela | azixolelanga | ezingaxolelanga | zingaxolelanga |
| Class 9 | yāxolela | eyāxolela | yāxolela | ayixolelanga | engaxolelanga | ingaxolelanga |
| Class 10 | zāxolela | ezāxolela | zāxolela | azixolelanga | ezingaxolelanga | zingaxolelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxolela | olwāxolela | lwāxolela | aluxolelanga | olungaxolelanga | lungaxolelanga |
| Class 14 | bāxolela | obāxolela | bāxolela | abuxolelanga | obungaxolelanga | bungaxolelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxolela | okwāxolela | kwāxolela | akuxolelanga | okungaxolelanga | kungaxolelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxolela | okwāxolela | kwāxolela | akuxolelanga | okungaxolelanga | kungaxolelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxolela | — | ngingaxolela | ngingexolele | — | ngingexolele |
| 2nd singular | ungaxolela | — | ungaxolela | ungexolele | — | ungexolele |
| 1st plural | singaxolela | — | singaxolela | singexolele | — | singexolele |
| 2nd plural | ningaxolela | — | ningaxolela | ningexolele | — | ningexolele |
| Class 1 | angaxolela | — | engaxolela | angexolele | — | engexolele |
| Class 2 | bangaxolela | — | bengaxolela | bangexolele | — | bengexolele |
| Class 3 | ungaxolela | — | ungaxolela | ungexolele | — | ungexolele |
| Class 4 | ingaxolela | — | ingaxolela | ingexolele | — | ingexolele |
| Class 5 | lingaxolela | — | lingaxolela | lingexolele | — | lingexolele |
| Class 6 | angaxolela | — | engaxolela | angexolele | — | engexolele |
| Class 7 | singaxolela | — | singaxolela | singexolele | — | singexolele |
| Class 8 | zingaxolela | — | zingaxolela | zingexolele | — | zingexolele |
| Class 9 | ingaxolela | — | ingaxolela | ingexolele | — | ingexolele |
| Class 10 | zingaxolela | — | zingaxolela | zingexolele | — | zingexolele |
| Class 11 | lungaxolela | — | lungaxolela | lungexolele | — | lungexolele |
| Class 14 | bungaxolela | — | bungaxolela | bungexolele | — | bungexolele |
| Class 15 | kungaxolela | — | kungaxolela | kungexolele | — | kungexolele |
| Class 17 | kungaxolela | — | kungaxolela | kungexolele | — | kungexolele |
| | 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 | ngizoxolela | engizoxolela | ngizoxolela | angizuxolela | engingezuxolela | ngingezuxolela |
| 2nd singular | uzoxolela | ozoxolela | uzoxolela | awuzuxolela | ongezuxolela | ungezuxolela |
| 1st plural | sizoxolela | esizoxolela | sizoxolela | asizuxolela | esingezuxolela | singezuxolela |
| 2nd plural | nizoxolela | enizoxolela | nizoxolela | anizuxolela | eningezuxolela | ningezuxolela |
| Class 1 | uzoxolela | ozoxolela | ezoxolela | akazuxolela | ongezuxolela | engezuxolela |
| Class 2 | bazoxolela | abazoxolela | bezoxolela | abazuxolela | abangezuxolela | bengezuxolela |
| Class 3 | uzoxolela | ozoxolela | uzoxolela | awuzuxolela | ongezuxolela | ungezuxolela |
| Class 4 | izoxolela | ezoxolela | izoxolela | ayizuxolela | engezuxolela | ingezuxolela |
| Class 5 | lizoxolela | elizoxolela | lizoxolela | alizuxolela | elingezuxolela | lingezuxolela |
| Class 6 | azoxolela | azoxolela | ezoxolela | awazuxolela | angezuxolela | engezuxolela |
| Class 7 | sizoxolela | esizoxolela | sizoxolela | asizuxolela | esingezuxolela | singezuxolela |
| Class 8 | zizoxolela | ezizoxolela | zizoxolela | azizuxolela | ezingezuxolela | zingezuxolela |
| Class 9 | izoxolela | ezoxolela | izoxolela | ayizuxolela | engezuxolela | ingezuxolela |
| Class 10 | zizoxolela | ezizoxolela | zizoxolela | azizuxolela | ezingezuxolela | zingezuxolela |
| Class 11 | luzoxolela | oluzoxolela | luzoxolela | aluzuxolela | olungezuxolela | lungezuxolela |
| Class 14 | buzoxolela | obuzoxolela | buzoxolela | abuzuxolela | obungezuxolela | bungezuxolela |
| Class 15 | kuzoxolela | okuzoxolela | kuzoxolela | akuzuxolela | okungezuxolela | kungezuxolela |
| Class 17 | kuzoxolela | okuzoxolela | kuzoxolela | akuzuxolela | okungezuxolela | kungezuxolela |
| | 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 | ngiyoxolela | engiyoxolela | ngiyoxolela | angiyuxolela | engingeyuxolela | ngingeyuxolela |
| 2nd singular | uyoxolela | oyoxolela | uyoxolela | awuyuxolela | ongeyuxolela | ungeyuxolela |
| 1st plural | siyoxolela | esiyoxolela | siyoxolela | asiyuxolela | esingeyuxolela | singeyuxolela |
| 2nd plural | niyoxolela | eniyoxolela | niyoxolela | aniyuxolela | eningeyuxolela | ningeyuxolela |
| Class 1 | uyoxolela | oyoxolela | eyoxolela | akayuxolela | ongeyuxolela | engeyuxolela |
| Class 2 | bayoxolela | abayoxolela | beyoxolela | abayuxolela | abangeyuxolela | bengeyuxolela |
| Class 3 | uyoxolela | oyoxolela | uyoxolela | awuyuxolela | ongeyuxolela | ungeyuxolela |
| Class 4 | iyoxolela | eyoxolela | iyoxolela | ayiyuxolela | engeyuxolela | ingeyuxolela |
| Class 5 | liyoxolela | eliyoxolela | liyoxolela | aliyuxolela | elingeyuxolela | lingeyuxolela |
| Class 6 | ayoxolela | ayoxolela | eyoxolela | awayuxolela | angeyuxolela | engeyuxolela |
| Class 7 | siyoxolela | esiyoxolela | siyoxolela | asiyuxolela | esingeyuxolela | singeyuxolela |
| Class 8 | ziyoxolela | eziyoxolela | ziyoxolela | aziyuxolela | ezingeyuxolela | zingeyuxolela |
| Class 9 | iyoxolela | eyoxolela | iyoxolela | ayiyuxolela | engeyuxolela | ingeyuxolela |
| Class 10 | ziyoxolela | eziyoxolela | ziyoxolela | aziyuxolela | ezingeyuxolela | zingeyuxolela |
| Class 11 | luyoxolela | oluyoxolela | luyoxolela | aluyuxolela | olungeyuxolela | lungeyuxolela |
| Class 14 | buyoxolela | obuyoxolela | buyoxolela | abuyuxolela | obungeyuxolela | bungeyuxolela |
| Class 15 | kuyoxolela | okuyoxolela | kuyoxolela | akuyuxolela | okungeyuxolela | kungeyuxolela |
| Class 17 | kuyoxolela | okuyoxolela | kuyoxolela | akuyuxolela | okungeyuxolela | kungeyuxolela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixolele | ngingaxoleli |
| 2nd singular | uxolele | ungaxoleli |
| 1st plural | sixolele | singaxoleli |
| 2nd plural | nixolele | ningaxoleli |
| Class 1 | axolele | angaxoleli |
| Class 2 | baxolele | bangaxoleli |
| Class 3 | uxolele | ungaxoleli |
| Class 4 | ixolele | ingaxoleli |
| Class 5 | lixolele | lingaxoleli |
| Class 6 | axolele | angaxoleli |
| Class 7 | sixolele | singaxoleli |
| Class 8 | zixolele | zingaxoleli |
| Class 9 | ixolele | ingaxoleli |
| Class 10 | zixolele | zingaxoleli |
| Class 11 | luxolele | lungaxoleli |
| Class 14 | buxolele | bungaxoleli |
| Class 15 | kuxolele | kungaxoleli |
| Class 17 | kuxolele | kungaxoleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxolela | ngangaxolela, angaxolela, angangaxolela |
| 2nd singular | waxolela | wangaxolela, awaxolela, awangaxolela |
| 1st plural | saxolela | sangaxolela, asaxolela, asangaxolela |
| 2nd plural | naxolela | nangaxolela, anaxolela, anangaxolela |
| Class 1 | waxolela | wangaxolela, akaxolela, akangaxolela |
| Class 2 | baxolela | bangaxolela, abaxolela, abangaxolela |
| Class 3 | waxolela | wangaxolela, awaxolela, awangaxolela |
| Class 4 | yaxolela | yangaxolela, ayaxolela, ayangaxolela |
| Class 5 | laxolela | langaxolela, alaxolela, alangaxolela |
| Class 6 | axolela | angaxolela, awaxolela, awangaxolela |
| Class 7 | saxolela | sangaxolela, asaxolela, asangaxolela |
| Class 8 | zaxolela | zangaxolela, azaxolela, azangaxolela |
| Class 9 | yaxolela | yangaxolela, ayaxolela, ayangaxolela |
| Class 10 | zaxolela | zangaxolela, azaxolela, azangaxolela |
| Class 11 | lwaxolela | lwangaxolela, alwaxolela, alwangaxolela |
| Class 14 | baxolela | bangaxolela, abaxolela, abangaxolela |
| Class 15 | kwaxolela | kwangaxolela, akwaxolela, akwangaxolela |
| Class 17 | kwaxolela | kwangaxolela, akwaxolela, akwangaxolela |

### References

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