# qeqebula
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃeǃeɓúːla/

### Verb

-qeqebúla
* (intransitive) to thunder, to reverberate

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuqeqebula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqeqebula | ukungaqeqebuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qeqebula | -qeqebule |
| Plural | qeqebulani | -qeqebuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqeqebula, ngiqeqebula | engiqeqebulayo, engiqeqebula | ngiqeqebula | angiqeqebuli | engingaqeqebuli | ngingaqeqebuli |
| 2nd singular | uyaqeqebula, uqeqebula | oqeqebulayo, oqeqebula | uqeqebula | awuqeqebuli | ongaqeqebuli | ungaqeqebuli |
| 1st plural | siyaqeqebula, siqeqebula | esiqeqebulayo, esiqeqebula | siqeqebula | asiqeqebuli | esingaqeqebuli | singaqeqebuli |
| 2nd plural | niyaqeqebula, niqeqebula | eniqeqebulayo, eniqeqebula | niqeqebula | aniqeqebuli | eningaqeqebuli | ningaqeqebuli |
| Class 1 | uyaqeqebula, uqeqebula | oqeqebulayo, oqeqebula | eqeqebula | akaqeqebuli | ongaqeqebuli | engaqeqebuli |
| Class 2 | bayaqeqebula, baqeqebula | abaqeqebulayo, abaqeqebula | beqeqebula | abaqeqebuli | abangaqeqebuli | bengaqeqebuli |
| Class 3 | uyaqeqebula, uqeqebula | oqeqebulayo, oqeqebula | uqeqebula | awuqeqebuli | ongaqeqebuli | ungaqeqebuli |
| Class 4 | iyaqeqebula, iqeqebula | eqeqebulayo, eqeqebula | iqeqebula | ayiqeqebuli | engaqeqebuli | ingaqeqebuli |
| Class 5 | liyaqeqebula, liqeqebula | eliqeqebulayo, eliqeqebula | liqeqebula | aliqeqebuli | elingaqeqebuli | lingaqeqebuli |
| Class 6 | ayaqeqebula, aqeqebula | aqeqebulayo, aqeqebula | eqeqebula | awaqeqebuli | angaqeqebuli | engaqeqebuli |
| Class 7 | siyaqeqebula, siqeqebula | esiqeqebulayo, esiqeqebula | siqeqebula | asiqeqebuli | esingaqeqebuli | singaqeqebuli |
| Class 8 | ziyaqeqebula, ziqeqebula | eziqeqebulayo, eziqeqebula | ziqeqebula | aziqeqebuli | ezingaqeqebuli | zingaqeqebuli |
| Class 9 | iyaqeqebula, iqeqebula | eqeqebulayo, eqeqebula | iqeqebula | ayiqeqebuli | engaqeqebuli | ingaqeqebuli |
| Class 10 | ziyaqeqebula, ziqeqebula | eziqeqebulayo, eziqeqebula | ziqeqebula | aziqeqebuli | ezingaqeqebuli | zingaqeqebuli |
| Class 11 | luyaqeqebula, luqeqebula | oluqeqebulayo, oluqeqebula | luqeqebula | aluqeqebuli | olungaqeqebuli | lungaqeqebuli |
| Class 14 | buyaqeqebula, buqeqebula | obuqeqebulayo, obuqeqebula | buqeqebula | abuqeqebuli | obungaqeqebuli | bungaqeqebuli |
| Class 15 | kuyaqeqebula, kuqeqebula | okuqeqebulayo, okuqeqebula | kuqeqebula | akuqeqebuli | okungaqeqebuli | kungaqeqebuli |
| Class 17 | kuyaqeqebula, kuqeqebula | okuqeqebulayo, okuqeqebula | kuqeqebula | akuqeqebuli | okungaqeqebuli | kungaqeqebuli |
| | 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 | ngiqeqebulile, ngiqeqebulē | engiqeqebulile, engiqeqebulē | ngiqeqebulile, ngiqeqebulē | angiqeqebulanga | engingaqeqebulanga | ngingaqeqebulanga |
| 2nd singular | uqeqebulile, uqeqebulē | oqeqebulile, oqeqebulē | uqeqebulile, uqeqebulē | awuqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | ungaqeqebulanga |
| 1st plural | siqeqebulile, siqeqebulē | esiqeqebulile, esiqeqebulē | siqeqebulile, siqeqebulē | asiqeqebulanga | esingaqeqebulanga | singaqeqebulanga |
| 2nd plural | niqeqebulile, niqeqebulē | eniqeqebulile, eniqeqebulē | niqeqebulile, niqeqebulē | aniqeqebulanga | eningaqeqebulanga | ningaqeqebulanga |
| Class 1 | uqeqebulile, uqeqebulē | oqeqebulile, oqeqebulē | eqeqebulile, eqeqebulē | akaqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga |
| Class 2 | baqeqebulile, baqeqebulē | abaqeqebulile, abaqeqebulē | beqeqebulile, beqeqebulē | abaqeqebulanga | abangaqeqebulanga | bengaqeqebulanga |
| Class 3 | uqeqebulile, uqeqebulē | oqeqebulile, oqeqebulē | uqeqebulile, uqeqebulē | awuqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | ungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 4 | iqeqebulile, iqeqebulē | eqeqebulile, eqeqebulē | iqeqebulile, iqeqebulē | ayiqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga | ingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 5 | liqeqebulile, liqeqebulē | eliqeqebulile, eliqeqebulē | liqeqebulile, liqeqebulē | aliqeqebulanga | elingaqeqebulanga | lingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 6 | aqeqebulile, aqeqebulē | aqeqebulile, aqeqebulē | eqeqebulile, eqeqebulē | awaqeqebulanga | angaqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga |
| Class 7 | siqeqebulile, siqeqebulē | esiqeqebulile, esiqeqebulē | siqeqebulile, siqeqebulē | asiqeqebulanga | esingaqeqebulanga | singaqeqebulanga |
| Class 8 | ziqeqebulile, ziqeqebulē | eziqeqebulile, eziqeqebulē | ziqeqebulile, ziqeqebulē | aziqeqebulanga | ezingaqeqebulanga | zingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 9 | iqeqebulile, iqeqebulē | eqeqebulile, eqeqebulē | iqeqebulile, iqeqebulē | ayiqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga | ingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 10 | ziqeqebulile, ziqeqebulē | eziqeqebulile, eziqeqebulē | ziqeqebulile, ziqeqebulē | aziqeqebulanga | ezingaqeqebulanga | zingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 11 | luqeqebulile, luqeqebulē | oluqeqebulile, oluqeqebulē | luqeqebulile, luqeqebulē | aluqeqebulanga | olungaqeqebulanga | lungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 14 | buqeqebulile, buqeqebulē | obuqeqebulile, obuqeqebulē | buqeqebulile, buqeqebulē | abuqeqebulanga | obungaqeqebulanga | bungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 15 | kuqeqebulile, kuqeqebulē | okuqeqebulile, okuqeqebulē | kuqeqebulile, kuqeqebulē | akuqeqebulanga | okungaqeqebulanga | kungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 17 | kuqeqebulile, kuqeqebulē | okuqeqebulile, okuqeqebulē | kuqeqebulile, kuqeqebulē | akuqeqebulanga | okungaqeqebulanga | kungaqeqebulanga |
| | 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 | ngāqeqebula | engāqeqebula | ngāqeqebula | angiqeqebulanga | engingaqeqebulanga | ngingaqeqebulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqeqebula | owāqeqebula | wāqeqebula | awuqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | ungaqeqebulanga |
| 1st plural | sāqeqebula | esāqeqebula | sāqeqebula | asiqeqebulanga | esingaqeqebulanga | singaqeqebulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqeqebula | enāqeqebula | nāqeqebula | aniqeqebulanga | eningaqeqebulanga | ningaqeqebulanga |
| Class 1 | wāqeqebula | owāqeqebula | āqeqebula | akaqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga |
| Class 2 | bāqeqebula | abāqeqebula | bāqeqebula | abaqeqebulanga | abangaqeqebulanga | bengaqeqebulanga |
| Class 3 | wāqeqebula | owāqeqebula | wāqeqebula | awuqeqebulanga | ongaqeqebulanga | ungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 4 | yāqeqebula | eyāqeqebula | yāqeqebula | ayiqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga | ingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 5 | lāqeqebula | elāqeqebula | lāqeqebula | aliqeqebulanga | elingaqeqebulanga | lingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 6 | āqeqebula | āqeqebula | āqeqebula | awaqeqebulanga | angaqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga |
| Class 7 | sāqeqebula | esāqeqebula | sāqeqebula | asiqeqebulanga | esingaqeqebulanga | singaqeqebulanga |
| Class 8 | zāqeqebula | ezāqeqebula | zāqeqebula | aziqeqebulanga | ezingaqeqebulanga | zingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 9 | yāqeqebula | eyāqeqebula | yāqeqebula | ayiqeqebulanga | engaqeqebulanga | ingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 10 | zāqeqebula | ezāqeqebula | zāqeqebula | aziqeqebulanga | ezingaqeqebulanga | zingaqeqebulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqeqebula | olwāqeqebula | lwāqeqebula | aluqeqebulanga | olungaqeqebulanga | lungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 14 | bāqeqebula | obāqeqebula | bāqeqebula | abuqeqebulanga | obungaqeqebulanga | bungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqeqebula | okwāqeqebula | kwāqeqebula | akuqeqebulanga | okungaqeqebulanga | kungaqeqebulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqeqebula | okwāqeqebula | kwāqeqebula | akuqeqebulanga | okungaqeqebulanga | kungaqeqebulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqeqebula | — | ngingaqeqebula | ngingeqeqebule | — | ngingeqeqebule |
| 2nd singular | ungaqeqebula | — | ungaqeqebula | ungeqeqebule | — | ungeqeqebule |
| 1st plural | singaqeqebula | — | singaqeqebula | singeqeqebule | — | singeqeqebule |
| 2nd plural | ningaqeqebula | — | ningaqeqebula | ningeqeqebule | — | ningeqeqebule |
| Class 1 | angaqeqebula | — | engaqeqebula | angeqeqebule | — | engeqeqebule |
| Class 2 | bangaqeqebula | — | bengaqeqebula | bangeqeqebule | — | bengeqeqebule |
| Class 3 | ungaqeqebula | — | ungaqeqebula | ungeqeqebule | — | ungeqeqebule |
| Class 4 | ingaqeqebula | — | ingaqeqebula | ingeqeqebule | — | ingeqeqebule |
| Class 5 | lingaqeqebula | — | lingaqeqebula | lingeqeqebule | — | lingeqeqebule |
| Class 6 | angaqeqebula | — | engaqeqebula | angeqeqebule | — | engeqeqebule |
| Class 7 | singaqeqebula | — | singaqeqebula | singeqeqebule | — | singeqeqebule |
| Class 8 | zingaqeqebula | — | zingaqeqebula | zingeqeqebule | — | zingeqeqebule |
| Class 9 | ingaqeqebula | — | ingaqeqebula | ingeqeqebule | — | ingeqeqebule |
| Class 10 | zingaqeqebula | — | zingaqeqebula | zingeqeqebule | — | zingeqeqebule |
| Class 11 | lungaqeqebula | — | lungaqeqebula | lungeqeqebule | — | lungeqeqebule |
| Class 14 | bungaqeqebula | — | bungaqeqebula | bungeqeqebule | — | bungeqeqebule |
| Class 15 | kungaqeqebula | — | kungaqeqebula | kungeqeqebule | — | kungeqeqebule |
| Class 17 | kungaqeqebula | — | kungaqeqebula | kungeqeqebule | — | kungeqeqebule |
| | 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 | ngizoqeqebula | engizoqeqebula | ngizoqeqebula | angizuqeqebula | engingezuqeqebula | ngingezuqeqebula |
| 2nd singular | uzoqeqebula | ozoqeqebula | uzoqeqebula | awuzuqeqebula | ongezuqeqebula | ungezuqeqebula |
| 1st plural | sizoqeqebula | esizoqeqebula | sizoqeqebula | asizuqeqebula | esingezuqeqebula | singezuqeqebula |
| 2nd plural | nizoqeqebula | enizoqeqebula | nizoqeqebula | anizuqeqebula | eningezuqeqebula | ningezuqeqebula |
| Class 1 | uzoqeqebula | ozoqeqebula | ezoqeqebula | akazuqeqebula | ongezuqeqebula | engezuqeqebula |
| Class 2 | bazoqeqebula | abazoqeqebula | bezoqeqebula | abazuqeqebula | abangezuqeqebula | bengezuqeqebula |
| Class 3 | uzoqeqebula | ozoqeqebula | uzoqeqebula | awuzuqeqebula | ongezuqeqebula | ungezuqeqebula |
| Class 4 | izoqeqebula | ezoqeqebula | izoqeqebula | ayizuqeqebula | engezuqeqebula | ingezuqeqebula |
| Class 5 | lizoqeqebula | elizoqeqebula | lizoqeqebula | alizuqeqebula | elingezuqeqebula | lingezuqeqebula |
| Class 6 | azoqeqebula | azoqeqebula | ezoqeqebula | awazuqeqebula | angezuqeqebula | engezuqeqebula |
| Class 7 | sizoqeqebula | esizoqeqebula | sizoqeqebula | asizuqeqebula | esingezuqeqebula | singezuqeqebula |
| Class 8 | zizoqeqebula | ezizoqeqebula | zizoqeqebula | azizuqeqebula | ezingezuqeqebula | zingezuqeqebula |
| Class 9 | izoqeqebula | ezoqeqebula | izoqeqebula | ayizuqeqebula | engezuqeqebula | ingezuqeqebula |
| Class 10 | zizoqeqebula | ezizoqeqebula | zizoqeqebula | azizuqeqebula | ezingezuqeqebula | zingezuqeqebula |
| Class 11 | luzoqeqebula | oluzoqeqebula | luzoqeqebula | aluzuqeqebula | olungezuqeqebula | lungezuqeqebula |
| Class 14 | buzoqeqebula | obuzoqeqebula | buzoqeqebula | abuzuqeqebula | obungezuqeqebula | bungezuqeqebula |
| Class 15 | kuzoqeqebula | okuzoqeqebula | kuzoqeqebula | akuzuqeqebula | okungezuqeqebula | kungezuqeqebula |
| Class 17 | kuzoqeqebula | okuzoqeqebula | kuzoqeqebula | akuzuqeqebula | okungezuqeqebula | kungezuqeqebula |
| | 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 | ngiyoqeqebula | engiyoqeqebula | ngiyoqeqebula | angiyuqeqebula | engingeyuqeqebula | ngingeyuqeqebula |
| 2nd singular | uyoqeqebula | oyoqeqebula | uyoqeqebula | awuyuqeqebula | ongeyuqeqebula | ungeyuqeqebula |
| 1st plural | siyoqeqebula | esiyoqeqebula | siyoqeqebula | asiyuqeqebula | esingeyuqeqebula | singeyuqeqebula |
| 2nd plural | niyoqeqebula | eniyoqeqebula | niyoqeqebula | aniyuqeqebula | eningeyuqeqebula | ningeyuqeqebula |
| Class 1 | uyoqeqebula | oyoqeqebula | eyoqeqebula | akayuqeqebula | ongeyuqeqebula | engeyuqeqebula |
| Class 2 | bayoqeqebula | abayoqeqebula | beyoqeqebula | abayuqeqebula | abangeyuqeqebula | bengeyuqeqebula |
| Class 3 | uyoqeqebula | oyoqeqebula | uyoqeqebula | awuyuqeqebula | ongeyuqeqebula | ungeyuqeqebula |
| Class 4 | iyoqeqebula | eyoqeqebula | iyoqeqebula | ayiyuqeqebula | engeyuqeqebula | ingeyuqeqebula |
| Class 5 | liyoqeqebula | eliyoqeqebula | liyoqeqebula | aliyuqeqebula | elingeyuqeqebula | lingeyuqeqebula |
| Class 6 | ayoqeqebula | ayoqeqebula | eyoqeqebula | awayuqeqebula | angeyuqeqebula | engeyuqeqebula |
| Class 7 | siyoqeqebula | esiyoqeqebula | siyoqeqebula | asiyuqeqebula | esingeyuqeqebula | singeyuqeqebula |
| Class 8 | ziyoqeqebula | eziyoqeqebula | ziyoqeqebula | aziyuqeqebula | ezingeyuqeqebula | zingeyuqeqebula |
| Class 9 | iyoqeqebula | eyoqeqebula | iyoqeqebula | ayiyuqeqebula | engeyuqeqebula | ingeyuqeqebula |
| Class 10 | ziyoqeqebula | eziyoqeqebula | ziyoqeqebula | aziyuqeqebula | ezingeyuqeqebula | zingeyuqeqebula |
| Class 11 | luyoqeqebula | oluyoqeqebula | luyoqeqebula | aluyuqeqebula | olungeyuqeqebula | lungeyuqeqebula |
| Class 14 | buyoqeqebula | obuyoqeqebula | buyoqeqebula | abuyuqeqebula | obungeyuqeqebula | bungeyuqeqebula |
| Class 15 | kuyoqeqebula | okuyoqeqebula | kuyoqeqebula | akuyuqeqebula | okungeyuqeqebula | kungeyuqeqebula |
| Class 17 | kuyoqeqebula | okuyoqeqebula | kuyoqeqebula | akuyuqeqebula | okungeyuqeqebula | kungeyuqeqebula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqeqebule | ngingaqeqebuli |
| 2nd singular | uqeqebule | ungaqeqebuli |
| 1st plural | siqeqebule | singaqeqebuli |
| 2nd plural | niqeqebule | ningaqeqebuli |
| Class 1 | aqeqebule | angaqeqebuli |
| Class 2 | baqeqebule | bangaqeqebuli |
| Class 3 | uqeqebule | ungaqeqebuli |
| Class 4 | iqeqebule | ingaqeqebuli |
| Class 5 | liqeqebule | lingaqeqebuli |
| Class 6 | aqeqebule | angaqeqebuli |
| Class 7 | siqeqebule | singaqeqebuli |
| Class 8 | ziqeqebule | zingaqeqebuli |
| Class 9 | iqeqebule | ingaqeqebuli |
| Class 10 | ziqeqebule | zingaqeqebuli |
| Class 11 | luqeqebule | lungaqeqebuli |
| Class 14 | buqeqebule | bungaqeqebuli |
| Class 15 | kuqeqebule | kungaqeqebuli |
| Class 17 | kuqeqebule | kungaqeqebuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqeqebula | ngangaqeqebula, angaqeqebula, angangaqeqebula |
| 2nd singular | waqeqebula | wangaqeqebula, awaqeqebula, awangaqeqebula |
| 1st plural | saqeqebula | sangaqeqebula, asaqeqebula, asangaqeqebula |
| 2nd plural | naqeqebula | nangaqeqebula, anaqeqebula, anangaqeqebula |
| Class 1 | waqeqebula | wangaqeqebula, akaqeqebula, akangaqeqebula |
| Class 2 | baqeqebula | bangaqeqebula, abaqeqebula, abangaqeqebula |
| Class 3 | waqeqebula | wangaqeqebula, awaqeqebula, awangaqeqebula |
| Class 4 | yaqeqebula | yangaqeqebula, ayaqeqebula, ayangaqeqebula |
| Class 5 | laqeqebula | langaqeqebula, alaqeqebula, alangaqeqebula |
| Class 6 | aqeqebula | angaqeqebula, awaqeqebula, awangaqeqebula |
| Class 7 | saqeqebula | sangaqeqebula, asaqeqebula, asangaqeqebula |
| Class 8 | zaqeqebula | zangaqeqebula, azaqeqebula, azangaqeqebula |
| Class 9 | yaqeqebula | yangaqeqebula, ayaqeqebula, ayangaqeqebula |
| Class 10 | zaqeqebula | zangaqeqebula, azaqeqebula, azangaqeqebula |
| Class 11 | lwaqeqebula | lwangaqeqebula, alwaqeqebula, alwangaqeqebula |
| Class 14 | baqeqebula | bangaqeqebula, abaqeqebula, abangaqeqebula |
| Class 15 | kwaqeqebula | kwangaqeqebula, akwaqeqebula, akwangaqeqebula |
| Class 17 | kwaqeqebula | kwangaqeqebula, akwaqeqebula, akwangaqeqebula |

### References

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