# bhekela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bheka +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-bhekela
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#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubhekela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubhekela | ukungabhekeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bhekela | -bhekele |
| Plural | bhekelani | -bhekeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabhekela, ngibhekela | engibhekelayo, engibhekela | ngibhekela | angibhekeli | engingabhekeli | ngingabhekeli |
| 2nd singular | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ubhekela | awubhekeli | ongabhekeli | ungabhekeli |
| 1st plural | siyabhekela, sibhekela | esibhekelayo, esibhekela | sibhekela | asibhekeli | esingabhekeli | singabhekeli |
| 2nd plural | niyabhekela, nibhekela | enibhekelayo, enibhekela | nibhekela | anibhekeli | eningabhekeli | ningabhekeli |
| Class 1 | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ebhekela | akabhekeli | ongabhekeli | engabhekeli |
| Class 2 | bayabhekela, babhekela | ababhekelayo, ababhekela | bebhekela | ababhekeli | abangabhekeli | bengabhekeli |
| Class 3 | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ubhekela | awubhekeli | ongabhekeli | ungabhekeli |
| Class 4 | iyabhekela, ibhekela | ebhekelayo, ebhekela | ibhekela | ayibhekeli | engabhekeli | ingabhekeli |
| Class 5 | liyabhekela, libhekela | elibhekelayo, elibhekela | libhekela | alibhekeli | elingabhekeli | lingabhekeli |
| Class 6 | ayabhekela, abhekela | abhekelayo, abhekela | ebhekela | awabhekeli | angabhekeli | engabhekeli |
| Class 7 | siyabhekela, sibhekela | esibhekelayo, esibhekela | sibhekela | asibhekeli | esingabhekeli | singabhekeli |
| Class 8 | ziyabhekela, zibhekela | ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela | zibhekela | azibhekeli | ezingabhekeli | zingabhekeli |
| Class 9 | iyabhekela, ibhekela | ebhekelayo, ebhekela | ibhekela | ayibhekeli | engabhekeli | ingabhekeli |
| Class 10 | ziyabhekela, zibhekela | ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela | zibhekela | azibhekeli | ezingabhekeli | zingabhekeli |
| Class 11 | luyabhekela, lubhekela | olubhekelayo, olubhekela | lubhekela | alubhekeli | olungabhekeli | lungabhekeli |
| Class 14 | buyabhekela, bubhekela | obubhekelayo, obubhekela | bubhekela | abubhekeli | obungabhekeli | bungabhekeli |
| Class 15 | kuyabhekela, kubhekela | okubhekelayo, okubhekela | kubhekela | akubhekeli | okungabhekeli | kungabhekeli |
| Class 17 | kuyabhekela, kubhekela | okubhekelayo, okubhekela | kubhekela | akubhekeli | okungabhekeli | kungabhekeli |
| | 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 | ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē | engibhekelile, engibhekelē | ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē | angibhekelanga | engingabhekelanga | ngingabhekelanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga |
| 1st plural | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | esibhekelile, esibhekelē | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhekelile, nibhekelē | enibhekelile, enibhekelē | nibhekelile, nibhekelē | anibhekelanga | eningabhekelanga | ningabhekelanga |
| Class 1 | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | akabhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | engabhekelanga |
| Class 2 | babhekelile, babhekelē | ababhekelile, ababhekelē | bebhekelile, bebhekelē | ababhekelanga | abangabhekelanga | bengabhekelanga |
| Class 3 | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga |
| Class 4 | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga |
| Class 5 | libhekelile, libhekelē | elibhekelile, elibhekelē | libhekelile, libhekelē | alibhekelanga | elingabhekelanga | lingabhekelanga |
| Class 6 | abhekelile, abhekelē | abhekelile, abhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | awabhekelanga | angabhekelanga | engabhekelanga |
| Class 7 | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | esibhekelile, esibhekelē | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga |
| Class 8 | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga |
| Class 9 | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga |
| Class 10 | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga |
| Class 11 | lubhekelile, lubhekelē | olubhekelile, olubhekelē | lubhekelile, lubhekelē | alubhekelanga | olungabhekelanga | lungabhekelanga |
| Class 14 | bubhekelile, bubhekelē | obubhekelile, obubhekelē | bubhekelile, bubhekelē | abubhekelanga | obungabhekelanga | bungabhekelanga |
| Class 15 | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | okubhekelile, okubhekelē | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga |
| Class 17 | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | okubhekelile, okubhekelē | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga |
| | 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 | ngābhekela | engābhekela | ngābhekela | angibhekelanga | engingabhekelanga | ngingabhekelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābhekela | owābhekela | wābhekela | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga |
| 1st plural | sābhekela | esābhekela | sābhekela | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābhekela | enābhekela | nābhekela | anibhekelanga | eningabhekelanga | ningabhekelanga |
| Class 1 | wābhekela | owābhekela | ābhekela | akabhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | engabhekelanga |
| Class 2 | bābhekela | abābhekela | bābhekela | ababhekelanga | abangabhekelanga | bengabhekelanga |
| Class 3 | wābhekela | owābhekela | wābhekela | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga |
| Class 4 | yābhekela | eyābhekela | yābhekela | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga |
| Class 5 | lābhekela | elābhekela | lābhekela | alibhekelanga | elingabhekelanga | lingabhekelanga |
| Class 6 | ābhekela | ābhekela | ābhekela | awabhekelanga | angabhekelanga | engabhekelanga |
| Class 7 | sābhekela | esābhekela | sābhekela | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga |
| Class 8 | zābhekela | ezābhekela | zābhekela | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga |
| Class 9 | yābhekela | eyābhekela | yābhekela | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga |
| Class 10 | zābhekela | ezābhekela | zābhekela | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābhekela | olwābhekela | lwābhekela | alubhekelanga | olungabhekelanga | lungabhekelanga |
| Class 14 | bābhekela | obābhekela | bābhekela | abubhekelanga | obungabhekelanga | bungabhekelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābhekela | okwābhekela | kwābhekela | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābhekela | okwābhekela | kwābhekela | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabhekela | — | ngingabhekela | ngingebhekele | — | ngingebhekele |
| 2nd singular | ungabhekela | — | ungabhekela | ungebhekele | — | ungebhekele |
| 1st plural | singabhekela | — | singabhekela | singebhekele | — | singebhekele |
| 2nd plural | ningabhekela | — | ningabhekela | ningebhekele | — | ningebhekele |
| Class 1 | angabhekela | — | engabhekela | angebhekele | — | engebhekele |
| Class 2 | bangabhekela | — | bengabhekela | bangebhekele | — | bengebhekele |
| Class 3 | ungabhekela | — | ungabhekela | ungebhekele | — | ungebhekele |
| Class 4 | ingabhekela | — | ingabhekela | ingebhekele | — | ingebhekele |
| Class 5 | lingabhekela | — | lingabhekela | lingebhekele | — | lingebhekele |
| Class 6 | angabhekela | — | engabhekela | angebhekele | — | engebhekele |
| Class 7 | singabhekela | — | singabhekela | singebhekele | — | singebhekele |
| Class 8 | zingabhekela | — | zingabhekela | zingebhekele | — | zingebhekele |
| Class 9 | ingabhekela | — | ingabhekela | ingebhekele | — | ingebhekele |
| Class 10 | zingabhekela | — | zingabhekela | zingebhekele | — | zingebhekele |
| Class 11 | lungabhekela | — | lungabhekela | lungebhekele | — | lungebhekele |
| Class 14 | bungabhekela | — | bungabhekela | bungebhekele | — | bungebhekele |
| Class 15 | kungabhekela | — | kungabhekela | kungebhekele | — | kungebhekele |
| Class 17 | kungabhekela | — | kungabhekela | kungebhekele | — | kungebhekele |
| | 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 | ngizobhekela | engizobhekela | ngizobhekela | angizubhekela | engingezubhekela | ngingezubhekela |
| 2nd singular | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | uzobhekela | awuzubhekela | ongezubhekela | ungezubhekela |
| 1st plural | sizobhekela | esizobhekela | sizobhekela | asizubhekela | esingezubhekela | singezubhekela |
| 2nd plural | nizobhekela | enizobhekela | nizobhekela | anizubhekela | eningezubhekela | ningezubhekela |
| Class 1 | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | ezobhekela | akazubhekela | ongezubhekela | engezubhekela |
| Class 2 | bazobhekela | abazobhekela | bezobhekela | abazubhekela | abangezubhekela | bengezubhekela |
| Class 3 | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | uzobhekela | awuzubhekela | ongezubhekela | ungezubhekela |
| Class 4 | izobhekela | ezobhekela | izobhekela | ayizubhekela | engezubhekela | ingezubhekela |
| Class 5 | lizobhekela | elizobhekela | lizobhekela | alizubhekela | elingezubhekela | lingezubhekela |
| Class 6 | azobhekela | azobhekela | ezobhekela | awazubhekela | angezubhekela | engezubhekela |
| Class 7 | sizobhekela | esizobhekela | sizobhekela | asizubhekela | esingezubhekela | singezubhekela |
| Class 8 | zizobhekela | ezizobhekela | zizobhekela | azizubhekela | ezingezubhekela | zingezubhekela |
| Class 9 | izobhekela | ezobhekela | izobhekela | ayizubhekela | engezubhekela | ingezubhekela |
| Class 10 | zizobhekela | ezizobhekela | zizobhekela | azizubhekela | ezingezubhekela | zingezubhekela |
| Class 11 | luzobhekela | oluzobhekela | luzobhekela | aluzubhekela | olungezubhekela | lungezubhekela |
| Class 14 | buzobhekela | obuzobhekela | buzobhekela | abuzubhekela | obungezubhekela | bungezubhekela |
| Class 15 | kuzobhekela | okuzobhekela | kuzobhekela | akuzubhekela | okungezubhekela | kungezubhekela |
| Class 17 | kuzobhekela | okuzobhekela | kuzobhekela | akuzubhekela | okungezubhekela | kungezubhekela |
| | 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 | ngiyobhekela | engiyobhekela | ngiyobhekela | angiyubhekela | engingeyubhekela | ngingeyubhekela |
| 2nd singular | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | uyobhekela | awuyubhekela | ongeyubhekela | ungeyubhekela |
| 1st plural | siyobhekela | esiyobhekela | siyobhekela | asiyubhekela | esingeyubhekela | singeyubhekela |
| 2nd plural | niyobhekela | eniyobhekela | niyobhekela | aniyubhekela | eningeyubhekela | ningeyubhekela |
| Class 1 | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | eyobhekela | akayubhekela | ongeyubhekela | engeyubhekela |
| Class 2 | bayobhekela | abayobhekela | beyobhekela | abayubhekela | abangeyubhekela | bengeyubhekela |
| Class 3 | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | uyobhekela | awuyubhekela | ongeyubhekela | ungeyubhekela |
| Class 4 | iyobhekela | eyobhekela | iyobhekela | ayiyubhekela | engeyubhekela | ingeyubhekela |
| Class 5 | liyobhekela | eliyobhekela | liyobhekela | aliyubhekela | elingeyubhekela | lingeyubhekela |
| Class 6 | ayobhekela | ayobhekela | eyobhekela | awayubhekela | angeyubhekela | engeyubhekela |
| Class 7 | siyobhekela | esiyobhekela | siyobhekela | asiyubhekela | esingeyubhekela | singeyubhekela |
| Class 8 | ziyobhekela | eziyobhekela | ziyobhekela | aziyubhekela | ezingeyubhekela | zingeyubhekela |
| Class 9 | iyobhekela | eyobhekela | iyobhekela | ayiyubhekela | engeyubhekela | ingeyubhekela |
| Class 10 | ziyobhekela | eziyobhekela | ziyobhekela | aziyubhekela | ezingeyubhekela | zingeyubhekela |
| Class 11 | luyobhekela | oluyobhekela | luyobhekela | aluyubhekela | olungeyubhekela | lungeyubhekela |
| Class 14 | buyobhekela | obuyobhekela | buyobhekela | abuyubhekela | obungeyubhekela | bungeyubhekela |
| Class 15 | kuyobhekela | okuyobhekela | kuyobhekela | akuyubhekela | okungeyubhekela | kungeyubhekela |
| Class 17 | kuyobhekela | okuyobhekela | kuyobhekela | akuyubhekela | okungeyubhekela | kungeyubhekela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibhekele | ngingabhekeli |
| 2nd singular | ubhekele | ungabhekeli |
| 1st plural | sibhekele | singabhekeli |
| 2nd plural | nibhekele | ningabhekeli |
| Class 1 | abhekele | angabhekeli |
| Class 2 | babhekele | bangabhekeli |
| Class 3 | ubhekele | ungabhekeli |
| Class 4 | ibhekele | ingabhekeli |
| Class 5 | libhekele | lingabhekeli |
| Class 6 | abhekele | angabhekeli |
| Class 7 | sibhekele | singabhekeli |
| Class 8 | zibhekele | zingabhekeli |
| Class 9 | ibhekele | ingabhekeli |
| Class 10 | zibhekele | zingabhekeli |
| Class 11 | lubhekele | lungabhekeli |
| Class 14 | bubhekele | bungabhekeli |
| Class 15 | kubhekele | kungabhekeli |
| Class 17 | kubhekele | kungabhekeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabhekela | ngangabhekela, angabhekela, angangabhekela |
| 2nd singular | wabhekela | wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela |
| 1st plural | sabhekela | sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela |
| 2nd plural | nabhekela | nangabhekela, anabhekela, anangabhekela |
| Class 1 | wabhekela | wangabhekela, akabhekela, akangabhekela |
| Class 2 | babhekela | bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela |
| Class 3 | wabhekela | wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela |
| Class 4 | yabhekela | yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela |
| Class 5 | labhekela | langabhekela, alabhekela, alangabhekela |
| Class 6 | abhekela | angabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela |
| Class 7 | sabhekela | sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela |
| Class 8 | zabhekela | zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela |
| Class 9 | yabhekela | yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela |
| Class 10 | zabhekela | zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela |
| Class 11 | lwabhekela | lwangabhekela, alwabhekela, alwangabhekela |
| Class 14 | babhekela | bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela |
| Class 15 | kwabhekela | kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela |
| Class 17 | kwabhekela | kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela |

### References

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