# finyelela
## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-finyelela$^?$
* (transitive) to reach

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukufinyelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufinyelela | ukungafinyeleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | finyelela | -finyelele |
| Plural | finyelelani | -finyeleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafinyelela, ngifinyelela | engifinyelelayo, engifinyelela | ngifinyelela | angifinyeleli | engingafinyeleli | ngingafinyeleli |
| 2nd singular | uyafinyelela, ufinyelela | ofinyelelayo, ofinyelela | ufinyelela | awufinyeleli | ongafinyeleli | ungafinyeleli |
| 1st plural | siyafinyelela, sifinyelela | esifinyelelayo, esifinyelela | sifinyelela | asifinyeleli | esingafinyeleli | singafinyeleli |
| 2nd plural | niyafinyelela, nifinyelela | enifinyelelayo, enifinyelela | nifinyelela | anifinyeleli | eningafinyeleli | ningafinyeleli |
| Class 1 | uyafinyelela, ufinyelela | ofinyelelayo, ofinyelela | efinyelela | akafinyeleli | ongafinyeleli | engafinyeleli |
| Class 2 | bayafinyelela, bafinyelela | abafinyelelayo, abafinyelela | befinyelela | abafinyeleli | abangafinyeleli | bengafinyeleli |
| Class 3 | uyafinyelela, ufinyelela | ofinyelelayo, ofinyelela | ufinyelela | awufinyeleli | ongafinyeleli | ungafinyeleli |
| Class 4 | iyafinyelela, ifinyelela | efinyelelayo, efinyelela | ifinyelela | ayifinyeleli | engafinyeleli | ingafinyeleli |
| Class 5 | liyafinyelela, lifinyelela | elifinyelelayo, elifinyelela | lifinyelela | alifinyeleli | elingafinyeleli | lingafinyeleli |
| Class 6 | ayafinyelela, afinyelela | afinyelelayo, afinyelela | efinyelela | awafinyeleli | angafinyeleli | engafinyeleli |
| Class 7 | siyafinyelela, sifinyelela | esifinyelelayo, esifinyelela | sifinyelela | asifinyeleli | esingafinyeleli | singafinyeleli |
| Class 8 | ziyafinyelela, zifinyelela | ezifinyelelayo, ezifinyelela | zifinyelela | azifinyeleli | ezingafinyeleli | zingafinyeleli |
| Class 9 | iyafinyelela, ifinyelela | efinyelelayo, efinyelela | ifinyelela | ayifinyeleli | engafinyeleli | ingafinyeleli |
| Class 10 | ziyafinyelela, zifinyelela | ezifinyelelayo, ezifinyelela | zifinyelela | azifinyeleli | ezingafinyeleli | zingafinyeleli |
| Class 11 | luyafinyelela, lufinyelela | olufinyelelayo, olufinyelela | lufinyelela | alufinyeleli | olungafinyeleli | lungafinyeleli |
| Class 14 | buyafinyelela, bufinyelela | obufinyelelayo, obufinyelela | bufinyelela | abufinyeleli | obungafinyeleli | bungafinyeleli |
| Class 15 | kuyafinyelela, kufinyelela | okufinyelelayo, okufinyelela | kufinyelela | akufinyeleli | okungafinyeleli | kungafinyeleli |
| Class 17 | kuyafinyelela, kufinyelela | okufinyelelayo, okufinyelela | kufinyelela | akufinyeleli | okungafinyeleli | kungafinyeleli |
| | 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 | ngifinyelelile, ngifinyelelē | engifinyelelile, engifinyelelē | ngifinyelelile, ngifinyelelē | angifinyelelanga | engingafinyelelanga | ngingafinyelelanga |
| 2nd singular | ufinyelelile, ufinyelelē | ofinyelelile, ofinyelelē | ufinyelelile, ufinyelelē | awufinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | ungafinyelelanga |
| 1st plural | sifinyelelile, sifinyelelē | esifinyelelile, esifinyelelē | sifinyelelile, sifinyelelē | asifinyelelanga | esingafinyelelanga | singafinyelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nifinyelelile, nifinyelelē | enifinyelelile, enifinyelelē | nifinyelelile, nifinyelelē | anifinyelelanga | eningafinyelelanga | ningafinyelelanga |
| Class 1 | ufinyelelile, ufinyelelē | ofinyelelile, ofinyelelē | efinyelelile, efinyelelē | akafinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga |
| Class 2 | bafinyelelile, bafinyelelē | abafinyelelile, abafinyelelē | befinyelelile, befinyelelē | abafinyelelanga | abangafinyelelanga | bengafinyelelanga |
| Class 3 | ufinyelelile, ufinyelelē | ofinyelelile, ofinyelelē | ufinyelelile, ufinyelelē | awufinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | ungafinyelelanga |
| Class 4 | ifinyelelile, ifinyelelē | efinyelelile, efinyelelē | ifinyelelile, ifinyelelē | ayifinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga | ingafinyelelanga |
| Class 5 | lifinyelelile, lifinyelelē | elifinyelelile, elifinyelelē | lifinyelelile, lifinyelelē | alifinyelelanga | elingafinyelelanga | lingafinyelelanga |
| Class 6 | afinyelelile, afinyelelē | afinyelelile, afinyelelē | efinyelelile, efinyelelē | awafinyelelanga | angafinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga |
| Class 7 | sifinyelelile, sifinyelelē | esifinyelelile, esifinyelelē | sifinyelelile, sifinyelelē | asifinyelelanga | esingafinyelelanga | singafinyelelanga |
| Class 8 | zifinyelelile, zifinyelelē | ezifinyelelile, ezifinyelelē | zifinyelelile, zifinyelelē | azifinyelelanga | ezingafinyelelanga | zingafinyelelanga |
| Class 9 | ifinyelelile, ifinyelelē | efinyelelile, efinyelelē | ifinyelelile, ifinyelelē | ayifinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga | ingafinyelelanga |
| Class 10 | zifinyelelile, zifinyelelē | ezifinyelelile, ezifinyelelē | zifinyelelile, zifinyelelē | azifinyelelanga | ezingafinyelelanga | zingafinyelelanga |
| Class 11 | lufinyelelile, lufinyelelē | olufinyelelile, olufinyelelē | lufinyelelile, lufinyelelē | alufinyelelanga | olungafinyelelanga | lungafinyelelanga |
| Class 14 | bufinyelelile, bufinyelelē | obufinyelelile, obufinyelelē | bufinyelelile, bufinyelelē | abufinyelelanga | obungafinyelelanga | bungafinyelelanga |
| Class 15 | kufinyelelile, kufinyelelē | okufinyelelile, okufinyelelē | kufinyelelile, kufinyelelē | akufinyelelanga | okungafinyelelanga | kungafinyelelanga |
| Class 17 | kufinyelelile, kufinyelelē | okufinyelelile, okufinyelelē | kufinyelelile, kufinyelelē | akufinyelelanga | okungafinyelelanga | kungafinyelelanga |
| | 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 | ngāfinyelela | engāfinyelela | ngāfinyelela | angifinyelelanga | engingafinyelelanga | ngingafinyelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfinyelela | owāfinyelela | wāfinyelela | awufinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | ungafinyelelanga |
| 1st plural | sāfinyelela | esāfinyelela | sāfinyelela | asifinyelelanga | esingafinyelelanga | singafinyelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfinyelela | enāfinyelela | nāfinyelela | anifinyelelanga | eningafinyelelanga | ningafinyelelanga |
| Class 1 | wāfinyelela | owāfinyelela | āfinyelela | akafinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga |
| Class 2 | bāfinyelela | abāfinyelela | bāfinyelela | abafinyelelanga | abangafinyelelanga | bengafinyelelanga |
| Class 3 | wāfinyelela | owāfinyelela | wāfinyelela | awufinyelelanga | ongafinyelelanga | ungafinyelelanga |
| Class 4 | yāfinyelela | eyāfinyelela | yāfinyelela | ayifinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga | ingafinyelelanga |
| Class 5 | lāfinyelela | elāfinyelela | lāfinyelela | alifinyelelanga | elingafinyelelanga | lingafinyelelanga |
| Class 6 | āfinyelela | āfinyelela | āfinyelela | awafinyelelanga | angafinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga |
| Class 7 | sāfinyelela | esāfinyelela | sāfinyelela | asifinyelelanga | esingafinyelelanga | singafinyelelanga |
| Class 8 | zāfinyelela | ezāfinyelela | zāfinyelela | azifinyelelanga | ezingafinyelelanga | zingafinyelelanga |
| Class 9 | yāfinyelela | eyāfinyelela | yāfinyelela | ayifinyelelanga | engafinyelelanga | ingafinyelelanga |
| Class 10 | zāfinyelela | ezāfinyelela | zāfinyelela | azifinyelelanga | ezingafinyelelanga | zingafinyelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfinyelela | olwāfinyelela | lwāfinyelela | alufinyelelanga | olungafinyelelanga | lungafinyelelanga |
| Class 14 | bāfinyelela | obāfinyelela | bāfinyelela | abufinyelelanga | obungafinyelelanga | bungafinyelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfinyelela | okwāfinyelela | kwāfinyelela | akufinyelelanga | okungafinyelelanga | kungafinyelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfinyelela | okwāfinyelela | kwāfinyelela | akufinyelelanga | okungafinyelelanga | kungafinyelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafinyelela | — | ngingafinyelela | ngingefinyelele | — | ngingefinyelele |
| 2nd singular | ungafinyelela | — | ungafinyelela | ungefinyelele | — | ungefinyelele |
| 1st plural | singafinyelela | — | singafinyelela | singefinyelele | — | singefinyelele |
| 2nd plural | ningafinyelela | — | ningafinyelela | ningefinyelele | — | ningefinyelele |
| Class 1 | angafinyelela | — | engafinyelela | angefinyelele | — | engefinyelele |
| Class 2 | bangafinyelela | — | bengafinyelela | bangefinyelele | — | bengefinyelele |
| Class 3 | ungafinyelela | — | ungafinyelela | ungefinyelele | — | ungefinyelele |
| Class 4 | ingafinyelela | — | ingafinyelela | ingefinyelele | — | ingefinyelele |
| Class 5 | lingafinyelela | — | lingafinyelela | lingefinyelele | — | lingefinyelele |
| Class 6 | angafinyelela | — | engafinyelela | angefinyelele | — | engefinyelele |
| Class 7 | singafinyelela | — | singafinyelela | singefinyelele | — | singefinyelele |
| Class 8 | zingafinyelela | — | zingafinyelela | zingefinyelele | — | zingefinyelele |
| Class 9 | ingafinyelela | — | ingafinyelela | ingefinyelele | — | ingefinyelele |
| Class 10 | zingafinyelela | — | zingafinyelela | zingefinyelele | — | zingefinyelele |
| Class 11 | lungafinyelela | — | lungafinyelela | lungefinyelele | — | lungefinyelele |
| Class 14 | bungafinyelela | — | bungafinyelela | bungefinyelele | — | bungefinyelele |
| Class 15 | kungafinyelela | — | kungafinyelela | kungefinyelele | — | kungefinyelele |
| Class 17 | kungafinyelela | — | kungafinyelela | kungefinyelele | — | kungefinyelele |
| | 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 | ngizofinyelela | engizofinyelela | ngizofinyelela | angizufinyelela | engingezufinyelela | ngingezufinyelela |
| 2nd singular | uzofinyelela | ozofinyelela | uzofinyelela | awuzufinyelela | ongezufinyelela | ungezufinyelela |
| 1st plural | sizofinyelela | esizofinyelela | sizofinyelela | asizufinyelela | esingezufinyelela | singezufinyelela |
| 2nd plural | nizofinyelela | enizofinyelela | nizofinyelela | anizufinyelela | eningezufinyelela | ningezufinyelela |
| Class 1 | uzofinyelela | ozofinyelela | ezofinyelela | akazufinyelela | ongezufinyelela | engezufinyelela |
| Class 2 | bazofinyelela | abazofinyelela | bezofinyelela | abazufinyelela | abangezufinyelela | bengezufinyelela |
| Class 3 | uzofinyelela | ozofinyelela | uzofinyelela | awuzufinyelela | ongezufinyelela | ungezufinyelela |
| Class 4 | izofinyelela | ezofinyelela | izofinyelela | ayizufinyelela | engezufinyelela | ingezufinyelela |
| Class 5 | lizofinyelela | elizofinyelela | lizofinyelela | alizufinyelela | elingezufinyelela | lingezufinyelela |
| Class 6 | azofinyelela | azofinyelela | ezofinyelela | awazufinyelela | angezufinyelela | engezufinyelela |
| Class 7 | sizofinyelela | esizofinyelela | sizofinyelela | asizufinyelela | esingezufinyelela | singezufinyelela |
| Class 8 | zizofinyelela | ezizofinyelela | zizofinyelela | azizufinyelela | ezingezufinyelela | zingezufinyelela |
| Class 9 | izofinyelela | ezofinyelela | izofinyelela | ayizufinyelela | engezufinyelela | ingezufinyelela |
| Class 10 | zizofinyelela | ezizofinyelela | zizofinyelela | azizufinyelela | ezingezufinyelela | zingezufinyelela |
| Class 11 | luzofinyelela | oluzofinyelela | luzofinyelela | aluzufinyelela | olungezufinyelela | lungezufinyelela |
| Class 14 | buzofinyelela | obuzofinyelela | buzofinyelela | abuzufinyelela | obungezufinyelela | bungezufinyelela |
| Class 15 | kuzofinyelela | okuzofinyelela | kuzofinyelela | akuzufinyelela | okungezufinyelela | kungezufinyelela |
| Class 17 | kuzofinyelela | okuzofinyelela | kuzofinyelela | akuzufinyelela | okungezufinyelela | kungezufinyelela |
| | 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 | ngiyofinyelela | engiyofinyelela | ngiyofinyelela | angiyufinyelela | engingeyufinyelela | ngingeyufinyelela |
| 2nd singular | uyofinyelela | oyofinyelela | uyofinyelela | awuyufinyelela | ongeyufinyelela | ungeyufinyelela |
| 1st plural | siyofinyelela | esiyofinyelela | siyofinyelela | asiyufinyelela | esingeyufinyelela | singeyufinyelela |
| 2nd plural | niyofinyelela | eniyofinyelela | niyofinyelela | aniyufinyelela | eningeyufinyelela | ningeyufinyelela |
| Class 1 | uyofinyelela | oyofinyelela | eyofinyelela | akayufinyelela | ongeyufinyelela | engeyufinyelela |
| Class 2 | bayofinyelela | abayofinyelela | beyofinyelela | abayufinyelela | abangeyufinyelela | bengeyufinyelela |
| Class 3 | uyofinyelela | oyofinyelela | uyofinyelela | awuyufinyelela | ongeyufinyelela | ungeyufinyelela |
| Class 4 | iyofinyelela | eyofinyelela | iyofinyelela | ayiyufinyelela | engeyufinyelela | ingeyufinyelela |
| Class 5 | liyofinyelela | eliyofinyelela | liyofinyelela | aliyufinyelela | elingeyufinyelela | lingeyufinyelela |
| Class 6 | ayofinyelela | ayofinyelela | eyofinyelela | awayufinyelela | angeyufinyelela | engeyufinyelela |
| Class 7 | siyofinyelela | esiyofinyelela | siyofinyelela | asiyufinyelela | esingeyufinyelela | singeyufinyelela |
| Class 8 | ziyofinyelela | eziyofinyelela | ziyofinyelela | aziyufinyelela | ezingeyufinyelela | zingeyufinyelela |
| Class 9 | iyofinyelela | eyofinyelela | iyofinyelela | ayiyufinyelela | engeyufinyelela | ingeyufinyelela |
| Class 10 | ziyofinyelela | eziyofinyelela | ziyofinyelela | aziyufinyelela | ezingeyufinyelela | zingeyufinyelela |
| Class 11 | luyofinyelela | oluyofinyelela | luyofinyelela | aluyufinyelela | olungeyufinyelela | lungeyufinyelela |
| Class 14 | buyofinyelela | obuyofinyelela | buyofinyelela | abuyufinyelela | obungeyufinyelela | bungeyufinyelela |
| Class 15 | kuyofinyelela | okuyofinyelela | kuyofinyelela | akuyufinyelela | okungeyufinyelela | kungeyufinyelela |
| Class 17 | kuyofinyelela | okuyofinyelela | kuyofinyelela | akuyufinyelela | okungeyufinyelela | kungeyufinyelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifinyelele | ngingafinyeleli |
| 2nd singular | ufinyelele | ungafinyeleli |
| 1st plural | sifinyelele | singafinyeleli |
| 2nd plural | nifinyelele | ningafinyeleli |
| Class 1 | afinyelele | angafinyeleli |
| Class 2 | bafinyelele | bangafinyeleli |
| Class 3 | ufinyelele | ungafinyeleli |
| Class 4 | ifinyelele | ingafinyeleli |
| Class 5 | lifinyelele | lingafinyeleli |
| Class 6 | afinyelele | angafinyeleli |
| Class 7 | sifinyelele | singafinyeleli |
| Class 8 | zifinyelele | zingafinyeleli |
| Class 9 | ifinyelele | ingafinyeleli |
| Class 10 | zifinyelele | zingafinyeleli |
| Class 11 | lufinyelele | lungafinyeleli |
| Class 14 | bufinyelele | bungafinyeleli |
| Class 15 | kufinyelele | kungafinyeleli |
| Class 17 | kufinyelele | kungafinyeleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafinyelela | ngangafinyelela, angafinyelela, angangafinyelela |
| 2nd singular | wafinyelela | wangafinyelela, awafinyelela, awangafinyelela |
| 1st plural | safinyelela | sangafinyelela, asafinyelela, asangafinyelela |
| 2nd plural | nafinyelela | nangafinyelela, anafinyelela, anangafinyelela |
| Class 1 | wafinyelela | wangafinyelela, akafinyelela, akangafinyelela |
| Class 2 | bafinyelela | bangafinyelela, abafinyelela, abangafinyelela |
| Class 3 | wafinyelela | wangafinyelela, awafinyelela, awangafinyelela |
| Class 4 | yafinyelela | yangafinyelela, ayafinyelela, ayangafinyelela |
| Class 5 | lafinyelela | langafinyelela, alafinyelela, alangafinyelela |
| Class 6 | afinyelela | angafinyelela, awafinyelela, awangafinyelela |
| Class 7 | safinyelela | sangafinyelela, asafinyelela, asangafinyelela |
| Class 8 | zafinyelela | zangafinyelela, azafinyelela, azangafinyelela |
| Class 9 | yafinyelela | yangafinyelela, ayafinyelela, ayangafinyelela |
| Class 10 | zafinyelela | zangafinyelela, azafinyelela, azangafinyelela |
| Class 11 | lwafinyelela | lwangafinyelela, alwafinyelela, alwangafinyelela |
| Class 14 | bafinyelela | bangafinyelela, abafinyelela, abangafinyelela |
| Class 15 | kwafinyelela | kwangafinyelela, akwafinyelela, akwangafinyelela |
| Class 17 | kwafinyelela | kwangafinyelela, akwafinyelela, akwangafinyelela |

### References

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