# bonela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bona +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-bonela$^?$
* (transitive) to see for/on behalf of
* (transitive) to watch, to mind

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubonela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubonela | ukungaboneli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bonela | -bonele |
| Plural | bonelani | -boneleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabonela, ngibonela | engibonelayo, engibonela | ngibonela | angiboneli | engingaboneli | ngingaboneli |
| 2nd singular | uyabonela, ubonela | obonelayo, obonela | ubonela | awuboneli | ongaboneli | ungaboneli |
| 1st plural | siyabonela, sibonela | esibonelayo, esibonela | sibonela | asiboneli | esingaboneli | singaboneli |
| 2nd plural | niyabonela, nibonela | enibonelayo, enibonela | nibonela | aniboneli | eningaboneli | ningaboneli |
| Class 1 | uyabonela, ubonela | obonelayo, obonela | ebonela | akaboneli | ongaboneli | engaboneli |
| Class 2 | bayabonela, babonela | ababonelayo, ababonela | bebonela | ababoneli | abangaboneli | bengaboneli |
| Class 3 | uyabonela, ubonela | obonelayo, obonela | ubonela | awuboneli | ongaboneli | ungaboneli |
| Class 4 | iyabonela, ibonela | ebonelayo, ebonela | ibonela | ayiboneli | engaboneli | ingaboneli |
| Class 5 | liyabonela, libonela | elibonelayo, elibonela | libonela | aliboneli | elingaboneli | lingaboneli |
| Class 6 | ayabonela, abonela | abonelayo, abonela | ebonela | awaboneli | angaboneli | engaboneli |
| Class 7 | siyabonela, sibonela | esibonelayo, esibonela | sibonela | asiboneli | esingaboneli | singaboneli |
| Class 8 | ziyabonela, zibonela | ezibonelayo, ezibonela | zibonela | aziboneli | ezingaboneli | zingaboneli |
| Class 9 | iyabonela, ibonela | ebonelayo, ebonela | ibonela | ayiboneli | engaboneli | ingaboneli |
| Class 10 | ziyabonela, zibonela | ezibonelayo, ezibonela | zibonela | aziboneli | ezingaboneli | zingaboneli |
| Class 11 | luyabonela, lubonela | olubonelayo, olubonela | lubonela | aluboneli | olungaboneli | lungaboneli |
| Class 14 | buyabonela, bubonela | obubonelayo, obubonela | bubonela | abuboneli | obungaboneli | bungaboneli |
| Class 15 | kuyabonela, kubonela | okubonelayo, okubonela | kubonela | akuboneli | okungaboneli | kungaboneli |
| Class 17 | kuyabonela, kubonela | okubonelayo, okubonela | kubonela | akuboneli | okungaboneli | kungaboneli |
| | 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 | ngibonelile, ngibonelē | engibonelile, engibonelē | ngibonelile, ngibonelē | angibonelanga | engingabonelanga | ngingabonelanga |
| 2nd singular | ubonelile, ubonelē | obonelile, obonelē | ubonelile, ubonelē | awubonelanga | ongabonelanga | ungabonelanga |
| 1st plural | sibonelile, sibonelē | esibonelile, esibonelē | sibonelile, sibonelē | asibonelanga | esingabonelanga | singabonelanga |
| 2nd plural | nibonelile, nibonelē | enibonelile, enibonelē | nibonelile, nibonelē | anibonelanga | eningabonelanga | ningabonelanga |
| Class 1 | ubonelile, ubonelē | obonelile, obonelē | ebonelile, ebonelē | akabonelanga | ongabonelanga | engabonelanga |
| Class 2 | babonelile, babonelē | ababonelile, ababonelē | bebonelile, bebonelē | ababonelanga | abangabonelanga | bengabonelanga |
| Class 3 | ubonelile, ubonelē | obonelile, obonelē | ubonelile, ubonelē | awubonelanga | ongabonelanga | ungabonelanga |
| Class 4 | ibonelile, ibonelē | ebonelile, ebonelē | ibonelile, ibonelē | ayibonelanga | engabonelanga | ingabonelanga |
| Class 5 | libonelile, libonelē | elibonelile, elibonelē | libonelile, libonelē | alibonelanga | elingabonelanga | lingabonelanga |
| Class 6 | abonelile, abonelē | abonelile, abonelē | ebonelile, ebonelē | awabonelanga | angabonelanga | engabonelanga |
| Class 7 | sibonelile, sibonelē | esibonelile, esibonelē | sibonelile, sibonelē | asibonelanga | esingabonelanga | singabonelanga |
| Class 8 | zibonelile, zibonelē | ezibonelile, ezibonelē | zibonelile, zibonelē | azibonelanga | ezingabonelanga | zingabonelanga |
| Class 9 | ibonelile, ibonelē | ebonelile, ebonelē | ibonelile, ibonelē | ayibonelanga | engabonelanga | ingabonelanga |
| Class 10 | zibonelile, zibonelē | ezibonelile, ezibonelē | zibonelile, zibonelē | azibonelanga | ezingabonelanga | zingabonelanga |
| Class 11 | lubonelile, lubonelē | olubonelile, olubonelē | lubonelile, lubonelē | alubonelanga | olungabonelanga | lungabonelanga |
| Class 14 | bubonelile, bubonelē | obubonelile, obubonelē | bubonelile, bubonelē | abubonelanga | obungabonelanga | bungabonelanga |
| Class 15 | kubonelile, kubonelē | okubonelile, okubonelē | kubonelile, kubonelē | akubonelanga | okungabonelanga | kungabonelanga |
| Class 17 | kubonelile, kubonelē | okubonelile, okubonelē | kubonelile, kubonelē | akubonelanga | okungabonelanga | kungabonelanga |
| | 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 | ngābonela | engābonela | ngābonela | angibonelanga | engingabonelanga | ngingabonelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābonela | owābonela | wābonela | awubonelanga | ongabonelanga | ungabonelanga |
| 1st plural | sābonela | esābonela | sābonela | asibonelanga | esingabonelanga | singabonelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābonela | enābonela | nābonela | anibonelanga | eningabonelanga | ningabonelanga |
| Class 1 | wābonela | owābonela | ābonela | akabonelanga | ongabonelanga | engabonelanga |
| Class 2 | bābonela | abābonela | bābonela | ababonelanga | abangabonelanga | bengabonelanga |
| Class 3 | wābonela | owābonela | wābonela | awubonelanga | ongabonelanga | ungabonelanga |
| Class 4 | yābonela | eyābonela | yābonela | ayibonelanga | engabonelanga | ingabonelanga |
| Class 5 | lābonela | elābonela | lābonela | alibonelanga | elingabonelanga | lingabonelanga |
| Class 6 | ābonela | ābonela | ābonela | awabonelanga | angabonelanga | engabonelanga |
| Class 7 | sābonela | esābonela | sābonela | asibonelanga | esingabonelanga | singabonelanga |
| Class 8 | zābonela | ezābonela | zābonela | azibonelanga | ezingabonelanga | zingabonelanga |
| Class 9 | yābonela | eyābonela | yābonela | ayibonelanga | engabonelanga | ingabonelanga |
| Class 10 | zābonela | ezābonela | zābonela | azibonelanga | ezingabonelanga | zingabonelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābonela | olwābonela | lwābonela | alubonelanga | olungabonelanga | lungabonelanga |
| Class 14 | bābonela | obābonela | bābonela | abubonelanga | obungabonelanga | bungabonelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābonela | okwābonela | kwābonela | akubonelanga | okungabonelanga | kungabonelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābonela | okwābonela | kwābonela | akubonelanga | okungabonelanga | kungabonelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabonela | — | ngingabonela | ngingebonele | — | ngingebonele |
| 2nd singular | ungabonela | — | ungabonela | ungebonele | — | ungebonele |
| 1st plural | singabonela | — | singabonela | singebonele | — | singebonele |
| 2nd plural | ningabonela | — | ningabonela | ningebonele | — | ningebonele |
| Class 1 | angabonela | — | engabonela | angebonele | — | engebonele |
| Class 2 | bangabonela | — | bengabonela | bangebonele | — | bengebonele |
| Class 3 | ungabonela | — | ungabonela | ungebonele | — | ungebonele |
| Class 4 | ingabonela | — | ingabonela | ingebonele | — | ingebonele |
| Class 5 | lingabonela | — | lingabonela | lingebonele | — | lingebonele |
| Class 6 | angabonela | — | engabonela | angebonele | — | engebonele |
| Class 7 | singabonela | — | singabonela | singebonele | — | singebonele |
| Class 8 | zingabonela | — | zingabonela | zingebonele | — | zingebonele |
| Class 9 | ingabonela | — | ingabonela | ingebonele | — | ingebonele |
| Class 10 | zingabonela | — | zingabonela | zingebonele | — | zingebonele |
| Class 11 | lungabonela | — | lungabonela | lungebonele | — | lungebonele |
| Class 14 | bungabonela | — | bungabonela | bungebonele | — | bungebonele |
| Class 15 | kungabonela | — | kungabonela | kungebonele | — | kungebonele |
| Class 17 | kungabonela | — | kungabonela | kungebonele | — | kungebonele |
| | 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 | ngizobonela | engizobonela | ngizobonela | angizubonela | engingezubonela | ngingezubonela |
| 2nd singular | uzobonela | ozobonela | uzobonela | awuzubonela | ongezubonela | ungezubonela |
| 1st plural | sizobonela | esizobonela | sizobonela | asizubonela | esingezubonela | singezubonela |
| 2nd plural | nizobonela | enizobonela | nizobonela | anizubonela | eningezubonela | ningezubonela |
| Class 1 | uzobonela | ozobonela | ezobonela | akazubonela | ongezubonela | engezubonela |
| Class 2 | bazobonela | abazobonela | bezobonela | abazubonela | abangezubonela | bengezubonela |
| Class 3 | uzobonela | ozobonela | uzobonela | awuzubonela | ongezubonela | ungezubonela |
| Class 4 | izobonela | ezobonela | izobonela | ayizubonela | engezubonela | ingezubonela |
| Class 5 | lizobonela | elizobonela | lizobonela | alizubonela | elingezubonela | lingezubonela |
| Class 6 | azobonela | azobonela | ezobonela | awazubonela | angezubonela | engezubonela |
| Class 7 | sizobonela | esizobonela | sizobonela | asizubonela | esingezubonela | singezubonela |
| Class 8 | zizobonela | ezizobonela | zizobonela | azizubonela | ezingezubonela | zingezubonela |
| Class 9 | izobonela | ezobonela | izobonela | ayizubonela | engezubonela | ingezubonela |
| Class 10 | zizobonela | ezizobonela | zizobonela | azizubonela | ezingezubonela | zingezubonela |
| Class 11 | luzobonela | oluzobonela | luzobonela | aluzubonela | olungezubonela | lungezubonela |
| Class 14 | buzobonela | obuzobonela | buzobonela | abuzubonela | obungezubonela | bungezubonela |
| Class 15 | kuzobonela | okuzobonela | kuzobonela | akuzubonela | okungezubonela | kungezubonela |
| Class 17 | kuzobonela | okuzobonela | kuzobonela | akuzubonela | okungezubonela | kungezubonela |
| | 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 | ngiyobonela | engiyobonela | ngiyobonela | angiyubonela | engingeyubonela | ngingeyubonela |
| 2nd singular | uyobonela | oyobonela | uyobonela | awuyubonela | ongeyubonela | ungeyubonela |
| 1st plural | siyobonela | esiyobonela | siyobonela | asiyubonela | esingeyubonela | singeyubonela |
| 2nd plural | niyobonela | eniyobonela | niyobonela | aniyubonela | eningeyubonela | ningeyubonela |
| Class 1 | uyobonela | oyobonela | eyobonela | akayubonela | ongeyubonela | engeyubonela |
| Class 2 | bayobonela | abayobonela | beyobonela | abayubonela | abangeyubonela | bengeyubonela |
| Class 3 | uyobonela | oyobonela | uyobonela | awuyubonela | ongeyubonela | ungeyubonela |
| Class 4 | iyobonela | eyobonela | iyobonela | ayiyubonela | engeyubonela | ingeyubonela |
| Class 5 | liyobonela | eliyobonela | liyobonela | aliyubonela | elingeyubonela | lingeyubonela |
| Class 6 | ayobonela | ayobonela | eyobonela | awayubonela | angeyubonela | engeyubonela |
| Class 7 | siyobonela | esiyobonela | siyobonela | asiyubonela | esingeyubonela | singeyubonela |
| Class 8 | ziyobonela | eziyobonela | ziyobonela | aziyubonela | ezingeyubonela | zingeyubonela |
| Class 9 | iyobonela | eyobonela | iyobonela | ayiyubonela | engeyubonela | ingeyubonela |
| Class 10 | ziyobonela | eziyobonela | ziyobonela | aziyubonela | ezingeyubonela | zingeyubonela |
| Class 11 | luyobonela | oluyobonela | luyobonela | aluyubonela | olungeyubonela | lungeyubonela |
| Class 14 | buyobonela | obuyobonela | buyobonela | abuyubonela | obungeyubonela | bungeyubonela |
| Class 15 | kuyobonela | okuyobonela | kuyobonela | akuyubonela | okungeyubonela | kungeyubonela |
| Class 17 | kuyobonela | okuyobonela | kuyobonela | akuyubonela | okungeyubonela | kungeyubonela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibonele | ngingaboneli |
| 2nd singular | ubonele | ungaboneli |
| 1st plural | sibonele | singaboneli |
| 2nd plural | nibonele | ningaboneli |
| Class 1 | abonele | angaboneli |
| Class 2 | babonele | bangaboneli |
| Class 3 | ubonele | ungaboneli |
| Class 4 | ibonele | ingaboneli |
| Class 5 | libonele | lingaboneli |
| Class 6 | abonele | angaboneli |
| Class 7 | sibonele | singaboneli |
| Class 8 | zibonele | zingaboneli |
| Class 9 | ibonele | ingaboneli |
| Class 10 | zibonele | zingaboneli |
| Class 11 | lubonele | lungaboneli |
| Class 14 | bubonele | bungaboneli |
| Class 15 | kubonele | kungaboneli |
| Class 17 | kubonele | kungaboneli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabonela | ngangabonela, angabonela, angangabonela |
| 2nd singular | wabonela | wangabonela, awabonela, awangabonela |
| 1st plural | sabonela | sangabonela, asabonela, asangabonela |
| 2nd plural | nabonela | nangabonela, anabonela, anangabonela |
| Class 1 | wabonela | wangabonela, akabonela, akangabonela |
| Class 2 | babonela | bangabonela, ababonela, abangabonela |
| Class 3 | wabonela | wangabonela, awabonela, awangabonela |
| Class 4 | yabonela | yangabonela, ayabonela, ayangabonela |
| Class 5 | labonela | langabonela, alabonela, alangabonela |
| Class 6 | abonela | angabonela, awabonela, awangabonela |
| Class 7 | sabonela | sangabonela, asabonela, asangabonela |
| Class 8 | zabonela | zangabonela, azabonela, azangabonela |
| Class 9 | yabonela | yangabonela, ayabonela, ayangabonela |
| Class 10 | zabonela | zangabonela, azabonela, azangabonela |
| Class 11 | lwabonela | lwangabonela, alwabonela, alwangabonela |
| Class 14 | babonela | bangabonela, ababonela, abangabonela |
| Class 15 | kwabonela | kwangabonela, akwabonela, akwangabonela |
| Class 17 | kwabonela | kwangabonela, akwabonela, akwangabonela |