# bhalela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bhala +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-bhalela$^?$
* to write to/for

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubhalela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubhalela | ukungabhaleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bhalela | -bhalele |
| Plural | bhalelani | -bhaleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabhalela, ngibhalela | engibhalelayo, engibhalela | ngibhalela | angibhaleli | engingabhaleli | ngingabhaleli |
| 2nd singular | uyabhalela, ubhalela | obhalelayo, obhalela | ubhalela | awubhaleli | ongabhaleli | ungabhaleli |
| 1st plural | siyabhalela, sibhalela | esibhalelayo, esibhalela | sibhalela | asibhaleli | esingabhaleli | singabhaleli |
| 2nd plural | niyabhalela, nibhalela | enibhalelayo, enibhalela | nibhalela | anibhaleli | eningabhaleli | ningabhaleli |
| Class 1 | uyabhalela, ubhalela | obhalelayo, obhalela | ebhalela | akabhaleli | ongabhaleli | engabhaleli |
| Class 2 | bayabhalela, babhalela | ababhalelayo, ababhalela | bebhalela | ababhaleli | abangabhaleli | bengabhaleli |
| Class 3 | uyabhalela, ubhalela | obhalelayo, obhalela | ubhalela | awubhaleli | ongabhaleli | ungabhaleli |
| Class 4 | iyabhalela, ibhalela | ebhalelayo, ebhalela | ibhalela | ayibhaleli | engabhaleli | ingabhaleli |
| Class 5 | liyabhalela, libhalela | elibhalelayo, elibhalela | libhalela | alibhaleli | elingabhaleli | lingabhaleli |
| Class 6 | ayabhalela, abhalela | abhalelayo, abhalela | ebhalela | awabhaleli | angabhaleli | engabhaleli |
| Class 7 | siyabhalela, sibhalela | esibhalelayo, esibhalela | sibhalela | asibhaleli | esingabhaleli | singabhaleli |
| Class 8 | ziyabhalela, zibhalela | ezibhalelayo, ezibhalela | zibhalela | azibhaleli | ezingabhaleli | zingabhaleli |
| Class 9 | iyabhalela, ibhalela | ebhalelayo, ebhalela | ibhalela | ayibhaleli | engabhaleli | ingabhaleli |
| Class 10 | ziyabhalela, zibhalela | ezibhalelayo, ezibhalela | zibhalela | azibhaleli | ezingabhaleli | zingabhaleli |
| Class 11 | luyabhalela, lubhalela | olubhalelayo, olubhalela | lubhalela | alubhaleli | olungabhaleli | lungabhaleli |
| Class 14 | buyabhalela, bubhalela | obubhalelayo, obubhalela | bubhalela | abubhaleli | obungabhaleli | bungabhaleli |
| Class 15 | kuyabhalela, kubhalela | okubhalelayo, okubhalela | kubhalela | akubhaleli | okungabhaleli | kungabhaleli |
| Class 17 | kuyabhalela, kubhalela | okubhalelayo, okubhalela | kubhalela | akubhaleli | okungabhaleli | kungabhaleli |
| | 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 | ngibhalelile, ngibhalelē | engibhalelile, engibhalelē | ngibhalelile, ngibhalelē | angibhalelanga | engingabhalelanga | ngingabhalelanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhalelile, ubhalelē | obhalelile, obhalelē | ubhalelile, ubhalelē | awubhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | ungabhalelanga |
| 1st plural | sibhalelile, sibhalelē | esibhalelile, esibhalelē | sibhalelile, sibhalelē | asibhalelanga | esingabhalelanga | singabhalelanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhalelile, nibhalelē | enibhalelile, enibhalelē | nibhalelile, nibhalelē | anibhalelanga | eningabhalelanga | ningabhalelanga |
| Class 1 | ubhalelile, ubhalelē | obhalelile, obhalelē | ebhalelile, ebhalelē | akabhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | engabhalelanga |
| Class 2 | babhalelile, babhalelē | ababhalelile, ababhalelē | bebhalelile, bebhalelē | ababhalelanga | abangabhalelanga | bengabhalelanga |
| Class 3 | ubhalelile, ubhalelē | obhalelile, obhalelē | ubhalelile, ubhalelē | awubhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | ungabhalelanga |
| Class 4 | ibhalelile, ibhalelē | ebhalelile, ebhalelē | ibhalelile, ibhalelē | ayibhalelanga | engabhalelanga | ingabhalelanga |
| Class 5 | libhalelile, libhalelē | elibhalelile, elibhalelē | libhalelile, libhalelē | alibhalelanga | elingabhalelanga | lingabhalelanga |
| Class 6 | abhalelile, abhalelē | abhalelile, abhalelē | ebhalelile, ebhalelē | awabhalelanga | angabhalelanga | engabhalelanga |
| Class 7 | sibhalelile, sibhalelē | esibhalelile, esibhalelē | sibhalelile, sibhalelē | asibhalelanga | esingabhalelanga | singabhalelanga |
| Class 8 | zibhalelile, zibhalelē | ezibhalelile, ezibhalelē | zibhalelile, zibhalelē | azibhalelanga | ezingabhalelanga | zingabhalelanga |
| Class 9 | ibhalelile, ibhalelē | ebhalelile, ebhalelē | ibhalelile, ibhalelē | ayibhalelanga | engabhalelanga | ingabhalelanga |
| Class 10 | zibhalelile, zibhalelē | ezibhalelile, ezibhalelē | zibhalelile, zibhalelē | azibhalelanga | ezingabhalelanga | zingabhalelanga |
| Class 11 | lubhalelile, lubhalelē | olubhalelile, olubhalelē | lubhalelile, lubhalelē | alubhalelanga | olungabhalelanga | lungabhalelanga |
| Class 14 | bubhalelile, bubhalelē | obubhalelile, obubhalelē | bubhalelile, bubhalelē | abubhalelanga | obungabhalelanga | bungabhalelanga |
| Class 15 | kubhalelile, kubhalelē | okubhalelile, okubhalelē | kubhalelile, kubhalelē | akubhalelanga | okungabhalelanga | kungabhalelanga |
| Class 17 | kubhalelile, kubhalelē | okubhalelile, okubhalelē | kubhalelile, kubhalelē | akubhalelanga | okungabhalelanga | kungabhalelanga |
| | 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 | ngābhalela | engābhalela | ngābhalela | angibhalelanga | engingabhalelanga | ngingabhalelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābhalela | owābhalela | wābhalela | awubhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | ungabhalelanga |
| 1st plural | sābhalela | esābhalela | sābhalela | asibhalelanga | esingabhalelanga | singabhalelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābhalela | enābhalela | nābhalela | anibhalelanga | eningabhalelanga | ningabhalelanga |
| Class 1 | wābhalela | owābhalela | ābhalela | akabhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | engabhalelanga |
| Class 2 | bābhalela | abābhalela | bābhalela | ababhalelanga | abangabhalelanga | bengabhalelanga |
| Class 3 | wābhalela | owābhalela | wābhalela | awubhalelanga | ongabhalelanga | ungabhalelanga |
| Class 4 | yābhalela | eyābhalela | yābhalela | ayibhalelanga | engabhalelanga | ingabhalelanga |
| Class 5 | lābhalela | elābhalela | lābhalela | alibhalelanga | elingabhalelanga | lingabhalelanga |
| Class 6 | ābhalela | ābhalela | ābhalela | awabhalelanga | angabhalelanga | engabhalelanga |
| Class 7 | sābhalela | esābhalela | sābhalela | asibhalelanga | esingabhalelanga | singabhalelanga |
| Class 8 | zābhalela | ezābhalela | zābhalela | azibhalelanga | ezingabhalelanga | zingabhalelanga |
| Class 9 | yābhalela | eyābhalela | yābhalela | ayibhalelanga | engabhalelanga | ingabhalelanga |
| Class 10 | zābhalela | ezābhalela | zābhalela | azibhalelanga | ezingabhalelanga | zingabhalelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābhalela | olwābhalela | lwābhalela | alubhalelanga | olungabhalelanga | lungabhalelanga |
| Class 14 | bābhalela | obābhalela | bābhalela | abubhalelanga | obungabhalelanga | bungabhalelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābhalela | okwābhalela | kwābhalela | akubhalelanga | okungabhalelanga | kungabhalelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābhalela | okwābhalela | kwābhalela | akubhalelanga | okungabhalelanga | kungabhalelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabhalela | — | ngingabhalela | ngingebhalele | — | ngingebhalele |
| 2nd singular | ungabhalela | — | ungabhalela | ungebhalele | — | ungebhalele |
| 1st plural | singabhalela | — | singabhalela | singebhalele | — | singebhalele |
| 2nd plural | ningabhalela | — | ningabhalela | ningebhalele | — | ningebhalele |
| Class 1 | angabhalela | — | engabhalela | angebhalele | — | engebhalele |
| Class 2 | bangabhalela | — | bengabhalela | bangebhalele | — | bengebhalele |
| Class 3 | ungabhalela | — | ungabhalela | ungebhalele | — | ungebhalele |
| Class 4 | ingabhalela | — | ingabhalela | ingebhalele | — | ingebhalele |
| Class 5 | lingabhalela | — | lingabhalela | lingebhalele | — | lingebhalele |
| Class 6 | angabhalela | — | engabhalela | angebhalele | — | engebhalele |
| Class 7 | singabhalela | — | singabhalela | singebhalele | — | singebhalele |
| Class 8 | zingabhalela | — | zingabhalela | zingebhalele | — | zingebhalele |
| Class 9 | ingabhalela | — | ingabhalela | ingebhalele | — | ingebhalele |
| Class 10 | zingabhalela | — | zingabhalela | zingebhalele | — | zingebhalele |
| Class 11 | lungabhalela | — | lungabhalela | lungebhalele | — | lungebhalele |
| Class 14 | bungabhalela | — | bungabhalela | bungebhalele | — | bungebhalele |
| Class 15 | kungabhalela | — | kungabhalela | kungebhalele | — | kungebhalele |
| Class 17 | kungabhalela | — | kungabhalela | kungebhalele | — | kungebhalele |
| | 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 | ngizobhalela | engizobhalela | ngizobhalela | angizubhalela | engingezubhalela | ngingezubhalela |
| 2nd singular | uzobhalela | ozobhalela | uzobhalela | awuzubhalela | ongezubhalela | ungezubhalela |
| 1st plural | sizobhalela | esizobhalela | sizobhalela | asizubhalela | esingezubhalela | singezubhalela |
| 2nd plural | nizobhalela | enizobhalela | nizobhalela | anizubhalela | eningezubhalela | ningezubhalela |
| Class 1 | uzobhalela | ozobhalela | ezobhalela | akazubhalela | ongezubhalela | engezubhalela |
| Class 2 | bazobhalela | abazobhalela | bezobhalela | abazubhalela | abangezubhalela | bengezubhalela |
| Class 3 | uzobhalela | ozobhalela | uzobhalela | awuzubhalela | ongezubhalela | ungezubhalela |
| Class 4 | izobhalela | ezobhalela | izobhalela | ayizubhalela | engezubhalela | ingezubhalela |
| Class 5 | lizobhalela | elizobhalela | lizobhalela | alizubhalela | elingezubhalela | lingezubhalela |
| Class 6 | azobhalela | azobhalela | ezobhalela | awazubhalela | angezubhalela | engezubhalela |
| Class 7 | sizobhalela | esizobhalela | sizobhalela | asizubhalela | esingezubhalela | singezubhalela |
| Class 8 | zizobhalela | ezizobhalela | zizobhalela | azizubhalela | ezingezubhalela | zingezubhalela |
| Class 9 | izobhalela | ezobhalela | izobhalela | ayizubhalela | engezubhalela | ingezubhalela |
| Class 10 | zizobhalela | ezizobhalela | zizobhalela | azizubhalela | ezingezubhalela | zingezubhalela |
| Class 11 | luzobhalela | oluzobhalela | luzobhalela | aluzubhalela | olungezubhalela | lungezubhalela |
| Class 14 | buzobhalela | obuzobhalela | buzobhalela | abuzubhalela | obungezubhalela | bungezubhalela |
| Class 15 | kuzobhalela | okuzobhalela | kuzobhalela | akuzubhalela | okungezubhalela | kungezubhalela |
| Class 17 | kuzobhalela | okuzobhalela | kuzobhalela | akuzubhalela | okungezubhalela | kungezubhalela |
| | 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 | ngiyobhalela | engiyobhalela | ngiyobhalela | angiyubhalela | engingeyubhalela | ngingeyubhalela |
| 2nd singular | uyobhalela | oyobhalela | uyobhalela | awuyubhalela | ongeyubhalela | ungeyubhalela |
| 1st plural | siyobhalela | esiyobhalela | siyobhalela | asiyubhalela | esingeyubhalela | singeyubhalela |
| 2nd plural | niyobhalela | eniyobhalela | niyobhalela | aniyubhalela | eningeyubhalela | ningeyubhalela |
| Class 1 | uyobhalela | oyobhalela | eyobhalela | akayubhalela | ongeyubhalela | engeyubhalela |
| Class 2 | bayobhalela | abayobhalela | beyobhalela | abayubhalela | abangeyubhalela | bengeyubhalela |
| Class 3 | uyobhalela | oyobhalela | uyobhalela | awuyubhalela | ongeyubhalela | ungeyubhalela |
| Class 4 | iyobhalela | eyobhalela | iyobhalela | ayiyubhalela | engeyubhalela | ingeyubhalela |
| Class 5 | liyobhalela | eliyobhalela | liyobhalela | aliyubhalela | elingeyubhalela | lingeyubhalela |
| Class 6 | ayobhalela | ayobhalela | eyobhalela | awayubhalela | angeyubhalela | engeyubhalela |
| Class 7 | siyobhalela | esiyobhalela | siyobhalela | asiyubhalela | esingeyubhalela | singeyubhalela |
| Class 8 | ziyobhalela | eziyobhalela | ziyobhalela | aziyubhalela | ezingeyubhalela | zingeyubhalela |
| Class 9 | iyobhalela | eyobhalela | iyobhalela | ayiyubhalela | engeyubhalela | ingeyubhalela |
| Class 10 | ziyobhalela | eziyobhalela | ziyobhalela | aziyubhalela | ezingeyubhalela | zingeyubhalela |
| Class 11 | luyobhalela | oluyobhalela | luyobhalela | aluyubhalela | olungeyubhalela | lungeyubhalela |
| Class 14 | buyobhalela | obuyobhalela | buyobhalela | abuyubhalela | obungeyubhalela | bungeyubhalela |
| Class 15 | kuyobhalela | okuyobhalela | kuyobhalela | akuyubhalela | okungeyubhalela | kungeyubhalela |
| Class 17 | kuyobhalela | okuyobhalela | kuyobhalela | akuyubhalela | okungeyubhalela | kungeyubhalela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibhalele | ngingabhaleli |
| 2nd singular | ubhalele | ungabhaleli |
| 1st plural | sibhalele | singabhaleli |
| 2nd plural | nibhalele | ningabhaleli |
| Class 1 | abhalele | angabhaleli |
| Class 2 | babhalele | bangabhaleli |
| Class 3 | ubhalele | ungabhaleli |
| Class 4 | ibhalele | ingabhaleli |
| Class 5 | libhalele | lingabhaleli |
| Class 6 | abhalele | angabhaleli |
| Class 7 | sibhalele | singabhaleli |
| Class 8 | zibhalele | zingabhaleli |
| Class 9 | ibhalele | ingabhaleli |
| Class 10 | zibhalele | zingabhaleli |
| Class 11 | lubhalele | lungabhaleli |
| Class 14 | bubhalele | bungabhaleli |
| Class 15 | kubhalele | kungabhaleli |
| Class 17 | kubhalele | kungabhaleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabhalela | ngangabhalela, angabhalela, angangabhalela |
| 2nd singular | wabhalela | wangabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela |
| 1st plural | sabhalela | sangabhalela, asabhalela, asangabhalela |
| 2nd plural | nabhalela | nangabhalela, anabhalela, anangabhalela |
| Class 1 | wabhalela | wangabhalela, akabhalela, akangabhalela |
| Class 2 | babhalela | bangabhalela, ababhalela, abangabhalela |
| Class 3 | wabhalela | wangabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela |
| Class 4 | yabhalela | yangabhalela, ayabhalela, ayangabhalela |
| Class 5 | labhalela | langabhalela, alabhalela, alangabhalela |
| Class 6 | abhalela | angabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela |
| Class 7 | sabhalela | sangabhalela, asabhalela, asangabhalela |
| Class 8 | zabhalela | zangabhalela, azabhalela, azangabhalela |
| Class 9 | yabhalela | yangabhalela, ayabhalela, ayangabhalela |
| Class 10 | zabhalela | zangabhalela, azabhalela, azangabhalela |
| Class 11 | lwabhalela | lwangabhalela, alwabhalela, alwangabhalela |
| Class 14 | babhalela | bangabhalela, ababhalela, abangabhalela |
| Class 15 | kwabhalela | kwangabhalela, akwabhalela, akwangabhalela |
| Class 17 | kwabhalela | kwangabhalela, akwabhalela, akwangabhalela |

### References

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