# aphula
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-áphúla
* (transitive) to break, to fracture

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Related terms

* -aphuka

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-aphula$^?$
* (transitive) to break, to fracture
* (transitive) to kill suddenly

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukwaphula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwaphula | ukungaphuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yaphula | -aphule |
| Plural | yaphulani | -aphuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphula, ngaphula | engaphulayo, engaphula | ngaphula | angaphuli | engingaphuli | ngingaphuli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphula, waphula | owaphulayo, owaphula | waphula | awaphuli | ongaphuli | ungaphuli |
| 1st plural | siyaphula, saphula | esaphulayo, esaphula | saphula | asaphuli | esingaphuli | singaphuli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphula, naphula | enaphulayo, enaphula | naphula | anaphuli | eningaphuli | ningaphuli |
| Class 1 | uyaphula, waphula | owaphulayo, owaphula | aphula | akaphuli | ongaphuli | engaphuli |
| Class 2 | bayaphula, baphula | abaphulayo, abaphula | baphula | abaphuli | abangaphuli | bengaphuli |
| Class 3 | uyaphula, waphula | owaphulayo, owaphula | waphula | awaphuli | ongaphuli | ungaphuli |
| Class 4 | iyaphula, yaphula | eyaphulayo, eyaphula | yaphula | ayaphuli | engaphuli | ingaphuli |
| Class 5 | liyaphula, laphula | elaphulayo, elaphula | laphula | alaphuli | elingaphuli | lingaphuli |
| Class 6 | ayaphula, aphula | aphulayo, aphula | aphula | awaphuli | angaphuli | engaphuli |
| Class 7 | siyaphula, saphula | esaphulayo, esaphula | saphula | asaphuli | esingaphuli | singaphuli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphula, zaphula | ezaphulayo, ezaphula | zaphula | azaphuli | ezingaphuli | zingaphuli |
| Class 9 | iyaphula, yaphula | eyaphulayo, eyaphula | yaphula | ayaphuli | engaphuli | ingaphuli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphula, zaphula | ezaphulayo, ezaphula | zaphula | azaphuli | ezingaphuli | zingaphuli |
| Class 11 | luyaphula, lwaphula | olwaphulayo, olwaphula | lwaphula | alwaphuli | olungaphuli | lungaphuli |
| Class 14 | buyaphula, baphula | obaphulayo, obaphula | baphula | abaphuli | obungaphuli | bungaphuli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphula, kwaphula | okwaphulayo, okwaphula | kwaphula | akwaphuli | okungaphuli | kungaphuli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphula, kwaphula | okwaphulayo, okwaphula | kwaphula | akwaphuli | okungaphuli | kungaphuli |
| | 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 | ngaphulile, ngaphulē | engaphulile, engaphulē | ngaphulile, ngaphulē | angaphulanga | engingaphulanga | ngingaphulanga |
| 2nd singular | waphulile, waphulē | owaphulile, owaphulē | waphulile, waphulē | awaphulanga | ongaphulanga | ungaphulanga |
| 1st plural | saphulile, saphulē | esaphulile, esaphulē | saphulile, saphulē | asaphulanga | esingaphulanga | singaphulanga |
| 2nd plural | naphulile, naphulē | enaphulile, enaphulē | naphulile, naphulē | anaphulanga | eningaphulanga | ningaphulanga |
| Class 1 | waphulile, waphulē | owaphulile, owaphulē | aphulile, aphulē | akaphulanga | ongaphulanga | engaphulanga |
| Class 2 | baphulile, baphulē | abaphulile, abaphulē | baphulile, baphulē | abaphulanga | abangaphulanga | bengaphulanga |
| Class 3 | waphulile, waphulē | owaphulile, owaphulē | waphulile, waphulē | awaphulanga | ongaphulanga | ungaphulanga |
| Class 4 | yaphulile, yaphulē | eyaphulile, eyaphulē | yaphulile, yaphulē | ayaphulanga | engaphulanga | ingaphulanga |
| Class 5 | laphulile, laphulē | elaphulile, elaphulē | laphulile, laphulē | alaphulanga | elingaphulanga | lingaphulanga |
| Class 6 | aphulile, aphulē | aphulile, aphulē | aphulile, aphulē | awaphulanga | angaphulanga | engaphulanga |
| Class 7 | saphulile, saphulē | esaphulile, esaphulē | saphulile, saphulē | asaphulanga | esingaphulanga | singaphulanga |
| Class 8 | zaphulile, zaphulē | ezaphulile, ezaphulē | zaphulile, zaphulē | azaphulanga | ezingaphulanga | zingaphulanga |
| Class 9 | yaphulile, yaphulē | eyaphulile, eyaphulē | yaphulile, yaphulē | ayaphulanga | engaphulanga | ingaphulanga |
| Class 10 | zaphulile, zaphulē | ezaphulile, ezaphulē | zaphulile, zaphulē | azaphulanga | ezingaphulanga | zingaphulanga |
| Class 11 | lwaphulile, lwaphulē | olwaphulile, olwaphulē | lwaphulile, lwaphulē | alwaphulanga | olungaphulanga | lungaphulanga |
| Class 14 | baphulile, baphulē | obaphulile, obaphulē | baphulile, baphulē | abaphulanga | obungaphulanga | bungaphulanga |
| Class 15 | kwaphulile, kwaphulē | okwaphulile, okwaphulē | kwaphulile, kwaphulē | akwaphulanga | okungaphulanga | kungaphulanga |
| Class 17 | kwaphulile, kwaphulē | okwaphulile, okwaphulē | kwaphulile, kwaphulē | akwaphulanga | okungaphulanga | kungaphulanga |
| | 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 | ngāphula | engāphula | ngāphula | angaphulanga | engingaphulanga | ngingaphulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphula | owāphula | wāphula | awaphulanga | ongaphulanga | ungaphulanga |
| 1st plural | sāphula | esāphula | sāphula | asaphulanga | esingaphulanga | singaphulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphula | enāphula | nāphula | anaphulanga | eningaphulanga | ningaphulanga |
| Class 1 | wāphula | owāphula | āphula | akaphulanga | ongaphulanga | engaphulanga |
| Class 2 | bāphula | abāphula | bāphula | abaphulanga | abangaphulanga | bengaphulanga |
| Class 3 | wāphula | owāphula | wāphula | awaphulanga | ongaphulanga | ungaphulanga |
| Class 4 | yāphula | eyāphula | yāphula | ayaphulanga | engaphulanga | ingaphulanga |
| Class 5 | lāphula | elāphula | lāphula | alaphulanga | elingaphulanga | lingaphulanga |
| Class 6 | āphula | āphula | āphula | awaphulanga | angaphulanga | engaphulanga |
| Class 7 | sāphula | esāphula | sāphula | asaphulanga | esingaphulanga | singaphulanga |
| Class 8 | zāphula | ezāphula | zāphula | azaphulanga | ezingaphulanga | zingaphulanga |
| Class 9 | yāphula | eyāphula | yāphula | ayaphulanga | engaphulanga | ingaphulanga |
| Class 10 | zāphula | ezāphula | zāphula | azaphulanga | ezingaphulanga | zingaphulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphula | olwāphula | lwāphula | alwaphulanga | olungaphulanga | lungaphulanga |
| Class 14 | bāphula | obāphula | bāphula | abaphulanga | obungaphulanga | bungaphulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphula | okwāphula | kwāphula | akwaphulanga | okungaphulanga | kungaphulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphula | okwāphula | kwāphula | akwaphulanga | okungaphulanga | kungaphulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphula | — | ngingaphula | ngingaphule | — | ngingaphule |
| 2nd singular | ungaphula | — | ungaphula | ungaphule | — | ungaphule |
| 1st plural | singaphula | — | singaphula | singaphule | — | singaphule |
| 2nd plural | ningaphula | — | ningaphula | ningaphule | — | ningaphule |
| Class 1 | angaphula | — | engaphula | angaphule | — | engaphule |
| Class 2 | bangaphula | — | bengaphula | bangaphule | — | bengaphule |
| Class 3 | ungaphula | — | ungaphula | ungaphule | — | ungaphule |
| Class 4 | ingaphula | — | ingaphula | ingaphule | — | ingaphule |
| Class 5 | lingaphula | — | lingaphula | lingaphule | — | lingaphule |
| Class 6 | angaphula | — | engaphula | angaphule | — | engaphule |
| Class 7 | singaphula | — | singaphula | singaphule | — | singaphule |
| Class 8 | zingaphula | — | zingaphula | zingaphule | — | zingaphule |
| Class 9 | ingaphula | — | ingaphula | ingaphule | — | ingaphule |
| Class 10 | zingaphula | — | zingaphula | zingaphule | — | zingaphule |
| Class 11 | lungaphula | — | lungaphula | lungaphule | — | lungaphule |
| Class 14 | bungaphula | — | bungaphula | bungaphule | — | bungaphule |
| Class 15 | kungaphula | — | kungaphula | kungaphule | — | kungaphule |
| Class 17 | kungaphula | — | kungaphula | kungaphule | — | kungaphule |
| | 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 | ngizokwaphula | engizokwaphula | ngizokwaphula | angizukwaphula | engingezukwaphula | ngingezukwaphula |
| 2nd singular | uzokwaphula | ozokwaphula | uzokwaphula | awuzukwaphula | ongezukwaphula | ungezukwaphula |
| 1st plural | sizokwaphula | esizokwaphula | sizokwaphula | asizukwaphula | esingezukwaphula | singezukwaphula |
| 2nd plural | nizokwaphula | enizokwaphula | nizokwaphula | anizukwaphula | eningezukwaphula | ningezukwaphula |
| Class 1 | uzokwaphula | ozokwaphula | ezokwaphula | akazukwaphula | ongezukwaphula | engezukwaphula |
| Class 2 | bazokwaphula | abazokwaphula | bezokwaphula | abazukwaphula | abangezukwaphula | bengezukwaphula |
| Class 3 | uzokwaphula | ozokwaphula | uzokwaphula | awuzukwaphula | ongezukwaphula | ungezukwaphula |
| Class 4 | izokwaphula | ezokwaphula | izokwaphula | ayizukwaphula | engezukwaphula | ingezukwaphula |
| Class 5 | lizokwaphula | elizokwaphula | lizokwaphula | alizukwaphula | elingezukwaphula | lingezukwaphula |
| Class 6 | azokwaphula | azokwaphula | ezokwaphula | awazukwaphula | angezukwaphula | engezukwaphula |
| Class 7 | sizokwaphula | esizokwaphula | sizokwaphula | asizukwaphula | esingezukwaphula | singezukwaphula |
| Class 8 | zizokwaphula | ezizokwaphula | zizokwaphula | azizukwaphula | ezingezukwaphula | zingezukwaphula |
| Class 9 | izokwaphula | ezokwaphula | izokwaphula | ayizukwaphula | engezukwaphula | ingezukwaphula |
| Class 10 | zizokwaphula | ezizokwaphula | zizokwaphula | azizukwaphula | ezingezukwaphula | zingezukwaphula |
| Class 11 | luzokwaphula | oluzokwaphula | luzokwaphula | aluzukwaphula | olungezukwaphula | lungezukwaphula |
| Class 14 | buzokwaphula | obuzokwaphula | buzokwaphula | abuzukwaphula | obungezukwaphula | bungezukwaphula |
| Class 15 | kuzokwaphula | okuzokwaphula | kuzokwaphula | akuzukwaphula | okungezukwaphula | kungezukwaphula |
| Class 17 | kuzokwaphula | okuzokwaphula | kuzokwaphula | akuzukwaphula | okungezukwaphula | kungezukwaphula |
| | 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 | ngiyokwaphula | engiyokwaphula | ngiyokwaphula | angiyukwaphula | engingeyukwaphula | ngingeyukwaphula |
| 2nd singular | uyokwaphula | oyokwaphula | uyokwaphula | awuyukwaphula | ongeyukwaphula | ungeyukwaphula |
| 1st plural | siyokwaphula | esiyokwaphula | siyokwaphula | asiyukwaphula | esingeyukwaphula | singeyukwaphula |
| 2nd plural | niyokwaphula | eniyokwaphula | niyokwaphula | aniyukwaphula | eningeyukwaphula | ningeyukwaphula |
| Class 1 | uyokwaphula | oyokwaphula | eyokwaphula | akayukwaphula | ongeyukwaphula | engeyukwaphula |
| Class 2 | bayokwaphula | abayokwaphula | beyokwaphula | abayukwaphula | abangeyukwaphula | bengeyukwaphula |
| Class 3 | uyokwaphula | oyokwaphula | uyokwaphula | awuyukwaphula | ongeyukwaphula | ungeyukwaphula |
| Class 4 | iyokwaphula | eyokwaphula | iyokwaphula | ayiyukwaphula | engeyukwaphula | ingeyukwaphula |
| Class 5 | liyokwaphula | eliyokwaphula | liyokwaphula | aliyukwaphula | elingeyukwaphula | lingeyukwaphula |
| Class 6 | ayokwaphula | ayokwaphula | eyokwaphula | awayukwaphula | angeyukwaphula | engeyukwaphula |
| Class 7 | siyokwaphula | esiyokwaphula | siyokwaphula | asiyukwaphula | esingeyukwaphula | singeyukwaphula |
| Class 8 | ziyokwaphula | eziyokwaphula | ziyokwaphula | aziyukwaphula | ezingeyukwaphula | zingeyukwaphula |
| Class 9 | iyokwaphula | eyokwaphula | iyokwaphula | ayiyukwaphula | engeyukwaphula | ingeyukwaphula |
| Class 10 | ziyokwaphula | eziyokwaphula | ziyokwaphula | aziyukwaphula | ezingeyukwaphula | zingeyukwaphula |
| Class 11 | luyokwaphula | oluyokwaphula | luyokwaphula | aluyukwaphula | olungeyukwaphula | lungeyukwaphula |
| Class 14 | buyokwaphula | obuyokwaphula | buyokwaphula | abuyukwaphula | obungeyukwaphula | bungeyukwaphula |
| Class 15 | kuyokwaphula | okuyokwaphula | kuyokwaphula | akuyukwaphula | okungeyukwaphula | kungeyukwaphula |
| Class 17 | kuyokwaphula | okuyokwaphula | kuyokwaphula | akuyukwaphula | okungeyukwaphula | kungeyukwaphula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphule | ngingaphuli |
| 2nd singular | waphule | ungaphuli |
| 1st plural | saphule | singaphuli |
| 2nd plural | naphule | ningaphuli |
| Class 1 | aphule | angaphuli |
| Class 2 | baphule | bangaphuli |
| Class 3 | waphule | ungaphuli |
| Class 4 | yaphule | ingaphuli |
| Class 5 | laphule | lingaphuli |
| Class 6 | aphule | angaphuli |
| Class 7 | saphule | singaphuli |
| Class 8 | zaphule | zingaphuli |
| Class 9 | yaphule | ingaphuli |
| Class 10 | zaphule | zingaphuli |
| Class 11 | lwaphule | lungaphuli |
| Class 14 | baphule | bungaphuli |
| Class 15 | kwaphule | kungaphuli |
| Class 17 | kwaphule | kungaphuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphula | ngangaphula, angaphula, angangaphula |
| 2nd singular | waphula | wangaphula, awaphula, awangaphula |
| 1st plural | saphula | sangaphula, asaphula, asangaphula |
| 2nd plural | naphula | nangaphula, anaphula, anangaphula |
| Class 1 | waphula | wangaphula, akaphula, akangaphula |
| Class 2 | baphula | bangaphula, abaphula, abangaphula |
| Class 3 | waphula | wangaphula, awaphula, awangaphula |
| Class 4 | yaphula | yangaphula, ayaphula, ayangaphula |
| Class 5 | laphula | langaphula, alaphula, alangaphula |
| Class 6 | aphula | angaphula, awaphula, awangaphula |
| Class 7 | saphula | sangaphula, asaphula, asangaphula |
| Class 8 | zaphula | zangaphula, azaphula, azangaphula |
| Class 9 | yaphula | yangaphula, ayaphula, ayangaphula |
| Class 10 | zaphula | zangaphula, azaphula, azangaphula |
| Class 11 | lwaphula | lwangaphula, alwaphula, alwangaphula |
| Class 14 | baphula | bangaphula, abaphula, abangaphula |
| Class 15 | kwaphula | kwangaphula, akwaphula, akwangaphula |
| Class 17 | kwaphula | kwangaphula, akwaphula, akwangaphula |

#### Derived terms

* -aphulela (applicative)
* -aphulisa (causative)
* -aphulaphula (diminutive)
* -aphulisisa (intensive)
* -aphulwa (passive)
* -aphulana (reciprocal)

#### Related terms

* -aphuka