# khulula
## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-khúlúla
* to set free

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Verb

-khúlúla
* (transitive) to unbind

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-khulúla
* (transitive) to free, to release, to set free
* (transitive) to exempt
* (transitive) to loosen, to unfix, to unloose, to untie
* (transitive) to outspan, to unharness

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhulula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhulula | ukungakhululi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khulula | -khulule |
| Plural | khululani | -khululeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhulula, ngikhulula | engikhululayo, engikhulula | ngikhulula | angikhululi | engingakhululi | ngingakhululi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhulula, ukhulula | okhululayo, okhulula | ukhulula | awukhululi | ongakhululi | ungakhululi |
| 1st plural | siyakhulula, sikhulula | esikhululayo, esikhulula | sikhulula | asikhululi | esingakhululi | singakhululi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhulula, nikhulula | enikhululayo, enikhulula | nikhulula | anikhululi | eningakhululi | ningakhululi |
| Class 1 | uyakhulula, ukhulula | okhululayo, okhulula | ekhulula | akakhululi | ongakhululi | engakhululi |
| Class 2 | bayakhulula, bakhulula | abakhululayo, abakhulula | bekhulula | abakhululi | abangakhululi | bengakhululi |
| Class 3 | uyakhulula, ukhulula | okhululayo, okhulula | ukhulula | awukhululi | ongakhululi | ungakhululi |
| Class 4 | iyakhulula, ikhulula | ekhululayo, ekhulula | ikhulula | ayikhululi | engakhululi | ingakhululi |
| Class 5 | liyakhulula, likhulula | elikhululayo, elikhulula | likhulula | alikhululi | elingakhululi | lingakhululi |
| Class 6 | ayakhulula, akhulula | akhululayo, akhulula | ekhulula | awakhululi | angakhululi | engakhululi |
| Class 7 | siyakhulula, sikhulula | esikhululayo, esikhulula | sikhulula | asikhululi | esingakhululi | singakhululi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhulula, zikhulula | ezikhululayo, ezikhulula | zikhulula | azikhululi | ezingakhululi | zingakhululi |
| Class 9 | iyakhulula, ikhulula | ekhululayo, ekhulula | ikhulula | ayikhululi | engakhululi | ingakhululi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhulula, zikhulula | ezikhululayo, ezikhulula | zikhulula | azikhululi | ezingakhululi | zingakhululi |
| Class 11 | luyakhulula, lukhulula | olukhululayo, olukhulula | lukhulula | alukhululi | olungakhululi | lungakhululi |
| Class 14 | buyakhulula, bukhulula | obukhululayo, obukhulula | bukhulula | abukhululi | obungakhululi | bungakhululi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhulula, kukhulula | okukhululayo, okukhulula | kukhulula | akukhululi | okungakhululi | kungakhululi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhulula, kukhulula | okukhululayo, okukhulula | kukhulula | akukhululi | okungakhululi | kungakhululi |
| | 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 | ngikhululile, ngikhululē | engikhululile, engikhululē | ngikhululile, ngikhululē | angikhululanga | engingakhululanga | ngingakhululanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhululile, ukhululē | okhululile, okhululē | ukhululile, ukhululē | awukhululanga | ongakhululanga | ungakhululanga |
| 1st plural | sikhululile, sikhululē | esikhululile, esikhululē | sikhululile, sikhululē | asikhululanga | esingakhululanga | singakhululanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhululile, nikhululē | enikhululile, enikhululē | nikhululile, nikhululē | anikhululanga | eningakhululanga | ningakhululanga |
| Class 1 | ukhululile, ukhululē | okhululile, okhululē | ekhululile, ekhululē | akakhululanga | ongakhululanga | engakhululanga |
| Class 2 | bakhululile, bakhululē | abakhululile, abakhululē | bekhululile, bekhululē | abakhululanga | abangakhululanga | bengakhululanga |
| Class 3 | ukhululile, ukhululē | okhululile, okhululē | ukhululile, ukhululē | awukhululanga | ongakhululanga | ungakhululanga |
| Class 4 | ikhululile, ikhululē | ekhululile, ekhululē | ikhululile, ikhululē | ayikhululanga | engakhululanga | ingakhululanga |
| Class 5 | likhululile, likhululē | elikhululile, elikhululē | likhululile, likhululē | alikhululanga | elingakhululanga | lingakhululanga |
| Class 6 | akhululile, akhululē | akhululile, akhululē | ekhululile, ekhululē | awakhululanga | angakhululanga | engakhululanga |
| Class 7 | sikhululile, sikhululē | esikhululile, esikhululē | sikhululile, sikhululē | asikhululanga | esingakhululanga | singakhululanga |
| Class 8 | zikhululile, zikhululē | ezikhululile, ezikhululē | zikhululile, zikhululē | azikhululanga | ezingakhululanga | zingakhululanga |
| Class 9 | ikhululile, ikhululē | ekhululile, ekhululē | ikhululile, ikhululē | ayikhululanga | engakhululanga | ingakhululanga |
| Class 10 | zikhululile, zikhululē | ezikhululile, ezikhululē | zikhululile, zikhululē | azikhululanga | ezingakhululanga | zingakhululanga |
| Class 11 | lukhululile, lukhululē | olukhululile, olukhululē | lukhululile, lukhululē | alukhululanga | olungakhululanga | lungakhululanga |
| Class 14 | bukhululile, bukhululē | obukhululile, obukhululē | bukhululile, bukhululē | abukhululanga | obungakhululanga | bungakhululanga |
| Class 15 | kukhululile, kukhululē | okukhululile, okukhululē | kukhululile, kukhululē | akukhululanga | okungakhululanga | kungakhululanga |
| Class 17 | kukhululile, kukhululē | okukhululile, okukhululē | kukhululile, kukhululē | akukhululanga | okungakhululanga | kungakhululanga |
| | 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 | ngākhulula | engākhulula | ngākhulula | angikhululanga | engingakhululanga | ngingakhululanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhulula | owākhulula | wākhulula | awukhululanga | ongakhululanga | ungakhululanga |
| 1st plural | sākhulula | esākhulula | sākhulula | asikhululanga | esingakhululanga | singakhululanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhulula | enākhulula | nākhulula | anikhululanga | eningakhululanga | ningakhululanga |
| Class 1 | wākhulula | owākhulula | ākhulula | akakhululanga | ongakhululanga | engakhululanga |
| Class 2 | bākhulula | abākhulula | bākhulula | abakhululanga | abangakhululanga | bengakhululanga |
| Class 3 | wākhulula | owākhulula | wākhulula | awukhululanga | ongakhululanga | ungakhululanga |
| Class 4 | yākhulula | eyākhulula | yākhulula | ayikhululanga | engakhululanga | ingakhululanga |
| Class 5 | lākhulula | elākhulula | lākhulula | alikhululanga | elingakhululanga | lingakhululanga |
| Class 6 | ākhulula | ākhulula | ākhulula | awakhululanga | angakhululanga | engakhululanga |
| Class 7 | sākhulula | esākhulula | sākhulula | asikhululanga | esingakhululanga | singakhululanga |
| Class 8 | zākhulula | ezākhulula | zākhulula | azikhululanga | ezingakhululanga | zingakhululanga |
| Class 9 | yākhulula | eyākhulula | yākhulula | ayikhululanga | engakhululanga | ingakhululanga |
| Class 10 | zākhulula | ezākhulula | zākhulula | azikhululanga | ezingakhululanga | zingakhululanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhulula | olwākhulula | lwākhulula | alukhululanga | olungakhululanga | lungakhululanga |
| Class 14 | bākhulula | obākhulula | bākhulula | abukhululanga | obungakhululanga | bungakhululanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhulula | okwākhulula | kwākhulula | akukhululanga | okungakhululanga | kungakhululanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhulula | okwākhulula | kwākhulula | akukhululanga | okungakhululanga | kungakhululanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhulula | — | ngingakhulula | ngingekhulule | — | ngingekhulule |
| 2nd singular | ungakhulula | — | ungakhulula | ungekhulule | — | ungekhulule |
| 1st plural | singakhulula | — | singakhulula | singekhulule | — | singekhulule |
| 2nd plural | ningakhulula | — | ningakhulula | ningekhulule | — | ningekhulule |
| Class 1 | angakhulula | — | engakhulula | angekhulule | — | engekhulule |
| Class 2 | bangakhulula | — | bengakhulula | bangekhulule | — | bengekhulule |
| Class 3 | ungakhulula | — | ungakhulula | ungekhulule | — | ungekhulule |
| Class 4 | ingakhulula | — | ingakhulula | ingekhulule | — | ingekhulule |
| Class 5 | lingakhulula | — | lingakhulula | lingekhulule | — | lingekhulule |
| Class 6 | angakhulula | — | engakhulula | angekhulule | — | engekhulule |
| Class 7 | singakhulula | — | singakhulula | singekhulule | — | singekhulule |
| Class 8 | zingakhulula | — | zingakhulula | zingekhulule | — | zingekhulule |
| Class 9 | ingakhulula | — | ingakhulula | ingekhulule | — | ingekhulule |
| Class 10 | zingakhulula | — | zingakhulula | zingekhulule | — | zingekhulule |
| Class 11 | lungakhulula | — | lungakhulula | lungekhulule | — | lungekhulule |
| Class 14 | bungakhulula | — | bungakhulula | bungekhulule | — | bungekhulule |
| Class 15 | kungakhulula | — | kungakhulula | kungekhulule | — | kungekhulule |
| Class 17 | kungakhulula | — | kungakhulula | kungekhulule | — | kungekhulule |
| | 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 | ngizokhulula | engizokhulula | ngizokhulula | angizukhulula | engingezukhulula | ngingezukhulula |
| 2nd singular | uzokhulula | ozokhulula | uzokhulula | awuzukhulula | ongezukhulula | ungezukhulula |
| 1st plural | sizokhulula | esizokhulula | sizokhulula | asizukhulula | esingezukhulula | singezukhulula |
| 2nd plural | nizokhulula | enizokhulula | nizokhulula | anizukhulula | eningezukhulula | ningezukhulula |
| Class 1 | uzokhulula | ozokhulula | ezokhulula | akazukhulula | ongezukhulula | engezukhulula |
| Class 2 | bazokhulula | abazokhulula | bezokhulula | abazukhulula | abangezukhulula | bengezukhulula |
| Class 3 | uzokhulula | ozokhulula | uzokhulula | awuzukhulula | ongezukhulula | ungezukhulula |
| Class 4 | izokhulula | ezokhulula | izokhulula | ayizukhulula | engezukhulula | ingezukhulula |
| Class 5 | lizokhulula | elizokhulula | lizokhulula | alizukhulula | elingezukhulula | lingezukhulula |
| Class 6 | azokhulula | azokhulula | ezokhulula | awazukhulula | angezukhulula | engezukhulula |
| Class 7 | sizokhulula | esizokhulula | sizokhulula | asizukhulula | esingezukhulula | singezukhulula |
| Class 8 | zizokhulula | ezizokhulula | zizokhulula | azizukhulula | ezingezukhulula | zingezukhulula |
| Class 9 | izokhulula | ezokhulula | izokhulula | ayizukhulula | engezukhulula | ingezukhulula |
| Class 10 | zizokhulula | ezizokhulula | zizokhulula | azizukhulula | ezingezukhulula | zingezukhulula |
| Class 11 | luzokhulula | oluzokhulula | luzokhulula | aluzukhulula | olungezukhulula | lungezukhulula |
| Class 14 | buzokhulula | obuzokhulula | buzokhulula | abuzukhulula | obungezukhulula | bungezukhulula |
| Class 15 | kuzokhulula | okuzokhulula | kuzokhulula | akuzukhulula | okungezukhulula | kungezukhulula |
| Class 17 | kuzokhulula | okuzokhulula | kuzokhulula | akuzukhulula | okungezukhulula | kungezukhulula |
| | 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 | ngiyokhulula | engiyokhulula | ngiyokhulula | angiyukhulula | engingeyukhulula | ngingeyukhulula |
| 2nd singular | uyokhulula | oyokhulula | uyokhulula | awuyukhulula | ongeyukhulula | ungeyukhulula |
| 1st plural | siyokhulula | esiyokhulula | siyokhulula | asiyukhulula | esingeyukhulula | singeyukhulula |
| 2nd plural | niyokhulula | eniyokhulula | niyokhulula | aniyukhulula | eningeyukhulula | ningeyukhulula |
| Class 1 | uyokhulula | oyokhulula | eyokhulula | akayukhulula | ongeyukhulula | engeyukhulula |
| Class 2 | bayokhulula | abayokhulula | beyokhulula | abayukhulula | abangeyukhulula | bengeyukhulula |
| Class 3 | uyokhulula | oyokhulula | uyokhulula | awuyukhulula | ongeyukhulula | ungeyukhulula |
| Class 4 | iyokhulula | eyokhulula | iyokhulula | ayiyukhulula | engeyukhulula | ingeyukhulula |
| Class 5 | liyokhulula | eliyokhulula | liyokhulula | aliyukhulula | elingeyukhulula | lingeyukhulula |
| Class 6 | ayokhulula | ayokhulula | eyokhulula | awayukhulula | angeyukhulula | engeyukhulula |
| Class 7 | siyokhulula | esiyokhulula | siyokhulula | asiyukhulula | esingeyukhulula | singeyukhulula |
| Class 8 | ziyokhulula | eziyokhulula | ziyokhulula | aziyukhulula | ezingeyukhulula | zingeyukhulula |
| Class 9 | iyokhulula | eyokhulula | iyokhulula | ayiyukhulula | engeyukhulula | ingeyukhulula |
| Class 10 | ziyokhulula | eziyokhulula | ziyokhulula | aziyukhulula | ezingeyukhulula | zingeyukhulula |
| Class 11 | luyokhulula | oluyokhulula | luyokhulula | aluyukhulula | olungeyukhulula | lungeyukhulula |
| Class 14 | buyokhulula | obuyokhulula | buyokhulula | abuyukhulula | obungeyukhulula | bungeyukhulula |
| Class 15 | kuyokhulula | okuyokhulula | kuyokhulula | akuyukhulula | okungeyukhulula | kungeyukhulula |
| Class 17 | kuyokhulula | okuyokhulula | kuyokhulula | akuyukhulula | okungeyukhulula | kungeyukhulula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhulule | ngingakhululi |
| 2nd singular | ukhulule | ungakhululi |
| 1st plural | sikhulule | singakhululi |
| 2nd plural | nikhulule | ningakhululi |
| Class 1 | akhulule | angakhululi |
| Class 2 | bakhulule | bangakhululi |
| Class 3 | ukhulule | ungakhululi |
| Class 4 | ikhulule | ingakhululi |
| Class 5 | likhulule | lingakhululi |
| Class 6 | akhulule | angakhululi |
| Class 7 | sikhulule | singakhululi |
| Class 8 | zikhulule | zingakhululi |
| Class 9 | ikhulule | ingakhululi |
| Class 10 | zikhulule | zingakhululi |
| Class 11 | lukhulule | lungakhululi |
| Class 14 | bukhulule | bungakhululi |
| Class 15 | kukhulule | kungakhululi |
| Class 17 | kukhulule | kungakhululi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhulula | ngangakhulula, angakhulula, angangakhulula |
| 2nd singular | wakhulula | wangakhulula, awakhulula, awangakhulula |
| 1st plural | sakhulula | sangakhulula, asakhulula, asangakhulula |
| 2nd plural | nakhulula | nangakhulula, anakhulula, anangakhulula |
| Class 1 | wakhulula | wangakhulula, akakhulula, akangakhulula |
| Class 2 | bakhulula | bangakhulula, abakhulula, abangakhulula |
| Class 3 | wakhulula | wangakhulula, awakhulula, awangakhulula |
| Class 4 | yakhulula | yangakhulula, ayakhulula, ayangakhulula |
| Class 5 | lakhulula | langakhulula, alakhulula, alangakhulula |
| Class 6 | akhulula | angakhulula, awakhulula, awangakhulula |
| Class 7 | sakhulula | sangakhulula, asakhulula, asangakhulula |
| Class 8 | zakhulula | zangakhulula, azakhulula, azangakhulula |
| Class 9 | yakhulula | yangakhulula, ayakhulula, ayangakhulula |
| Class 10 | zakhulula | zangakhulula, azakhulula, azangakhulula |
| Class 11 | lwakhulula | lwangakhulula, alwakhulula, alwangakhulula |
| Class 14 | bakhulula | bangakhulula, abakhulula, abangakhulula |
| Class 15 | kwakhulula | kwangakhulula, akwakhulula, akwangakhulula |
| Class 17 | kwakhulula | kwangakhulula, akwakhulula, akwangakhulula |

### References

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