# phoqelela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -phoqa +‎ -elela.

### Verb

-phoqelela
* (transitive) to urge continually, to keep on at

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphoqelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphoqelela | ukungaphoqeleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phoqelela | -phoqelele |
| Plural | phoqelelani | -phoqeleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphoqelela, ngiphoqelela | engiphoqelelayo, engiphoqelela | ngiphoqelela | angiphoqeleli | engingaphoqeleli | ngingaphoqeleli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphoqelela, uphoqelela | ophoqelelayo, ophoqelela | uphoqelela | awuphoqeleli | ongaphoqeleli | ungaphoqeleli |
| 1st plural | siyaphoqelela, siphoqelela | esiphoqelelayo, esiphoqelela | siphoqelela | asiphoqeleli | esingaphoqeleli | singaphoqeleli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphoqelela, niphoqelela | eniphoqelelayo, eniphoqelela | niphoqelela | aniphoqeleli | eningaphoqeleli | ningaphoqeleli |
| Class 1 | uyaphoqelela, uphoqelela | ophoqelelayo, ophoqelela | ephoqelela | akaphoqeleli | ongaphoqeleli | engaphoqeleli |
| Class 2 | bayaphoqelela, baphoqelela | abaphoqelelayo, abaphoqelela | bephoqelela | abaphoqeleli | abangaphoqeleli | bengaphoqeleli |
| Class 3 | uyaphoqelela, uphoqelela | ophoqelelayo, ophoqelela | uphoqelela | awuphoqeleli | ongaphoqeleli | ungaphoqeleli |
| Class 4 | iyaphoqelela, iphoqelela | ephoqelelayo, ephoqelela | iphoqelela | ayiphoqeleli | engaphoqeleli | ingaphoqeleli |
| Class 5 | liyaphoqelela, liphoqelela | eliphoqelelayo, eliphoqelela | liphoqelela | aliphoqeleli | elingaphoqeleli | lingaphoqeleli |
| Class 6 | ayaphoqelela, aphoqelela | aphoqelelayo, aphoqelela | ephoqelela | awaphoqeleli | angaphoqeleli | engaphoqeleli |
| Class 7 | siyaphoqelela, siphoqelela | esiphoqelelayo, esiphoqelela | siphoqelela | asiphoqeleli | esingaphoqeleli | singaphoqeleli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphoqelela, ziphoqelela | eziphoqelelayo, eziphoqelela | ziphoqelela | aziphoqeleli | ezingaphoqeleli | zingaphoqeleli |
| Class 9 | iyaphoqelela, iphoqelela | ephoqelelayo, ephoqelela | iphoqelela | ayiphoqeleli | engaphoqeleli | ingaphoqeleli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphoqelela, ziphoqelela | eziphoqelelayo, eziphoqelela | ziphoqelela | aziphoqeleli | ezingaphoqeleli | zingaphoqeleli |
| Class 11 | luyaphoqelela, luphoqelela | oluphoqelelayo, oluphoqelela | luphoqelela | aluphoqeleli | olungaphoqeleli | lungaphoqeleli |
| Class 14 | buyaphoqelela, buphoqelela | obuphoqelelayo, obuphoqelela | buphoqelela | abuphoqeleli | obungaphoqeleli | bungaphoqeleli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphoqelela, kuphoqelela | okuphoqelelayo, okuphoqelela | kuphoqelela | akuphoqeleli | okungaphoqeleli | kungaphoqeleli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphoqelela, kuphoqelela | okuphoqelelayo, okuphoqelela | kuphoqelela | akuphoqeleli | okungaphoqeleli | kungaphoqeleli |
| | 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 | ngiphoqelelile, ngiphoqelelē | engiphoqelelile, engiphoqelelē | ngiphoqelelile, ngiphoqelelē | angiphoqelelanga | engingaphoqelelanga | ngingaphoqelelanga |
| 2nd singular | uphoqelelile, uphoqelelē | ophoqelelile, ophoqelelē | uphoqelelile, uphoqelelē | awuphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | ungaphoqelelanga |
| 1st plural | siphoqelelile, siphoqelelē | esiphoqelelile, esiphoqelelē | siphoqelelile, siphoqelelē | asiphoqelelanga | esingaphoqelelanga | singaphoqelelanga |
| 2nd plural | niphoqelelile, niphoqelelē | eniphoqelelile, eniphoqelelē | niphoqelelile, niphoqelelē | aniphoqelelanga | eningaphoqelelanga | ningaphoqelelanga |
| Class 1 | uphoqelelile, uphoqelelē | ophoqelelile, ophoqelelē | ephoqelelile, ephoqelelē | akaphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga |
| Class 2 | baphoqelelile, baphoqelelē | abaphoqelelile, abaphoqelelē | bephoqelelile, bephoqelelē | abaphoqelelanga | abangaphoqelelanga | bengaphoqelelanga |
| Class 3 | uphoqelelile, uphoqelelē | ophoqelelile, ophoqelelē | uphoqelelile, uphoqelelē | awuphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | ungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 4 | iphoqelelile, iphoqelelē | ephoqelelile, ephoqelelē | iphoqelelile, iphoqelelē | ayiphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga | ingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 5 | liphoqelelile, liphoqelelē | eliphoqelelile, eliphoqelelē | liphoqelelile, liphoqelelē | aliphoqelelanga | elingaphoqelelanga | lingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 6 | aphoqelelile, aphoqelelē | aphoqelelile, aphoqelelē | ephoqelelile, ephoqelelē | awaphoqelelanga | angaphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga |
| Class 7 | siphoqelelile, siphoqelelē | esiphoqelelile, esiphoqelelē | siphoqelelile, siphoqelelē | asiphoqelelanga | esingaphoqelelanga | singaphoqelelanga |
| Class 8 | ziphoqelelile, ziphoqelelē | eziphoqelelile, eziphoqelelē | ziphoqelelile, ziphoqelelē | aziphoqelelanga | ezingaphoqelelanga | zingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 9 | iphoqelelile, iphoqelelē | ephoqelelile, ephoqelelē | iphoqelelile, iphoqelelē | ayiphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga | ingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 10 | ziphoqelelile, ziphoqelelē | eziphoqelelile, eziphoqelelē | ziphoqelelile, ziphoqelelē | aziphoqelelanga | ezingaphoqelelanga | zingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 11 | luphoqelelile, luphoqelelē | oluphoqelelile, oluphoqelelē | luphoqelelile, luphoqelelē | aluphoqelelanga | olungaphoqelelanga | lungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 14 | buphoqelelile, buphoqelelē | obuphoqelelile, obuphoqelelē | buphoqelelile, buphoqelelē | abuphoqelelanga | obungaphoqelelanga | bungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 15 | kuphoqelelile, kuphoqelelē | okuphoqelelile, okuphoqelelē | kuphoqelelile, kuphoqelelē | akuphoqelelanga | okungaphoqelelanga | kungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 17 | kuphoqelelile, kuphoqelelē | okuphoqelelile, okuphoqelelē | kuphoqelelile, kuphoqelelē | akuphoqelelanga | okungaphoqelelanga | kungaphoqelelanga |
| | 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 | ngāphoqelela | engāphoqelela | ngāphoqelela | angiphoqelelanga | engingaphoqelelanga | ngingaphoqelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphoqelela | owāphoqelela | wāphoqelela | awuphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | ungaphoqelelanga |
| 1st plural | sāphoqelela | esāphoqelela | sāphoqelela | asiphoqelelanga | esingaphoqelelanga | singaphoqelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphoqelela | enāphoqelela | nāphoqelela | aniphoqelelanga | eningaphoqelelanga | ningaphoqelelanga |
| Class 1 | wāphoqelela | owāphoqelela | āphoqelela | akaphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga |
| Class 2 | bāphoqelela | abāphoqelela | bāphoqelela | abaphoqelelanga | abangaphoqelelanga | bengaphoqelelanga |
| Class 3 | wāphoqelela | owāphoqelela | wāphoqelela | awuphoqelelanga | ongaphoqelelanga | ungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 4 | yāphoqelela | eyāphoqelela | yāphoqelela | ayiphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga | ingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 5 | lāphoqelela | elāphoqelela | lāphoqelela | aliphoqelelanga | elingaphoqelelanga | lingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 6 | āphoqelela | āphoqelela | āphoqelela | awaphoqelelanga | angaphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga |
| Class 7 | sāphoqelela | esāphoqelela | sāphoqelela | asiphoqelelanga | esingaphoqelelanga | singaphoqelelanga |
| Class 8 | zāphoqelela | ezāphoqelela | zāphoqelela | aziphoqelelanga | ezingaphoqelelanga | zingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 9 | yāphoqelela | eyāphoqelela | yāphoqelela | ayiphoqelelanga | engaphoqelelanga | ingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 10 | zāphoqelela | ezāphoqelela | zāphoqelela | aziphoqelelanga | ezingaphoqelelanga | zingaphoqelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphoqelela | olwāphoqelela | lwāphoqelela | aluphoqelelanga | olungaphoqelelanga | lungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 14 | bāphoqelela | obāphoqelela | bāphoqelela | abuphoqelelanga | obungaphoqelelanga | bungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphoqelela | okwāphoqelela | kwāphoqelela | akuphoqelelanga | okungaphoqelelanga | kungaphoqelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphoqelela | okwāphoqelela | kwāphoqelela | akuphoqelelanga | okungaphoqelelanga | kungaphoqelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphoqelela | — | ngingaphoqelela | ngingephoqelele | — | ngingephoqelele |
| 2nd singular | ungaphoqelela | — | ungaphoqelela | ungephoqelele | — | ungephoqelele |
| 1st plural | singaphoqelela | — | singaphoqelela | singephoqelele | — | singephoqelele |
| 2nd plural | ningaphoqelela | — | ningaphoqelela | ningephoqelele | — | ningephoqelele |
| Class 1 | angaphoqelela | — | engaphoqelela | angephoqelele | — | engephoqelele |
| Class 2 | bangaphoqelela | — | bengaphoqelela | bangephoqelele | — | bengephoqelele |
| Class 3 | ungaphoqelela | — | ungaphoqelela | ungephoqelele | — | ungephoqelele |
| Class 4 | ingaphoqelela | — | ingaphoqelela | ingephoqelele | — | ingephoqelele |
| Class 5 | lingaphoqelela | — | lingaphoqelela | lingephoqelele | — | lingephoqelele |
| Class 6 | angaphoqelela | — | engaphoqelela | angephoqelele | — | engephoqelele |
| Class 7 | singaphoqelela | — | singaphoqelela | singephoqelele | — | singephoqelele |
| Class 8 | zingaphoqelela | — | zingaphoqelela | zingephoqelele | — | zingephoqelele |
| Class 9 | ingaphoqelela | — | ingaphoqelela | ingephoqelele | — | ingephoqelele |
| Class 10 | zingaphoqelela | — | zingaphoqelela | zingephoqelele | — | zingephoqelele |
| Class 11 | lungaphoqelela | — | lungaphoqelela | lungephoqelele | — | lungephoqelele |
| Class 14 | bungaphoqelela | — | bungaphoqelela | bungephoqelele | — | bungephoqelele |
| Class 15 | kungaphoqelela | — | kungaphoqelela | kungephoqelele | — | kungephoqelele |
| Class 17 | kungaphoqelela | — | kungaphoqelela | kungephoqelele | — | kungephoqelele |
| | 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 | ngizophoqelela | engizophoqelela | ngizophoqelela | angizuphoqelela | engingezuphoqelela | ngingezuphoqelela |
| 2nd singular | uzophoqelela | ozophoqelela | uzophoqelela | awuzuphoqelela | ongezuphoqelela | ungezuphoqelela |
| 1st plural | sizophoqelela | esizophoqelela | sizophoqelela | asizuphoqelela | esingezuphoqelela | singezuphoqelela |
| 2nd plural | nizophoqelela | enizophoqelela | nizophoqelela | anizuphoqelela | eningezuphoqelela | ningezuphoqelela |
| Class 1 | uzophoqelela | ozophoqelela | ezophoqelela | akazuphoqelela | ongezuphoqelela | engezuphoqelela |
| Class 2 | bazophoqelela | abazophoqelela | bezophoqelela | abazuphoqelela | abangezuphoqelela | bengezuphoqelela |
| Class 3 | uzophoqelela | ozophoqelela | uzophoqelela | awuzuphoqelela | ongezuphoqelela | ungezuphoqelela |
| Class 4 | izophoqelela | ezophoqelela | izophoqelela | ayizuphoqelela | engezuphoqelela | ingezuphoqelela |
| Class 5 | lizophoqelela | elizophoqelela | lizophoqelela | alizuphoqelela | elingezuphoqelela | lingezuphoqelela |
| Class 6 | azophoqelela | azophoqelela | ezophoqelela | awazuphoqelela | angezuphoqelela | engezuphoqelela |
| Class 7 | sizophoqelela | esizophoqelela | sizophoqelela | asizuphoqelela | esingezuphoqelela | singezuphoqelela |
| Class 8 | zizophoqelela | ezizophoqelela | zizophoqelela | azizuphoqelela | ezingezuphoqelela | zingezuphoqelela |
| Class 9 | izophoqelela | ezophoqelela | izophoqelela | ayizuphoqelela | engezuphoqelela | ingezuphoqelela |
| Class 10 | zizophoqelela | ezizophoqelela | zizophoqelela | azizuphoqelela | ezingezuphoqelela | zingezuphoqelela |
| Class 11 | luzophoqelela | oluzophoqelela | luzophoqelela | aluzuphoqelela | olungezuphoqelela | lungezuphoqelela |
| Class 14 | buzophoqelela | obuzophoqelela | buzophoqelela | abuzuphoqelela | obungezuphoqelela | bungezuphoqelela |
| Class 15 | kuzophoqelela | okuzophoqelela | kuzophoqelela | akuzuphoqelela | okungezuphoqelela | kungezuphoqelela |
| Class 17 | kuzophoqelela | okuzophoqelela | kuzophoqelela | akuzuphoqelela | okungezuphoqelela | kungezuphoqelela |
| | 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 | ngiyophoqelela | engiyophoqelela | ngiyophoqelela | angiyuphoqelela | engingeyuphoqelela | ngingeyuphoqelela |
| 2nd singular | uyophoqelela | oyophoqelela | uyophoqelela | awuyuphoqelela | ongeyuphoqelela | ungeyuphoqelela |
| 1st plural | siyophoqelela | esiyophoqelela | siyophoqelela | asiyuphoqelela | esingeyuphoqelela | singeyuphoqelela |
| 2nd plural | niyophoqelela | eniyophoqelela | niyophoqelela | aniyuphoqelela | eningeyuphoqelela | ningeyuphoqelela |
| Class 1 | uyophoqelela | oyophoqelela | eyophoqelela | akayuphoqelela | ongeyuphoqelela | engeyuphoqelela |
| Class 2 | bayophoqelela | abayophoqelela | beyophoqelela | abayuphoqelela | abangeyuphoqelela | bengeyuphoqelela |
| Class 3 | uyophoqelela | oyophoqelela | uyophoqelela | awuyuphoqelela | ongeyuphoqelela | ungeyuphoqelela |
| Class 4 | iyophoqelela | eyophoqelela | iyophoqelela | ayiyuphoqelela | engeyuphoqelela | ingeyuphoqelela |
| Class 5 | liyophoqelela | eliyophoqelela | liyophoqelela | aliyuphoqelela | elingeyuphoqelela | lingeyuphoqelela |
| Class 6 | ayophoqelela | ayophoqelela | eyophoqelela | awayuphoqelela | angeyuphoqelela | engeyuphoqelela |
| Class 7 | siyophoqelela | esiyophoqelela | siyophoqelela | asiyuphoqelela | esingeyuphoqelela | singeyuphoqelela |
| Class 8 | ziyophoqelela | eziyophoqelela | ziyophoqelela | aziyuphoqelela | ezingeyuphoqelela | zingeyuphoqelela |
| Class 9 | iyophoqelela | eyophoqelela | iyophoqelela | ayiyuphoqelela | engeyuphoqelela | ingeyuphoqelela |
| Class 10 | ziyophoqelela | eziyophoqelela | ziyophoqelela | aziyuphoqelela | ezingeyuphoqelela | zingeyuphoqelela |
| Class 11 | luyophoqelela | oluyophoqelela | luyophoqelela | aluyuphoqelela | olungeyuphoqelela | lungeyuphoqelela |
| Class 14 | buyophoqelela | obuyophoqelela | buyophoqelela | abuyuphoqelela | obungeyuphoqelela | bungeyuphoqelela |
| Class 15 | kuyophoqelela | okuyophoqelela | kuyophoqelela | akuyuphoqelela | okungeyuphoqelela | kungeyuphoqelela |
| Class 17 | kuyophoqelela | okuyophoqelela | kuyophoqelela | akuyuphoqelela | okungeyuphoqelela | kungeyuphoqelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphoqelele | ngingaphoqeleli |
| 2nd singular | uphoqelele | ungaphoqeleli |
| 1st plural | siphoqelele | singaphoqeleli |
| 2nd plural | niphoqelele | ningaphoqeleli |
| Class 1 | aphoqelele | angaphoqeleli |
| Class 2 | baphoqelele | bangaphoqeleli |
| Class 3 | uphoqelele | ungaphoqeleli |
| Class 4 | iphoqelele | ingaphoqeleli |
| Class 5 | liphoqelele | lingaphoqeleli |
| Class 6 | aphoqelele | angaphoqeleli |
| Class 7 | siphoqelele | singaphoqeleli |
| Class 8 | ziphoqelele | zingaphoqeleli |
| Class 9 | iphoqelele | ingaphoqeleli |
| Class 10 | ziphoqelele | zingaphoqeleli |
| Class 11 | luphoqelele | lungaphoqeleli |
| Class 14 | buphoqelele | bungaphoqeleli |
| Class 15 | kuphoqelele | kungaphoqeleli |
| Class 17 | kuphoqelele | kungaphoqeleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphoqelela | ngangaphoqelela, angaphoqelela, angangaphoqelela |
| 2nd singular | waphoqelela | wangaphoqelela, awaphoqelela, awangaphoqelela |
| 1st plural | saphoqelela | sangaphoqelela, asaphoqelela, asangaphoqelela |
| 2nd plural | naphoqelela | nangaphoqelela, anaphoqelela, anangaphoqelela |
| Class 1 | waphoqelela | wangaphoqelela, akaphoqelela, akangaphoqelela |
| Class 2 | baphoqelela | bangaphoqelela, abaphoqelela, abangaphoqelela |
| Class 3 | waphoqelela | wangaphoqelela, awaphoqelela, awangaphoqelela |
| Class 4 | yaphoqelela | yangaphoqelela, ayaphoqelela, ayangaphoqelela |
| Class 5 | laphoqelela | langaphoqelela, alaphoqelela, alangaphoqelela |
| Class 6 | aphoqelela | angaphoqelela, awaphoqelela, awangaphoqelela |
| Class 7 | saphoqelela | sangaphoqelela, asaphoqelela, asangaphoqelela |
| Class 8 | zaphoqelela | zangaphoqelela, azaphoqelela, azangaphoqelela |
| Class 9 | yaphoqelela | yangaphoqelela, ayaphoqelela, ayangaphoqelela |
| Class 10 | zaphoqelela | zangaphoqelela, azaphoqelela, azangaphoqelela |
| Class 11 | lwaphoqelela | lwangaphoqelela, alwaphoqelela, alwangaphoqelela |
| Class 14 | baphoqelela | bangaphoqelela, abaphoqelela, abangaphoqelela |
| Class 15 | kwaphoqelela | kwangaphoqelela, akwaphoqelela, akwangaphoqelela |
| Class 17 | kwaphoqelela | kwangaphoqelela, akwaphoqelela, akwangaphoqelela |

### References

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