# qedakala
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -qeda +‎ -akala.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃedaɠáːla/

### Verb

-qedakála
* (intransitive) to complete, to finish, to terminate, to come to an end
* (intransitive) to be comprehensible, to be intelligible, to be understandable

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuqedakala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqedakala | ukungaqedakali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qedakala | -qedakale |
| Plural | qedakalani | -qedakaleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqedakala, ngiqedakala | engiqedakalayo, engiqedakala | ngiqedakala | angiqedakali | engingaqedakali | ngingaqedakali |
| 2nd singular | uyaqedakala, uqedakala | oqedakalayo, oqedakala | uqedakala | awuqedakali | ongaqedakali | ungaqedakali |
| 1st plural | siyaqedakala, siqedakala | esiqedakalayo, esiqedakala | siqedakala | asiqedakali | esingaqedakali | singaqedakali |
| 2nd plural | niyaqedakala, niqedakala | eniqedakalayo, eniqedakala | niqedakala | aniqedakali | eningaqedakali | ningaqedakali |
| Class 1 | uyaqedakala, uqedakala | oqedakalayo, oqedakala | eqedakala | akaqedakali | ongaqedakali | engaqedakali |
| Class 2 | bayaqedakala, baqedakala | abaqedakalayo, abaqedakala | beqedakala | abaqedakali | abangaqedakali | bengaqedakali |
| Class 3 | uyaqedakala, uqedakala | oqedakalayo, oqedakala | uqedakala | awuqedakali | ongaqedakali | ungaqedakali |
| Class 4 | iyaqedakala, iqedakala | eqedakalayo, eqedakala | iqedakala | ayiqedakali | engaqedakali | ingaqedakali |
| Class 5 | liyaqedakala, liqedakala | eliqedakalayo, eliqedakala | liqedakala | aliqedakali | elingaqedakali | lingaqedakali |
| Class 6 | ayaqedakala, aqedakala | aqedakalayo, aqedakala | eqedakala | awaqedakali | angaqedakali | engaqedakali |
| Class 7 | siyaqedakala, siqedakala | esiqedakalayo, esiqedakala | siqedakala | asiqedakali | esingaqedakali | singaqedakali |
| Class 8 | ziyaqedakala, ziqedakala | eziqedakalayo, eziqedakala | ziqedakala | aziqedakali | ezingaqedakali | zingaqedakali |
| Class 9 | iyaqedakala, iqedakala | eqedakalayo, eqedakala | iqedakala | ayiqedakali | engaqedakali | ingaqedakali |
| Class 10 | ziyaqedakala, ziqedakala | eziqedakalayo, eziqedakala | ziqedakala | aziqedakali | ezingaqedakali | zingaqedakali |
| Class 11 | luyaqedakala, luqedakala | oluqedakalayo, oluqedakala | luqedakala | aluqedakali | olungaqedakali | lungaqedakali |
| Class 14 | buyaqedakala, buqedakala | obuqedakalayo, obuqedakala | buqedakala | abuqedakali | obungaqedakali | bungaqedakali |
| Class 15 | kuyaqedakala, kuqedakala | okuqedakalayo, okuqedakala | kuqedakala | akuqedakali | okungaqedakali | kungaqedakali |
| Class 17 | kuyaqedakala, kuqedakala | okuqedakalayo, okuqedakala | kuqedakala | akuqedakali | okungaqedakali | kungaqedakali |
| | 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 | ngiqedakalile, ngiqedakalē | engiqedakalile, engiqedakalē | ngiqedakalile, ngiqedakalē | angiqedakalanga | engingaqedakalanga | ngingaqedakalanga |
| 2nd singular | uqedakalile, uqedakalē | oqedakalile, oqedakalē | uqedakalile, uqedakalē | awuqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | ungaqedakalanga |
| 1st plural | siqedakalile, siqedakalē | esiqedakalile, esiqedakalē | siqedakalile, siqedakalē | asiqedakalanga | esingaqedakalanga | singaqedakalanga |
| 2nd plural | niqedakalile, niqedakalē | eniqedakalile, eniqedakalē | niqedakalile, niqedakalē | aniqedakalanga | eningaqedakalanga | ningaqedakalanga |
| Class 1 | uqedakalile, uqedakalē | oqedakalile, oqedakalē | eqedakalile, eqedakalē | akaqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga |
| Class 2 | baqedakalile, baqedakalē | abaqedakalile, abaqedakalē | beqedakalile, beqedakalē | abaqedakalanga | abangaqedakalanga | bengaqedakalanga |
| Class 3 | uqedakalile, uqedakalē | oqedakalile, oqedakalē | uqedakalile, uqedakalē | awuqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | ungaqedakalanga |
| Class 4 | iqedakalile, iqedakalē | eqedakalile, eqedakalē | iqedakalile, iqedakalē | ayiqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga | ingaqedakalanga |
| Class 5 | liqedakalile, liqedakalē | eliqedakalile, eliqedakalē | liqedakalile, liqedakalē | aliqedakalanga | elingaqedakalanga | lingaqedakalanga |
| Class 6 | aqedakalile, aqedakalē | aqedakalile, aqedakalē | eqedakalile, eqedakalē | awaqedakalanga | angaqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga |
| Class 7 | siqedakalile, siqedakalē | esiqedakalile, esiqedakalē | siqedakalile, siqedakalē | asiqedakalanga | esingaqedakalanga | singaqedakalanga |
| Class 8 | ziqedakalile, ziqedakalē | eziqedakalile, eziqedakalē | ziqedakalile, ziqedakalē | aziqedakalanga | ezingaqedakalanga | zingaqedakalanga |
| Class 9 | iqedakalile, iqedakalē | eqedakalile, eqedakalē | iqedakalile, iqedakalē | ayiqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga | ingaqedakalanga |
| Class 10 | ziqedakalile, ziqedakalē | eziqedakalile, eziqedakalē | ziqedakalile, ziqedakalē | aziqedakalanga | ezingaqedakalanga | zingaqedakalanga |
| Class 11 | luqedakalile, luqedakalē | oluqedakalile, oluqedakalē | luqedakalile, luqedakalē | aluqedakalanga | olungaqedakalanga | lungaqedakalanga |
| Class 14 | buqedakalile, buqedakalē | obuqedakalile, obuqedakalē | buqedakalile, buqedakalē | abuqedakalanga | obungaqedakalanga | bungaqedakalanga |
| Class 15 | kuqedakalile, kuqedakalē | okuqedakalile, okuqedakalē | kuqedakalile, kuqedakalē | akuqedakalanga | okungaqedakalanga | kungaqedakalanga |
| Class 17 | kuqedakalile, kuqedakalē | okuqedakalile, okuqedakalē | kuqedakalile, kuqedakalē | akuqedakalanga | okungaqedakalanga | kungaqedakalanga |
| | 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 | ngāqedakala | engāqedakala | ngāqedakala | angiqedakalanga | engingaqedakalanga | ngingaqedakalanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqedakala | owāqedakala | wāqedakala | awuqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | ungaqedakalanga |
| 1st plural | sāqedakala | esāqedakala | sāqedakala | asiqedakalanga | esingaqedakalanga | singaqedakalanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqedakala | enāqedakala | nāqedakala | aniqedakalanga | eningaqedakalanga | ningaqedakalanga |
| Class 1 | wāqedakala | owāqedakala | āqedakala | akaqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga |
| Class 2 | bāqedakala | abāqedakala | bāqedakala | abaqedakalanga | abangaqedakalanga | bengaqedakalanga |
| Class 3 | wāqedakala | owāqedakala | wāqedakala | awuqedakalanga | ongaqedakalanga | ungaqedakalanga |
| Class 4 | yāqedakala | eyāqedakala | yāqedakala | ayiqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga | ingaqedakalanga |
| Class 5 | lāqedakala | elāqedakala | lāqedakala | aliqedakalanga | elingaqedakalanga | lingaqedakalanga |
| Class 6 | āqedakala | āqedakala | āqedakala | awaqedakalanga | angaqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga |
| Class 7 | sāqedakala | esāqedakala | sāqedakala | asiqedakalanga | esingaqedakalanga | singaqedakalanga |
| Class 8 | zāqedakala | ezāqedakala | zāqedakala | aziqedakalanga | ezingaqedakalanga | zingaqedakalanga |
| Class 9 | yāqedakala | eyāqedakala | yāqedakala | ayiqedakalanga | engaqedakalanga | ingaqedakalanga |
| Class 10 | zāqedakala | ezāqedakala | zāqedakala | aziqedakalanga | ezingaqedakalanga | zingaqedakalanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqedakala | olwāqedakala | lwāqedakala | aluqedakalanga | olungaqedakalanga | lungaqedakalanga |
| Class 14 | bāqedakala | obāqedakala | bāqedakala | abuqedakalanga | obungaqedakalanga | bungaqedakalanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqedakala | okwāqedakala | kwāqedakala | akuqedakalanga | okungaqedakalanga | kungaqedakalanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqedakala | okwāqedakala | kwāqedakala | akuqedakalanga | okungaqedakalanga | kungaqedakalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqedakala | — | ngingaqedakala | ngingeqedakale | — | ngingeqedakale |
| 2nd singular | ungaqedakala | — | ungaqedakala | ungeqedakale | — | ungeqedakale |
| 1st plural | singaqedakala | — | singaqedakala | singeqedakale | — | singeqedakale |
| 2nd plural | ningaqedakala | — | ningaqedakala | ningeqedakale | — | ningeqedakale |
| Class 1 | angaqedakala | — | engaqedakala | angeqedakale | — | engeqedakale |
| Class 2 | bangaqedakala | — | bengaqedakala | bangeqedakale | — | bengeqedakale |
| Class 3 | ungaqedakala | — | ungaqedakala | ungeqedakale | — | ungeqedakale |
| Class 4 | ingaqedakala | — | ingaqedakala | ingeqedakale | — | ingeqedakale |
| Class 5 | lingaqedakala | — | lingaqedakala | lingeqedakale | — | lingeqedakale |
| Class 6 | angaqedakala | — | engaqedakala | angeqedakale | — | engeqedakale |
| Class 7 | singaqedakala | — | singaqedakala | singeqedakale | — | singeqedakale |
| Class 8 | zingaqedakala | — | zingaqedakala | zingeqedakale | — | zingeqedakale |
| Class 9 | ingaqedakala | — | ingaqedakala | ingeqedakale | — | ingeqedakale |
| Class 10 | zingaqedakala | — | zingaqedakala | zingeqedakale | — | zingeqedakale |
| Class 11 | lungaqedakala | — | lungaqedakala | lungeqedakale | — | lungeqedakale |
| Class 14 | bungaqedakala | — | bungaqedakala | bungeqedakale | — | bungeqedakale |
| Class 15 | kungaqedakala | — | kungaqedakala | kungeqedakale | — | kungeqedakale |
| Class 17 | kungaqedakala | — | kungaqedakala | kungeqedakale | — | kungeqedakale |
| | 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 | ngizoqedakala | engizoqedakala | ngizoqedakala | angizuqedakala | engingezuqedakala | ngingezuqedakala |
| 2nd singular | uzoqedakala | ozoqedakala | uzoqedakala | awuzuqedakala | ongezuqedakala | ungezuqedakala |
| 1st plural | sizoqedakala | esizoqedakala | sizoqedakala | asizuqedakala | esingezuqedakala | singezuqedakala |
| 2nd plural | nizoqedakala | enizoqedakala | nizoqedakala | anizuqedakala | eningezuqedakala | ningezuqedakala |
| Class 1 | uzoqedakala | ozoqedakala | ezoqedakala | akazuqedakala | ongezuqedakala | engezuqedakala |
| Class 2 | bazoqedakala | abazoqedakala | bezoqedakala | abazuqedakala | abangezuqedakala | bengezuqedakala |
| Class 3 | uzoqedakala | ozoqedakala | uzoqedakala | awuzuqedakala | ongezuqedakala | ungezuqedakala |
| Class 4 | izoqedakala | ezoqedakala | izoqedakala | ayizuqedakala | engezuqedakala | ingezuqedakala |
| Class 5 | lizoqedakala | elizoqedakala | lizoqedakala | alizuqedakala | elingezuqedakala | lingezuqedakala |
| Class 6 | azoqedakala | azoqedakala | ezoqedakala | awazuqedakala | angezuqedakala | engezuqedakala |
| Class 7 | sizoqedakala | esizoqedakala | sizoqedakala | asizuqedakala | esingezuqedakala | singezuqedakala |
| Class 8 | zizoqedakala | ezizoqedakala | zizoqedakala | azizuqedakala | ezingezuqedakala | zingezuqedakala |
| Class 9 | izoqedakala | ezoqedakala | izoqedakala | ayizuqedakala | engezuqedakala | ingezuqedakala |
| Class 10 | zizoqedakala | ezizoqedakala | zizoqedakala | azizuqedakala | ezingezuqedakala | zingezuqedakala |
| Class 11 | luzoqedakala | oluzoqedakala | luzoqedakala | aluzuqedakala | olungezuqedakala | lungezuqedakala |
| Class 14 | buzoqedakala | obuzoqedakala | buzoqedakala | abuzuqedakala | obungezuqedakala | bungezuqedakala |
| Class 15 | kuzoqedakala | okuzoqedakala | kuzoqedakala | akuzuqedakala | okungezuqedakala | kungezuqedakala |
| Class 17 | kuzoqedakala | okuzoqedakala | kuzoqedakala | akuzuqedakala | okungezuqedakala | kungezuqedakala |
| | 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 | ngiyoqedakala | engiyoqedakala | ngiyoqedakala | angiyuqedakala | engingeyuqedakala | ngingeyuqedakala |
| 2nd singular | uyoqedakala | oyoqedakala | uyoqedakala | awuyuqedakala | ongeyuqedakala | ungeyuqedakala |
| 1st plural | siyoqedakala | esiyoqedakala | siyoqedakala | asiyuqedakala | esingeyuqedakala | singeyuqedakala |
| 2nd plural | niyoqedakala | eniyoqedakala | niyoqedakala | aniyuqedakala | eningeyuqedakala | ningeyuqedakala |
| Class 1 | uyoqedakala | oyoqedakala | eyoqedakala | akayuqedakala | ongeyuqedakala | engeyuqedakala |
| Class 2 | bayoqedakala | abayoqedakala | beyoqedakala | abayuqedakala | abangeyuqedakala | bengeyuqedakala |
| Class 3 | uyoqedakala | oyoqedakala | uyoqedakala | awuyuqedakala | ongeyuqedakala | ungeyuqedakala |
| Class 4 | iyoqedakala | eyoqedakala | iyoqedakala | ayiyuqedakala | engeyuqedakala | ingeyuqedakala |
| Class 5 | liyoqedakala | eliyoqedakala | liyoqedakala | aliyuqedakala | elingeyuqedakala | lingeyuqedakala |
| Class 6 | ayoqedakala | ayoqedakala | eyoqedakala | awayuqedakala | angeyuqedakala | engeyuqedakala |
| Class 7 | siyoqedakala | esiyoqedakala | siyoqedakala | asiyuqedakala | esingeyuqedakala | singeyuqedakala |
| Class 8 | ziyoqedakala | eziyoqedakala | ziyoqedakala | aziyuqedakala | ezingeyuqedakala | zingeyuqedakala |
| Class 9 | iyoqedakala | eyoqedakala | iyoqedakala | ayiyuqedakala | engeyuqedakala | ingeyuqedakala |
| Class 10 | ziyoqedakala | eziyoqedakala | ziyoqedakala | aziyuqedakala | ezingeyuqedakala | zingeyuqedakala |
| Class 11 | luyoqedakala | oluyoqedakala | luyoqedakala | aluyuqedakala | olungeyuqedakala | lungeyuqedakala |
| Class 14 | buyoqedakala | obuyoqedakala | buyoqedakala | abuyuqedakala | obungeyuqedakala | bungeyuqedakala |
| Class 15 | kuyoqedakala | okuyoqedakala | kuyoqedakala | akuyuqedakala | okungeyuqedakala | kungeyuqedakala |
| Class 17 | kuyoqedakala | okuyoqedakala | kuyoqedakala | akuyuqedakala | okungeyuqedakala | kungeyuqedakala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqedakale | ngingaqedakali |
| 2nd singular | uqedakale | ungaqedakali |
| 1st plural | siqedakale | singaqedakali |
| 2nd plural | niqedakale | ningaqedakali |
| Class 1 | aqedakale | angaqedakali |
| Class 2 | baqedakale | bangaqedakali |
| Class 3 | uqedakale | ungaqedakali |
| Class 4 | iqedakale | ingaqedakali |
| Class 5 | liqedakale | lingaqedakali |
| Class 6 | aqedakale | angaqedakali |
| Class 7 | siqedakale | singaqedakali |
| Class 8 | ziqedakale | zingaqedakali |
| Class 9 | iqedakale | ingaqedakali |
| Class 10 | ziqedakale | zingaqedakali |
| Class 11 | luqedakale | lungaqedakali |
| Class 14 | buqedakale | bungaqedakali |
| Class 15 | kuqedakale | kungaqedakali |
| Class 17 | kuqedakale | kungaqedakali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqedakala | ngangaqedakala, angaqedakala, angangaqedakala |
| 2nd singular | waqedakala | wangaqedakala, awaqedakala, awangaqedakala |
| 1st plural | saqedakala | sangaqedakala, asaqedakala, asangaqedakala |
| 2nd plural | naqedakala | nangaqedakala, anaqedakala, anangaqedakala |
| Class 1 | waqedakala | wangaqedakala, akaqedakala, akangaqedakala |
| Class 2 | baqedakala | bangaqedakala, abaqedakala, abangaqedakala |
| Class 3 | waqedakala | wangaqedakala, awaqedakala, awangaqedakala |
| Class 4 | yaqedakala | yangaqedakala, ayaqedakala, ayangaqedakala |
| Class 5 | laqedakala | langaqedakala, alaqedakala, alangaqedakala |
| Class 6 | aqedakala | angaqedakala, awaqedakala, awangaqedakala |
| Class 7 | saqedakala | sangaqedakala, asaqedakala, asangaqedakala |
| Class 8 | zaqedakala | zangaqedakala, azaqedakala, azangaqedakala |
| Class 9 | yaqedakala | yangaqedakala, ayaqedakala, ayangaqedakala |
| Class 10 | zaqedakala | zangaqedakala, azaqedakala, azangaqedakala |
| Class 11 | lwaqedakala | lwangaqedakala, alwaqedakala, alwangaqedakala |
| Class 14 | baqedakala | bangaqedakala, abaqedakala, abangaqedakala |
| Class 15 | kwaqedakala | kwangaqedakala, akwaqedakala, akwangaqedakala |
| Class 17 | kwaqedakala | kwangaqedakala, akwaqedakala, akwangaqedakala |

### References

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