# chelela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -chela +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-chelela$^?$
* (transitive) to water

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuchelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuchelela | ukungacheleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | chelela | -chelele |
| Plural | chelelani | -cheleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyachelela, ngichelela | engichelelayo, engichelela | ngichelela | angicheleli | engingacheleli | ngingacheleli |
| 2nd singular | uyachelela, uchelela | ochelelayo, ochelela | uchelela | awucheleli | ongacheleli | ungacheleli |
| 1st plural | siyachelela, sichelela | esichelelayo, esichelela | sichelela | asicheleli | esingacheleli | singacheleli |
| 2nd plural | niyachelela, nichelela | enichelelayo, enichelela | nichelela | anicheleli | eningacheleli | ningacheleli |
| Class 1 | uyachelela, uchelela | ochelelayo, ochelela | echelela | akacheleli | ongacheleli | engacheleli |
| Class 2 | bayachelela, bachelela | abachelelayo, abachelela | bechelela | abacheleli | abangacheleli | bengacheleli |
| Class 3 | uyachelela, uchelela | ochelelayo, ochelela | uchelela | awucheleli | ongacheleli | ungacheleli |
| Class 4 | iyachelela, ichelela | echelelayo, echelela | ichelela | ayicheleli | engacheleli | ingacheleli |
| Class 5 | liyachelela, lichelela | elichelelayo, elichelela | lichelela | alicheleli | elingacheleli | lingacheleli |
| Class 6 | ayachelela, achelela | achelelayo, achelela | echelela | awacheleli | angacheleli | engacheleli |
| Class 7 | siyachelela, sichelela | esichelelayo, esichelela | sichelela | asicheleli | esingacheleli | singacheleli |
| Class 8 | ziyachelela, zichelela | ezichelelayo, ezichelela | zichelela | azicheleli | ezingacheleli | zingacheleli |
| Class 9 | iyachelela, ichelela | echelelayo, echelela | ichelela | ayicheleli | engacheleli | ingacheleli |
| Class 10 | ziyachelela, zichelela | ezichelelayo, ezichelela | zichelela | azicheleli | ezingacheleli | zingacheleli |
| Class 11 | luyachelela, luchelela | oluchelelayo, oluchelela | luchelela | alucheleli | olungacheleli | lungacheleli |
| Class 14 | buyachelela, buchelela | obuchelelayo, obuchelela | buchelela | abucheleli | obungacheleli | bungacheleli |
| Class 15 | kuyachelela, kuchelela | okuchelelayo, okuchelela | kuchelela | akucheleli | okungacheleli | kungacheleli |
| Class 17 | kuyachelela, kuchelela | okuchelelayo, okuchelela | kuchelela | akucheleli | okungacheleli | kungacheleli |
| | 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 | ngichelelile, ngichelelē | engichelelile, engichelelē | ngichelelile, ngichelelē | angichelelanga | engingachelelanga | ngingachelelanga |
| 2nd singular | uchelelile, uchelelē | ochelelile, ochelelē | uchelelile, uchelelē | awuchelelanga | ongachelelanga | ungachelelanga |
| 1st plural | sichelelile, sichelelē | esichelelile, esichelelē | sichelelile, sichelelē | asichelelanga | esingachelelanga | singachelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nichelelile, nichelelē | enichelelile, enichelelē | nichelelile, nichelelē | anichelelanga | eningachelelanga | ningachelelanga |
| Class 1 | uchelelile, uchelelē | ochelelile, ochelelē | echelelile, echelelē | akachelelanga | ongachelelanga | engachelelanga |
| Class 2 | bachelelile, bachelelē | abachelelile, abachelelē | bechelelile, bechelelē | abachelelanga | abangachelelanga | bengachelelanga |
| Class 3 | uchelelile, uchelelē | ochelelile, ochelelē | uchelelile, uchelelē | awuchelelanga | ongachelelanga | ungachelelanga |
| Class 4 | ichelelile, ichelelē | echelelile, echelelē | ichelelile, ichelelē | ayichelelanga | engachelelanga | ingachelelanga |
| Class 5 | lichelelile, lichelelē | elichelelile, elichelelē | lichelelile, lichelelē | alichelelanga | elingachelelanga | lingachelelanga |
| Class 6 | achelelile, achelelē | achelelile, achelelē | echelelile, echelelē | awachelelanga | angachelelanga | engachelelanga |
| Class 7 | sichelelile, sichelelē | esichelelile, esichelelē | sichelelile, sichelelē | asichelelanga | esingachelelanga | singachelelanga |
| Class 8 | zichelelile, zichelelē | ezichelelile, ezichelelē | zichelelile, zichelelē | azichelelanga | ezingachelelanga | zingachelelanga |
| Class 9 | ichelelile, ichelelē | echelelile, echelelē | ichelelile, ichelelē | ayichelelanga | engachelelanga | ingachelelanga |
| Class 10 | zichelelile, zichelelē | ezichelelile, ezichelelē | zichelelile, zichelelē | azichelelanga | ezingachelelanga | zingachelelanga |
| Class 11 | luchelelile, luchelelē | oluchelelile, oluchelelē | luchelelile, luchelelē | aluchelelanga | olungachelelanga | lungachelelanga |
| Class 14 | buchelelile, buchelelē | obuchelelile, obuchelelē | buchelelile, buchelelē | abuchelelanga | obungachelelanga | bungachelelanga |
| Class 15 | kuchelelile, kuchelelē | okuchelelile, okuchelelē | kuchelelile, kuchelelē | akuchelelanga | okungachelelanga | kungachelelanga |
| Class 17 | kuchelelile, kuchelelē | okuchelelile, okuchelelē | kuchelelile, kuchelelē | akuchelelanga | okungachelelanga | kungachelelanga |
| | 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 | ngāchelela | engāchelela | ngāchelela | angichelelanga | engingachelelanga | ngingachelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāchelela | owāchelela | wāchelela | awuchelelanga | ongachelelanga | ungachelelanga |
| 1st plural | sāchelela | esāchelela | sāchelela | asichelelanga | esingachelelanga | singachelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāchelela | enāchelela | nāchelela | anichelelanga | eningachelelanga | ningachelelanga |
| Class 1 | wāchelela | owāchelela | āchelela | akachelelanga | ongachelelanga | engachelelanga |
| Class 2 | bāchelela | abāchelela | bāchelela | abachelelanga | abangachelelanga | bengachelelanga |
| Class 3 | wāchelela | owāchelela | wāchelela | awuchelelanga | ongachelelanga | ungachelelanga |
| Class 4 | yāchelela | eyāchelela | yāchelela | ayichelelanga | engachelelanga | ingachelelanga |
| Class 5 | lāchelela | elāchelela | lāchelela | alichelelanga | elingachelelanga | lingachelelanga |
| Class 6 | āchelela | āchelela | āchelela | awachelelanga | angachelelanga | engachelelanga |
| Class 7 | sāchelela | esāchelela | sāchelela | asichelelanga | esingachelelanga | singachelelanga |
| Class 8 | zāchelela | ezāchelela | zāchelela | azichelelanga | ezingachelelanga | zingachelelanga |
| Class 9 | yāchelela | eyāchelela | yāchelela | ayichelelanga | engachelelanga | ingachelelanga |
| Class 10 | zāchelela | ezāchelela | zāchelela | azichelelanga | ezingachelelanga | zingachelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāchelela | olwāchelela | lwāchelela | aluchelelanga | olungachelelanga | lungachelelanga |
| Class 14 | bāchelela | obāchelela | bāchelela | abuchelelanga | obungachelelanga | bungachelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāchelela | okwāchelela | kwāchelela | akuchelelanga | okungachelelanga | kungachelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāchelela | okwāchelela | kwāchelela | akuchelelanga | okungachelelanga | kungachelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingachelela | — | ngingachelela | ngingechelele | — | ngingechelele |
| 2nd singular | ungachelela | — | ungachelela | ungechelele | — | ungechelele |
| 1st plural | singachelela | — | singachelela | singechelele | — | singechelele |
| 2nd plural | ningachelela | — | ningachelela | ningechelele | — | ningechelele |
| Class 1 | angachelela | — | engachelela | angechelele | — | engechelele |
| Class 2 | bangachelela | — | bengachelela | bangechelele | — | bengechelele |
| Class 3 | ungachelela | — | ungachelela | ungechelele | — | ungechelele |
| Class 4 | ingachelela | — | ingachelela | ingechelele | — | ingechelele |
| Class 5 | lingachelela | — | lingachelela | lingechelele | — | lingechelele |
| Class 6 | angachelela | — | engachelela | angechelele | — | engechelele |
| Class 7 | singachelela | — | singachelela | singechelele | — | singechelele |
| Class 8 | zingachelela | — | zingachelela | zingechelele | — | zingechelele |
| Class 9 | ingachelela | — | ingachelela | ingechelele | — | ingechelele |
| Class 10 | zingachelela | — | zingachelela | zingechelele | — | zingechelele |
| Class 11 | lungachelela | — | lungachelela | lungechelele | — | lungechelele |
| Class 14 | bungachelela | — | bungachelela | bungechelele | — | bungechelele |
| Class 15 | kungachelela | — | kungachelela | kungechelele | — | kungechelele |
| Class 17 | kungachelela | — | kungachelela | kungechelele | — | kungechelele |
| | 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 | ngizochelela | engizochelela | ngizochelela | angizuchelela | engingezuchelela | ngingezuchelela |
| 2nd singular | uzochelela | ozochelela | uzochelela | awuzuchelela | ongezuchelela | ungezuchelela |
| 1st plural | sizochelela | esizochelela | sizochelela | asizuchelela | esingezuchelela | singezuchelela |
| 2nd plural | nizochelela | enizochelela | nizochelela | anizuchelela | eningezuchelela | ningezuchelela |
| Class 1 | uzochelela | ozochelela | ezochelela | akazuchelela | ongezuchelela | engezuchelela |
| Class 2 | bazochelela | abazochelela | bezochelela | abazuchelela | abangezuchelela | bengezuchelela |
| Class 3 | uzochelela | ozochelela | uzochelela | awuzuchelela | ongezuchelela | ungezuchelela |
| Class 4 | izochelela | ezochelela | izochelela | ayizuchelela | engezuchelela | ingezuchelela |
| Class 5 | lizochelela | elizochelela | lizochelela | alizuchelela | elingezuchelela | lingezuchelela |
| Class 6 | azochelela | azochelela | ezochelela | awazuchelela | angezuchelela | engezuchelela |
| Class 7 | sizochelela | esizochelela | sizochelela | asizuchelela | esingezuchelela | singezuchelela |
| Class 8 | zizochelela | ezizochelela | zizochelela | azizuchelela | ezingezuchelela | zingezuchelela |
| Class 9 | izochelela | ezochelela | izochelela | ayizuchelela | engezuchelela | ingezuchelela |
| Class 10 | zizochelela | ezizochelela | zizochelela | azizuchelela | ezingezuchelela | zingezuchelela |
| Class 11 | luzochelela | oluzochelela | luzochelela | aluzuchelela | olungezuchelela | lungezuchelela |
| Class 14 | buzochelela | obuzochelela | buzochelela | abuzuchelela | obungezuchelela | bungezuchelela |
| Class 15 | kuzochelela | okuzochelela | kuzochelela | akuzuchelela | okungezuchelela | kungezuchelela |
| Class 17 | kuzochelela | okuzochelela | kuzochelela | akuzuchelela | okungezuchelela | kungezuchelela |
| | 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 | ngiyochelela | engiyochelela | ngiyochelela | angiyuchelela | engingeyuchelela | ngingeyuchelela |
| 2nd singular | uyochelela | oyochelela | uyochelela | awuyuchelela | ongeyuchelela | ungeyuchelela |
| 1st plural | siyochelela | esiyochelela | siyochelela | asiyuchelela | esingeyuchelela | singeyuchelela |
| 2nd plural | niyochelela | eniyochelela | niyochelela | aniyuchelela | eningeyuchelela | ningeyuchelela |
| Class 1 | uyochelela | oyochelela | eyochelela | akayuchelela | ongeyuchelela | engeyuchelela |
| Class 2 | bayochelela | abayochelela | beyochelela | abayuchelela | abangeyuchelela | bengeyuchelela |
| Class 3 | uyochelela | oyochelela | uyochelela | awuyuchelela | ongeyuchelela | ungeyuchelela |
| Class 4 | iyochelela | eyochelela | iyochelela | ayiyuchelela | engeyuchelela | ingeyuchelela |
| Class 5 | liyochelela | eliyochelela | liyochelela | aliyuchelela | elingeyuchelela | lingeyuchelela |
| Class 6 | ayochelela | ayochelela | eyochelela | awayuchelela | angeyuchelela | engeyuchelela |
| Class 7 | siyochelela | esiyochelela | siyochelela | asiyuchelela | esingeyuchelela | singeyuchelela |
| Class 8 | ziyochelela | eziyochelela | ziyochelela | aziyuchelela | ezingeyuchelela | zingeyuchelela |
| Class 9 | iyochelela | eyochelela | iyochelela | ayiyuchelela | engeyuchelela | ingeyuchelela |
| Class 10 | ziyochelela | eziyochelela | ziyochelela | aziyuchelela | ezingeyuchelela | zingeyuchelela |
| Class 11 | luyochelela | oluyochelela | luyochelela | aluyuchelela | olungeyuchelela | lungeyuchelela |
| Class 14 | buyochelela | obuyochelela | buyochelela | abuyuchelela | obungeyuchelela | bungeyuchelela |
| Class 15 | kuyochelela | okuyochelela | kuyochelela | akuyuchelela | okungeyuchelela | kungeyuchelela |
| Class 17 | kuyochelela | okuyochelela | kuyochelela | akuyuchelela | okungeyuchelela | kungeyuchelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngichelele | ngingacheleli |
| 2nd singular | uchelele | ungacheleli |
| 1st plural | sichelele | singacheleli |
| 2nd plural | nichelele | ningacheleli |
| Class 1 | achelele | angacheleli |
| Class 2 | bachelele | bangacheleli |
| Class 3 | uchelele | ungacheleli |
| Class 4 | ichelele | ingacheleli |
| Class 5 | lichelele | lingacheleli |
| Class 6 | achelele | angacheleli |
| Class 7 | sichelele | singacheleli |
| Class 8 | zichelele | zingacheleli |
| Class 9 | ichelele | ingacheleli |
| Class 10 | zichelele | zingacheleli |
| Class 11 | luchelele | lungacheleli |
| Class 14 | buchelele | bungacheleli |
| Class 15 | kuchelele | kungacheleli |
| Class 17 | kuchelele | kungacheleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngachelela | ngangachelela, angachelela, angangachelela |
| 2nd singular | wachelela | wangachelela, awachelela, awangachelela |
| 1st plural | sachelela | sangachelela, asachelela, asangachelela |
| 2nd plural | nachelela | nangachelela, anachelela, anangachelela |
| Class 1 | wachelela | wangachelela, akachelela, akangachelela |
| Class 2 | bachelela | bangachelela, abachelela, abangachelela |
| Class 3 | wachelela | wangachelela, awachelela, awangachelela |
| Class 4 | yachelela | yangachelela, ayachelela, ayangachelela |
| Class 5 | lachelela | langachelela, alachelela, alangachelela |
| Class 6 | achelela | angachelela, awachelela, awangachelela |
| Class 7 | sachelela | sangachelela, asachelela, asangachelela |
| Class 8 | zachelela | zangachelela, azachelela, azangachelela |
| Class 9 | yachelela | yangachelela, ayachelela, ayangachelela |
| Class 10 | zachelela | zangachelela, azachelela, azangachelela |
| Class 11 | lwachelela | lwangachelela, alwachelela, alwangachelela |
| Class 14 | bachelela | bangachelela, abachelela, abangachelela |
| Class 15 | kwachelela | kwangachelela, akwachelela, akwangachelela |
| Class 17 | kwachelela | kwangachelela, akwachelela, akwangachelela |

### References

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