# khulelwa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From khulela +‎ -wa.

### Verb

-khulelwa$^?$
* (intransitive) to become pregnant

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhulelwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhulelwa | ukungakhulelwa |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khulelwa | -khulelwe |
| Plural | khulelwani | -khulelweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhulelwa, ngikhulelwa | engikhulelwayo, engikhulelwa | ngikhulelwa | angikhulelwa | engingakhulelwa | ngingakhulelwa |
| 2nd singular | uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa | okhulelwayo, okhulelwa | ukhulelwa | awukhulelwa | ongakhulelwa | ungakhulelwa |
| 1st plural | siyakhulelwa, sikhulelwa | esikhulelwayo, esikhulelwa | sikhulelwa | asikhulelwa | esingakhulelwa | singakhulelwa |
| 2nd plural | niyakhulelwa, nikhulelwa | enikhulelwayo, enikhulelwa | nikhulelwa | anikhulelwa | eningakhulelwa | ningakhulelwa |
| Class 1 | uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa | okhulelwayo, okhulelwa | ekhulelwa | akakhulelwa | ongakhulelwa | engakhulelwa |
| Class 2 | bayakhulelwa, bakhulelwa | abakhulelwayo, abakhulelwa | bekhulelwa | abakhulelwa | abangakhulelwa | bengakhulelwa |
| Class 3 | uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa | okhulelwayo, okhulelwa | ukhulelwa | awukhulelwa | ongakhulelwa | ungakhulelwa |
| Class 4 | iyakhulelwa, ikhulelwa | ekhulelwayo, ekhulelwa | ikhulelwa | ayikhulelwa | engakhulelwa | ingakhulelwa |
| Class 5 | liyakhulelwa, likhulelwa | elikhulelwayo, elikhulelwa | likhulelwa | alikhulelwa | elingakhulelwa | lingakhulelwa |
| Class 6 | ayakhulelwa, akhulelwa | akhulelwayo, akhulelwa | ekhulelwa | awakhulelwa | angakhulelwa | engakhulelwa |
| Class 7 | siyakhulelwa, sikhulelwa | esikhulelwayo, esikhulelwa | sikhulelwa | asikhulelwa | esingakhulelwa | singakhulelwa |
| Class 8 | ziyakhulelwa, zikhulelwa | ezikhulelwayo, ezikhulelwa | zikhulelwa | azikhulelwa | ezingakhulelwa | zingakhulelwa |
| Class 9 | iyakhulelwa, ikhulelwa | ekhulelwayo, ekhulelwa | ikhulelwa | ayikhulelwa | engakhulelwa | ingakhulelwa |
| Class 10 | ziyakhulelwa, zikhulelwa | ezikhulelwayo, ezikhulelwa | zikhulelwa | azikhulelwa | ezingakhulelwa | zingakhulelwa |
| Class 11 | luyakhulelwa, lukhulelwa | olukhulelwayo, olukhulelwa | lukhulelwa | alukhulelwa | olungakhulelwa | lungakhulelwa |
| Class 14 | buyakhulelwa, bukhulelwa | obukhulelwayo, obukhulelwa | bukhulelwa | abukhulelwa | obungakhulelwa | bungakhulelwa |
| Class 15 | kuyakhulelwa, kukhulelwa | okukhulelwayo, okukhulelwa | kukhulelwa | akukhulelwa | okungakhulelwa | kungakhulelwa |
| Class 17 | kuyakhulelwa, kukhulelwa | okukhulelwayo, okukhulelwa | kukhulelwa | akukhulelwa | okungakhulelwa | kungakhulelwa |
| | 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 | ngikhuleliwe, ngikhulelwē | engikhuleliwe, engikhulelwē | ngikhuleliwe, ngikhulelwē | angikhulelwanga | engingakhulelwanga | ngingakhulelwanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē | okhuleliwe, okhulelwē | ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē | awukhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | ungakhulelwanga |
| 1st plural | sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē | esikhuleliwe, esikhulelwē | sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē | asikhulelwanga | esingakhulelwanga | singakhulelwanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhuleliwe, nikhulelwē | enikhuleliwe, enikhulelwē | nikhuleliwe, nikhulelwē | anikhulelwanga | eningakhulelwanga | ningakhulelwanga |
| Class 1 | ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē | okhuleliwe, okhulelwē | ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē | akakhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga |
| Class 2 | bakhuleliwe, bakhulelwē | abakhuleliwe, abakhulelwē | bekhuleliwe, bekhulelwē | abakhulelwanga | abangakhulelwanga | bengakhulelwanga |
| Class 3 | ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē | okhuleliwe, okhulelwē | ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē | awukhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | ungakhulelwanga |
| Class 4 | ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē | ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē | ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē | ayikhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga | ingakhulelwanga |
| Class 5 | likhuleliwe, likhulelwē | elikhuleliwe, elikhulelwē | likhuleliwe, likhulelwē | alikhulelwanga | elingakhulelwanga | lingakhulelwanga |
| Class 6 | akhuleliwe, akhulelwē | akhuleliwe, akhulelwē | ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē | awakhulelwanga | angakhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga |
| Class 7 | sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē | esikhuleliwe, esikhulelwē | sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē | asikhulelwanga | esingakhulelwanga | singakhulelwanga |
| Class 8 | zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē | ezikhuleliwe, ezikhulelwē | zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē | azikhulelwanga | ezingakhulelwanga | zingakhulelwanga |
| Class 9 | ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē | ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē | ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē | ayikhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga | ingakhulelwanga |
| Class 10 | zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē | ezikhuleliwe, ezikhulelwē | zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē | azikhulelwanga | ezingakhulelwanga | zingakhulelwanga |
| Class 11 | lukhuleliwe, lukhulelwē | olukhuleliwe, olukhulelwē | lukhuleliwe, lukhulelwē | alukhulelwanga | olungakhulelwanga | lungakhulelwanga |
| Class 14 | bukhuleliwe, bukhulelwē | obukhuleliwe, obukhulelwē | bukhuleliwe, bukhulelwē | abukhulelwanga | obungakhulelwanga | bungakhulelwanga |
| Class 15 | kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē | okukhuleliwe, okukhulelwē | kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē | akukhulelwanga | okungakhulelwanga | kungakhulelwanga |
| Class 17 | kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē | okukhuleliwe, okukhulelwē | kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē | akukhulelwanga | okungakhulelwanga | kungakhulelwanga |
| | 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 | ngākhulelwa | engākhulelwa | ngākhulelwa | angikhulelwanga | engingakhulelwanga | ngingakhulelwanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhulelwa | owākhulelwa | wākhulelwa | awukhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | ungakhulelwanga |
| 1st plural | sākhulelwa | esākhulelwa | sākhulelwa | asikhulelwanga | esingakhulelwanga | singakhulelwanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhulelwa | enākhulelwa | nākhulelwa | anikhulelwanga | eningakhulelwanga | ningakhulelwanga |
| Class 1 | wākhulelwa | owākhulelwa | ākhulelwa | akakhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga |
| Class 2 | bākhulelwa | abākhulelwa | bākhulelwa | abakhulelwanga | abangakhulelwanga | bengakhulelwanga |
| Class 3 | wākhulelwa | owākhulelwa | wākhulelwa | awukhulelwanga | ongakhulelwanga | ungakhulelwanga |
| Class 4 | yākhulelwa | eyākhulelwa | yākhulelwa | ayikhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga | ingakhulelwanga |
| Class 5 | lākhulelwa | elākhulelwa | lākhulelwa | alikhulelwanga | elingakhulelwanga | lingakhulelwanga |
| Class 6 | ākhulelwa | ākhulelwa | ākhulelwa | awakhulelwanga | angakhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga |
| Class 7 | sākhulelwa | esākhulelwa | sākhulelwa | asikhulelwanga | esingakhulelwanga | singakhulelwanga |
| Class 8 | zākhulelwa | ezākhulelwa | zākhulelwa | azikhulelwanga | ezingakhulelwanga | zingakhulelwanga |
| Class 9 | yākhulelwa | eyākhulelwa | yākhulelwa | ayikhulelwanga | engakhulelwanga | ingakhulelwanga |
| Class 10 | zākhulelwa | ezākhulelwa | zākhulelwa | azikhulelwanga | ezingakhulelwanga | zingakhulelwanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhulelwa | olwākhulelwa | lwākhulelwa | alukhulelwanga | olungakhulelwanga | lungakhulelwanga |
| Class 14 | bākhulelwa | obākhulelwa | bākhulelwa | abukhulelwanga | obungakhulelwanga | bungakhulelwanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhulelwa | okwākhulelwa | kwākhulelwa | akukhulelwanga | okungakhulelwanga | kungakhulelwanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhulelwa | okwākhulelwa | kwākhulelwa | akukhulelwanga | okungakhulelwanga | kungakhulelwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhulelwa | — | ngingakhulelwa | ngingekhulelwe | — | ngingekhulelwe |
| 2nd singular | ungakhulelwa | — | ungakhulelwa | ungekhulelwe | — | ungekhulelwe |
| 1st plural | singakhulelwa | — | singakhulelwa | singekhulelwe | — | singekhulelwe |
| 2nd plural | ningakhulelwa | — | ningakhulelwa | ningekhulelwe | — | ningekhulelwe |
| Class 1 | angakhulelwa | — | engakhulelwa | angekhulelwe | — | engekhulelwe |
| Class 2 | bangakhulelwa | — | bengakhulelwa | bangekhulelwe | — | bengekhulelwe |
| Class 3 | ungakhulelwa | — | ungakhulelwa | ungekhulelwe | — | ungekhulelwe |
| Class 4 | ingakhulelwa | — | ingakhulelwa | ingekhulelwe | — | ingekhulelwe |
| Class 5 | lingakhulelwa | — | lingakhulelwa | lingekhulelwe | — | lingekhulelwe |
| Class 6 | angakhulelwa | — | engakhulelwa | angekhulelwe | — | engekhulelwe |
| Class 7 | singakhulelwa | — | singakhulelwa | singekhulelwe | — | singekhulelwe |
| Class 8 | zingakhulelwa | — | zingakhulelwa | zingekhulelwe | — | zingekhulelwe |
| Class 9 | ingakhulelwa | — | ingakhulelwa | ingekhulelwe | — | ingekhulelwe |
| Class 10 | zingakhulelwa | — | zingakhulelwa | zingekhulelwe | — | zingekhulelwe |
| Class 11 | lungakhulelwa | — | lungakhulelwa | lungekhulelwe | — | lungekhulelwe |
| Class 14 | bungakhulelwa | — | bungakhulelwa | bungekhulelwe | — | bungekhulelwe |
| Class 15 | kungakhulelwa | — | kungakhulelwa | kungekhulelwe | — | kungekhulelwe |
| Class 17 | kungakhulelwa | — | kungakhulelwa | kungekhulelwe | — | kungekhulelwe |
| | 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 | ngizokhulelwa | engizokhulelwa | ngizokhulelwa | angizukhulelwa | engingezukhulelwa | ngingezukhulelwa |
| 2nd singular | uzokhulelwa | ozokhulelwa | uzokhulelwa | awuzukhulelwa | ongezukhulelwa | ungezukhulelwa |
| 1st plural | sizokhulelwa | esizokhulelwa | sizokhulelwa | asizukhulelwa | esingezukhulelwa | singezukhulelwa |
| 2nd plural | nizokhulelwa | enizokhulelwa | nizokhulelwa | anizukhulelwa | eningezukhulelwa | ningezukhulelwa |
| Class 1 | uzokhulelwa | ozokhulelwa | ezokhulelwa | akazukhulelwa | ongezukhulelwa | engezukhulelwa |
| Class 2 | bazokhulelwa | abazokhulelwa | bezokhulelwa | abazukhulelwa | abangezukhulelwa | bengezukhulelwa |
| Class 3 | uzokhulelwa | ozokhulelwa | uzokhulelwa | awuzukhulelwa | ongezukhulelwa | ungezukhulelwa |
| Class 4 | izokhulelwa | ezokhulelwa | izokhulelwa | ayizukhulelwa | engezukhulelwa | ingezukhulelwa |
| Class 5 | lizokhulelwa | elizokhulelwa | lizokhulelwa | alizukhulelwa | elingezukhulelwa | lingezukhulelwa |
| Class 6 | azokhulelwa | azokhulelwa | ezokhulelwa | awazukhulelwa | angezukhulelwa | engezukhulelwa |
| Class 7 | sizokhulelwa | esizokhulelwa | sizokhulelwa | asizukhulelwa | esingezukhulelwa | singezukhulelwa |
| Class 8 | zizokhulelwa | ezizokhulelwa | zizokhulelwa | azizukhulelwa | ezingezukhulelwa | zingezukhulelwa |
| Class 9 | izokhulelwa | ezokhulelwa | izokhulelwa | ayizukhulelwa | engezukhulelwa | ingezukhulelwa |
| Class 10 | zizokhulelwa | ezizokhulelwa | zizokhulelwa | azizukhulelwa | ezingezukhulelwa | zingezukhulelwa |
| Class 11 | luzokhulelwa | oluzokhulelwa | luzokhulelwa | aluzukhulelwa | olungezukhulelwa | lungezukhulelwa |
| Class 14 | buzokhulelwa | obuzokhulelwa | buzokhulelwa | abuzukhulelwa | obungezukhulelwa | bungezukhulelwa |
| Class 15 | kuzokhulelwa | okuzokhulelwa | kuzokhulelwa | akuzukhulelwa | okungezukhulelwa | kungezukhulelwa |
| Class 17 | kuzokhulelwa | okuzokhulelwa | kuzokhulelwa | akuzukhulelwa | okungezukhulelwa | kungezukhulelwa |
| | 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 | ngiyokhulelwa | engiyokhulelwa | ngiyokhulelwa | angiyukhulelwa | engingeyukhulelwa | ngingeyukhulelwa |
| 2nd singular | uyokhulelwa | oyokhulelwa | uyokhulelwa | awuyukhulelwa | ongeyukhulelwa | ungeyukhulelwa |
| 1st plural | siyokhulelwa | esiyokhulelwa | siyokhulelwa | asiyukhulelwa | esingeyukhulelwa | singeyukhulelwa |
| 2nd plural | niyokhulelwa | eniyokhulelwa | niyokhulelwa | aniyukhulelwa | eningeyukhulelwa | ningeyukhulelwa |
| Class 1 | uyokhulelwa | oyokhulelwa | eyokhulelwa | akayukhulelwa | ongeyukhulelwa | engeyukhulelwa |
| Class 2 | bayokhulelwa | abayokhulelwa | beyokhulelwa | abayukhulelwa | abangeyukhulelwa | bengeyukhulelwa |
| Class 3 | uyokhulelwa | oyokhulelwa | uyokhulelwa | awuyukhulelwa | ongeyukhulelwa | ungeyukhulelwa |
| Class 4 | iyokhulelwa | eyokhulelwa | iyokhulelwa | ayiyukhulelwa | engeyukhulelwa | ingeyukhulelwa |
| Class 5 | liyokhulelwa | eliyokhulelwa | liyokhulelwa | aliyukhulelwa | elingeyukhulelwa | lingeyukhulelwa |
| Class 6 | ayokhulelwa | ayokhulelwa | eyokhulelwa | awayukhulelwa | angeyukhulelwa | engeyukhulelwa |
| Class 7 | siyokhulelwa | esiyokhulelwa | siyokhulelwa | asiyukhulelwa | esingeyukhulelwa | singeyukhulelwa |
| Class 8 | ziyokhulelwa | eziyokhulelwa | ziyokhulelwa | aziyukhulelwa | ezingeyukhulelwa | zingeyukhulelwa |
| Class 9 | iyokhulelwa | eyokhulelwa | iyokhulelwa | ayiyukhulelwa | engeyukhulelwa | ingeyukhulelwa |
| Class 10 | ziyokhulelwa | eziyokhulelwa | ziyokhulelwa | aziyukhulelwa | ezingeyukhulelwa | zingeyukhulelwa |
| Class 11 | luyokhulelwa | oluyokhulelwa | luyokhulelwa | aluyukhulelwa | olungeyukhulelwa | lungeyukhulelwa |
| Class 14 | buyokhulelwa | obuyokhulelwa | buyokhulelwa | abuyukhulelwa | obungeyukhulelwa | bungeyukhulelwa |
| Class 15 | kuyokhulelwa | okuyokhulelwa | kuyokhulelwa | akuyukhulelwa | okungeyukhulelwa | kungeyukhulelwa |
| Class 17 | kuyokhulelwa | okuyokhulelwa | kuyokhulelwa | akuyukhulelwa | okungeyukhulelwa | kungeyukhulelwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhulelwe | ngingakhulelwa |
| 2nd singular | ukhulelwe | ungakhulelwa |
| 1st plural | sikhulelwe | singakhulelwa |
| 2nd plural | nikhulelwe | ningakhulelwa |
| Class 1 | akhulelwe | angakhulelwa |
| Class 2 | bakhulelwe | bangakhulelwa |
| Class 3 | ukhulelwe | ungakhulelwa |
| Class 4 | ikhulelwe | ingakhulelwa |
| Class 5 | likhulelwe | lingakhulelwa |
| Class 6 | akhulelwe | angakhulelwa |
| Class 7 | sikhulelwe | singakhulelwa |
| Class 8 | zikhulelwe | zingakhulelwa |
| Class 9 | ikhulelwe | ingakhulelwa |
| Class 10 | zikhulelwe | zingakhulelwa |
| Class 11 | lukhulelwe | lungakhulelwa |
| Class 14 | bukhulelwe | bungakhulelwa |
| Class 15 | kukhulelwe | kungakhulelwa |
| Class 17 | kukhulelwe | kungakhulelwa |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhulelwa | ngangakhulelwa, angakhulelwa, angangakhulelwa |
| 2nd singular | wakhulelwa | wangakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa |
| 1st plural | sakhulelwa | sangakhulelwa, asakhulelwa, asangakhulelwa |
| 2nd plural | nakhulelwa | nangakhulelwa, anakhulelwa, anangakhulelwa |
| Class 1 | wakhulelwa | wangakhulelwa, akakhulelwa, akangakhulelwa |
| Class 2 | bakhulelwa | bangakhulelwa, abakhulelwa, abangakhulelwa |
| Class 3 | wakhulelwa | wangakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa |
| Class 4 | yakhulelwa | yangakhulelwa, ayakhulelwa, ayangakhulelwa |
| Class 5 | lakhulelwa | langakhulelwa, alakhulelwa, alangakhulelwa |
| Class 6 | akhulelwa | angakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa |
| Class 7 | sakhulelwa | sangakhulelwa, asakhulelwa, asangakhulelwa |
| Class 8 | zakhulelwa | zangakhulelwa, azakhulelwa, azangakhulelwa |
| Class 9 | yakhulelwa | yangakhulelwa, ayakhulelwa, ayangakhulelwa |
| Class 10 | zakhulelwa | zangakhulelwa, azakhulelwa, azangakhulelwa |
| Class 11 | lwakhulelwa | lwangakhulelwa, alwakhulelwa, alwangakhulelwa |
| Class 14 | bakhulelwa | bangakhulelwa, abakhulelwa, abangakhulelwa |
| Class 15 | kwakhulelwa | kwangakhulelwa, akwakhulelwa, akwangakhulelwa |
| Class 17 | kwakhulelwa | kwangakhulelwa, akwakhulelwa, akwangakhulelwa |

### References

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