# phelela
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -phela +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-phéléla
* (transitive) to use up

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -phela +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-pheléla
* (intransitive) to be complete, to be entire, to be all present, to be whole

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuphelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphelela | ukungapheleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phelela | -phelele |
| Plural | phelelani | -pheleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphelela, ngiphelela | engiphelelayo, engiphelela | ngiphelela | angipheleli | engingapheleli | ngingapheleli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphelela, uphelela | ophelelayo, ophelela | uphelela | awupheleli | ongapheleli | ungapheleli |
| 1st plural | siyaphelela, siphelela | esiphelelayo, esiphelela | siphelela | asipheleli | esingapheleli | singapheleli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphelela, niphelela | eniphelelayo, eniphelela | niphelela | anipheleli | eningapheleli | ningapheleli |
| Class 1 | uyaphelela, uphelela | ophelelayo, ophelela | ephelela | akapheleli | ongapheleli | engapheleli |
| Class 2 | bayaphelela, baphelela | abaphelelayo, abaphelela | bephelela | abapheleli | abangapheleli | bengapheleli |
| Class 3 | uyaphelela, uphelela | ophelelayo, ophelela | uphelela | awupheleli | ongapheleli | ungapheleli |
| Class 4 | iyaphelela, iphelela | ephelelayo, ephelela | iphelela | ayipheleli | engapheleli | ingapheleli |
| Class 5 | liyaphelela, liphelela | eliphelelayo, eliphelela | liphelela | alipheleli | elingapheleli | lingapheleli |
| Class 6 | ayaphelela, aphelela | aphelelayo, aphelela | ephelela | awapheleli | angapheleli | engapheleli |
| Class 7 | siyaphelela, siphelela | esiphelelayo, esiphelela | siphelela | asipheleli | esingapheleli | singapheleli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphelela, ziphelela | eziphelelayo, eziphelela | ziphelela | azipheleli | ezingapheleli | zingapheleli |
| Class 9 | iyaphelela, iphelela | ephelelayo, ephelela | iphelela | ayipheleli | engapheleli | ingapheleli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphelela, ziphelela | eziphelelayo, eziphelela | ziphelela | azipheleli | ezingapheleli | zingapheleli |
| Class 11 | luyaphelela, luphelela | oluphelelayo, oluphelela | luphelela | alupheleli | olungapheleli | lungapheleli |
| Class 14 | buyaphelela, buphelela | obuphelelayo, obuphelela | buphelela | abupheleli | obungapheleli | bungapheleli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphelela, kuphelela | okuphelelayo, okuphelela | kuphelela | akupheleli | okungapheleli | kungapheleli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphelela, kuphelela | okuphelelayo, okuphelela | kuphelela | akupheleli | okungapheleli | kungapheleli |
| | 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 | ngiphelelile, ngiphelelē | engiphelelile, engiphelelē | ngiphelelile, ngiphelelē | angiphelelanga | engingaphelelanga | ngingaphelelanga |
| 2nd singular | uphelelile, uphelelē | ophelelile, ophelelē | uphelelile, uphelelē | awuphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | ungaphelelanga |
| 1st plural | siphelelile, siphelelē | esiphelelile, esiphelelē | siphelelile, siphelelē | asiphelelanga | esingaphelelanga | singaphelelanga |
| 2nd plural | niphelelile, niphelelē | eniphelelile, eniphelelē | niphelelile, niphelelē | aniphelelanga | eningaphelelanga | ningaphelelanga |
| Class 1 | uphelelile, uphelelē | ophelelile, ophelelē | ephelelile, ephelelē | akaphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | engaphelelanga |
| Class 2 | baphelelile, baphelelē | abaphelelile, abaphelelē | bephelelile, bephelelē | abaphelelanga | abangaphelelanga | bengaphelelanga |
| Class 3 | uphelelile, uphelelē | ophelelile, ophelelē | uphelelile, uphelelē | awuphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | ungaphelelanga |
| Class 4 | iphelelile, iphelelē | ephelelile, ephelelē | iphelelile, iphelelē | ayiphelelanga | engaphelelanga | ingaphelelanga |
| Class 5 | liphelelile, liphelelē | eliphelelile, eliphelelē | liphelelile, liphelelē | aliphelelanga | elingaphelelanga | lingaphelelanga |
| Class 6 | aphelelile, aphelelē | aphelelile, aphelelē | ephelelile, ephelelē | awaphelelanga | angaphelelanga | engaphelelanga |
| Class 7 | siphelelile, siphelelē | esiphelelile, esiphelelē | siphelelile, siphelelē | asiphelelanga | esingaphelelanga | singaphelelanga |
| Class 8 | ziphelelile, ziphelelē | eziphelelile, eziphelelē | ziphelelile, ziphelelē | aziphelelanga | ezingaphelelanga | zingaphelelanga |
| Class 9 | iphelelile, iphelelē | ephelelile, ephelelē | iphelelile, iphelelē | ayiphelelanga | engaphelelanga | ingaphelelanga |
| Class 10 | ziphelelile, ziphelelē | eziphelelile, eziphelelē | ziphelelile, ziphelelē | aziphelelanga | ezingaphelelanga | zingaphelelanga |
| Class 11 | luphelelile, luphelelē | oluphelelile, oluphelelē | luphelelile, luphelelē | aluphelelanga | olungaphelelanga | lungaphelelanga |
| Class 14 | buphelelile, buphelelē | obuphelelile, obuphelelē | buphelelile, buphelelē | abuphelelanga | obungaphelelanga | bungaphelelanga |
| Class 15 | kuphelelile, kuphelelē | okuphelelile, okuphelelē | kuphelelile, kuphelelē | akuphelelanga | okungaphelelanga | kungaphelelanga |
| Class 17 | kuphelelile, kuphelelē | okuphelelile, okuphelelē | kuphelelile, kuphelelē | akuphelelanga | okungaphelelanga | kungaphelelanga |
| | 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 | ngāphelela | engāphelela | ngāphelela | angiphelelanga | engingaphelelanga | ngingaphelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphelela | owāphelela | wāphelela | awuphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | ungaphelelanga |
| 1st plural | sāphelela | esāphelela | sāphelela | asiphelelanga | esingaphelelanga | singaphelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphelela | enāphelela | nāphelela | aniphelelanga | eningaphelelanga | ningaphelelanga |
| Class 1 | wāphelela | owāphelela | āphelela | akaphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | engaphelelanga |
| Class 2 | bāphelela | abāphelela | bāphelela | abaphelelanga | abangaphelelanga | bengaphelelanga |
| Class 3 | wāphelela | owāphelela | wāphelela | awuphelelanga | ongaphelelanga | ungaphelelanga |
| Class 4 | yāphelela | eyāphelela | yāphelela | ayiphelelanga | engaphelelanga | ingaphelelanga |
| Class 5 | lāphelela | elāphelela | lāphelela | aliphelelanga | elingaphelelanga | lingaphelelanga |
| Class 6 | āphelela | āphelela | āphelela | awaphelelanga | angaphelelanga | engaphelelanga |
| Class 7 | sāphelela | esāphelela | sāphelela | asiphelelanga | esingaphelelanga | singaphelelanga |
| Class 8 | zāphelela | ezāphelela | zāphelela | aziphelelanga | ezingaphelelanga | zingaphelelanga |
| Class 9 | yāphelela | eyāphelela | yāphelela | ayiphelelanga | engaphelelanga | ingaphelelanga |
| Class 10 | zāphelela | ezāphelela | zāphelela | aziphelelanga | ezingaphelelanga | zingaphelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphelela | olwāphelela | lwāphelela | aluphelelanga | olungaphelelanga | lungaphelelanga |
| Class 14 | bāphelela | obāphelela | bāphelela | abuphelelanga | obungaphelelanga | bungaphelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphelela | okwāphelela | kwāphelela | akuphelelanga | okungaphelelanga | kungaphelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphelela | okwāphelela | kwāphelela | akuphelelanga | okungaphelelanga | kungaphelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphelela | — | ngingaphelela | ngingephelele | — | ngingephelele |
| 2nd singular | ungaphelela | — | ungaphelela | ungephelele | — | ungephelele |
| 1st plural | singaphelela | — | singaphelela | singephelele | — | singephelele |
| 2nd plural | ningaphelela | — | ningaphelela | ningephelele | — | ningephelele |
| Class 1 | angaphelela | — | engaphelela | angephelele | — | engephelele |
| Class 2 | bangaphelela | — | bengaphelela | bangephelele | — | bengephelele |
| Class 3 | ungaphelela | — | ungaphelela | ungephelele | — | ungephelele |
| Class 4 | ingaphelela | — | ingaphelela | ingephelele | — | ingephelele |
| Class 5 | lingaphelela | — | lingaphelela | lingephelele | — | lingephelele |
| Class 6 | angaphelela | — | engaphelela | angephelele | — | engephelele |
| Class 7 | singaphelela | — | singaphelela | singephelele | — | singephelele |
| Class 8 | zingaphelela | — | zingaphelela | zingephelele | — | zingephelele |
| Class 9 | ingaphelela | — | ingaphelela | ingephelele | — | ingephelele |
| Class 10 | zingaphelela | — | zingaphelela | zingephelele | — | zingephelele |
| Class 11 | lungaphelela | — | lungaphelela | lungephelele | — | lungephelele |
| Class 14 | bungaphelela | — | bungaphelela | bungephelele | — | bungephelele |
| Class 15 | kungaphelela | — | kungaphelela | kungephelele | — | kungephelele |
| Class 17 | kungaphelela | — | kungaphelela | kungephelele | — | kungephelele |
| | 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 | ngizophelela | engizophelela | ngizophelela | angizuphelela | engingezuphelela | ngingezuphelela |
| 2nd singular | uzophelela | ozophelela | uzophelela | awuzuphelela | ongezuphelela | ungezuphelela |
| 1st plural | sizophelela | esizophelela | sizophelela | asizuphelela | esingezuphelela | singezuphelela |
| 2nd plural | nizophelela | enizophelela | nizophelela | anizuphelela | eningezuphelela | ningezuphelela |
| Class 1 | uzophelela | ozophelela | ezophelela | akazuphelela | ongezuphelela | engezuphelela |
| Class 2 | bazophelela | abazophelela | bezophelela | abazuphelela | abangezuphelela | bengezuphelela |
| Class 3 | uzophelela | ozophelela | uzophelela | awuzuphelela | ongezuphelela | ungezuphelela |
| Class 4 | izophelela | ezophelela | izophelela | ayizuphelela | engezuphelela | ingezuphelela |
| Class 5 | lizophelela | elizophelela | lizophelela | alizuphelela | elingezuphelela | lingezuphelela |
| Class 6 | azophelela | azophelela | ezophelela | awazuphelela | angezuphelela | engezuphelela |
| Class 7 | sizophelela | esizophelela | sizophelela | asizuphelela | esingezuphelela | singezuphelela |
| Class 8 | zizophelela | ezizophelela | zizophelela | azizuphelela | ezingezuphelela | zingezuphelela |
| Class 9 | izophelela | ezophelela | izophelela | ayizuphelela | engezuphelela | ingezuphelela |
| Class 10 | zizophelela | ezizophelela | zizophelela | azizuphelela | ezingezuphelela | zingezuphelela |
| Class 11 | luzophelela | oluzophelela | luzophelela | aluzuphelela | olungezuphelela | lungezuphelela |
| Class 14 | buzophelela | obuzophelela | buzophelela | abuzuphelela | obungezuphelela | bungezuphelela |
| Class 15 | kuzophelela | okuzophelela | kuzophelela | akuzuphelela | okungezuphelela | kungezuphelela |
| Class 17 | kuzophelela | okuzophelela | kuzophelela | akuzuphelela | okungezuphelela | kungezuphelela |
| | 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 | ngiyophelela | engiyophelela | ngiyophelela | angiyuphelela | engingeyuphelela | ngingeyuphelela |
| 2nd singular | uyophelela | oyophelela | uyophelela | awuyuphelela | ongeyuphelela | ungeyuphelela |
| 1st plural | siyophelela | esiyophelela | siyophelela | asiyuphelela | esingeyuphelela | singeyuphelela |
| 2nd plural | niyophelela | eniyophelela | niyophelela | aniyuphelela | eningeyuphelela | ningeyuphelela |
| Class 1 | uyophelela | oyophelela | eyophelela | akayuphelela | ongeyuphelela | engeyuphelela |
| Class 2 | bayophelela | abayophelela | beyophelela | abayuphelela | abangeyuphelela | bengeyuphelela |
| Class 3 | uyophelela | oyophelela | uyophelela | awuyuphelela | ongeyuphelela | ungeyuphelela |
| Class 4 | iyophelela | eyophelela | iyophelela | ayiyuphelela | engeyuphelela | ingeyuphelela |
| Class 5 | liyophelela | eliyophelela | liyophelela | aliyuphelela | elingeyuphelela | lingeyuphelela |
| Class 6 | ayophelela | ayophelela | eyophelela | awayuphelela | angeyuphelela | engeyuphelela |
| Class 7 | siyophelela | esiyophelela | siyophelela | asiyuphelela | esingeyuphelela | singeyuphelela |
| Class 8 | ziyophelela | eziyophelela | ziyophelela | aziyuphelela | ezingeyuphelela | zingeyuphelela |
| Class 9 | iyophelela | eyophelela | iyophelela | ayiyuphelela | engeyuphelela | ingeyuphelela |
| Class 10 | ziyophelela | eziyophelela | ziyophelela | aziyuphelela | ezingeyuphelela | zingeyuphelela |
| Class 11 | luyophelela | oluyophelela | luyophelela | aluyuphelela | olungeyuphelela | lungeyuphelela |
| Class 14 | buyophelela | obuyophelela | buyophelela | abuyuphelela | obungeyuphelela | bungeyuphelela |
| Class 15 | kuyophelela | okuyophelela | kuyophelela | akuyuphelela | okungeyuphelela | kungeyuphelela |
| Class 17 | kuyophelela | okuyophelela | kuyophelela | akuyuphelela | okungeyuphelela | kungeyuphelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphelele | ngingapheleli |
| 2nd singular | uphelele | ungapheleli |
| 1st plural | siphelele | singapheleli |
| 2nd plural | niphelele | ningapheleli |
| Class 1 | aphelele | angapheleli |
| Class 2 | baphelele | bangapheleli |
| Class 3 | uphelele | ungapheleli |
| Class 4 | iphelele | ingapheleli |
| Class 5 | liphelele | lingapheleli |
| Class 6 | aphelele | angapheleli |
| Class 7 | siphelele | singapheleli |
| Class 8 | ziphelele | zingapheleli |
| Class 9 | iphelele | ingapheleli |
| Class 10 | ziphelele | zingapheleli |
| Class 11 | luphelele | lungapheleli |
| Class 14 | buphelele | bungapheleli |
| Class 15 | kuphelele | kungapheleli |
| Class 17 | kuphelele | kungapheleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphelela | ngangaphelela, angaphelela, angangaphelela |
| 2nd singular | waphelela | wangaphelela, awaphelela, awangaphelela |
| 1st plural | saphelela | sangaphelela, asaphelela, asangaphelela |
| 2nd plural | naphelela | nangaphelela, anaphelela, anangaphelela |
| Class 1 | waphelela | wangaphelela, akaphelela, akangaphelela |
| Class 2 | baphelela | bangaphelela, abaphelela, abangaphelela |
| Class 3 | waphelela | wangaphelela, awaphelela, awangaphelela |
| Class 4 | yaphelela | yangaphelela, ayaphelela, ayangaphelela |
| Class 5 | laphelela | langaphelela, alaphelela, alangaphelela |
| Class 6 | aphelela | angaphelela, awaphelela, awangaphelela |
| Class 7 | saphelela | sangaphelela, asaphelela, asangaphelela |
| Class 8 | zaphelela | zangaphelela, azaphelela, azangaphelela |
| Class 9 | yaphelela | yangaphelela, ayaphelela, ayangaphelela |
| Class 10 | zaphelela | zangaphelela, azaphelela, azangaphelela |
| Class 11 | lwaphelela | lwangaphelela, alwaphelela, alwangaphelela |
| Class 14 | baphelela | bangaphelela, abaphelela, abangaphelela |
| Class 15 | kwaphelela | kwangaphelela, akwaphelela, akwangaphelela |
| Class 17 | kwaphelela | kwangaphelela, akwaphelela, akwangaphelela |

### References

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