# phekela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -pheka +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-phekela$^?$
* to cook for

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuphekela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphekela | ukungaphekeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phekela | -phekele |
| Plural | phekelani | -phekeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphekela, ngiphekela | engiphekelayo, engiphekela | ngiphekela | angiphekeli | engingaphekeli | ngingaphekeli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphekela, uphekela | ophekelayo, ophekela | uphekela | awuphekeli | ongaphekeli | ungaphekeli |
| 1st plural | siyaphekela, siphekela | esiphekelayo, esiphekela | siphekela | asiphekeli | esingaphekeli | singaphekeli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphekela, niphekela | eniphekelayo, eniphekela | niphekela | aniphekeli | eningaphekeli | ningaphekeli |
| Class 1 | uyaphekela, uphekela | ophekelayo, ophekela | ephekela | akaphekeli | ongaphekeli | engaphekeli |
| Class 2 | bayaphekela, baphekela | abaphekelayo, abaphekela | bephekela | abaphekeli | abangaphekeli | bengaphekeli |
| Class 3 | uyaphekela, uphekela | ophekelayo, ophekela | uphekela | awuphekeli | ongaphekeli | ungaphekeli |
| Class 4 | iyaphekela, iphekela | ephekelayo, ephekela | iphekela | ayiphekeli | engaphekeli | ingaphekeli |
| Class 5 | liyaphekela, liphekela | eliphekelayo, eliphekela | liphekela | aliphekeli | elingaphekeli | lingaphekeli |
| Class 6 | ayaphekela, aphekela | aphekelayo, aphekela | ephekela | awaphekeli | angaphekeli | engaphekeli |
| Class 7 | siyaphekela, siphekela | esiphekelayo, esiphekela | siphekela | asiphekeli | esingaphekeli | singaphekeli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphekela, ziphekela | eziphekelayo, eziphekela | ziphekela | aziphekeli | ezingaphekeli | zingaphekeli |
| Class 9 | iyaphekela, iphekela | ephekelayo, ephekela | iphekela | ayiphekeli | engaphekeli | ingaphekeli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphekela, ziphekela | eziphekelayo, eziphekela | ziphekela | aziphekeli | ezingaphekeli | zingaphekeli |
| Class 11 | luyaphekela, luphekela | oluphekelayo, oluphekela | luphekela | aluphekeli | olungaphekeli | lungaphekeli |
| Class 14 | buyaphekela, buphekela | obuphekelayo, obuphekela | buphekela | abuphekeli | obungaphekeli | bungaphekeli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphekela, kuphekela | okuphekelayo, okuphekela | kuphekela | akuphekeli | okungaphekeli | kungaphekeli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphekela, kuphekela | okuphekelayo, okuphekela | kuphekela | akuphekeli | okungaphekeli | kungaphekeli |
| | 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 | ngiphekelile, ngiphekelē | engiphekelile, engiphekelē | ngiphekelile, ngiphekelē | angiphekelanga | engingaphekelanga | ngingaphekelanga |
| 2nd singular | uphekelile, uphekelē | ophekelile, ophekelē | uphekelile, uphekelē | awuphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | ungaphekelanga |
| 1st plural | siphekelile, siphekelē | esiphekelile, esiphekelē | siphekelile, siphekelē | asiphekelanga | esingaphekelanga | singaphekelanga |
| 2nd plural | niphekelile, niphekelē | eniphekelile, eniphekelē | niphekelile, niphekelē | aniphekelanga | eningaphekelanga | ningaphekelanga |
| Class 1 | uphekelile, uphekelē | ophekelile, ophekelē | ephekelile, ephekelē | akaphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | engaphekelanga |
| Class 2 | baphekelile, baphekelē | abaphekelile, abaphekelē | bephekelile, bephekelē | abaphekelanga | abangaphekelanga | bengaphekelanga |
| Class 3 | uphekelile, uphekelē | ophekelile, ophekelē | uphekelile, uphekelē | awuphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | ungaphekelanga |
| Class 4 | iphekelile, iphekelē | ephekelile, ephekelē | iphekelile, iphekelē | ayiphekelanga | engaphekelanga | ingaphekelanga |
| Class 5 | liphekelile, liphekelē | eliphekelile, eliphekelē | liphekelile, liphekelē | aliphekelanga | elingaphekelanga | lingaphekelanga |
| Class 6 | aphekelile, aphekelē | aphekelile, aphekelē | ephekelile, ephekelē | awaphekelanga | angaphekelanga | engaphekelanga |
| Class 7 | siphekelile, siphekelē | esiphekelile, esiphekelē | siphekelile, siphekelē | asiphekelanga | esingaphekelanga | singaphekelanga |
| Class 8 | ziphekelile, ziphekelē | eziphekelile, eziphekelē | ziphekelile, ziphekelē | aziphekelanga | ezingaphekelanga | zingaphekelanga |
| Class 9 | iphekelile, iphekelē | ephekelile, ephekelē | iphekelile, iphekelē | ayiphekelanga | engaphekelanga | ingaphekelanga |
| Class 10 | ziphekelile, ziphekelē | eziphekelile, eziphekelē | ziphekelile, ziphekelē | aziphekelanga | ezingaphekelanga | zingaphekelanga |
| Class 11 | luphekelile, luphekelē | oluphekelile, oluphekelē | luphekelile, luphekelē | aluphekelanga | olungaphekelanga | lungaphekelanga |
| Class 14 | buphekelile, buphekelē | obuphekelile, obuphekelē | buphekelile, buphekelē | abuphekelanga | obungaphekelanga | bungaphekelanga |
| Class 15 | kuphekelile, kuphekelē | okuphekelile, okuphekelē | kuphekelile, kuphekelē | akuphekelanga | okungaphekelanga | kungaphekelanga |
| Class 17 | kuphekelile, kuphekelē | okuphekelile, okuphekelē | kuphekelile, kuphekelē | akuphekelanga | okungaphekelanga | kungaphekelanga |
| | 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 | ngāphekela | engāphekela | ngāphekela | angiphekelanga | engingaphekelanga | ngingaphekelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphekela | owāphekela | wāphekela | awuphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | ungaphekelanga |
| 1st plural | sāphekela | esāphekela | sāphekela | asiphekelanga | esingaphekelanga | singaphekelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphekela | enāphekela | nāphekela | aniphekelanga | eningaphekelanga | ningaphekelanga |
| Class 1 | wāphekela | owāphekela | āphekela | akaphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | engaphekelanga |
| Class 2 | bāphekela | abāphekela | bāphekela | abaphekelanga | abangaphekelanga | bengaphekelanga |
| Class 3 | wāphekela | owāphekela | wāphekela | awuphekelanga | ongaphekelanga | ungaphekelanga |
| Class 4 | yāphekela | eyāphekela | yāphekela | ayiphekelanga | engaphekelanga | ingaphekelanga |
| Class 5 | lāphekela | elāphekela | lāphekela | aliphekelanga | elingaphekelanga | lingaphekelanga |
| Class 6 | āphekela | āphekela | āphekela | awaphekelanga | angaphekelanga | engaphekelanga |
| Class 7 | sāphekela | esāphekela | sāphekela | asiphekelanga | esingaphekelanga | singaphekelanga |
| Class 8 | zāphekela | ezāphekela | zāphekela | aziphekelanga | ezingaphekelanga | zingaphekelanga |
| Class 9 | yāphekela | eyāphekela | yāphekela | ayiphekelanga | engaphekelanga | ingaphekelanga |
| Class 10 | zāphekela | ezāphekela | zāphekela | aziphekelanga | ezingaphekelanga | zingaphekelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphekela | olwāphekela | lwāphekela | aluphekelanga | olungaphekelanga | lungaphekelanga |
| Class 14 | bāphekela | obāphekela | bāphekela | abuphekelanga | obungaphekelanga | bungaphekelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphekela | okwāphekela | kwāphekela | akuphekelanga | okungaphekelanga | kungaphekelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphekela | okwāphekela | kwāphekela | akuphekelanga | okungaphekelanga | kungaphekelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphekela | — | ngingaphekela | ngingephekele | — | ngingephekele |
| 2nd singular | ungaphekela | — | ungaphekela | ungephekele | — | ungephekele |
| 1st plural | singaphekela | — | singaphekela | singephekele | — | singephekele |
| 2nd plural | ningaphekela | — | ningaphekela | ningephekele | — | ningephekele |
| Class 1 | angaphekela | — | engaphekela | angephekele | — | engephekele |
| Class 2 | bangaphekela | — | bengaphekela | bangephekele | — | bengephekele |
| Class 3 | ungaphekela | — | ungaphekela | ungephekele | — | ungephekele |
| Class 4 | ingaphekela | — | ingaphekela | ingephekele | — | ingephekele |
| Class 5 | lingaphekela | — | lingaphekela | lingephekele | — | lingephekele |
| Class 6 | angaphekela | — | engaphekela | angephekele | — | engephekele |
| Class 7 | singaphekela | — | singaphekela | singephekele | — | singephekele |
| Class 8 | zingaphekela | — | zingaphekela | zingephekele | — | zingephekele |
| Class 9 | ingaphekela | — | ingaphekela | ingephekele | — | ingephekele |
| Class 10 | zingaphekela | — | zingaphekela | zingephekele | — | zingephekele |
| Class 11 | lungaphekela | — | lungaphekela | lungephekele | — | lungephekele |
| Class 14 | bungaphekela | — | bungaphekela | bungephekele | — | bungephekele |
| Class 15 | kungaphekela | — | kungaphekela | kungephekele | — | kungephekele |
| Class 17 | kungaphekela | — | kungaphekela | kungephekele | — | kungephekele |
| | 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 | ngizophekela | engizophekela | ngizophekela | angizuphekela | engingezuphekela | ngingezuphekela |
| 2nd singular | uzophekela | ozophekela | uzophekela | awuzuphekela | ongezuphekela | ungezuphekela |
| 1st plural | sizophekela | esizophekela | sizophekela | asizuphekela | esingezuphekela | singezuphekela |
| 2nd plural | nizophekela | enizophekela | nizophekela | anizuphekela | eningezuphekela | ningezuphekela |
| Class 1 | uzophekela | ozophekela | ezophekela | akazuphekela | ongezuphekela | engezuphekela |
| Class 2 | bazophekela | abazophekela | bezophekela | abazuphekela | abangezuphekela | bengezuphekela |
| Class 3 | uzophekela | ozophekela | uzophekela | awuzuphekela | ongezuphekela | ungezuphekela |
| Class 4 | izophekela | ezophekela | izophekela | ayizuphekela | engezuphekela | ingezuphekela |
| Class 5 | lizophekela | elizophekela | lizophekela | alizuphekela | elingezuphekela | lingezuphekela |
| Class 6 | azophekela | azophekela | ezophekela | awazuphekela | angezuphekela | engezuphekela |
| Class 7 | sizophekela | esizophekela | sizophekela | asizuphekela | esingezuphekela | singezuphekela |
| Class 8 | zizophekela | ezizophekela | zizophekela | azizuphekela | ezingezuphekela | zingezuphekela |
| Class 9 | izophekela | ezophekela | izophekela | ayizuphekela | engezuphekela | ingezuphekela |
| Class 10 | zizophekela | ezizophekela | zizophekela | azizuphekela | ezingezuphekela | zingezuphekela |
| Class 11 | luzophekela | oluzophekela | luzophekela | aluzuphekela | olungezuphekela | lungezuphekela |
| Class 14 | buzophekela | obuzophekela | buzophekela | abuzuphekela | obungezuphekela | bungezuphekela |
| Class 15 | kuzophekela | okuzophekela | kuzophekela | akuzuphekela | okungezuphekela | kungezuphekela |
| Class 17 | kuzophekela | okuzophekela | kuzophekela | akuzuphekela | okungezuphekela | kungezuphekela |
| | 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 | ngiyophekela | engiyophekela | ngiyophekela | angiyuphekela | engingeyuphekela | ngingeyuphekela |
| 2nd singular | uyophekela | oyophekela | uyophekela | awuyuphekela | ongeyuphekela | ungeyuphekela |
| 1st plural | siyophekela | esiyophekela | siyophekela | asiyuphekela | esingeyuphekela | singeyuphekela |
| 2nd plural | niyophekela | eniyophekela | niyophekela | aniyuphekela | eningeyuphekela | ningeyuphekela |
| Class 1 | uyophekela | oyophekela | eyophekela | akayuphekela | ongeyuphekela | engeyuphekela |
| Class 2 | bayophekela | abayophekela | beyophekela | abayuphekela | abangeyuphekela | bengeyuphekela |
| Class 3 | uyophekela | oyophekela | uyophekela | awuyuphekela | ongeyuphekela | ungeyuphekela |
| Class 4 | iyophekela | eyophekela | iyophekela | ayiyuphekela | engeyuphekela | ingeyuphekela |
| Class 5 | liyophekela | eliyophekela | liyophekela | aliyuphekela | elingeyuphekela | lingeyuphekela |
| Class 6 | ayophekela | ayophekela | eyophekela | awayuphekela | angeyuphekela | engeyuphekela |
| Class 7 | siyophekela | esiyophekela | siyophekela | asiyuphekela | esingeyuphekela | singeyuphekela |
| Class 8 | ziyophekela | eziyophekela | ziyophekela | aziyuphekela | ezingeyuphekela | zingeyuphekela |
| Class 9 | iyophekela | eyophekela | iyophekela | ayiyuphekela | engeyuphekela | ingeyuphekela |
| Class 10 | ziyophekela | eziyophekela | ziyophekela | aziyuphekela | ezingeyuphekela | zingeyuphekela |
| Class 11 | luyophekela | oluyophekela | luyophekela | aluyuphekela | olungeyuphekela | lungeyuphekela |
| Class 14 | buyophekela | obuyophekela | buyophekela | abuyuphekela | obungeyuphekela | bungeyuphekela |
| Class 15 | kuyophekela | okuyophekela | kuyophekela | akuyuphekela | okungeyuphekela | kungeyuphekela |
| Class 17 | kuyophekela | okuyophekela | kuyophekela | akuyuphekela | okungeyuphekela | kungeyuphekela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphekele | ngingaphekeli |
| 2nd singular | uphekele | ungaphekeli |
| 1st plural | siphekele | singaphekeli |
| 2nd plural | niphekele | ningaphekeli |
| Class 1 | aphekele | angaphekeli |
| Class 2 | baphekele | bangaphekeli |
| Class 3 | uphekele | ungaphekeli |
| Class 4 | iphekele | ingaphekeli |
| Class 5 | liphekele | lingaphekeli |
| Class 6 | aphekele | angaphekeli |
| Class 7 | siphekele | singaphekeli |
| Class 8 | ziphekele | zingaphekeli |
| Class 9 | iphekele | ingaphekeli |
| Class 10 | ziphekele | zingaphekeli |
| Class 11 | luphekele | lungaphekeli |
| Class 14 | buphekele | bungaphekeli |
| Class 15 | kuphekele | kungaphekeli |
| Class 17 | kuphekele | kungaphekeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphekela | ngangaphekela, angaphekela, angangaphekela |
| 2nd singular | waphekela | wangaphekela, awaphekela, awangaphekela |
| 1st plural | saphekela | sangaphekela, asaphekela, asangaphekela |
| 2nd plural | naphekela | nangaphekela, anaphekela, anangaphekela |
| Class 1 | waphekela | wangaphekela, akaphekela, akangaphekela |
| Class 2 | baphekela | bangaphekela, abaphekela, abangaphekela |
| Class 3 | waphekela | wangaphekela, awaphekela, awangaphekela |
| Class 4 | yaphekela | yangaphekela, ayaphekela, ayangaphekela |
| Class 5 | laphekela | langaphekela, alaphekela, alangaphekela |
| Class 6 | aphekela | angaphekela, awaphekela, awangaphekela |
| Class 7 | saphekela | sangaphekela, asaphekela, asangaphekela |
| Class 8 | zaphekela | zangaphekela, azaphekela, azangaphekela |
| Class 9 | yaphekela | yangaphekela, ayaphekela, ayangaphekela |
| Class 10 | zaphekela | zangaphekela, azaphekela, azangaphekela |
| Class 11 | lwaphekela | lwangaphekela, alwaphekela, alwangaphekela |
| Class 14 | baphekela | bangaphekela, abaphekela, abangaphekela |
| Class 15 | kwaphekela | kwangaphekela, akwaphekela, akwangaphekela |
| Class 17 | kwaphekela | kwangaphekela, akwaphekela, akwangaphekela |