# phela
## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-phela$^?$
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Sotho
### Verb

phela
* to live

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).

### Verb

-phéla
* (intransitive) to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).

### Verb

-phéla
* (intransitive) to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).

### Verb

-phêla
* (intransitive) to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* isiphelo

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).

#### Verb

-phêla
* (intransitive) to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end

##### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukuphela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphela | ukungapheli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phela | -phele |
| Plural | phelani | -pheleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphela, ngiphela | engiphelayo, engiphela | ngiphela | angipheli | engingapheli | ngingapheli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphela, uphela | ophelayo, ophela | uphela | awupheli | ongapheli | ungapheli |
| 1st plural | siyaphela, siphela | esiphelayo, esiphela | siphela | asipheli | esingapheli | singapheli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphela, niphela | eniphelayo, eniphela | niphela | anipheli | eningapheli | ningapheli |
| Class 1 | uyaphela, uphela | ophelayo, ophela | ephela | akapheli | ongapheli | engapheli |
| Class 2 | bayaphela, baphela | abaphelayo, abaphela | bephela | abapheli | abangapheli | bengapheli |
| Class 3 | uyaphela, uphela | ophelayo, ophela | uphela | awupheli | ongapheli | ungapheli |
| Class 4 | iyaphela, iphela | ephelayo, ephela | iphela | ayipheli | engapheli | ingapheli |
| Class 5 | liyaphela, liphela | eliphelayo, eliphela | liphela | alipheli | elingapheli | lingapheli |
| Class 6 | ayaphela, aphela | aphelayo, aphela | ephela | awapheli | angapheli | engapheli |
| Class 7 | siyaphela, siphela | esiphelayo, esiphela | siphela | asipheli | esingapheli | singapheli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphela, ziphela | eziphelayo, eziphela | ziphela | azipheli | ezingapheli | zingapheli |
| Class 9 | iyaphela, iphela | ephelayo, ephela | iphela | ayipheli | engapheli | ingapheli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphela, ziphela | eziphelayo, eziphela | ziphela | azipheli | ezingapheli | zingapheli |
| Class 11 | luyaphela, luphela | oluphelayo, oluphela | luphela | alupheli | olungapheli | lungapheli |
| Class 14 | buyaphela, buphela | obuphelayo, obuphela | buphela | abupheli | obungapheli | bungapheli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphela, kuphela | okuphelayo, okuphela | kuphela | akupheli | okungapheli | kungapheli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphela, kuphela | okuphelayo, okuphela | kuphela | akupheli | okungapheli | kungapheli |
| | 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 | ngiphelile, ngiphelē | engiphelile, engiphelē | ngiphelile, ngiphelē | angiphelanga | engingaphelanga | ngingaphelanga |
| 2nd singular | uphelile, uphelē | ophelile, ophelē | uphelile, uphelē | awuphelanga | ongaphelanga | ungaphelanga |
| 1st plural | siphelile, siphelē | esiphelile, esiphelē | siphelile, siphelē | asiphelanga | esingaphelanga | singaphelanga |
| 2nd plural | niphelile, niphelē | eniphelile, eniphelē | niphelile, niphelē | aniphelanga | eningaphelanga | ningaphelanga |
| Class 1 | uphelile, uphelē | ophelile, ophelē | ephelile, ephelē | akaphelanga | ongaphelanga | engaphelanga |
| Class 2 | baphelile, baphelē | abaphelile, abaphelē | bephelile, bephelē | abaphelanga | abangaphelanga | bengaphelanga |
| Class 3 | uphelile, uphelē | ophelile, ophelē | uphelile, uphelē | awuphelanga | ongaphelanga | ungaphelanga |
| Class 4 | iphelile, iphelē | ephelile, ephelē | iphelile, iphelē | ayiphelanga | engaphelanga | ingaphelanga |
| Class 5 | liphelile, liphelē | eliphelile, eliphelē | liphelile, liphelē | aliphelanga | elingaphelanga | lingaphelanga |
| Class 6 | aphelile, aphelē | aphelile, aphelē | ephelile, ephelē | awaphelanga | angaphelanga | engaphelanga |
| Class 7 | siphelile, siphelē | esiphelile, esiphelē | siphelile, siphelē | asiphelanga | esingaphelanga | singaphelanga |
| Class 8 | ziphelile, ziphelē | eziphelile, eziphelē | ziphelile, ziphelē | aziphelanga | ezingaphelanga | zingaphelanga |
| Class 9 | iphelile, iphelē | ephelile, ephelē | iphelile, iphelē | ayiphelanga | engaphelanga | ingaphelanga |
| Class 10 | ziphelile, ziphelē | eziphelile, eziphelē | ziphelile, ziphelē | aziphelanga | ezingaphelanga | zingaphelanga |
| Class 11 | luphelile, luphelē | oluphelile, oluphelē | luphelile, luphelē | aluphelanga | olungaphelanga | lungaphelanga |
| Class 14 | buphelile, buphelē | obuphelile, obuphelē | buphelile, buphelē | abuphelanga | obungaphelanga | bungaphelanga |
| Class 15 | kuphelile, kuphelē | okuphelile, okuphelē | kuphelile, kuphelē | akuphelanga | okungaphelanga | kungaphelanga |
| Class 17 | kuphelile, kuphelē | okuphelile, okuphelē | kuphelile, kuphelē | akuphelanga | okungaphelanga | kungaphelanga |
| | 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 | ngāphela | engāphela | ngāphela | angiphelanga | engingaphelanga | ngingaphelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphela | owāphela | wāphela | awuphelanga | ongaphelanga | ungaphelanga |
| 1st plural | sāphela | esāphela | sāphela | asiphelanga | esingaphelanga | singaphelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphela | enāphela | nāphela | aniphelanga | eningaphelanga | ningaphelanga |
| Class 1 | wāphela | owāphela | āphela | akaphelanga | ongaphelanga | engaphelanga |
| Class 2 | bāphela | abāphela | bāphela | abaphelanga | abangaphelanga | bengaphelanga |
| Class 3 | wāphela | owāphela | wāphela | awuphelanga | ongaphelanga | ungaphelanga |
| Class 4 | yāphela | eyāphela | yāphela | ayiphelanga | engaphelanga | ingaphelanga |
| Class 5 | lāphela | elāphela | lāphela | aliphelanga | elingaphelanga | lingaphelanga |
| Class 6 | āphela | āphela | āphela | awaphelanga | angaphelanga | engaphelanga |
| Class 7 | sāphela | esāphela | sāphela | asiphelanga | esingaphelanga | singaphelanga |
| Class 8 | zāphela | ezāphela | zāphela | aziphelanga | ezingaphelanga | zingaphelanga |
| Class 9 | yāphela | eyāphela | yāphela | ayiphelanga | engaphelanga | ingaphelanga |
| Class 10 | zāphela | ezāphela | zāphela | aziphelanga | ezingaphelanga | zingaphelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphela | olwāphela | lwāphela | aluphelanga | olungaphelanga | lungaphelanga |
| Class 14 | bāphela | obāphela | bāphela | abuphelanga | obungaphelanga | bungaphelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphela | okwāphela | kwāphela | akuphelanga | okungaphelanga | kungaphelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphela | okwāphela | kwāphela | akuphelanga | okungaphelanga | kungaphelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphela | — | ngingaphela | ngingephele | — | ngingephele |
| 2nd singular | ungaphela | — | ungaphela | ungephele | — | ungephele |
| 1st plural | singaphela | — | singaphela | singephele | — | singephele |
| 2nd plural | ningaphela | — | ningaphela | ningephele | — | ningephele |
| Class 1 | angaphela | — | engaphela | angephele | — | engephele |
| Class 2 | bangaphela | — | bengaphela | bangephele | — | bengephele |
| Class 3 | ungaphela | — | ungaphela | ungephele | — | ungephele |
| Class 4 | ingaphela | — | ingaphela | ingephele | — | ingephele |
| Class 5 | lingaphela | — | lingaphela | lingephele | — | lingephele |
| Class 6 | angaphela | — | engaphela | angephele | — | engephele |
| Class 7 | singaphela | — | singaphela | singephele | — | singephele |
| Class 8 | zingaphela | — | zingaphela | zingephele | — | zingephele |
| Class 9 | ingaphela | — | ingaphela | ingephele | — | ingephele |
| Class 10 | zingaphela | — | zingaphela | zingephele | — | zingephele |
| Class 11 | lungaphela | — | lungaphela | lungephele | — | lungephele |
| Class 14 | bungaphela | — | bungaphela | bungephele | — | bungephele |
| Class 15 | kungaphela | — | kungaphela | kungephele | — | kungephele |
| Class 17 | kungaphela | — | kungaphela | kungephele | — | kungephele |
| | 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 | ngizophela | engizophela | ngizophela | angizuphela | engingezuphela | ngingezuphela |
| 2nd singular | uzophela | ozophela | uzophela | awuzuphela | ongezuphela | ungezuphela |
| 1st plural | sizophela | esizophela | sizophela | asizuphela | esingezuphela | singezuphela |
| 2nd plural | nizophela | enizophela | nizophela | anizuphela | eningezuphela | ningezuphela |
| Class 1 | uzophela | ozophela | ezophela | akazuphela | ongezuphela | engezuphela |
| Class 2 | bazophela | abazophela | bezophela | abazuphela | abangezuphela | bengezuphela |
| Class 3 | uzophela | ozophela | uzophela | awuzuphela | ongezuphela | ungezuphela |
| Class 4 | izophela | ezophela | izophela | ayizuphela | engezuphela | ingezuphela |
| Class 5 | lizophela | elizophela | lizophela | alizuphela | elingezuphela | lingezuphela |
| Class 6 | azophela | azophela | ezophela | awazuphela | angezuphela | engezuphela |
| Class 7 | sizophela | esizophela | sizophela | asizuphela | esingezuphela | singezuphela |
| Class 8 | zizophela | ezizophela | zizophela | azizuphela | ezingezuphela | zingezuphela |
| Class 9 | izophela | ezophela | izophela | ayizuphela | engezuphela | ingezuphela |
| Class 10 | zizophela | ezizophela | zizophela | azizuphela | ezingezuphela | zingezuphela |
| Class 11 | luzophela | oluzophela | luzophela | aluzuphela | olungezuphela | lungezuphela |
| Class 14 | buzophela | obuzophela | buzophela | abuzuphela | obungezuphela | bungezuphela |
| Class 15 | kuzophela | okuzophela | kuzophela | akuzuphela | okungezuphela | kungezuphela |
| Class 17 | kuzophela | okuzophela | kuzophela | akuzuphela | okungezuphela | kungezuphela |
| | 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 | ngiyophela | engiyophela | ngiyophela | angiyuphela | engingeyuphela | ngingeyuphela |
| 2nd singular | uyophela | oyophela | uyophela | awuyuphela | ongeyuphela | ungeyuphela |
| 1st plural | siyophela | esiyophela | siyophela | asiyuphela | esingeyuphela | singeyuphela |
| 2nd plural | niyophela | eniyophela | niyophela | aniyuphela | eningeyuphela | ningeyuphela |
| Class 1 | uyophela | oyophela | eyophela | akayuphela | ongeyuphela | engeyuphela |
| Class 2 | bayophela | abayophela | beyophela | abayuphela | abangeyuphela | bengeyuphela |
| Class 3 | uyophela | oyophela | uyophela | awuyuphela | ongeyuphela | ungeyuphela |
| Class 4 | iyophela | eyophela | iyophela | ayiyuphela | engeyuphela | ingeyuphela |
| Class 5 | liyophela | eliyophela | liyophela | aliyuphela | elingeyuphela | lingeyuphela |
| Class 6 | ayophela | ayophela | eyophela | awayuphela | angeyuphela | engeyuphela |
| Class 7 | siyophela | esiyophela | siyophela | asiyuphela | esingeyuphela | singeyuphela |
| Class 8 | ziyophela | eziyophela | ziyophela | aziyuphela | ezingeyuphela | zingeyuphela |
| Class 9 | iyophela | eyophela | iyophela | ayiyuphela | engeyuphela | ingeyuphela |
| Class 10 | ziyophela | eziyophela | ziyophela | aziyuphela | ezingeyuphela | zingeyuphela |
| Class 11 | luyophela | oluyophela | luyophela | aluyuphela | olungeyuphela | lungeyuphela |
| Class 14 | buyophela | obuyophela | buyophela | abuyuphela | obungeyuphela | bungeyuphela |
| Class 15 | kuyophela | okuyophela | kuyophela | akuyuphela | okungeyuphela | kungeyuphela |
| Class 17 | kuyophela | okuyophela | kuyophela | akuyuphela | okungeyuphela | kungeyuphela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphele | ngingapheli |
| 2nd singular | uphele | ungapheli |
| 1st plural | siphele | singapheli |
| 2nd plural | niphele | ningapheli |
| Class 1 | aphele | angapheli |
| Class 2 | baphele | bangapheli |
| Class 3 | uphele | ungapheli |
| Class 4 | iphele | ingapheli |
| Class 5 | liphele | lingapheli |
| Class 6 | aphele | angapheli |
| Class 7 | siphele | singapheli |
| Class 8 | ziphele | zingapheli |
| Class 9 | iphele | ingapheli |
| Class 10 | ziphele | zingapheli |
| Class 11 | luphele | lungapheli |
| Class 14 | buphele | bungapheli |
| Class 15 | kuphele | kungapheli |
| Class 17 | kuphele | kungapheli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphela | ngangaphela, angaphela, angangaphela |
| 2nd singular | waphela | wangaphela, awaphela, awangaphela |
| 1st plural | saphela | sangaphela, asaphela, asangaphela |
| 2nd plural | naphela | nangaphela, anaphela, anangaphela |
| Class 1 | waphela | wangaphela, akaphela, akangaphela |
| Class 2 | baphela | bangaphela, abaphela, abangaphela |
| Class 3 | waphela | wangaphela, awaphela, awangaphela |
| Class 4 | yaphela | yangaphela, ayaphela, ayangaphela |
| Class 5 | laphela | langaphela, alaphela, alangaphela |
| Class 6 | aphela | angaphela, awaphela, awangaphela |
| Class 7 | saphela | sangaphela, asaphela, asangaphela |
| Class 8 | zaphela | zangaphela, azaphela, azangaphela |
| Class 9 | yaphela | yangaphela, ayaphela, ayangaphela |
| Class 10 | zaphela | zangaphela, azaphela, azangaphela |
| Class 11 | lwaphela | lwangaphela, alwaphela, alwangaphela |
| Class 14 | baphela | bangaphela, abaphela, abangaphela |
| Class 15 | kwaphela | kwangaphela, akwaphela, akwangaphela |
| Class 17 | kwaphela | kwangaphela, akwaphela, akwangaphela |

### Etymology 2

From impela.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /pʰêːla/

#### Adverb

phêla
* absolutely, actually, certainly, indeed, really, truly

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “phela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “phela (3-8.9)”
* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “phela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “phela (3.9)”