# hlephula
## Zulu
### Verb

-hlephula$^?$
* (transitive) to break off, to chip off, to tear off
* (transitive) to snap at
* (transitive) to apportion, to distribute, to divide out, to share out

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuhlephula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlephula | ukungahlephuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlephula | -hlephule |
| Plural | hlephulani | -hlephuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlephula, ngihlephula | engihlephulayo, engihlephula | ngihlephula | angihlephuli | engingahlephuli | ngingahlephuli |
| 2nd singular | uyahlephula, uhlephula | ohlephulayo, ohlephula | uhlephula | awuhlephuli | ongahlephuli | ungahlephuli |
| 1st plural | siyahlephula, sihlephula | esihlephulayo, esihlephula | sihlephula | asihlephuli | esingahlephuli | singahlephuli |
| 2nd plural | niyahlephula, nihlephula | enihlephulayo, enihlephula | nihlephula | anihlephuli | eningahlephuli | ningahlephuli |
| Class 1 | uyahlephula, uhlephula | ohlephulayo, ohlephula | ehlephula | akahlephuli | ongahlephuli | engahlephuli |
| Class 2 | bayahlephula, bahlephula | abahlephulayo, abahlephula | behlephula | abahlephuli | abangahlephuli | bengahlephuli |
| Class 3 | uyahlephula, uhlephula | ohlephulayo, ohlephula | uhlephula | awuhlephuli | ongahlephuli | ungahlephuli |
| Class 4 | iyahlephula, ihlephula | ehlephulayo, ehlephula | ihlephula | ayihlephuli | engahlephuli | ingahlephuli |
| Class 5 | liyahlephula, lihlephula | elihlephulayo, elihlephula | lihlephula | alihlephuli | elingahlephuli | lingahlephuli |
| Class 6 | ayahlephula, ahlephula | ahlephulayo, ahlephula | ehlephula | awahlephuli | angahlephuli | engahlephuli |
| Class 7 | siyahlephula, sihlephula | esihlephulayo, esihlephula | sihlephula | asihlephuli | esingahlephuli | singahlephuli |
| Class 8 | ziyahlephula, zihlephula | ezihlephulayo, ezihlephula | zihlephula | azihlephuli | ezingahlephuli | zingahlephuli |
| Class 9 | iyahlephula, ihlephula | ehlephulayo, ehlephula | ihlephula | ayihlephuli | engahlephuli | ingahlephuli |
| Class 10 | ziyahlephula, zihlephula | ezihlephulayo, ezihlephula | zihlephula | azihlephuli | ezingahlephuli | zingahlephuli |
| Class 11 | luyahlephula, luhlephula | oluhlephulayo, oluhlephula | luhlephula | aluhlephuli | olungahlephuli | lungahlephuli |
| Class 14 | buyahlephula, buhlephula | obuhlephulayo, obuhlephula | buhlephula | abuhlephuli | obungahlephuli | bungahlephuli |
| Class 15 | kuyahlephula, kuhlephula | okuhlephulayo, okuhlephula | kuhlephula | akuhlephuli | okungahlephuli | kungahlephuli |
| Class 17 | kuyahlephula, kuhlephula | okuhlephulayo, okuhlephula | kuhlephula | akuhlephuli | okungahlephuli | kungahlephuli |
| | 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 | ngihlephulile, ngihlephulē | engihlephulile, engihlephulē | ngihlephulile, ngihlephulē | angihlephulanga | engingahlephulanga | ngingahlephulanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlephulile, uhlephulē | ohlephulile, ohlephulē | uhlephulile, uhlephulē | awuhlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | ungahlephulanga |
| 1st plural | sihlephulile, sihlephulē | esihlephulile, esihlephulē | sihlephulile, sihlephulē | asihlephulanga | esingahlephulanga | singahlephulanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlephulile, nihlephulē | enihlephulile, enihlephulē | nihlephulile, nihlephulē | anihlephulanga | eningahlephulanga | ningahlephulanga |
| Class 1 | uhlephulile, uhlephulē | ohlephulile, ohlephulē | ehlephulile, ehlephulē | akahlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | engahlephulanga |
| Class 2 | bahlephulile, bahlephulē | abahlephulile, abahlephulē | behlephulile, behlephulē | abahlephulanga | abangahlephulanga | bengahlephulanga |
| Class 3 | uhlephulile, uhlephulē | ohlephulile, ohlephulē | uhlephulile, uhlephulē | awuhlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | ungahlephulanga |
| Class 4 | ihlephulile, ihlephulē | ehlephulile, ehlephulē | ihlephulile, ihlephulē | ayihlephulanga | engahlephulanga | ingahlephulanga |
| Class 5 | lihlephulile, lihlephulē | elihlephulile, elihlephulē | lihlephulile, lihlephulē | alihlephulanga | elingahlephulanga | lingahlephulanga |
| Class 6 | ahlephulile, ahlephulē | ahlephulile, ahlephulē | ehlephulile, ehlephulē | awahlephulanga | angahlephulanga | engahlephulanga |
| Class 7 | sihlephulile, sihlephulē | esihlephulile, esihlephulē | sihlephulile, sihlephulē | asihlephulanga | esingahlephulanga | singahlephulanga |
| Class 8 | zihlephulile, zihlephulē | ezihlephulile, ezihlephulē | zihlephulile, zihlephulē | azihlephulanga | ezingahlephulanga | zingahlephulanga |
| Class 9 | ihlephulile, ihlephulē | ehlephulile, ehlephulē | ihlephulile, ihlephulē | ayihlephulanga | engahlephulanga | ingahlephulanga |
| Class 10 | zihlephulile, zihlephulē | ezihlephulile, ezihlephulē | zihlephulile, zihlephulē | azihlephulanga | ezingahlephulanga | zingahlephulanga |
| Class 11 | luhlephulile, luhlephulē | oluhlephulile, oluhlephulē | luhlephulile, luhlephulē | aluhlephulanga | olungahlephulanga | lungahlephulanga |
| Class 14 | buhlephulile, buhlephulē | obuhlephulile, obuhlephulē | buhlephulile, buhlephulē | abuhlephulanga | obungahlephulanga | bungahlephulanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē | okuhlephulile, okuhlephulē | kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē | akuhlephulanga | okungahlephulanga | kungahlephulanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē | okuhlephulile, okuhlephulē | kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē | akuhlephulanga | okungahlephulanga | kungahlephulanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlephula | engāhlephula | ngāhlephula | angihlephulanga | engingahlephulanga | ngingahlephulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlephula | owāhlephula | wāhlephula | awuhlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | ungahlephulanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlephula | esāhlephula | sāhlephula | asihlephulanga | esingahlephulanga | singahlephulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlephula | enāhlephula | nāhlephula | anihlephulanga | eningahlephulanga | ningahlephulanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlephula | owāhlephula | āhlephula | akahlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | engahlephulanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlephula | abāhlephula | bāhlephula | abahlephulanga | abangahlephulanga | bengahlephulanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlephula | owāhlephula | wāhlephula | awuhlephulanga | ongahlephulanga | ungahlephulanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlephula | eyāhlephula | yāhlephula | ayihlephulanga | engahlephulanga | ingahlephulanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlephula | elāhlephula | lāhlephula | alihlephulanga | elingahlephulanga | lingahlephulanga |
| Class 6 | āhlephula | āhlephula | āhlephula | awahlephulanga | angahlephulanga | engahlephulanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlephula | esāhlephula | sāhlephula | asihlephulanga | esingahlephulanga | singahlephulanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlephula | ezāhlephula | zāhlephula | azihlephulanga | ezingahlephulanga | zingahlephulanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlephula | eyāhlephula | yāhlephula | ayihlephulanga | engahlephulanga | ingahlephulanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlephula | ezāhlephula | zāhlephula | azihlephulanga | ezingahlephulanga | zingahlephulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlephula | olwāhlephula | lwāhlephula | aluhlephulanga | olungahlephulanga | lungahlephulanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlephula | obāhlephula | bāhlephula | abuhlephulanga | obungahlephulanga | bungahlephulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlephula | okwāhlephula | kwāhlephula | akuhlephulanga | okungahlephulanga | kungahlephulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlephula | okwāhlephula | kwāhlephula | akuhlephulanga | okungahlephulanga | kungahlephulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlephula | — | ngingahlephula | ngingehlephule | — | ngingehlephule |
| 2nd singular | ungahlephula | — | ungahlephula | ungehlephule | — | ungehlephule |
| 1st plural | singahlephula | — | singahlephula | singehlephule | — | singehlephule |
| 2nd plural | ningahlephula | — | ningahlephula | ningehlephule | — | ningehlephule |
| Class 1 | angahlephula | — | engahlephula | angehlephule | — | engehlephule |
| Class 2 | bangahlephula | — | bengahlephula | bangehlephule | — | bengehlephule |
| Class 3 | ungahlephula | — | ungahlephula | ungehlephule | — | ungehlephule |
| Class 4 | ingahlephula | — | ingahlephula | ingehlephule | — | ingehlephule |
| Class 5 | lingahlephula | — | lingahlephula | lingehlephule | — | lingehlephule |
| Class 6 | angahlephula | — | engahlephula | angehlephule | — | engehlephule |
| Class 7 | singahlephula | — | singahlephula | singehlephule | — | singehlephule |
| Class 8 | zingahlephula | — | zingahlephula | zingehlephule | — | zingehlephule |
| Class 9 | ingahlephula | — | ingahlephula | ingehlephule | — | ingehlephule |
| Class 10 | zingahlephula | — | zingahlephula | zingehlephule | — | zingehlephule |
| Class 11 | lungahlephula | — | lungahlephula | lungehlephule | — | lungehlephule |
| Class 14 | bungahlephula | — | bungahlephula | bungehlephule | — | bungehlephule |
| Class 15 | kungahlephula | — | kungahlephula | kungehlephule | — | kungehlephule |
| Class 17 | kungahlephula | — | kungahlephula | kungehlephule | — | kungehlephule |
| | 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 | ngizohlephula | engizohlephula | ngizohlephula | angizuhlephula | engingezuhlephula | ngingezuhlephula |
| 2nd singular | uzohlephula | ozohlephula | uzohlephula | awuzuhlephula | ongezuhlephula | ungezuhlephula |
| 1st plural | sizohlephula | esizohlephula | sizohlephula | asizuhlephula | esingezuhlephula | singezuhlephula |
| 2nd plural | nizohlephula | enizohlephula | nizohlephula | anizuhlephula | eningezuhlephula | ningezuhlephula |
| Class 1 | uzohlephula | ozohlephula | ezohlephula | akazuhlephula | ongezuhlephula | engezuhlephula |
| Class 2 | bazohlephula | abazohlephula | bezohlephula | abazuhlephula | abangezuhlephula | bengezuhlephula |
| Class 3 | uzohlephula | ozohlephula | uzohlephula | awuzuhlephula | ongezuhlephula | ungezuhlephula |
| Class 4 | izohlephula | ezohlephula | izohlephula | ayizuhlephula | engezuhlephula | ingezuhlephula |
| Class 5 | lizohlephula | elizohlephula | lizohlephula | alizuhlephula | elingezuhlephula | lingezuhlephula |
| Class 6 | azohlephula | azohlephula | ezohlephula | awazuhlephula | angezuhlephula | engezuhlephula |
| Class 7 | sizohlephula | esizohlephula | sizohlephula | asizuhlephula | esingezuhlephula | singezuhlephula |
| Class 8 | zizohlephula | ezizohlephula | zizohlephula | azizuhlephula | ezingezuhlephula | zingezuhlephula |
| Class 9 | izohlephula | ezohlephula | izohlephula | ayizuhlephula | engezuhlephula | ingezuhlephula |
| Class 10 | zizohlephula | ezizohlephula | zizohlephula | azizuhlephula | ezingezuhlephula | zingezuhlephula |
| Class 11 | luzohlephula | oluzohlephula | luzohlephula | aluzuhlephula | olungezuhlephula | lungezuhlephula |
| Class 14 | buzohlephula | obuzohlephula | buzohlephula | abuzuhlephula | obungezuhlephula | bungezuhlephula |
| Class 15 | kuzohlephula | okuzohlephula | kuzohlephula | akuzuhlephula | okungezuhlephula | kungezuhlephula |
| Class 17 | kuzohlephula | okuzohlephula | kuzohlephula | akuzuhlephula | okungezuhlephula | kungezuhlephula |
| | 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 | ngiyohlephula | engiyohlephula | ngiyohlephula | angiyuhlephula | engingeyuhlephula | ngingeyuhlephula |
| 2nd singular | uyohlephula | oyohlephula | uyohlephula | awuyuhlephula | ongeyuhlephula | ungeyuhlephula |
| 1st plural | siyohlephula | esiyohlephula | siyohlephula | asiyuhlephula | esingeyuhlephula | singeyuhlephula |
| 2nd plural | niyohlephula | eniyohlephula | niyohlephula | aniyuhlephula | eningeyuhlephula | ningeyuhlephula |
| Class 1 | uyohlephula | oyohlephula | eyohlephula | akayuhlephula | ongeyuhlephula | engeyuhlephula |
| Class 2 | bayohlephula | abayohlephula | beyohlephula | abayuhlephula | abangeyuhlephula | bengeyuhlephula |
| Class 3 | uyohlephula | oyohlephula | uyohlephula | awuyuhlephula | ongeyuhlephula | ungeyuhlephula |
| Class 4 | iyohlephula | eyohlephula | iyohlephula | ayiyuhlephula | engeyuhlephula | ingeyuhlephula |
| Class 5 | liyohlephula | eliyohlephula | liyohlephula | aliyuhlephula | elingeyuhlephula | lingeyuhlephula |
| Class 6 | ayohlephula | ayohlephula | eyohlephula | awayuhlephula | angeyuhlephula | engeyuhlephula |
| Class 7 | siyohlephula | esiyohlephula | siyohlephula | asiyuhlephula | esingeyuhlephula | singeyuhlephula |
| Class 8 | ziyohlephula | eziyohlephula | ziyohlephula | aziyuhlephula | ezingeyuhlephula | zingeyuhlephula |
| Class 9 | iyohlephula | eyohlephula | iyohlephula | ayiyuhlephula | engeyuhlephula | ingeyuhlephula |
| Class 10 | ziyohlephula | eziyohlephula | ziyohlephula | aziyuhlephula | ezingeyuhlephula | zingeyuhlephula |
| Class 11 | luyohlephula | oluyohlephula | luyohlephula | aluyuhlephula | olungeyuhlephula | lungeyuhlephula |
| Class 14 | buyohlephula | obuyohlephula | buyohlephula | abuyuhlephula | obungeyuhlephula | bungeyuhlephula |
| Class 15 | kuyohlephula | okuyohlephula | kuyohlephula | akuyuhlephula | okungeyuhlephula | kungeyuhlephula |
| Class 17 | kuyohlephula | okuyohlephula | kuyohlephula | akuyuhlephula | okungeyuhlephula | kungeyuhlephula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlephule | ngingahlephuli |
| 2nd singular | uhlephule | ungahlephuli |
| 1st plural | sihlephule | singahlephuli |
| 2nd plural | nihlephule | ningahlephuli |
| Class 1 | ahlephule | angahlephuli |
| Class 2 | bahlephule | bangahlephuli |
| Class 3 | uhlephule | ungahlephuli |
| Class 4 | ihlephule | ingahlephuli |
| Class 5 | lihlephule | lingahlephuli |
| Class 6 | ahlephule | angahlephuli |
| Class 7 | sihlephule | singahlephuli |
| Class 8 | zihlephule | zingahlephuli |
| Class 9 | ihlephule | ingahlephuli |
| Class 10 | zihlephule | zingahlephuli |
| Class 11 | luhlephule | lungahlephuli |
| Class 14 | buhlephule | bungahlephuli |
| Class 15 | kuhlephule | kungahlephuli |
| Class 17 | kuhlephule | kungahlephuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlephula | ngangahlephula, angahlephula, angangahlephula |
| 2nd singular | wahlephula | wangahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula |
| 1st plural | sahlephula | sangahlephula, asahlephula, asangahlephula |
| 2nd plural | nahlephula | nangahlephula, anahlephula, anangahlephula |
| Class 1 | wahlephula | wangahlephula, akahlephula, akangahlephula |
| Class 2 | bahlephula | bangahlephula, abahlephula, abangahlephula |
| Class 3 | wahlephula | wangahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula |
| Class 4 | yahlephula | yangahlephula, ayahlephula, ayangahlephula |
| Class 5 | lahlephula | langahlephula, alahlephula, alangahlephula |
| Class 6 | ahlephula | angahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula |
| Class 7 | sahlephula | sangahlephula, asahlephula, asangahlephula |
| Class 8 | zahlephula | zangahlephula, azahlephula, azangahlephula |
| Class 9 | yahlephula | yangahlephula, ayahlephula, ayangahlephula |
| Class 10 | zahlephula | zangahlephula, azahlephula, azangahlephula |
| Class 11 | lwahlephula | lwangahlephula, alwahlephula, alwangahlephula |
| Class 14 | bahlephula | bangahlephula, abahlephula, abangahlephula |
| Class 15 | kwahlephula | kwangahlephula, akwahlephula, akwangahlephula |
| Class 17 | kwahlephula | kwangahlephula, akwahlephula, akwangahlephula |

### References

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