khokhela

Zulu

Etymology

From -khokha +‎ -ela.

Verb

-khokhela^?

(transitive) to pay for
(transitive) to pay somebody
(transitive) to repay

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukukhokhela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhokhela	ukungakhokheli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khokhela	-khokhele
Plural	khokhelani	-khokheleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhokhela, ngikhokhela	engikhokhelayo, engikhokhela	ngikhokhela	angikhokheli	engingakhokheli	ngingakhokheli
2nd singular	uyakhokhela, ukhokhela	okhokhelayo, okhokhela	ukhokhela	awukhokheli	ongakhokheli	ungakhokheli
1st plural	siyakhokhela, sikhokhela	esikhokhelayo, esikhokhela	sikhokhela	asikhokheli	esingakhokheli	singakhokheli
2nd plural	niyakhokhela, nikhokhela	enikhokhelayo, enikhokhela	nikhokhela	anikhokheli	eningakhokheli	ningakhokheli
Class 1	uyakhokhela, ukhokhela	okhokhelayo, okhokhela	ekhokhela	akakhokheli	ongakhokheli	engakhokheli
Class 2	bayakhokhela, bakhokhela	abakhokhelayo, abakhokhela	bekhokhela	abakhokheli	abangakhokheli	bengakhokheli
Class 3	uyakhokhela, ukhokhela	okhokhelayo, okhokhela	ukhokhela	awukhokheli	ongakhokheli	ungakhokheli
Class 4	iyakhokhela, ikhokhela	ekhokhelayo, ekhokhela	ikhokhela	ayikhokheli	engakhokheli	ingakhokheli
Class 5	liyakhokhela, likhokhela	elikhokhelayo, elikhokhela	likhokhela	alikhokheli	elingakhokheli	lingakhokheli
Class 6	ayakhokhela, akhokhela	akhokhelayo, akhokhela	ekhokhela	awakhokheli	angakhokheli	engakhokheli
Class 7	siyakhokhela, sikhokhela	esikhokhelayo, esikhokhela	sikhokhela	asikhokheli	esingakhokheli	singakhokheli
Class 8	ziyakhokhela, zikhokhela	ezikhokhelayo, ezikhokhela	zikhokhela	azikhokheli	ezingakhokheli	zingakhokheli
Class 9	iyakhokhela, ikhokhela	ekhokhelayo, ekhokhela	ikhokhela	ayikhokheli	engakhokheli	ingakhokheli
Class 10	ziyakhokhela, zikhokhela	ezikhokhelayo, ezikhokhela	zikhokhela	azikhokheli	ezingakhokheli	zingakhokheli
Class 11	luyakhokhela, lukhokhela	olukhokhelayo, olukhokhela	lukhokhela	alukhokheli	olungakhokheli	lungakhokheli
Class 14	buyakhokhela, bukhokhela	obukhokhelayo, obukhokhela	bukhokhela	abukhokheli	obungakhokheli	bungakhokheli
Class 15	kuyakhokhela, kukhokhela	okukhokhelayo, okukhokhela	kukhokhela	akukhokheli	okungakhokheli	kungakhokheli
Class 17	kuyakhokhela, kukhokhela	okukhokhelayo, okukhokhela	kukhokhela	akukhokheli	okungakhokheli	kungakhokheli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhokhelile, ngikhokhelē	engikhokhelile, engikhokhelē	ngikhokhelile, ngikhokhelē	angikhokhelanga	engingakhokhelanga	ngingakhokhelanga
2nd singular	ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē	okhokhelile, okhokhelē	ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē	awukhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	ungakhokhelanga
1st plural	sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē	esikhokhelile, esikhokhelē	sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē	asikhokhelanga	esingakhokhelanga	singakhokhelanga
2nd plural	nikhokhelile, nikhokhelē	enikhokhelile, enikhokhelē	nikhokhelile, nikhokhelē	anikhokhelanga	eningakhokhelanga	ningakhokhelanga
Class 1	ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē	okhokhelile, okhokhelē	ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē	akakhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga
Class 2	bakhokhelile, bakhokhelē	abakhokhelile, abakhokhelē	bekhokhelile, bekhokhelē	abakhokhelanga	abangakhokhelanga	bengakhokhelanga
Class 3	ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē	okhokhelile, okhokhelē	ukhokhelile, ukhokhelē	awukhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	ungakhokhelanga
Class 4	ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē	ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē	ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē	ayikhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga	ingakhokhelanga
Class 5	likhokhelile, likhokhelē	elikhokhelile, elikhokhelē	likhokhelile, likhokhelē	alikhokhelanga	elingakhokhelanga	lingakhokhelanga
Class 6	akhokhelile, akhokhelē	akhokhelile, akhokhelē	ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē	awakhokhelanga	angakhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga
Class 7	sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē	esikhokhelile, esikhokhelē	sikhokhelile, sikhokhelē	asikhokhelanga	esingakhokhelanga	singakhokhelanga
Class 8	zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē	ezikhokhelile, ezikhokhelē	zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē	azikhokhelanga	ezingakhokhelanga	zingakhokhelanga
Class 9	ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē	ekhokhelile, ekhokhelē	ikhokhelile, ikhokhelē	ayikhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga	ingakhokhelanga
Class 10	zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē	ezikhokhelile, ezikhokhelē	zikhokhelile, zikhokhelē	azikhokhelanga	ezingakhokhelanga	zingakhokhelanga
Class 11	lukhokhelile, lukhokhelē	olukhokhelile, olukhokhelē	lukhokhelile, lukhokhelē	alukhokhelanga	olungakhokhelanga	lungakhokhelanga
Class 14	bukhokhelile, bukhokhelē	obukhokhelile, obukhokhelē	bukhokhelile, bukhokhelē	abukhokhelanga	obungakhokhelanga	bungakhokhelanga
Class 15	kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē	okukhokhelile, okukhokhelē	kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē	akukhokhelanga	okungakhokhelanga	kungakhokhelanga
Class 17	kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē	okukhokhelile, okukhokhelē	kukhokhelile, kukhokhelē	akukhokhelanga	okungakhokhelanga	kungakhokhelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhokhela	engākhokhela	ngākhokhela	angikhokhelanga	engingakhokhelanga	ngingakhokhelanga
2nd singular	wākhokhela	owākhokhela	wākhokhela	awukhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	ungakhokhelanga
1st plural	sākhokhela	esākhokhela	sākhokhela	asikhokhelanga	esingakhokhelanga	singakhokhelanga
2nd plural	nākhokhela	enākhokhela	nākhokhela	anikhokhelanga	eningakhokhelanga	ningakhokhelanga
Class 1	wākhokhela	owākhokhela	ākhokhela	akakhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga
Class 2	bākhokhela	abākhokhela	bākhokhela	abakhokhelanga	abangakhokhelanga	bengakhokhelanga
Class 3	wākhokhela	owākhokhela	wākhokhela	awukhokhelanga	ongakhokhelanga	ungakhokhelanga
Class 4	yākhokhela	eyākhokhela	yākhokhela	ayikhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga	ingakhokhelanga
Class 5	lākhokhela	elākhokhela	lākhokhela	alikhokhelanga	elingakhokhelanga	lingakhokhelanga
Class 6	ākhokhela	ākhokhela	ākhokhela	awakhokhelanga	angakhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga
Class 7	sākhokhela	esākhokhela	sākhokhela	asikhokhelanga	esingakhokhelanga	singakhokhelanga
Class 8	zākhokhela	ezākhokhela	zākhokhela	azikhokhelanga	ezingakhokhelanga	zingakhokhelanga
Class 9	yākhokhela	eyākhokhela	yākhokhela	ayikhokhelanga	engakhokhelanga	ingakhokhelanga
Class 10	zākhokhela	ezākhokhela	zākhokhela	azikhokhelanga	ezingakhokhelanga	zingakhokhelanga
Class 11	lwākhokhela	olwākhokhela	lwākhokhela	alukhokhelanga	olungakhokhelanga	lungakhokhelanga
Class 14	bākhokhela	obākhokhela	bākhokhela	abukhokhelanga	obungakhokhelanga	bungakhokhelanga
Class 15	kwākhokhela	okwākhokhela	kwākhokhela	akukhokhelanga	okungakhokhelanga	kungakhokhelanga
Class 17	kwākhokhela	okwākhokhela	kwākhokhela	akukhokhelanga	okungakhokhelanga	kungakhokhelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhokhela	—	ngingakhokhela	ngingekhokhele	—	ngingekhokhele
2nd singular	ungakhokhela	—	ungakhokhela	ungekhokhele	—	ungekhokhele
1st plural	singakhokhela	—	singakhokhela	singekhokhele	—	singekhokhele
2nd plural	ningakhokhela	—	ningakhokhela	ningekhokhele	—	ningekhokhele
Class 1	angakhokhela	—	engakhokhela	angekhokhele	—	engekhokhele
Class 2	bangakhokhela	—	bengakhokhela	bangekhokhele	—	bengekhokhele
Class 3	ungakhokhela	—	ungakhokhela	ungekhokhele	—	ungekhokhele
Class 4	ingakhokhela	—	ingakhokhela	ingekhokhele	—	ingekhokhele
Class 5	lingakhokhela	—	lingakhokhela	lingekhokhele	—	lingekhokhele
Class 6	angakhokhela	—	engakhokhela	angekhokhele	—	engekhokhele
Class 7	singakhokhela	—	singakhokhela	singekhokhele	—	singekhokhele
Class 8	zingakhokhela	—	zingakhokhela	zingekhokhele	—	zingekhokhele
Class 9	ingakhokhela	—	ingakhokhela	ingekhokhele	—	ingekhokhele
Class 10	zingakhokhela	—	zingakhokhela	zingekhokhele	—	zingekhokhele
Class 11	lungakhokhela	—	lungakhokhela	lungekhokhele	—	lungekhokhele
Class 14	bungakhokhela	—	bungakhokhela	bungekhokhele	—	bungekhokhele
Class 15	kungakhokhela	—	kungakhokhela	kungekhokhele	—	kungekhokhele
Class 17	kungakhokhela	—	kungakhokhela	kungekhokhele	—	kungekhokhele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhokhela	engizokhokhela	ngizokhokhela	angizukhokhela	engingezukhokhela	ngingezukhokhela
2nd singular	uzokhokhela	ozokhokhela	uzokhokhela	awuzukhokhela	ongezukhokhela	ungezukhokhela
1st plural	sizokhokhela	esizokhokhela	sizokhokhela	asizukhokhela	esingezukhokhela	singezukhokhela
2nd plural	nizokhokhela	enizokhokhela	nizokhokhela	anizukhokhela	eningezukhokhela	ningezukhokhela
Class 1	uzokhokhela	ozokhokhela	ezokhokhela	akazukhokhela	ongezukhokhela	engezukhokhela
Class 2	bazokhokhela	abazokhokhela	bezokhokhela	abazukhokhela	abangezukhokhela	bengezukhokhela
Class 3	uzokhokhela	ozokhokhela	uzokhokhela	awuzukhokhela	ongezukhokhela	ungezukhokhela
Class 4	izokhokhela	ezokhokhela	izokhokhela	ayizukhokhela	engezukhokhela	ingezukhokhela
Class 5	lizokhokhela	elizokhokhela	lizokhokhela	alizukhokhela	elingezukhokhela	lingezukhokhela
Class 6	azokhokhela	azokhokhela	ezokhokhela	awazukhokhela	angezukhokhela	engezukhokhela
Class 7	sizokhokhela	esizokhokhela	sizokhokhela	asizukhokhela	esingezukhokhela	singezukhokhela
Class 8	zizokhokhela	ezizokhokhela	zizokhokhela	azizukhokhela	ezingezukhokhela	zingezukhokhela
Class 9	izokhokhela	ezokhokhela	izokhokhela	ayizukhokhela	engezukhokhela	ingezukhokhela
Class 10	zizokhokhela	ezizokhokhela	zizokhokhela	azizukhokhela	ezingezukhokhela	zingezukhokhela
Class 11	luzokhokhela	oluzokhokhela	luzokhokhela	aluzukhokhela	olungezukhokhela	lungezukhokhela
Class 14	buzokhokhela	obuzokhokhela	buzokhokhela	abuzukhokhela	obungezukhokhela	bungezukhokhela
Class 15	kuzokhokhela	okuzokhokhela	kuzokhokhela	akuzukhokhela	okungezukhokhela	kungezukhokhela
Class 17	kuzokhokhela	okuzokhokhela	kuzokhokhela	akuzukhokhela	okungezukhokhela	kungezukhokhela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhokhela	engiyokhokhela	ngiyokhokhela	angiyukhokhela	engingeyukhokhela	ngingeyukhokhela
2nd singular	uyokhokhela	oyokhokhela	uyokhokhela	awuyukhokhela	ongeyukhokhela	ungeyukhokhela
1st plural	siyokhokhela	esiyokhokhela	siyokhokhela	asiyukhokhela	esingeyukhokhela	singeyukhokhela
2nd plural	niyokhokhela	eniyokhokhela	niyokhokhela	aniyukhokhela	eningeyukhokhela	ningeyukhokhela
Class 1	uyokhokhela	oyokhokhela	eyokhokhela	akayukhokhela	ongeyukhokhela	engeyukhokhela
Class 2	bayokhokhela	abayokhokhela	beyokhokhela	abayukhokhela	abangeyukhokhela	bengeyukhokhela
Class 3	uyokhokhela	oyokhokhela	uyokhokhela	awuyukhokhela	ongeyukhokhela	ungeyukhokhela
Class 4	iyokhokhela	eyokhokhela	iyokhokhela	ayiyukhokhela	engeyukhokhela	ingeyukhokhela
Class 5	liyokhokhela	eliyokhokhela	liyokhokhela	aliyukhokhela	elingeyukhokhela	lingeyukhokhela
Class 6	ayokhokhela	ayokhokhela	eyokhokhela	awayukhokhela	angeyukhokhela	engeyukhokhela
Class 7	siyokhokhela	esiyokhokhela	siyokhokhela	asiyukhokhela	esingeyukhokhela	singeyukhokhela
Class 8	ziyokhokhela	eziyokhokhela	ziyokhokhela	aziyukhokhela	ezingeyukhokhela	zingeyukhokhela
Class 9	iyokhokhela	eyokhokhela	iyokhokhela	ayiyukhokhela	engeyukhokhela	ingeyukhokhela
Class 10	ziyokhokhela	eziyokhokhela	ziyokhokhela	aziyukhokhela	ezingeyukhokhela	zingeyukhokhela
Class 11	luyokhokhela	oluyokhokhela	luyokhokhela	aluyukhokhela	olungeyukhokhela	lungeyukhokhela
Class 14	buyokhokhela	obuyokhokhela	buyokhokhela	abuyukhokhela	obungeyukhokhela	bungeyukhokhela
Class 15	kuyokhokhela	okuyokhokhela	kuyokhokhela	akuyukhokhela	okungeyukhokhela	kungeyukhokhela
Class 17	kuyokhokhela	okuyokhokhela	kuyokhokhela	akuyukhokhela	okungeyukhokhela	kungeyukhokhela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhokhele	ngingakhokheli
2nd singular	ukhokhele	ungakhokheli
1st plural	sikhokhele	singakhokheli
2nd plural	nikhokhele	ningakhokheli
Class 1	akhokhele	angakhokheli
Class 2	bakhokhele	bangakhokheli
Class 3	ukhokhele	ungakhokheli
Class 4	ikhokhele	ingakhokheli
Class 5	likhokhele	lingakhokheli
Class 6	akhokhele	angakhokheli
Class 7	sikhokhele	singakhokheli
Class 8	zikhokhele	zingakhokheli
Class 9	ikhokhele	ingakhokheli
Class 10	zikhokhele	zingakhokheli
Class 11	lukhokhele	lungakhokheli
Class 14	bukhokhele	bungakhokheli
Class 15	kukhokhele	kungakhokheli
Class 17	kukhokhele	kungakhokheli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhokhela	ngangakhokhela, angakhokhela, angangakhokhela
2nd singular	wakhokhela	wangakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela
1st plural	sakhokhela	sangakhokhela, asakhokhela, asangakhokhela
2nd plural	nakhokhela	nangakhokhela, anakhokhela, anangakhokhela
Class 1	wakhokhela	wangakhokhela, akakhokhela, akangakhokhela
Class 2	bakhokhela	bangakhokhela, abakhokhela, abangakhokhela
Class 3	wakhokhela	wangakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela
Class 4	yakhokhela	yangakhokhela, ayakhokhela, ayangakhokhela
Class 5	lakhokhela	langakhokhela, alakhokhela, alangakhokhela
Class 6	akhokhela	angakhokhela, awakhokhela, awangakhokhela
Class 7	sakhokhela	sangakhokhela, asakhokhela, asangakhokhela
Class 8	zakhokhela	zangakhokhela, azakhokhela, azangakhokhela
Class 9	yakhokhela	yangakhokhela, ayakhokhela, ayangakhokhela
Class 10	zakhokhela	zangakhokhela, azakhokhela, azangakhokhela
Class 11	lwakhokhela	lwangakhokhela, alwakhokhela, alwangakhokhela
Class 14	bakhokhela	bangakhokhela, abakhokhela, abangakhokhela
Class 15	kwakhokhela	kwangakhokhela, akwakhokhela, akwangakhokhela
Class 17	kwakhokhela	kwangakhokhela, akwakhokhela, akwangakhokhela

References

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