bhekela
Zulu
Etymology
From -bheka + -ela.
Verb
-bhekela
- to look at for
Inflection
Tone L | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukubhekela | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukubhekela | ukungabhekeli | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | bhekela | -bhekele | |||||||
Plural | bhekelani | -bhekeleni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyabhekela, ngibhekela | engibhekelayo, engibhekela | ngibhekela | angibhekeli | engingabhekeli | ngingabhekeli | |||
2nd singular | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ubhekela | awubhekeli | ongabhekeli | ungabhekeli | |||
1st plural | siyabhekela, sibhekela | esibhekelayo, esibhekela | sibhekela | asibhekeli | esingabhekeli | singabhekeli | |||
2nd plural | niyabhekela, nibhekela | enibhekelayo, enibhekela | nibhekela | anibhekeli | eningabhekeli | ningabhekeli | |||
Class 1 | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ebhekela | akabhekeli | ongabhekeli | engabhekeli | |||
Class 2 | bayabhekela, babhekela | ababhekelayo, ababhekela | bebhekela | ababhekeli | abangabhekeli | bengabhekeli | |||
Class 3 | uyabhekela, ubhekela | obhekelayo, obhekela | ubhekela | awubhekeli | ongabhekeli | ungabhekeli | |||
Class 4 | iyabhekela, ibhekela | ebhekelayo, ebhekela | ibhekela | ayibhekeli | engabhekeli | ingabhekeli | |||
Class 5 | liyabhekela, libhekela | elibhekelayo, elibhekela | libhekela | alibhekeli | elingabhekeli | lingabhekeli | |||
Class 6 | ayabhekela, abhekela | abhekelayo, abhekela | ebhekela | awabhekeli | angabhekeli | engabhekeli | |||
Class 7 | siyabhekela, sibhekela | esibhekelayo, esibhekela | sibhekela | asibhekeli | esingabhekeli | singabhekeli | |||
Class 8 | ziyabhekela, zibhekela | ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela | zibhekela | azibhekeli | ezingabhekeli | zingabhekeli | |||
Class 9 | iyabhekela, ibhekela | ebhekelayo, ebhekela | ibhekela | ayibhekeli | engabhekeli | ingabhekeli | |||
Class 10 | ziyabhekela, zibhekela | ezibhekelayo, ezibhekela | zibhekela | azibhekeli | ezingabhekeli | zingabhekeli | |||
Class 11 | luyabhekela, lubhekela | olubhekelayo, olubhekela | lubhekela | alubhekeli | olungabhekeli | lungabhekeli | |||
Class 14 | buyabhekela, bubhekela | obubhekelayo, obubhekela | bubhekela | abubhekeli | obungabhekeli | bungabhekeli | |||
Class 15 | kuyabhekela, kubhekela | okubhekelayo, okubhekela | kubhekela | akubhekeli | okungabhekeli | kungabhekeli | |||
Class 17 | kuyabhekela, kubhekela | okubhekelayo, okubhekela | kubhekela | akubhekeli | okungabhekeli | kungabhekeli | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē | engibhekelile, engibhekelē | ngibhekelile, ngibhekelē | angibhekelanga | engingabhekelanga | ngingabhekelanga | |||
2nd singular | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga | |||
1st plural | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | esibhekelile, esibhekelē | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga | |||
2nd plural | nibhekelile, nibhekelē | enibhekelile, enibhekelē | nibhekelile, nibhekelē | anibhekelanga | eningabhekelanga | ningabhekelanga | |||
Class 1 | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | akabhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | engabhekelanga | |||
Class 2 | babhekelile, babhekelē | ababhekelile, ababhekelē | bebhekelile, bebhekelē | ababhekelanga | abangabhekelanga | bengabhekelanga | |||
Class 3 | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | obhekelile, obhekelē | ubhekelile, ubhekelē | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga | |||
Class 4 | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga | |||
Class 5 | libhekelile, libhekelē | elibhekelile, elibhekelē | libhekelile, libhekelē | alibhekelanga | elingabhekelanga | lingabhekelanga | |||
Class 6 | abhekelile, abhekelē | abhekelile, abhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | awabhekelanga | angabhekelanga | engabhekelanga | |||
Class 7 | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | esibhekelile, esibhekelē | sibhekelile, sibhekelē | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga | |||
Class 8 | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga | |||
Class 9 | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ebhekelile, ebhekelē | ibhekelile, ibhekelē | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga | |||
Class 10 | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | ezibhekelile, ezibhekelē | zibhekelile, zibhekelē | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga | |||
Class 11 | lubhekelile, lubhekelē | olubhekelile, olubhekelē | lubhekelile, lubhekelē | alubhekelanga | olungabhekelanga | lungabhekelanga | |||
Class 14 | bubhekelile, bubhekelē | obubhekelile, obubhekelē | bubhekelile, bubhekelē | abubhekelanga | obungabhekelanga | bungabhekelanga | |||
Class 15 | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | okubhekelile, okubhekelē | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga | |||
Class 17 | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | okubhekelile, okubhekelē | kubhekelile, kubhekelē | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngābhekela | engābhekela | ngābhekela | angibhekelanga | engingabhekelanga | ngingabhekelanga | |||
2nd singular | wābhekela | owābhekela | wābhekela | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga | |||
1st plural | sābhekela | esābhekela | sābhekela | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga | |||
2nd plural | nābhekela | enābhekela | nābhekela | anibhekelanga | eningabhekelanga | ningabhekelanga | |||
Class 1 | wābhekela | owābhekela | ābhekela | akabhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | engabhekelanga | |||
Class 2 | bābhekela | abābhekela | bābhekela | ababhekelanga | abangabhekelanga | bengabhekelanga | |||
Class 3 | wābhekela | owābhekela | wābhekela | awubhekelanga | ongabhekelanga | ungabhekelanga | |||
Class 4 | yābhekela | eyābhekela | yābhekela | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga | |||
Class 5 | lābhekela | elābhekela | lābhekela | alibhekelanga | elingabhekelanga | lingabhekelanga | |||
Class 6 | ābhekela | ābhekela | ābhekela | awabhekelanga | angabhekelanga | engabhekelanga | |||
Class 7 | sābhekela | esābhekela | sābhekela | asibhekelanga | esingabhekelanga | singabhekelanga | |||
Class 8 | zābhekela | ezābhekela | zābhekela | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga | |||
Class 9 | yābhekela | eyābhekela | yābhekela | ayibhekelanga | engabhekelanga | ingabhekelanga | |||
Class 10 | zābhekela | ezābhekela | zābhekela | azibhekelanga | ezingabhekelanga | zingabhekelanga | |||
Class 11 | lwābhekela | olwābhekela | lwābhekela | alubhekelanga | olungabhekelanga | lungabhekelanga | |||
Class 14 | bābhekela | obābhekela | bābhekela | abubhekelanga | obungabhekelanga | bungabhekelanga | |||
Class 15 | kwābhekela | okwābhekela | kwābhekela | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga | |||
Class 17 | kwābhekela | okwābhekela | kwābhekela | akubhekelanga | okungabhekelanga | kungabhekelanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingabhekela | — | ngingabhekela | ngingebhekele | — | ngingebhekele | |||
2nd singular | ungabhekela | — | ungabhekela | ungebhekele | — | ungebhekele | |||
1st plural | singabhekela | — | singabhekela | singebhekele | — | singebhekele | |||
2nd plural | ningabhekela | — | ningabhekela | ningebhekele | — | ningebhekele | |||
Class 1 | angabhekela | — | engabhekela | angebhekele | — | engebhekele | |||
Class 2 | bangabhekela | — | bengabhekela | bangebhekele | — | bengebhekele | |||
Class 3 | ungabhekela | — | ungabhekela | ungebhekele | — | ungebhekele | |||
Class 4 | ingabhekela | — | ingabhekela | ingebhekele | — | ingebhekele | |||
Class 5 | lingabhekela | — | lingabhekela | lingebhekele | — | lingebhekele | |||
Class 6 | angabhekela | — | engabhekela | angebhekele | — | engebhekele | |||
Class 7 | singabhekela | — | singabhekela | singebhekele | — | singebhekele | |||
Class 8 | zingabhekela | — | zingabhekela | zingebhekele | — | zingebhekele | |||
Class 9 | ingabhekela | — | ingabhekela | ingebhekele | — | ingebhekele | |||
Class 10 | zingabhekela | — | zingabhekela | zingebhekele | — | zingebhekele | |||
Class 11 | lungabhekela | — | lungabhekela | lungebhekele | — | lungebhekele | |||
Class 14 | bungabhekela | — | bungabhekela | bungebhekele | — | bungebhekele | |||
Class 15 | kungabhekela | — | kungabhekela | kungebhekele | — | kungebhekele | |||
Class 17 | kungabhekela | — | kungabhekela | kungebhekele | — | kungebhekele | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizobhekela | engizobhekela | ngizobhekela | angizubhekela | engingezubhekela | ngingezubhekela | |||
2nd singular | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | uzobhekela | awuzubhekela | ongezubhekela | ungezubhekela | |||
1st plural | sizobhekela | esizobhekela | sizobhekela | asizubhekela | esingezubhekela | singezubhekela | |||
2nd plural | nizobhekela | enizobhekela | nizobhekela | anizubhekela | eningezubhekela | ningezubhekela | |||
Class 1 | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | ezobhekela | akazubhekela | ongezubhekela | engezubhekela | |||
Class 2 | bazobhekela | abazobhekela | bezobhekela | abazubhekela | abangezubhekela | bengezubhekela | |||
Class 3 | uzobhekela | ozobhekela | uzobhekela | awuzubhekela | ongezubhekela | ungezubhekela | |||
Class 4 | izobhekela | ezobhekela | izobhekela | ayizubhekela | engezubhekela | ingezubhekela | |||
Class 5 | lizobhekela | elizobhekela | lizobhekela | alizubhekela | elingezubhekela | lingezubhekela | |||
Class 6 | azobhekela | azobhekela | ezobhekela | awazubhekela | angezubhekela | engezubhekela | |||
Class 7 | sizobhekela | esizobhekela | sizobhekela | asizubhekela | esingezubhekela | singezubhekela | |||
Class 8 | zizobhekela | ezizobhekela | zizobhekela | azizubhekela | ezingezubhekela | zingezubhekela | |||
Class 9 | izobhekela | ezobhekela | izobhekela | ayizubhekela | engezubhekela | ingezubhekela | |||
Class 10 | zizobhekela | ezizobhekela | zizobhekela | azizubhekela | ezingezubhekela | zingezubhekela | |||
Class 11 | luzobhekela | oluzobhekela | luzobhekela | aluzubhekela | olungezubhekela | lungezubhekela | |||
Class 14 | buzobhekela | obuzobhekela | buzobhekela | abuzubhekela | obungezubhekela | bungezubhekela | |||
Class 15 | kuzobhekela | okuzobhekela | kuzobhekela | akuzubhekela | okungezubhekela | kungezubhekela | |||
Class 17 | kuzobhekela | okuzobhekela | kuzobhekela | akuzubhekela | okungezubhekela | kungezubhekela | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyobhekela | engiyobhekela | ngiyobhekela | angiyubhekela | engingeyubhekela | ngingeyubhekela | |||
2nd singular | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | uyobhekela | awuyubhekela | ongeyubhekela | ungeyubhekela | |||
1st plural | siyobhekela | esiyobhekela | siyobhekela | asiyubhekela | esingeyubhekela | singeyubhekela | |||
2nd plural | niyobhekela | eniyobhekela | niyobhekela | aniyubhekela | eningeyubhekela | ningeyubhekela | |||
Class 1 | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | eyobhekela | akayubhekela | ongeyubhekela | engeyubhekela | |||
Class 2 | bayobhekela | abayobhekela | beyobhekela | abayubhekela | abangeyubhekela | bengeyubhekela | |||
Class 3 | uyobhekela | oyobhekela | uyobhekela | awuyubhekela | ongeyubhekela | ungeyubhekela | |||
Class 4 | iyobhekela | eyobhekela | iyobhekela | ayiyubhekela | engeyubhekela | ingeyubhekela | |||
Class 5 | liyobhekela | eliyobhekela | liyobhekela | aliyubhekela | elingeyubhekela | lingeyubhekela | |||
Class 6 | ayobhekela | ayobhekela | eyobhekela | awayubhekela | angeyubhekela | engeyubhekela | |||
Class 7 | siyobhekela | esiyobhekela | siyobhekela | asiyubhekela | esingeyubhekela | singeyubhekela | |||
Class 8 | ziyobhekela | eziyobhekela | ziyobhekela | aziyubhekela | ezingeyubhekela | zingeyubhekela | |||
Class 9 | iyobhekela | eyobhekela | iyobhekela | ayiyubhekela | engeyubhekela | ingeyubhekela | |||
Class 10 | ziyobhekela | eziyobhekela | ziyobhekela | aziyubhekela | ezingeyubhekela | zingeyubhekela | |||
Class 11 | luyobhekela | oluyobhekela | luyobhekela | aluyubhekela | olungeyubhekela | lungeyubhekela | |||
Class 14 | buyobhekela | obuyobhekela | buyobhekela | abuyubhekela | obungeyubhekela | bungeyubhekela | |||
Class 15 | kuyobhekela | okuyobhekela | kuyobhekela | akuyubhekela | okungeyubhekela | kungeyubhekela | |||
Class 17 | kuyobhekela | okuyobhekela | kuyobhekela | akuyubhekela | okungeyubhekela | kungeyubhekela | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngibhekele | ngingabhekeli | |||||||
2nd singular | ubhekele | ungabhekeli | |||||||
1st plural | sibhekele | singabhekeli | |||||||
2nd plural | nibhekele | ningabhekeli | |||||||
Class 1 | abhekele | angabhekeli | |||||||
Class 2 | babhekele | bangabhekeli | |||||||
Class 3 | ubhekele | ungabhekeli | |||||||
Class 4 | ibhekele | ingabhekeli | |||||||
Class 5 | libhekele | lingabhekeli | |||||||
Class 6 | abhekele | angabhekeli | |||||||
Class 7 | sibhekele | singabhekeli | |||||||
Class 8 | zibhekele | zingabhekeli | |||||||
Class 9 | ibhekele | ingabhekeli | |||||||
Class 10 | zibhekele | zingabhekeli | |||||||
Class 11 | lubhekele | lungabhekeli | |||||||
Class 14 | bubhekele | bungabhekeli | |||||||
Class 15 | kubhekele | kungabhekeli | |||||||
Class 17 | kubhekele | kungabhekeli | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngabhekela | ngangabhekela, angabhekela, angangabhekela | |||||||
2nd singular | wabhekela | wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela | |||||||
1st plural | sabhekela | sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela | |||||||
2nd plural | nabhekela | nangabhekela, anabhekela, anangabhekela | |||||||
Class 1 | wabhekela | wangabhekela, akabhekela, akangabhekela | |||||||
Class 2 | babhekela | bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela | |||||||
Class 3 | wabhekela | wangabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela | |||||||
Class 4 | yabhekela | yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela | |||||||
Class 5 | labhekela | langabhekela, alabhekela, alangabhekela | |||||||
Class 6 | abhekela | angabhekela, awabhekela, awangabhekela | |||||||
Class 7 | sabhekela | sangabhekela, asabhekela, asangabhekela | |||||||
Class 8 | zabhekela | zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela | |||||||
Class 9 | yabhekela | yangabhekela, ayabhekela, ayangabhekela | |||||||
Class 10 | zabhekela | zangabhekela, azabhekela, azangabhekela | |||||||
Class 11 | lwabhekela | lwangabhekela, alwabhekela, alwangabhekela | |||||||
Class 14 | babhekela | bangabhekela, ababhekela, abangabhekela | |||||||
Class 15 | kwabhekela | kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela | |||||||
Class 17 | kwabhekela | kwangabhekela, akwabhekela, akwangabhekela |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “bekela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “bekela (3.2.9)”