bukela
Xhosa
Etymology
From -buka + -ela.
Verb
-bukela?
- (transitive) to watch
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From -buka + -ela.
Verb
-bukéla
- to watch, to look on
Inflection
Tone H | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukubukela | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukubukela | ukungabukeli | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | bukela | -bukele | |||||||
Plural | bukelani | -bukeleni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyabukela, ngibukela | engibukelayo, engibukela | ngibukela | angibukeli | engingabukeli | ngingabukeli | |||
2nd singular | uyabukela, ubukela | obukelayo, obukela | ubukela | awubukeli | ongabukeli | ungabukeli | |||
1st plural | siyabukela, sibukela | esibukelayo, esibukela | sibukela | asibukeli | esingabukeli | singabukeli | |||
2nd plural | niyabukela, nibukela | enibukelayo, enibukela | nibukela | anibukeli | eningabukeli | ningabukeli | |||
Class 1 | uyabukela, ubukela | obukelayo, obukela | ebukela | akabukeli | ongabukeli | engabukeli | |||
Class 2 | bayabukela, babukela | ababukelayo, ababukela | bebukela | ababukeli | abangabukeli | bengabukeli | |||
Class 3 | uyabukela, ubukela | obukelayo, obukela | ubukela | awubukeli | ongabukeli | ungabukeli | |||
Class 4 | iyabukela, ibukela | ebukelayo, ebukela | ibukela | ayibukeli | engabukeli | ingabukeli | |||
Class 5 | liyabukela, libukela | elibukelayo, elibukela | libukela | alibukeli | elingabukeli | lingabukeli | |||
Class 6 | ayabukela, abukela | abukelayo, abukela | ebukela | awabukeli | angabukeli | engabukeli | |||
Class 7 | siyabukela, sibukela | esibukelayo, esibukela | sibukela | asibukeli | esingabukeli | singabukeli | |||
Class 8 | ziyabukela, zibukela | ezibukelayo, ezibukela | zibukela | azibukeli | ezingabukeli | zingabukeli | |||
Class 9 | iyabukela, ibukela | ebukelayo, ebukela | ibukela | ayibukeli | engabukeli | ingabukeli | |||
Class 10 | ziyabukela, zibukela | ezibukelayo, ezibukela | zibukela | azibukeli | ezingabukeli | zingabukeli | |||
Class 11 | luyabukela, lubukela | olubukelayo, olubukela | lubukela | alubukeli | olungabukeli | lungabukeli | |||
Class 14 | buyabukela, bubukela | obubukelayo, obubukela | bubukela | abubukeli | obungabukeli | bungabukeli | |||
Class 15 | kuyabukela, kubukela | okubukelayo, okubukela | kubukela | akubukeli | okungabukeli | kungabukeli | |||
Class 17 | kuyabukela, kubukela | okubukelayo, okubukela | kubukela | akubukeli | okungabukeli | kungabukeli | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngibukelile, ngibukelē | engibukelile, engibukelē | ngibukelile, ngibukelē | angibukelanga | engingabukelanga | ngingabukelanga | |||
2nd singular | ubukelile, ubukelē | obukelile, obukelē | ubukelile, ubukelē | awubukelanga | ongabukelanga | ungabukelanga | |||
1st plural | sibukelile, sibukelē | esibukelile, esibukelē | sibukelile, sibukelē | asibukelanga | esingabukelanga | singabukelanga | |||
2nd plural | nibukelile, nibukelē | enibukelile, enibukelē | nibukelile, nibukelē | anibukelanga | eningabukelanga | ningabukelanga | |||
Class 1 | ubukelile, ubukelē | obukelile, obukelē | ebukelile, ebukelē | akabukelanga | ongabukelanga | engabukelanga | |||
Class 2 | babukelile, babukelē | ababukelile, ababukelē | bebukelile, bebukelē | ababukelanga | abangabukelanga | bengabukelanga | |||
Class 3 | ubukelile, ubukelē | obukelile, obukelē | ubukelile, ubukelē | awubukelanga | ongabukelanga | ungabukelanga | |||
Class 4 | ibukelile, ibukelē | ebukelile, ebukelē | ibukelile, ibukelē | ayibukelanga | engabukelanga | ingabukelanga | |||
Class 5 | libukelile, libukelē | elibukelile, elibukelē | libukelile, libukelē | alibukelanga | elingabukelanga | lingabukelanga | |||
Class 6 | abukelile, abukelē | abukelile, abukelē | ebukelile, ebukelē | awabukelanga | angabukelanga | engabukelanga | |||
Class 7 | sibukelile, sibukelē | esibukelile, esibukelē | sibukelile, sibukelē | asibukelanga | esingabukelanga | singabukelanga | |||
Class 8 | zibukelile, zibukelē | ezibukelile, ezibukelē | zibukelile, zibukelē | azibukelanga | ezingabukelanga | zingabukelanga | |||
Class 9 | ibukelile, ibukelē | ebukelile, ebukelē | ibukelile, ibukelē | ayibukelanga | engabukelanga | ingabukelanga | |||
Class 10 | zibukelile, zibukelē | ezibukelile, ezibukelē | zibukelile, zibukelē | azibukelanga | ezingabukelanga | zingabukelanga | |||
Class 11 | lubukelile, lubukelē | olubukelile, olubukelē | lubukelile, lubukelē | alubukelanga | olungabukelanga | lungabukelanga | |||
Class 14 | bubukelile, bubukelē | obubukelile, obubukelē | bubukelile, bubukelē | abubukelanga | obungabukelanga | bungabukelanga | |||
Class 15 | kubukelile, kubukelē | okubukelile, okubukelē | kubukelile, kubukelē | akubukelanga | okungabukelanga | kungabukelanga | |||
Class 17 | kubukelile, kubukelē | okubukelile, okubukelē | kubukelile, kubukelē | akubukelanga | okungabukelanga | kungabukelanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngābukela | engābukela | ngābukela | angibukelanga | engingabukelanga | ngingabukelanga | |||
2nd singular | wābukela | owābukela | wābukela | awubukelanga | ongabukelanga | ungabukelanga | |||
1st plural | sābukela | esābukela | sābukela | asibukelanga | esingabukelanga | singabukelanga | |||
2nd plural | nābukela | enābukela | nābukela | anibukelanga | eningabukelanga | ningabukelanga | |||
Class 1 | wābukela | owābukela | ābukela | akabukelanga | ongabukelanga | engabukelanga | |||
Class 2 | bābukela | abābukela | bābukela | ababukelanga | abangabukelanga | bengabukelanga | |||
Class 3 | wābukela | owābukela | wābukela | awubukelanga | ongabukelanga | ungabukelanga | |||
Class 4 | yābukela | eyābukela | yābukela | ayibukelanga | engabukelanga | ingabukelanga | |||
Class 5 | lābukela | elābukela | lābukela | alibukelanga | elingabukelanga | lingabukelanga | |||
Class 6 | ābukela | ābukela | ābukela | awabukelanga | angabukelanga | engabukelanga | |||
Class 7 | sābukela | esābukela | sābukela | asibukelanga | esingabukelanga | singabukelanga | |||
Class 8 | zābukela | ezābukela | zābukela | azibukelanga | ezingabukelanga | zingabukelanga | |||
Class 9 | yābukela | eyābukela | yābukela | ayibukelanga | engabukelanga | ingabukelanga | |||
Class 10 | zābukela | ezābukela | zābukela | azibukelanga | ezingabukelanga | zingabukelanga | |||
Class 11 | lwābukela | olwābukela | lwābukela | alubukelanga | olungabukelanga | lungabukelanga | |||
Class 14 | bābukela | obābukela | bābukela | abubukelanga | obungabukelanga | bungabukelanga | |||
Class 15 | kwābukela | okwābukela | kwābukela | akubukelanga | okungabukelanga | kungabukelanga | |||
Class 17 | kwābukela | okwābukela | kwābukela | akubukelanga | okungabukelanga | kungabukelanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingabukela | — | ngingabukela | ngingebukele | — | ngingebukele | |||
2nd singular | ungabukela | — | ungabukela | ungebukele | — | ungebukele | |||
1st plural | singabukela | — | singabukela | singebukele | — | singebukele | |||
2nd plural | ningabukela | — | ningabukela | ningebukele | — | ningebukele | |||
Class 1 | angabukela | — | engabukela | angebukele | — | engebukele | |||
Class 2 | bangabukela | — | bengabukela | bangebukele | — | bengebukele | |||
Class 3 | ungabukela | — | ungabukela | ungebukele | — | ungebukele | |||
Class 4 | ingabukela | — | ingabukela | ingebukele | — | ingebukele | |||
Class 5 | lingabukela | — | lingabukela | lingebukele | — | lingebukele | |||
Class 6 | angabukela | — | engabukela | angebukele | — | engebukele | |||
Class 7 | singabukela | — | singabukela | singebukele | — | singebukele | |||
Class 8 | zingabukela | — | zingabukela | zingebukele | — | zingebukele | |||
Class 9 | ingabukela | — | ingabukela | ingebukele | — | ingebukele | |||
Class 10 | zingabukela | — | zingabukela | zingebukele | — | zingebukele | |||
Class 11 | lungabukela | — | lungabukela | lungebukele | — | lungebukele | |||
Class 14 | bungabukela | — | bungabukela | bungebukele | — | bungebukele | |||
Class 15 | kungabukela | — | kungabukela | kungebukele | — | kungebukele | |||
Class 17 | kungabukela | — | kungabukela | kungebukele | — | kungebukele | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizobukela | engizobukela | ngizobukela | angizubukela | engingezubukela | ngingezubukela | |||
2nd singular | uzobukela | ozobukela | uzobukela | awuzubukela | ongezubukela | ungezubukela | |||
1st plural | sizobukela | esizobukela | sizobukela | asizubukela | esingezubukela | singezubukela | |||
2nd plural | nizobukela | enizobukela | nizobukela | anizubukela | eningezubukela | ningezubukela | |||
Class 1 | uzobukela | ozobukela | ezobukela | akazubukela | ongezubukela | engezubukela | |||
Class 2 | bazobukela | abazobukela | bezobukela | abazubukela | abangezubukela | bengezubukela | |||
Class 3 | uzobukela | ozobukela | uzobukela | awuzubukela | ongezubukela | ungezubukela | |||
Class 4 | izobukela | ezobukela | izobukela | ayizubukela | engezubukela | ingezubukela | |||
Class 5 | lizobukela | elizobukela | lizobukela | alizubukela | elingezubukela | lingezubukela | |||
Class 6 | azobukela | azobukela | ezobukela | awazubukela | angezubukela | engezubukela | |||
Class 7 | sizobukela | esizobukela | sizobukela | asizubukela | esingezubukela | singezubukela | |||
Class 8 | zizobukela | ezizobukela | zizobukela | azizubukela | ezingezubukela | zingezubukela | |||
Class 9 | izobukela | ezobukela | izobukela | ayizubukela | engezubukela | ingezubukela | |||
Class 10 | zizobukela | ezizobukela | zizobukela | azizubukela | ezingezubukela | zingezubukela | |||
Class 11 | luzobukela | oluzobukela | luzobukela | aluzubukela | olungezubukela | lungezubukela | |||
Class 14 | buzobukela | obuzobukela | buzobukela | abuzubukela | obungezubukela | bungezubukela | |||
Class 15 | kuzobukela | okuzobukela | kuzobukela | akuzubukela | okungezubukela | kungezubukela | |||
Class 17 | kuzobukela | okuzobukela | kuzobukela | akuzubukela | okungezubukela | kungezubukela | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyobukela | engiyobukela | ngiyobukela | angiyubukela | engingeyubukela | ngingeyubukela | |||
2nd singular | uyobukela | oyobukela | uyobukela | awuyubukela | ongeyubukela | ungeyubukela | |||
1st plural | siyobukela | esiyobukela | siyobukela | asiyubukela | esingeyubukela | singeyubukela | |||
2nd plural | niyobukela | eniyobukela | niyobukela | aniyubukela | eningeyubukela | ningeyubukela | |||
Class 1 | uyobukela | oyobukela | eyobukela | akayubukela | ongeyubukela | engeyubukela | |||
Class 2 | bayobukela | abayobukela | beyobukela | abayubukela | abangeyubukela | bengeyubukela | |||
Class 3 | uyobukela | oyobukela | uyobukela | awuyubukela | ongeyubukela | ungeyubukela | |||
Class 4 | iyobukela | eyobukela | iyobukela | ayiyubukela | engeyubukela | ingeyubukela | |||
Class 5 | liyobukela | eliyobukela | liyobukela | aliyubukela | elingeyubukela | lingeyubukela | |||
Class 6 | ayobukela | ayobukela | eyobukela | awayubukela | angeyubukela | engeyubukela | |||
Class 7 | siyobukela | esiyobukela | siyobukela | asiyubukela | esingeyubukela | singeyubukela | |||
Class 8 | ziyobukela | eziyobukela | ziyobukela | aziyubukela | ezingeyubukela | zingeyubukela | |||
Class 9 | iyobukela | eyobukela | iyobukela | ayiyubukela | engeyubukela | ingeyubukela | |||
Class 10 | ziyobukela | eziyobukela | ziyobukela | aziyubukela | ezingeyubukela | zingeyubukela | |||
Class 11 | luyobukela | oluyobukela | luyobukela | aluyubukela | olungeyubukela | lungeyubukela | |||
Class 14 | buyobukela | obuyobukela | buyobukela | abuyubukela | obungeyubukela | bungeyubukela | |||
Class 15 | kuyobukela | okuyobukela | kuyobukela | akuyubukela | okungeyubukela | kungeyubukela | |||
Class 17 | kuyobukela | okuyobukela | kuyobukela | akuyubukela | okungeyubukela | kungeyubukela | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngibukele | ngingabukeli | |||||||
2nd singular | ubukele | ungabukeli | |||||||
1st plural | sibukele | singabukeli | |||||||
2nd plural | nibukele | ningabukeli | |||||||
Class 1 | abukele | angabukeli | |||||||
Class 2 | babukele | bangabukeli | |||||||
Class 3 | ubukele | ungabukeli | |||||||
Class 4 | ibukele | ingabukeli | |||||||
Class 5 | libukele | lingabukeli | |||||||
Class 6 | abukele | angabukeli | |||||||
Class 7 | sibukele | singabukeli | |||||||
Class 8 | zibukele | zingabukeli | |||||||
Class 9 | ibukele | ingabukeli | |||||||
Class 10 | zibukele | zingabukeli | |||||||
Class 11 | lubukele | lungabukeli | |||||||
Class 14 | bubukele | bungabukeli | |||||||
Class 15 | kubukele | kungabukeli | |||||||
Class 17 | kubukele | kungabukeli | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngabukela | ngangabukela, angabukela, angangabukela | |||||||
2nd singular | wabukela | wangabukela, awabukela, awangabukela | |||||||
1st plural | sabukela | sangabukela, asabukela, asangabukela | |||||||
2nd plural | nabukela | nangabukela, anabukela, anangabukela | |||||||
Class 1 | wabukela | wangabukela, akabukela, akangabukela | |||||||
Class 2 | babukela | bangabukela, ababukela, abangabukela | |||||||
Class 3 | wabukela | wangabukela, awabukela, awangabukela | |||||||
Class 4 | yabukela | yangabukela, ayabukela, ayangabukela | |||||||
Class 5 | labukela | langabukela, alabukela, alangabukela | |||||||
Class 6 | abukela | angabukela, awabukela, awangabukela | |||||||
Class 7 | sabukela | sangabukela, asabukela, asangabukela | |||||||
Class 8 | zabukela | zangabukela, azabukela, azangabukela | |||||||
Class 9 | yabukela | yangabukela, ayabukela, ayangabukela | |||||||
Class 10 | zabukela | zangabukela, azabukela, azangabukela | |||||||
Class 11 | lwabukela | lwangabukela, alwabukela, alwangabukela | |||||||
Class 14 | babukela | bangabukela, ababukela, abangabukela | |||||||
Class 15 | kwabukela | kwangabukela, akwabukela, akwangabukela | |||||||
Class 17 | kwabukela | kwangabukela, akwabukela, akwangabukela |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ɓukela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓukela (3.2.9)”