bukela

Xhosa

Etymology

From -buka +‎ -ela.

Verb

-bukela^?

1. (transitive) to watch

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From -buka +‎ -ela.

Verb

-bukéla

1. to watch, to look on

Inflection

Tone H
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)”