khela

See also: kheḷa

Zulu

Verb

-khela

1. (transitive) to address, to direct (a letter etc.)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukukhela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhela	ukungakheli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khela	-khele
Plural	khelani	-kheleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhela, ngikhela	engikhelayo, engikhela	ngikhela	angikheli	engingakheli	ngingakheli
2nd singular	uyakhela, ukhela	okhelayo, okhela	ukhela	awukheli	ongakheli	ungakheli
1st plural	siyakhela, sikhela	esikhelayo, esikhela	sikhela	asikheli	esingakheli	singakheli
2nd plural	niyakhela, nikhela	enikhelayo, enikhela	nikhela	anikheli	eningakheli	ningakheli
Class 1	uyakhela, ukhela	okhelayo, okhela	ekhela	akakheli	ongakheli	engakheli
Class 2	bayakhela, bakhela	abakhelayo, abakhela	bekhela	abakheli	abangakheli	bengakheli
Class 3	uyakhela, ukhela	okhelayo, okhela	ukhela	awukheli	ongakheli	ungakheli
Class 4	iyakhela, ikhela	ekhelayo, ekhela	ikhela	ayikheli	engakheli	ingakheli
Class 5	liyakhela, likhela	elikhelayo, elikhela	likhela	alikheli	elingakheli	lingakheli
Class 6	ayakhela, akhela	akhelayo, akhela	ekhela	awakheli	angakheli	engakheli
Class 7	siyakhela, sikhela	esikhelayo, esikhela	sikhela	asikheli	esingakheli	singakheli
Class 8	ziyakhela, zikhela	ezikhelayo, ezikhela	zikhela	azikheli	ezingakheli	zingakheli
Class 9	iyakhela, ikhela	ekhelayo, ekhela	ikhela	ayikheli	engakheli	ingakheli
Class 10	ziyakhela, zikhela	ezikhelayo, ezikhela	zikhela	azikheli	ezingakheli	zingakheli
Class 11	luyakhela, lukhela	olukhelayo, olukhela	lukhela	alukheli	olungakheli	lungakheli
Class 14	buyakhela, bukhela	obukhelayo, obukhela	bukhela	abukheli	obungakheli	bungakheli
Class 15	kuyakhela, kukhela	okukhelayo, okukhela	kukhela	akukheli	okungakheli	kungakheli
Class 17	kuyakhela, kukhela	okukhelayo, okukhela	kukhela	akukheli	okungakheli	kungakheli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhelile, ngikhelē	engikhelile, engikhelē	ngikhelile, ngikhelē	angikhelanga	engingakhelanga	ngingakhelanga
2nd singular	ukhelile, ukhelē	okhelile, okhelē	ukhelile, ukhelē	awukhelanga	ongakhelanga	ungakhelanga
1st plural	sikhelile, sikhelē	esikhelile, esikhelē	sikhelile, sikhelē	asikhelanga	esingakhelanga	singakhelanga
2nd plural	nikhelile, nikhelē	enikhelile, enikhelē	nikhelile, nikhelē	anikhelanga	eningakhelanga	ningakhelanga
Class 1	ukhelile, ukhelē	okhelile, okhelē	ekhelile, ekhelē	akakhelanga	ongakhelanga	engakhelanga
Class 2	bakhelile, bakhelē	abakhelile, abakhelē	bekhelile, bekhelē	abakhelanga	abangakhelanga	bengakhelanga
Class 3	ukhelile, ukhelē	okhelile, okhelē	ukhelile, ukhelē	awukhelanga	ongakhelanga	ungakhelanga
Class 4	ikhelile, ikhelē	ekhelile, ekhelē	ikhelile, ikhelē	ayikhelanga	engakhelanga	ingakhelanga
Class 5	likhelile, likhelē	elikhelile, elikhelē	likhelile, likhelē	alikhelanga	elingakhelanga	lingakhelanga
Class 6	akhelile, akhelē	akhelile, akhelē	ekhelile, ekhelē	awakhelanga	angakhelanga	engakhelanga
Class 7	sikhelile, sikhelē	esikhelile, esikhelē	sikhelile, sikhelē	asikhelanga	esingakhelanga	singakhelanga
Class 8	zikhelile, zikhelē	ezikhelile, ezikhelē	zikhelile, zikhelē	azikhelanga	ezingakhelanga	zingakhelanga
Class 9	ikhelile, ikhelē	ekhelile, ekhelē	ikhelile, ikhelē	ayikhelanga	engakhelanga	ingakhelanga
Class 10	zikhelile, zikhelē	ezikhelile, ezikhelē	zikhelile, zikhelē	azikhelanga	ezingakhelanga	zingakhelanga
Class 11	lukhelile, lukhelē	olukhelile, olukhelē	lukhelile, lukhelē	alukhelanga	olungakhelanga	lungakhelanga
Class 14	bukhelile, bukhelē	obukhelile, obukhelē	bukhelile, bukhelē	abukhelanga	obungakhelanga	bungakhelanga
Class 15	kukhelile, kukhelē	okukhelile, okukhelē	kukhelile, kukhelē	akukhelanga	okungakhelanga	kungakhelanga
Class 17	kukhelile, kukhelē	okukhelile, okukhelē	kukhelile, kukhelē	akukhelanga	okungakhelanga	kungakhelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhela	engākhela	ngākhela	angikhelanga	engingakhelanga	ngingakhelanga
2nd singular	wākhela	owākhela	wākhela	awukhelanga	ongakhelanga	ungakhelanga
1st plural	sākhela	esākhela	sākhela	asikhelanga	esingakhelanga	singakhelanga
2nd plural	nākhela	enākhela	nākhela	anikhelanga	eningakhelanga	ningakhelanga
Class 1	wākhela	owākhela	ākhela	akakhelanga	ongakhelanga	engakhelanga
Class 2	bākhela	abākhela	bākhela	abakhelanga	abangakhelanga	bengakhelanga
Class 3	wākhela	owākhela	wākhela	awukhelanga	ongakhelanga	ungakhelanga
Class 4	yākhela	eyākhela	yākhela	ayikhelanga	engakhelanga	ingakhelanga
Class 5	lākhela	elākhela	lākhela	alikhelanga	elingakhelanga	lingakhelanga
Class 6	ākhela	ākhela	ākhela	awakhelanga	angakhelanga	engakhelanga
Class 7	sākhela	esākhela	sākhela	asikhelanga	esingakhelanga	singakhelanga
Class 8	zākhela	ezākhela	zākhela	azikhelanga	ezingakhelanga	zingakhelanga
Class 9	yākhela	eyākhela	yākhela	ayikhelanga	engakhelanga	ingakhelanga
Class 10	zākhela	ezākhela	zākhela	azikhelanga	ezingakhelanga	zingakhelanga
Class 11	lwākhela	olwākhela	lwākhela	alukhelanga	olungakhelanga	lungakhelanga
Class 14	bākhela	obākhela	bākhela	abukhelanga	obungakhelanga	bungakhelanga
Class 15	kwākhela	okwākhela	kwākhela	akukhelanga	okungakhelanga	kungakhelanga
Class 17	kwākhela	okwākhela	kwākhela	akukhelanga	okungakhelanga	kungakhelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhela	—	ngingakhela	ngingekhele	—	ngingekhele
2nd singular	ungakhela	—	ungakhela	ungekhele	—	ungekhele
1st plural	singakhela	—	singakhela	singekhele	—	singekhele
2nd plural	ningakhela	—	ningakhela	ningekhele	—	ningekhele
Class 1	angakhela	—	engakhela	angekhele	—	engekhele
Class 2	bangakhela	—	bengakhela	bangekhele	—	bengekhele
Class 3	ungakhela	—	ungakhela	ungekhele	—	ungekhele
Class 4	ingakhela	—	ingakhela	ingekhele	—	ingekhele
Class 5	lingakhela	—	lingakhela	lingekhele	—	lingekhele
Class 6	angakhela	—	engakhela	angekhele	—	engekhele
Class 7	singakhela	—	singakhela	singekhele	—	singekhele
Class 8	zingakhela	—	zingakhela	zingekhele	—	zingekhele
Class 9	ingakhela	—	ingakhela	ingekhele	—	ingekhele
Class 10	zingakhela	—	zingakhela	zingekhele	—	zingekhele
Class 11	lungakhela	—	lungakhela	lungekhele	—	lungekhele
Class 14	bungakhela	—	bungakhela	bungekhele	—	bungekhele
Class 15	kungakhela	—	kungakhela	kungekhele	—	kungekhele
Class 17	kungakhela	—	kungakhela	kungekhele	—	kungekhele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhela	engizokhela	ngizokhela	angizukhela	engingezukhela	ngingezukhela
2nd singular	uzokhela	ozokhela	uzokhela	awuzukhela	ongezukhela	ungezukhela
1st plural	sizokhela	esizokhela	sizokhela	asizukhela	esingezukhela	singezukhela
2nd plural	nizokhela	enizokhela	nizokhela	anizukhela	eningezukhela	ningezukhela
Class 1	uzokhela	ozokhela	ezokhela	akazukhela	ongezukhela	engezukhela
Class 2	bazokhela	abazokhela	bezokhela	abazukhela	abangezukhela	bengezukhela
Class 3	uzokhela	ozokhela	uzokhela	awuzukhela	ongezukhela	ungezukhela
Class 4	izokhela	ezokhela	izokhela	ayizukhela	engezukhela	ingezukhela
Class 5	lizokhela	elizokhela	lizokhela	alizukhela	elingezukhela	lingezukhela
Class 6	azokhela	azokhela	ezokhela	awazukhela	angezukhela	engezukhela
Class 7	sizokhela	esizokhela	sizokhela	asizukhela	esingezukhela	singezukhela
Class 8	zizokhela	ezizokhela	zizokhela	azizukhela	ezingezukhela	zingezukhela
Class 9	izokhela	ezokhela	izokhela	ayizukhela	engezukhela	ingezukhela
Class 10	zizokhela	ezizokhela	zizokhela	azizukhela	ezingezukhela	zingezukhela
Class 11	luzokhela	oluzokhela	luzokhela	aluzukhela	olungezukhela	lungezukhela
Class 14	buzokhela	obuzokhela	buzokhela	abuzukhela	obungezukhela	bungezukhela
Class 15	kuzokhela	okuzokhela	kuzokhela	akuzukhela	okungezukhela	kungezukhela
Class 17	kuzokhela	okuzokhela	kuzokhela	akuzukhela	okungezukhela	kungezukhela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhela	engiyokhela	ngiyokhela	angiyukhela	engingeyukhela	ngingeyukhela
2nd singular	uyokhela	oyokhela	uyokhela	awuyukhela	ongeyukhela	ungeyukhela
1st plural	siyokhela	esiyokhela	siyokhela	asiyukhela	esingeyukhela	singeyukhela
2nd plural	niyokhela	eniyokhela	niyokhela	aniyukhela	eningeyukhela	ningeyukhela
Class 1	uyokhela	oyokhela	eyokhela	akayukhela	ongeyukhela	engeyukhela
Class 2	bayokhela	abayokhela	beyokhela	abayukhela	abangeyukhela	bengeyukhela
Class 3	uyokhela	oyokhela	uyokhela	awuyukhela	ongeyukhela	ungeyukhela
Class 4	iyokhela	eyokhela	iyokhela	ayiyukhela	engeyukhela	ingeyukhela
Class 5	liyokhela	eliyokhela	liyokhela	aliyukhela	elingeyukhela	lingeyukhela
Class 6	ayokhela	ayokhela	eyokhela	awayukhela	angeyukhela	engeyukhela
Class 7	siyokhela	esiyokhela	siyokhela	asiyukhela	esingeyukhela	singeyukhela
Class 8	ziyokhela	eziyokhela	ziyokhela	aziyukhela	ezingeyukhela	zingeyukhela
Class 9	iyokhela	eyokhela	iyokhela	ayiyukhela	engeyukhela	ingeyukhela
Class 10	ziyokhela	eziyokhela	ziyokhela	aziyukhela	ezingeyukhela	zingeyukhela
Class 11	luyokhela	oluyokhela	luyokhela	aluyukhela	olungeyukhela	lungeyukhela
Class 14	buyokhela	obuyokhela	buyokhela	abuyukhela	obungeyukhela	bungeyukhela
Class 15	kuyokhela	okuyokhela	kuyokhela	akuyukhela	okungeyukhela	kungeyukhela
Class 17	kuyokhela	okuyokhela	kuyokhela	akuyukhela	okungeyukhela	kungeyukhela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhele	ngingakheli
2nd singular	ukhele	ungakheli
1st plural	sikhele	singakheli
2nd plural	nikhele	ningakheli
Class 1	akhele	angakheli
Class 2	bakhele	bangakheli
Class 3	ukhele	ungakheli
Class 4	ikhele	ingakheli
Class 5	likhele	lingakheli
Class 6	akhele	angakheli
Class 7	sikhele	singakheli
Class 8	zikhele	zingakheli
Class 9	ikhele	ingakheli
Class 10	zikhele	zingakheli
Class 11	lukhele	lungakheli
Class 14	bukhele	bungakheli
Class 15	kukhele	kungakheli
Class 17	kukhele	kungakheli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhela	ngangakhela, angakhela, angangakhela
2nd singular	wakhela	wangakhela, awakhela, awangakhela
1st plural	sakhela	sangakhela, asakhela, asangakhela
2nd plural	nakhela	nangakhela, anakhela, anangakhela
Class 1	wakhela	wangakhela, akakhela, akangakhela
Class 2	bakhela	bangakhela, abakhela, abangakhela
Class 3	wakhela	wangakhela, awakhela, awangakhela
Class 4	yakhela	yangakhela, ayakhela, ayangakhela
Class 5	lakhela	langakhela, alakhela, alangakhela
Class 6	akhela	angakhela, awakhela, awangakhela
Class 7	sakhela	sangakhela, asakhela, asangakhela
Class 8	zakhela	zangakhela, azakhela, azangakhela
Class 9	yakhela	yangakhela, ayakhela, ayangakhela
Class 10	zakhela	zangakhela, azakhela, azangakhela
Class 11	lwakhela	lwangakhela, alwakhela, alwangakhela
Class 14	bakhela	bangakhela, abakhela, abangakhela
Class 15	kwakhela	kwangakhela, akwakhela, akwangakhela
Class 17	kwakhela	kwangakhela, akwakhela, akwangakhela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khela (6.3)”