lethela

Zulu

Etymology

From -letha +‎ -ela.

Verb

-lethela^?

1. (transitive) to bring for/to

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukulethela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulethela	ukungaletheli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lethela	-lethele
Plural	lethelani	-letheleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalethela, ngilethela	engilethelayo, engilethela	ngilethela	angiletheli	engingaletheli	ngingaletheli
2nd singular	uyalethela, ulethela	olethelayo, olethela	ulethela	awuletheli	ongaletheli	ungaletheli
1st plural	siyalethela, silethela	esilethelayo, esilethela	silethela	asiletheli	esingaletheli	singaletheli
2nd plural	niyalethela, nilethela	enilethelayo, enilethela	nilethela	aniletheli	eningaletheli	ningaletheli
Class 1	uyalethela, ulethela	olethelayo, olethela	elethela	akaletheli	ongaletheli	engaletheli
Class 2	bayalethela, balethela	abalethelayo, abalethela	belethela	abaletheli	abangaletheli	bengaletheli
Class 3	uyalethela, ulethela	olethelayo, olethela	ulethela	awuletheli	ongaletheli	ungaletheli
Class 4	iyalethela, ilethela	elethelayo, elethela	ilethela	ayiletheli	engaletheli	ingaletheli
Class 5	liyalethela, lilethela	elilethelayo, elilethela	lilethela	aliletheli	elingaletheli	lingaletheli
Class 6	ayalethela, alethela	alethelayo, alethela	elethela	awaletheli	angaletheli	engaletheli
Class 7	siyalethela, silethela	esilethelayo, esilethela	silethela	asiletheli	esingaletheli	singaletheli
Class 8	ziyalethela, zilethela	ezilethelayo, ezilethela	zilethela	aziletheli	ezingaletheli	zingaletheli
Class 9	iyalethela, ilethela	elethelayo, elethela	ilethela	ayiletheli	engaletheli	ingaletheli
Class 10	ziyalethela, zilethela	ezilethelayo, ezilethela	zilethela	aziletheli	ezingaletheli	zingaletheli
Class 11	luyalethela, lulethela	olulethelayo, olulethela	lulethela	aluletheli	olungaletheli	lungaletheli
Class 14	buyalethela, bulethela	obulethelayo, obulethela	bulethela	abuletheli	obungaletheli	bungaletheli
Class 15	kuyalethela, kulethela	okulethelayo, okulethela	kulethela	akuletheli	okungaletheli	kungaletheli
Class 17	kuyalethela, kulethela	okulethelayo, okulethela	kulethela	akuletheli	okungaletheli	kungaletheli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilethelile, ngilethelē	engilethelile, engilethelē	ngilethelile, ngilethelē	angilethelanga	engingalethelanga	ngingalethelanga
2nd singular	ulethelile, ulethelē	olethelile, olethelē	ulethelile, ulethelē	awulethelanga	ongalethelanga	ungalethelanga
1st plural	silethelile, silethelē	esilethelile, esilethelē	silethelile, silethelē	asilethelanga	esingalethelanga	singalethelanga
2nd plural	nilethelile, nilethelē	enilethelile, enilethelē	nilethelile, nilethelē	anilethelanga	eningalethelanga	ningalethelanga
Class 1	ulethelile, ulethelē	olethelile, olethelē	elethelile, elethelē	akalethelanga	ongalethelanga	engalethelanga
Class 2	balethelile, balethelē	abalethelile, abalethelē	belethelile, belethelē	abalethelanga	abangalethelanga	bengalethelanga
Class 3	ulethelile, ulethelē	olethelile, olethelē	ulethelile, ulethelē	awulethelanga	ongalethelanga	ungalethelanga
Class 4	ilethelile, ilethelē	elethelile, elethelē	ilethelile, ilethelē	ayilethelanga	engalethelanga	ingalethelanga
Class 5	lilethelile, lilethelē	elilethelile, elilethelē	lilethelile, lilethelē	alilethelanga	elingalethelanga	lingalethelanga
Class 6	alethelile, alethelē	alethelile, alethelē	elethelile, elethelē	awalethelanga	angalethelanga	engalethelanga
Class 7	silethelile, silethelē	esilethelile, esilethelē	silethelile, silethelē	asilethelanga	esingalethelanga	singalethelanga
Class 8	zilethelile, zilethelē	ezilethelile, ezilethelē	zilethelile, zilethelē	azilethelanga	ezingalethelanga	zingalethelanga
Class 9	ilethelile, ilethelē	elethelile, elethelē	ilethelile, ilethelē	ayilethelanga	engalethelanga	ingalethelanga
Class 10	zilethelile, zilethelē	ezilethelile, ezilethelē	zilethelile, zilethelē	azilethelanga	ezingalethelanga	zingalethelanga
Class 11	lulethelile, lulethelē	olulethelile, olulethelē	lulethelile, lulethelē	alulethelanga	olungalethelanga	lungalethelanga
Class 14	bulethelile, bulethelē	obulethelile, obulethelē	bulethelile, bulethelē	abulethelanga	obungalethelanga	bungalethelanga
Class 15	kulethelile, kulethelē	okulethelile, okulethelē	kulethelile, kulethelē	akulethelanga	okungalethelanga	kungalethelanga
Class 17	kulethelile, kulethelē	okulethelile, okulethelē	kulethelile, kulethelē	akulethelanga	okungalethelanga	kungalethelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālethela	engālethela	ngālethela	angilethelanga	engingalethelanga	ngingalethelanga
2nd singular	wālethela	owālethela	wālethela	awulethelanga	ongalethelanga	ungalethelanga
1st plural	sālethela	esālethela	sālethela	asilethelanga	esingalethelanga	singalethelanga
2nd plural	nālethela	enālethela	nālethela	anilethelanga	eningalethelanga	ningalethelanga
Class 1	wālethela	owālethela	ālethela	akalethelanga	ongalethelanga	engalethelanga
Class 2	bālethela	abālethela	bālethela	abalethelanga	abangalethelanga	bengalethelanga
Class 3	wālethela	owālethela	wālethela	awulethelanga	ongalethelanga	ungalethelanga
Class 4	yālethela	eyālethela	yālethela	ayilethelanga	engalethelanga	ingalethelanga
Class 5	lālethela	elālethela	lālethela	alilethelanga	elingalethelanga	lingalethelanga
Class 6	ālethela	ālethela	ālethela	awalethelanga	angalethelanga	engalethelanga
Class 7	sālethela	esālethela	sālethela	asilethelanga	esingalethelanga	singalethelanga
Class 8	zālethela	ezālethela	zālethela	azilethelanga	ezingalethelanga	zingalethelanga
Class 9	yālethela	eyālethela	yālethela	ayilethelanga	engalethelanga	ingalethelanga
Class 10	zālethela	ezālethela	zālethela	azilethelanga	ezingalethelanga	zingalethelanga
Class 11	lwālethela	olwālethela	lwālethela	alulethelanga	olungalethelanga	lungalethelanga
Class 14	bālethela	obālethela	bālethela	abulethelanga	obungalethelanga	bungalethelanga
Class 15	kwālethela	okwālethela	kwālethela	akulethelanga	okungalethelanga	kungalethelanga
Class 17	kwālethela	okwālethela	kwālethela	akulethelanga	okungalethelanga	kungalethelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalethela	—	ngingalethela	ngingelethele	—	ngingelethele
2nd singular	ungalethela	—	ungalethela	ungelethele	—	ungelethele
1st plural	singalethela	—	singalethela	singelethele	—	singelethele
2nd plural	ningalethela	—	ningalethela	ningelethele	—	ningelethele
Class 1	angalethela	—	engalethela	angelethele	—	engelethele
Class 2	bangalethela	—	bengalethela	bangelethele	—	bengelethele
Class 3	ungalethela	—	ungalethela	ungelethele	—	ungelethele
Class 4	ingalethela	—	ingalethela	ingelethele	—	ingelethele
Class 5	lingalethela	—	lingalethela	lingelethele	—	lingelethele
Class 6	angalethela	—	engalethela	angelethele	—	engelethele
Class 7	singalethela	—	singalethela	singelethele	—	singelethele
Class 8	zingalethela	—	zingalethela	zingelethele	—	zingelethele
Class 9	ingalethela	—	ingalethela	ingelethele	—	ingelethele
Class 10	zingalethela	—	zingalethela	zingelethele	—	zingelethele
Class 11	lungalethela	—	lungalethela	lungelethele	—	lungelethele
Class 14	bungalethela	—	bungalethela	bungelethele	—	bungelethele
Class 15	kungalethela	—	kungalethela	kungelethele	—	kungelethele
Class 17	kungalethela	—	kungalethela	kungelethele	—	kungelethele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolethela	engizolethela	ngizolethela	angizulethela	engingezulethela	ngingezulethela
2nd singular	uzolethela	ozolethela	uzolethela	awuzulethela	ongezulethela	ungezulethela
1st plural	sizolethela	esizolethela	sizolethela	asizulethela	esingezulethela	singezulethela
2nd plural	nizolethela	enizolethela	nizolethela	anizulethela	eningezulethela	ningezulethela
Class 1	uzolethela	ozolethela	ezolethela	akazulethela	ongezulethela	engezulethela
Class 2	bazolethela	abazolethela	bezolethela	abazulethela	abangezulethela	bengezulethela
Class 3	uzolethela	ozolethela	uzolethela	awuzulethela	ongezulethela	ungezulethela
Class 4	izolethela	ezolethela	izolethela	ayizulethela	engezulethela	ingezulethela
Class 5	lizolethela	elizolethela	lizolethela	alizulethela	elingezulethela	lingezulethela
Class 6	azolethela	azolethela	ezolethela	awazulethela	angezulethela	engezulethela
Class 7	sizolethela	esizolethela	sizolethela	asizulethela	esingezulethela	singezulethela
Class 8	zizolethela	ezizolethela	zizolethela	azizulethela	ezingezulethela	zingezulethela
Class 9	izolethela	ezolethela	izolethela	ayizulethela	engezulethela	ingezulethela
Class 10	zizolethela	ezizolethela	zizolethela	azizulethela	ezingezulethela	zingezulethela
Class 11	luzolethela	oluzolethela	luzolethela	aluzulethela	olungezulethela	lungezulethela
Class 14	buzolethela	obuzolethela	buzolethela	abuzulethela	obungezulethela	bungezulethela
Class 15	kuzolethela	okuzolethela	kuzolethela	akuzulethela	okungezulethela	kungezulethela
Class 17	kuzolethela	okuzolethela	kuzolethela	akuzulethela	okungezulethela	kungezulethela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolethela	engiyolethela	ngiyolethela	angiyulethela	engingeyulethela	ngingeyulethela
2nd singular	uyolethela	oyolethela	uyolethela	awuyulethela	ongeyulethela	ungeyulethela
1st plural	siyolethela	esiyolethela	siyolethela	asiyulethela	esingeyulethela	singeyulethela
2nd plural	niyolethela	eniyolethela	niyolethela	aniyulethela	eningeyulethela	ningeyulethela
Class 1	uyolethela	oyolethela	eyolethela	akayulethela	ongeyulethela	engeyulethela
Class 2	bayolethela	abayolethela	beyolethela	abayulethela	abangeyulethela	bengeyulethela
Class 3	uyolethela	oyolethela	uyolethela	awuyulethela	ongeyulethela	ungeyulethela
Class 4	iyolethela	eyolethela	iyolethela	ayiyulethela	engeyulethela	ingeyulethela
Class 5	liyolethela	eliyolethela	liyolethela	aliyulethela	elingeyulethela	lingeyulethela
Class 6	ayolethela	ayolethela	eyolethela	awayulethela	angeyulethela	engeyulethela
Class 7	siyolethela	esiyolethela	siyolethela	asiyulethela	esingeyulethela	singeyulethela
Class 8	ziyolethela	eziyolethela	ziyolethela	aziyulethela	ezingeyulethela	zingeyulethela
Class 9	iyolethela	eyolethela	iyolethela	ayiyulethela	engeyulethela	ingeyulethela
Class 10	ziyolethela	eziyolethela	ziyolethela	aziyulethela	ezingeyulethela	zingeyulethela
Class 11	luyolethela	oluyolethela	luyolethela	aluyulethela	olungeyulethela	lungeyulethela
Class 14	buyolethela	obuyolethela	buyolethela	abuyulethela	obungeyulethela	bungeyulethela
Class 15	kuyolethela	okuyolethela	kuyolethela	akuyulethela	okungeyulethela	kungeyulethela
Class 17	kuyolethela	okuyolethela	kuyolethela	akuyulethela	okungeyulethela	kungeyulethela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilethele	ngingaletheli
2nd singular	ulethele	ungaletheli
1st plural	silethele	singaletheli
2nd plural	nilethele	ningaletheli
Class 1	alethele	angaletheli
Class 2	balethele	bangaletheli
Class 3	ulethele	ungaletheli
Class 4	ilethele	ingaletheli
Class 5	lilethele	lingaletheli
Class 6	alethele	angaletheli
Class 7	silethele	singaletheli
Class 8	zilethele	zingaletheli
Class 9	ilethele	ingaletheli
Class 10	zilethele	zingaletheli
Class 11	lulethele	lungaletheli
Class 14	bulethele	bungaletheli
Class 15	kulethele	kungaletheli
Class 17	kulethele	kungaletheli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalethela	ngangalethela, angalethela, angangalethela
2nd singular	walethela	wangalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
1st plural	salethela	sangalethela, asalethela, asangalethela
2nd plural	nalethela	nangalethela, analethela, anangalethela
Class 1	walethela	wangalethela, akalethela, akangalethela
Class 2	balethela	bangalethela, abalethela, abangalethela
Class 3	walethela	wangalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
Class 4	yalethela	yangalethela, ayalethela, ayangalethela
Class 5	lalethela	langalethela, alalethela, alangalethela
Class 6	alethela	angalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
Class 7	salethela	sangalethela, asalethela, asangalethela
Class 8	zalethela	zangalethela, azalethela, azangalethela
Class 9	yalethela	yangalethela, ayalethela, ayangalethela
Class 10	zalethela	zangalethela, azalethela, azangalethela
Class 11	lwalethela	lwangalethela, alwalethela, alwangalethela
Class 14	balethela	bangalethela, abalethela, abangalethela
Class 15	kwalethela	kwangalethela, akwalethela, akwangalethela
Class 17	kwalethela	kwangalethela, akwalethela, akwangalethela

References

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