lungela

Zulu

Etymology

From -lunga +‎ -ela.

Verb

-lungela^?

1. (transitive) to prepare for, to get ready for

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukulungela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulungela	ukungalungeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lungela	-lungele
Plural	lungelani	-lungeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalungela, ngilungela	engilungelayo, engilungela	ngilungela	angilungeli	engingalungeli	ngingalungeli
2nd singular	uyalungela, ulungela	olungelayo, olungela	ulungela	awulungeli	ongalungeli	ungalungeli
1st plural	siyalungela, silungela	esilungelayo, esilungela	silungela	asilungeli	esingalungeli	singalungeli
2nd plural	niyalungela, nilungela	enilungelayo, enilungela	nilungela	anilungeli	eningalungeli	ningalungeli
Class 1	uyalungela, ulungela	olungelayo, olungela	elungela	akalungeli	ongalungeli	engalungeli
Class 2	bayalungela, balungela	abalungelayo, abalungela	belungela	abalungeli	abangalungeli	bengalungeli
Class 3	uyalungela, ulungela	olungelayo, olungela	ulungela	awulungeli	ongalungeli	ungalungeli
Class 4	iyalungela, ilungela	elungelayo, elungela	ilungela	ayilungeli	engalungeli	ingalungeli
Class 5	liyalungela, lilungela	elilungelayo, elilungela	lilungela	alilungeli	elingalungeli	lingalungeli
Class 6	ayalungela, alungela	alungelayo, alungela	elungela	awalungeli	angalungeli	engalungeli
Class 7	siyalungela, silungela	esilungelayo, esilungela	silungela	asilungeli	esingalungeli	singalungeli
Class 8	ziyalungela, zilungela	ezilungelayo, ezilungela	zilungela	azilungeli	ezingalungeli	zingalungeli
Class 9	iyalungela, ilungela	elungelayo, elungela	ilungela	ayilungeli	engalungeli	ingalungeli
Class 10	ziyalungela, zilungela	ezilungelayo, ezilungela	zilungela	azilungeli	ezingalungeli	zingalungeli
Class 11	luyalungela, lulungela	olulungelayo, olulungela	lulungela	alulungeli	olungalungeli	lungalungeli
Class 14	buyalungela, bulungela	obulungelayo, obulungela	bulungela	abulungeli	obungalungeli	bungalungeli
Class 15	kuyalungela, kulungela	okulungelayo, okulungela	kulungela	akulungeli	okungalungeli	kungalungeli
Class 17	kuyalungela, kulungela	okulungelayo, okulungela	kulungela	akulungeli	okungalungeli	kungalungeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilungelile, ngilungelē	engilungelile, engilungelē	ngilungelile, ngilungelē	angilungelanga	engingalungelanga	ngingalungelanga
2nd singular	ulungelile, ulungelē	olungelile, olungelē	ulungelile, ulungelē	awulungelanga	ongalungelanga	ungalungelanga
1st plural	silungelile, silungelē	esilungelile, esilungelē	silungelile, silungelē	asilungelanga	esingalungelanga	singalungelanga
2nd plural	nilungelile, nilungelē	enilungelile, enilungelē	nilungelile, nilungelē	anilungelanga	eningalungelanga	ningalungelanga
Class 1	ulungelile, ulungelē	olungelile, olungelē	elungelile, elungelē	akalungelanga	ongalungelanga	engalungelanga
Class 2	balungelile, balungelē	abalungelile, abalungelē	belungelile, belungelē	abalungelanga	abangalungelanga	bengalungelanga
Class 3	ulungelile, ulungelē	olungelile, olungelē	ulungelile, ulungelē	awulungelanga	ongalungelanga	ungalungelanga
Class 4	ilungelile, ilungelē	elungelile, elungelē	ilungelile, ilungelē	ayilungelanga	engalungelanga	ingalungelanga
Class 5	lilungelile, lilungelē	elilungelile, elilungelē	lilungelile, lilungelē	alilungelanga	elingalungelanga	lingalungelanga
Class 6	alungelile, alungelē	alungelile, alungelē	elungelile, elungelē	awalungelanga	angalungelanga	engalungelanga
Class 7	silungelile, silungelē	esilungelile, esilungelē	silungelile, silungelē	asilungelanga	esingalungelanga	singalungelanga
Class 8	zilungelile, zilungelē	ezilungelile, ezilungelē	zilungelile, zilungelē	azilungelanga	ezingalungelanga	zingalungelanga
Class 9	ilungelile, ilungelē	elungelile, elungelē	ilungelile, ilungelē	ayilungelanga	engalungelanga	ingalungelanga
Class 10	zilungelile, zilungelē	ezilungelile, ezilungelē	zilungelile, zilungelē	azilungelanga	ezingalungelanga	zingalungelanga
Class 11	lulungelile, lulungelē	olulungelile, olulungelē	lulungelile, lulungelē	alulungelanga	olungalungelanga	lungalungelanga
Class 14	bulungelile, bulungelē	obulungelile, obulungelē	bulungelile, bulungelē	abulungelanga	obungalungelanga	bungalungelanga
Class 15	kulungelile, kulungelē	okulungelile, okulungelē	kulungelile, kulungelē	akulungelanga	okungalungelanga	kungalungelanga
Class 17	kulungelile, kulungelē	okulungelile, okulungelē	kulungelile, kulungelē	akulungelanga	okungalungelanga	kungalungelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālungela	engālungela	ngālungela	angilungelanga	engingalungelanga	ngingalungelanga
2nd singular	wālungela	owālungela	wālungela	awulungelanga	ongalungelanga	ungalungelanga
1st plural	sālungela	esālungela	sālungela	asilungelanga	esingalungelanga	singalungelanga
2nd plural	nālungela	enālungela	nālungela	anilungelanga	eningalungelanga	ningalungelanga
Class 1	wālungela	owālungela	ālungela	akalungelanga	ongalungelanga	engalungelanga
Class 2	bālungela	abālungela	bālungela	abalungelanga	abangalungelanga	bengalungelanga
Class 3	wālungela	owālungela	wālungela	awulungelanga	ongalungelanga	ungalungelanga
Class 4	yālungela	eyālungela	yālungela	ayilungelanga	engalungelanga	ingalungelanga
Class 5	lālungela	elālungela	lālungela	alilungelanga	elingalungelanga	lingalungelanga
Class 6	ālungela	ālungela	ālungela	awalungelanga	angalungelanga	engalungelanga
Class 7	sālungela	esālungela	sālungela	asilungelanga	esingalungelanga	singalungelanga
Class 8	zālungela	ezālungela	zālungela	azilungelanga	ezingalungelanga	zingalungelanga
Class 9	yālungela	eyālungela	yālungela	ayilungelanga	engalungelanga	ingalungelanga
Class 10	zālungela	ezālungela	zālungela	azilungelanga	ezingalungelanga	zingalungelanga
Class 11	lwālungela	olwālungela	lwālungela	alulungelanga	olungalungelanga	lungalungelanga
Class 14	bālungela	obālungela	bālungela	abulungelanga	obungalungelanga	bungalungelanga
Class 15	kwālungela	okwālungela	kwālungela	akulungelanga	okungalungelanga	kungalungelanga
Class 17	kwālungela	okwālungela	kwālungela	akulungelanga	okungalungelanga	kungalungelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalungela	—	ngingalungela	ngingelungele	—	ngingelungele
2nd singular	ungalungela	—	ungalungela	ungelungele	—	ungelungele
1st plural	singalungela	—	singalungela	singelungele	—	singelungele
2nd plural	ningalungela	—	ningalungela	ningelungele	—	ningelungele
Class 1	angalungela	—	engalungela	angelungele	—	engelungele
Class 2	bangalungela	—	bengalungela	bangelungele	—	bengelungele
Class 3	ungalungela	—	ungalungela	ungelungele	—	ungelungele
Class 4	ingalungela	—	ingalungela	ingelungele	—	ingelungele
Class 5	lingalungela	—	lingalungela	lingelungele	—	lingelungele
Class 6	angalungela	—	engalungela	angelungele	—	engelungele
Class 7	singalungela	—	singalungela	singelungele	—	singelungele
Class 8	zingalungela	—	zingalungela	zingelungele	—	zingelungele
Class 9	ingalungela	—	ingalungela	ingelungele	—	ingelungele
Class 10	zingalungela	—	zingalungela	zingelungele	—	zingelungele
Class 11	lungalungela	—	lungalungela	lungelungele	—	lungelungele
Class 14	bungalungela	—	bungalungela	bungelungele	—	bungelungele
Class 15	kungalungela	—	kungalungela	kungelungele	—	kungelungele
Class 17	kungalungela	—	kungalungela	kungelungele	—	kungelungele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolungela	engizolungela	ngizolungela	angizulungela	engingezulungela	ngingezulungela
2nd singular	uzolungela	ozolungela	uzolungela	awuzulungela	ongezulungela	ungezulungela
1st plural	sizolungela	esizolungela	sizolungela	asizulungela	esingezulungela	singezulungela
2nd plural	nizolungela	enizolungela	nizolungela	anizulungela	eningezulungela	ningezulungela
Class 1	uzolungela	ozolungela	ezolungela	akazulungela	ongezulungela	engezulungela
Class 2	bazolungela	abazolungela	bezolungela	abazulungela	abangezulungela	bengezulungela
Class 3	uzolungela	ozolungela	uzolungela	awuzulungela	ongezulungela	ungezulungela
Class 4	izolungela	ezolungela	izolungela	ayizulungela	engezulungela	ingezulungela
Class 5	lizolungela	elizolungela	lizolungela	alizulungela	elingezulungela	lingezulungela
Class 6	azolungela	azolungela	ezolungela	awazulungela	angezulungela	engezulungela
Class 7	sizolungela	esizolungela	sizolungela	asizulungela	esingezulungela	singezulungela
Class 8	zizolungela	ezizolungela	zizolungela	azizulungela	ezingezulungela	zingezulungela
Class 9	izolungela	ezolungela	izolungela	ayizulungela	engezulungela	ingezulungela
Class 10	zizolungela	ezizolungela	zizolungela	azizulungela	ezingezulungela	zingezulungela
Class 11	luzolungela	oluzolungela	luzolungela	aluzulungela	olungezulungela	lungezulungela
Class 14	buzolungela	obuzolungela	buzolungela	abuzulungela	obungezulungela	bungezulungela
Class 15	kuzolungela	okuzolungela	kuzolungela	akuzulungela	okungezulungela	kungezulungela
Class 17	kuzolungela	okuzolungela	kuzolungela	akuzulungela	okungezulungela	kungezulungela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolungela	engiyolungela	ngiyolungela	angiyulungela	engingeyulungela	ngingeyulungela
2nd singular	uyolungela	oyolungela	uyolungela	awuyulungela	ongeyulungela	ungeyulungela
1st plural	siyolungela	esiyolungela	siyolungela	asiyulungela	esingeyulungela	singeyulungela
2nd plural	niyolungela	eniyolungela	niyolungela	aniyulungela	eningeyulungela	ningeyulungela
Class 1	uyolungela	oyolungela	eyolungela	akayulungela	ongeyulungela	engeyulungela
Class 2	bayolungela	abayolungela	beyolungela	abayulungela	abangeyulungela	bengeyulungela
Class 3	uyolungela	oyolungela	uyolungela	awuyulungela	ongeyulungela	ungeyulungela
Class 4	iyolungela	eyolungela	iyolungela	ayiyulungela	engeyulungela	ingeyulungela
Class 5	liyolungela	eliyolungela	liyolungela	aliyulungela	elingeyulungela	lingeyulungela
Class 6	ayolungela	ayolungela	eyolungela	awayulungela	angeyulungela	engeyulungela
Class 7	siyolungela	esiyolungela	siyolungela	asiyulungela	esingeyulungela	singeyulungela
Class 8	ziyolungela	eziyolungela	ziyolungela	aziyulungela	ezingeyulungela	zingeyulungela
Class 9	iyolungela	eyolungela	iyolungela	ayiyulungela	engeyulungela	ingeyulungela
Class 10	ziyolungela	eziyolungela	ziyolungela	aziyulungela	ezingeyulungela	zingeyulungela
Class 11	luyolungela	oluyolungela	luyolungela	aluyulungela	olungeyulungela	lungeyulungela
Class 14	buyolungela	obuyolungela	buyolungela	abuyulungela	obungeyulungela	bungeyulungela
Class 15	kuyolungela	okuyolungela	kuyolungela	akuyulungela	okungeyulungela	kungeyulungela
Class 17	kuyolungela	okuyolungela	kuyolungela	akuyulungela	okungeyulungela	kungeyulungela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilungele	ngingalungeli
2nd singular	ulungele	ungalungeli
1st plural	silungele	singalungeli
2nd plural	nilungele	ningalungeli
Class 1	alungele	angalungeli
Class 2	balungele	bangalungeli
Class 3	ulungele	ungalungeli
Class 4	ilungele	ingalungeli
Class 5	lilungele	lingalungeli
Class 6	alungele	angalungeli
Class 7	silungele	singalungeli
Class 8	zilungele	zingalungeli
Class 9	ilungele	ingalungeli
Class 10	zilungele	zingalungeli
Class 11	lulungele	lungalungeli
Class 14	bulungele	bungalungeli
Class 15	kulungele	kungalungeli
Class 17	kulungele	kungalungeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalungela	ngangalungela, angalungela, angangalungela
2nd singular	walungela	wangalungela, awalungela, awangalungela
1st plural	salungela	sangalungela, asalungela, asangalungela
2nd plural	nalungela	nangalungela, analungela, anangalungela
Class 1	walungela	wangalungela, akalungela, akangalungela
Class 2	balungela	bangalungela, abalungela, abangalungela
Class 3	walungela	wangalungela, awalungela, awangalungela
Class 4	yalungela	yangalungela, ayalungela, ayangalungela
Class 5	lalungela	langalungela, alalungela, alangalungela
Class 6	alungela	angalungela, awalungela, awangalungela
Class 7	salungela	sangalungela, asalungela, asangalungela
Class 8	zalungela	zangalungela, azalungela, azangalungela
Class 9	yalungela	yangalungela, ayalungela, ayangalungela
Class 10	zalungela	zangalungela, azalungela, azangalungela
Class 11	lwalungela	lwangalungela, alwalungela, alwangalungela
Class 14	balungela	bangalungela, abalungela, abangalungela
Class 15	kwalungela	kwangalungela, akwalungela, akwangalungela
Class 17	kwalungela	kwangalungela, akwalungela, akwangalungela

Derived terms

• ilungelo

References

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