bhalela

Zulu

Etymology

From -bhala +‎ -ela.

Verb

-bhalela^?

1. to write to/for

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukubhalela)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubhalela	ukungabhaleli
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	bhalela	-bhalele
plural	bhalelani	-bhaleleni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhalela, ngibhalela	engibhalelayo, engibhalela	ngibhalela	angibhaleli	engingabhaleli	ngingabhaleli
2nd singular	uyabhalela, ubhalela	obhalelayo, obhalela	ubhalela	awubhaleli	ongabhaleli	ungabhaleli
1st plural	siyabhalela, sibhalela	esibhalelayo, esibhalela	sibhalela	asibhaleli	esingabhaleli	singabhaleli
2nd plural	niyabhalela, nibhalela	enibhalelayo, enibhalela	nibhalela	anibhaleli	eningabhaleli	ningabhaleli
class 1	uyabhalela, ubhalela	obhalelayo, obhalela	ebhalela	akabhaleli	ongabhaleli	engabhaleli
class 2	bayabhalela, babhalela	ababhalelayo, ababhalela	bebhalela	ababhaleli	abangabhaleli	bengabhaleli
class 3	uyabhalela, ubhalela	obhalelayo, obhalela	ubhalela	awubhaleli	ongabhaleli	ungabhaleli
class 4	iyabhalela, ibhalela	ebhalelayo, ebhalela	ibhalela	ayibhaleli	engabhaleli	ingabhaleli
class 5	liyabhalela, libhalela	elibhalelayo, elibhalela	libhalela	alibhaleli	elingabhaleli	lingabhaleli
class 6	ayabhalela, abhalela	abhalelayo, abhalela	ebhalela	awabhaleli	angabhaleli	engabhaleli
class 7	siyabhalela, sibhalela	esibhalelayo, esibhalela	sibhalela	asibhaleli	esingabhaleli	singabhaleli
class 8	ziyabhalela, zibhalela	ezibhalelayo, ezibhalela	zibhalela	azibhaleli	ezingabhaleli	zingabhaleli
class 9	iyabhalela, ibhalela	ebhalelayo, ebhalela	ibhalela	ayibhaleli	engabhaleli	ingabhaleli
class 10	ziyabhalela, zibhalela	ezibhalelayo, ezibhalela	zibhalela	azibhaleli	ezingabhaleli	zingabhaleli
class 11	luyabhalela, lubhalela	olubhalelayo, olubhalela	lubhalela	alubhaleli	olungabhaleli	lungabhaleli
class 14	buyabhalela, bubhalela	obubhalelayo, obubhalela	bubhalela	abubhaleli	obungabhaleli	bungabhaleli
class 15	kuyabhalela, kubhalela	okubhalelayo, okubhalela	kubhalela	akubhaleli	okungabhaleli	kungabhaleli
class 17	kuyabhalela, kubhalela	okubhalelayo, okubhalela	kubhalela	akubhaleli	okungabhaleli	kungabhaleli
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngibhalelile, ngibhalelē	engibhalelile, engibhalelē	ngibhalelile, ngibhalelē	angibhalelanga	engingabhalelanga	ngingabhalelanga
2nd singular	ubhalelile, ubhalelē	obhalelile, obhalelē	ubhalelile, ubhalelē	awubhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	ungabhalelanga
1st plural	sibhalelile, sibhalelē	esibhalelile, esibhalelē	sibhalelile, sibhalelē	asibhalelanga	esingabhalelanga	singabhalelanga
2nd plural	nibhalelile, nibhalelē	enibhalelile, enibhalelē	nibhalelile, nibhalelē	anibhalelanga	eningabhalelanga	ningabhalelanga
class 1	ubhalelile, ubhalelē	obhalelile, obhalelē	ebhalelile, ebhalelē	akabhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	engabhalelanga
class 2	babhalelile, babhalelē	ababhalelile, ababhalelē	bebhalelile, bebhalelē	ababhalelanga	abangabhalelanga	bengabhalelanga
class 3	ubhalelile, ubhalelē	obhalelile, obhalelē	ubhalelile, ubhalelē	awubhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	ungabhalelanga
class 4	ibhalelile, ibhalelē	ebhalelile, ebhalelē	ibhalelile, ibhalelē	ayibhalelanga	engabhalelanga	ingabhalelanga
class 5	libhalelile, libhalelē	elibhalelile, elibhalelē	libhalelile, libhalelē	alibhalelanga	elingabhalelanga	lingabhalelanga
class 6	abhalelile, abhalelē	abhalelile, abhalelē	ebhalelile, ebhalelē	awabhalelanga	angabhalelanga	engabhalelanga
class 7	sibhalelile, sibhalelē	esibhalelile, esibhalelē	sibhalelile, sibhalelē	asibhalelanga	esingabhalelanga	singabhalelanga
class 8	zibhalelile, zibhalelē	ezibhalelile, ezibhalelē	zibhalelile, zibhalelē	azibhalelanga	ezingabhalelanga	zingabhalelanga
class 9	ibhalelile, ibhalelē	ebhalelile, ebhalelē	ibhalelile, ibhalelē	ayibhalelanga	engabhalelanga	ingabhalelanga
class 10	zibhalelile, zibhalelē	ezibhalelile, ezibhalelē	zibhalelile, zibhalelē	azibhalelanga	ezingabhalelanga	zingabhalelanga
class 11	lubhalelile, lubhalelē	olubhalelile, olubhalelē	lubhalelile, lubhalelē	alubhalelanga	olungabhalelanga	lungabhalelanga
class 14	bubhalelile, bubhalelē	obubhalelile, obubhalelē	bubhalelile, bubhalelē	abubhalelanga	obungabhalelanga	bungabhalelanga
class 15	kubhalelile, kubhalelē	okubhalelile, okubhalelē	kubhalelile, kubhalelē	akubhalelanga	okungabhalelanga	kungabhalelanga
class 17	kubhalelile, kubhalelē	okubhalelile, okubhalelē	kubhalelile, kubhalelē	akubhalelanga	okungabhalelanga	kungabhalelanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngābhalela	engābhalela	ngābhalela	angibhalelanga	engingabhalelanga	ngingabhalelanga
2nd singular	wābhalela	owābhalela	wābhalela	awubhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	ungabhalelanga
1st plural	sābhalela	esābhalela	sābhalela	asibhalelanga	esingabhalelanga	singabhalelanga
2nd plural	nābhalela	enābhalela	nābhalela	anibhalelanga	eningabhalelanga	ningabhalelanga
class 1	wābhalela	owābhalela	ābhalela	akabhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	engabhalelanga
class 2	bābhalela	abābhalela	bābhalela	ababhalelanga	abangabhalelanga	bengabhalelanga
class 3	wābhalela	owābhalela	wābhalela	awubhalelanga	ongabhalelanga	ungabhalelanga
class 4	yābhalela	eyābhalela	yābhalela	ayibhalelanga	engabhalelanga	ingabhalelanga
class 5	lābhalela	elābhalela	lābhalela	alibhalelanga	elingabhalelanga	lingabhalelanga
class 6	ābhalela	ābhalela	ābhalela	awabhalelanga	angabhalelanga	engabhalelanga
class 7	sābhalela	esābhalela	sābhalela	asibhalelanga	esingabhalelanga	singabhalelanga
class 8	zābhalela	ezābhalela	zābhalela	azibhalelanga	ezingabhalelanga	zingabhalelanga
class 9	yābhalela	eyābhalela	yābhalela	ayibhalelanga	engabhalelanga	ingabhalelanga
class 10	zābhalela	ezābhalela	zābhalela	azibhalelanga	ezingabhalelanga	zingabhalelanga
class 11	lwābhalela	olwābhalela	lwābhalela	alubhalelanga	olungabhalelanga	lungabhalelanga
class 14	bābhalela	obābhalela	bābhalela	abubhalelanga	obungabhalelanga	bungabhalelanga
class 15	kwābhalela	okwābhalela	kwābhalela	akubhalelanga	okungabhalelanga	kungabhalelanga
class 17	kwābhalela	okwābhalela	kwābhalela	akubhalelanga	okungabhalelanga	kungabhalelanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhalela	—	ngingabhalela	ngingebhalele	—	ngingebhalele
2nd singular	ungabhalela	—	ungabhalela	ungebhalele	—	ungebhalele
1st plural	singabhalela	—	singabhalela	singebhalele	—	singebhalele
2nd plural	ningabhalela	—	ningabhalela	ningebhalele	—	ningebhalele
class 1	angabhalela	—	engabhalela	angebhalele	—	engebhalele
class 2	bangabhalela	—	bengabhalela	bangebhalele	—	bengebhalele
class 3	ungabhalela	—	ungabhalela	ungebhalele	—	ungebhalele
class 4	ingabhalela	—	ingabhalela	ingebhalele	—	ingebhalele
class 5	lingabhalela	—	lingabhalela	lingebhalele	—	lingebhalele
class 6	angabhalela	—	engabhalela	angebhalele	—	engebhalele
class 7	singabhalela	—	singabhalela	singebhalele	—	singebhalele
class 8	zingabhalela	—	zingabhalela	zingebhalele	—	zingebhalele
class 9	ingabhalela	—	ingabhalela	ingebhalele	—	ingebhalele
class 10	zingabhalela	—	zingabhalela	zingebhalele	—	zingebhalele
class 11	lungabhalela	—	lungabhalela	lungebhalele	—	lungebhalele
class 14	bungabhalela	—	bungabhalela	bungebhalele	—	bungebhalele
class 15	kungabhalela	—	kungabhalela	kungebhalele	—	kungebhalele
class 17	kungabhalela	—	kungabhalela	kungebhalele	—	kungebhalele
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhalela	engizobhalela	ngizobhalela	angizubhalela	engingezubhalela	ngingezubhalela
2nd singular	uzobhalela	ozobhalela	uzobhalela	awuzubhalela	ongezubhalela	ungezubhalela
1st plural	sizobhalela	esizobhalela	sizobhalela	asizubhalela	esingezubhalela	singezubhalela
2nd plural	nizobhalela	enizobhalela	nizobhalela	anizubhalela	eningezubhalela	ningezubhalela
class 1	uzobhalela	ozobhalela	ezobhalela	akazubhalela	ongezubhalela	engezubhalela
class 2	bazobhalela	abazobhalela	bezobhalela	abazubhalela	abangezubhalela	bengezubhalela
class 3	uzobhalela	ozobhalela	uzobhalela	awuzubhalela	ongezubhalela	ungezubhalela
class 4	izobhalela	ezobhalela	izobhalela	ayizubhalela	engezubhalela	ingezubhalela
class 5	lizobhalela	elizobhalela	lizobhalela	alizubhalela	elingezubhalela	lingezubhalela
class 6	azobhalela	azobhalela	ezobhalela	awazubhalela	angezubhalela	engezubhalela
class 7	sizobhalela	esizobhalela	sizobhalela	asizubhalela	esingezubhalela	singezubhalela
class 8	zizobhalela	ezizobhalela	zizobhalela	azizubhalela	ezingezubhalela	zingezubhalela
class 9	izobhalela	ezobhalela	izobhalela	ayizubhalela	engezubhalela	ingezubhalela
class 10	zizobhalela	ezizobhalela	zizobhalela	azizubhalela	ezingezubhalela	zingezubhalela
class 11	luzobhalela	oluzobhalela	luzobhalela	aluzubhalela	olungezubhalela	lungezubhalela
class 14	buzobhalela	obuzobhalela	buzobhalela	abuzubhalela	obungezubhalela	bungezubhalela
class 15	kuzobhalela	okuzobhalela	kuzobhalela	akuzubhalela	okungezubhalela	kungezubhalela
class 17	kuzobhalela	okuzobhalela	kuzobhalela	akuzubhalela	okungezubhalela	kungezubhalela
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhalela	engiyobhalela	ngiyobhalela	angiyubhalela	engingeyubhalela	ngingeyubhalela
2nd singular	uyobhalela	oyobhalela	uyobhalela	awuyubhalela	ongeyubhalela	ungeyubhalela
1st plural	siyobhalela	esiyobhalela	siyobhalela	asiyubhalela	esingeyubhalela	singeyubhalela
2nd plural	niyobhalela	eniyobhalela	niyobhalela	aniyubhalela	eningeyubhalela	ningeyubhalela
class 1	uyobhalela	oyobhalela	eyobhalela	akayubhalela	ongeyubhalela	engeyubhalela
class 2	bayobhalela	abayobhalela	beyobhalela	abayubhalela	abangeyubhalela	bengeyubhalela
class 3	uyobhalela	oyobhalela	uyobhalela	awuyubhalela	ongeyubhalela	ungeyubhalela
class 4	iyobhalela	eyobhalela	iyobhalela	ayiyubhalela	engeyubhalela	ingeyubhalela
class 5	liyobhalela	eliyobhalela	liyobhalela	aliyubhalela	elingeyubhalela	lingeyubhalela
class 6	ayobhalela	ayobhalela	eyobhalela	awayubhalela	angeyubhalela	engeyubhalela
class 7	siyobhalela	esiyobhalela	siyobhalela	asiyubhalela	esingeyubhalela	singeyubhalela
class 8	ziyobhalela	eziyobhalela	ziyobhalela	aziyubhalela	ezingeyubhalela	zingeyubhalela
class 9	iyobhalela	eyobhalela	iyobhalela	ayiyubhalela	engeyubhalela	ingeyubhalela
class 10	ziyobhalela	eziyobhalela	ziyobhalela	aziyubhalela	ezingeyubhalela	zingeyubhalela
class 11	luyobhalela	oluyobhalela	luyobhalela	aluyubhalela	olungeyubhalela	lungeyubhalela
class 14	buyobhalela	obuyobhalela	buyobhalela	abuyubhalela	obungeyubhalela	bungeyubhalela
class 15	kuyobhalela	okuyobhalela	kuyobhalela	akuyubhalela	okungeyubhalela	kungeyubhalela
class 17	kuyobhalela	okuyobhalela	kuyobhalela	akuyubhalela	okungeyubhalela	kungeyubhalela
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngibhalele	ngingabhaleli
2nd singular	ubhalele	ungabhaleli
1st plural	sibhalele	singabhaleli
2nd plural	nibhalele	ningabhaleli
class 1	abhalele	angabhaleli
class 2	babhalele	bangabhaleli
class 3	ubhalele	ungabhaleli
class 4	ibhalele	ingabhaleli
class 5	libhalele	lingabhaleli
class 6	abhalele	angabhaleli
class 7	sibhalele	singabhaleli
class 8	zibhalele	zingabhaleli
class 9	ibhalele	ingabhaleli
class 10	zibhalele	zingabhaleli
class 11	lubhalele	lungabhaleli
class 14	bubhalele	bungabhaleli
class 15	kubhalele	kungabhaleli
class 17	kubhalele	kungabhaleli
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngabhalela	ngangabhalela, angabhalela, angangabhalela
2nd singular	wabhalela	wangabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela
1st plural	sabhalela	sangabhalela, asabhalela, asangabhalela
2nd plural	nabhalela	nangabhalela, anabhalela, anangabhalela
class 1	wabhalela	wangabhalela, akabhalela, akangabhalela
class 2	babhalela	bangabhalela, ababhalela, abangabhalela
class 3	wabhalela	wangabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela
class 4	yabhalela	yangabhalela, ayabhalela, ayangabhalela
class 5	labhalela	langabhalela, alabhalela, alangabhalela
class 6	abhalela	angabhalela, awabhalela, awangabhalela
class 7	sabhalela	sangabhalela, asabhalela, asangabhalela
class 8	zabhalela	zangabhalela, azabhalela, azangabhalela
class 9	yabhalela	yangabhalela, ayabhalela, ayangabhalela
class 10	zabhalela	zangabhalela, azabhalela, azangabhalela
class 11	lwabhalela	lwangabhalela, alwabhalela, alwangabhalela
class 14	babhalela	bangabhalela, ababhalela, abangabhalela
class 15	kwabhalela	kwangabhalela, akwabhalela, akwangabhalela
class 17	kwabhalela	kwangabhalela, akwabhalela, akwangabhalela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “balela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “balela (3.2.9)”