khulela

Zulu

Etymology

From -khula +‎ -ela.

Verb

-khuléla

1. (intransitive) to grow up in [with locative]

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukukhulela)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukukhulela	ukungakhuleli
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	khulela	-khulele
plural	khulelani	-khuleleni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhulela, ngikhulela	engikhulelayo, engikhulela	ngikhulela	angikhuleli	engingakhuleli	ngingakhuleli
2nd singular	uyakhulela, ukhulela	okhulelayo, okhulela	ukhulela	awukhuleli	ongakhuleli	ungakhuleli
1st plural	siyakhulela, sikhulela	esikhulelayo, esikhulela	sikhulela	asikhuleli	esingakhuleli	singakhuleli
2nd plural	niyakhulela, nikhulela	enikhulelayo, enikhulela	nikhulela	anikhuleli	eningakhuleli	ningakhuleli
class 1	uyakhulela, ukhulela	okhulelayo, okhulela	ekhulela	akakhuleli	ongakhuleli	engakhuleli
class 2	bayakhulela, bakhulela	abakhulelayo, abakhulela	bekhulela	abakhuleli	abangakhuleli	bengakhuleli
class 3	uyakhulela, ukhulela	okhulelayo, okhulela	ukhulela	awukhuleli	ongakhuleli	ungakhuleli
class 4	iyakhulela, ikhulela	ekhulelayo, ekhulela	ikhulela	ayikhuleli	engakhuleli	ingakhuleli
class 5	liyakhulela, likhulela	elikhulelayo, elikhulela	likhulela	alikhuleli	elingakhuleli	lingakhuleli
class 6	ayakhulela, akhulela	akhulelayo, akhulela	ekhulela	awakhuleli	angakhuleli	engakhuleli
class 7	siyakhulela, sikhulela	esikhulelayo, esikhulela	sikhulela	asikhuleli	esingakhuleli	singakhuleli
class 8	ziyakhulela, zikhulela	ezikhulelayo, ezikhulela	zikhulela	azikhuleli	ezingakhuleli	zingakhuleli
class 9	iyakhulela, ikhulela	ekhulelayo, ekhulela	ikhulela	ayikhuleli	engakhuleli	ingakhuleli
class 10	ziyakhulela, zikhulela	ezikhulelayo, ezikhulela	zikhulela	azikhuleli	ezingakhuleli	zingakhuleli
class 11	luyakhulela, lukhulela	olukhulelayo, olukhulela	lukhulela	alukhuleli	olungakhuleli	lungakhuleli
class 14	buyakhulela, bukhulela	obukhulelayo, obukhulela	bukhulela	abukhuleli	obungakhuleli	bungakhuleli
class 15	kuyakhulela, kukhulela	okukhulelayo, okukhulela	kukhulela	akukhuleli	okungakhuleli	kungakhuleli
class 17	kuyakhulela, kukhulela	okukhulelayo, okukhulela	kukhulela	akukhuleli	okungakhuleli	kungakhuleli
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngikhulelile, ngikhulelē	engikhulelile, engikhulelē	ngikhulelile, ngikhulelē	angikhulelanga	engingakhulelanga	ngingakhulelanga
2nd singular	ukhulelile, ukhulelē	okhulelile, okhulelē	ukhulelile, ukhulelē	awukhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	ungakhulelanga
1st plural	sikhulelile, sikhulelē	esikhulelile, esikhulelē	sikhulelile, sikhulelē	asikhulelanga	esingakhulelanga	singakhulelanga
2nd plural	nikhulelile, nikhulelē	enikhulelile, enikhulelē	nikhulelile, nikhulelē	anikhulelanga	eningakhulelanga	ningakhulelanga
class 1	ukhulelile, ukhulelē	okhulelile, okhulelē	ekhulelile, ekhulelē	akakhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	engakhulelanga
class 2	bakhulelile, bakhulelē	abakhulelile, abakhulelē	bekhulelile, bekhulelē	abakhulelanga	abangakhulelanga	bengakhulelanga
class 3	ukhulelile, ukhulelē	okhulelile, okhulelē	ukhulelile, ukhulelē	awukhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	ungakhulelanga
class 4	ikhulelile, ikhulelē	ekhulelile, ekhulelē	ikhulelile, ikhulelē	ayikhulelanga	engakhulelanga	ingakhulelanga
class 5	likhulelile, likhulelē	elikhulelile, elikhulelē	likhulelile, likhulelē	alikhulelanga	elingakhulelanga	lingakhulelanga
class 6	akhulelile, akhulelē	akhulelile, akhulelē	ekhulelile, ekhulelē	awakhulelanga	angakhulelanga	engakhulelanga
class 7	sikhulelile, sikhulelē	esikhulelile, esikhulelē	sikhulelile, sikhulelē	asikhulelanga	esingakhulelanga	singakhulelanga
class 8	zikhulelile, zikhulelē	ezikhulelile, ezikhulelē	zikhulelile, zikhulelē	azikhulelanga	ezingakhulelanga	zingakhulelanga
class 9	ikhulelile, ikhulelē	ekhulelile, ekhulelē	ikhulelile, ikhulelē	ayikhulelanga	engakhulelanga	ingakhulelanga
class 10	zikhulelile, zikhulelē	ezikhulelile, ezikhulelē	zikhulelile, zikhulelē	azikhulelanga	ezingakhulelanga	zingakhulelanga
class 11	lukhulelile, lukhulelē	olukhulelile, olukhulelē	lukhulelile, lukhulelē	alukhulelanga	olungakhulelanga	lungakhulelanga
class 14	bukhulelile, bukhulelē	obukhulelile, obukhulelē	bukhulelile, bukhulelē	abukhulelanga	obungakhulelanga	bungakhulelanga
class 15	kukhulelile, kukhulelē	okukhulelile, okukhulelē	kukhulelile, kukhulelē	akukhulelanga	okungakhulelanga	kungakhulelanga
class 17	kukhulelile, kukhulelē	okukhulelile, okukhulelē	kukhulelile, kukhulelē	akukhulelanga	okungakhulelanga	kungakhulelanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngākhulela	engākhulela	ngākhulela	angikhulelanga	engingakhulelanga	ngingakhulelanga
2nd singular	wākhulela	owākhulela	wākhulela	awukhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	ungakhulelanga
1st plural	sākhulela	esākhulela	sākhulela	asikhulelanga	esingakhulelanga	singakhulelanga
2nd plural	nākhulela	enākhulela	nākhulela	anikhulelanga	eningakhulelanga	ningakhulelanga
class 1	wākhulela	owākhulela	ākhulela	akakhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	engakhulelanga
class 2	bākhulela	abākhulela	bākhulela	abakhulelanga	abangakhulelanga	bengakhulelanga
class 3	wākhulela	owākhulela	wākhulela	awukhulelanga	ongakhulelanga	ungakhulelanga
class 4	yākhulela	eyākhulela	yākhulela	ayikhulelanga	engakhulelanga	ingakhulelanga
class 5	lākhulela	elākhulela	lākhulela	alikhulelanga	elingakhulelanga	lingakhulelanga
class 6	ākhulela	ākhulela	ākhulela	awakhulelanga	angakhulelanga	engakhulelanga
class 7	sākhulela	esākhulela	sākhulela	asikhulelanga	esingakhulelanga	singakhulelanga
class 8	zākhulela	ezākhulela	zākhulela	azikhulelanga	ezingakhulelanga	zingakhulelanga
class 9	yākhulela	eyākhulela	yākhulela	ayikhulelanga	engakhulelanga	ingakhulelanga
class 10	zākhulela	ezākhulela	zākhulela	azikhulelanga	ezingakhulelanga	zingakhulelanga
class 11	lwākhulela	olwākhulela	lwākhulela	alukhulelanga	olungakhulelanga	lungakhulelanga
class 14	bākhulela	obākhulela	bākhulela	abukhulelanga	obungakhulelanga	bungakhulelanga
class 15	kwākhulela	okwākhulela	kwākhulela	akukhulelanga	okungakhulelanga	kungakhulelanga
class 17	kwākhulela	okwākhulela	kwākhulela	akukhulelanga	okungakhulelanga	kungakhulelanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhulela	—	ngingakhulela	ngingekhulele	—	ngingekhulele
2nd singular	ungakhulela	—	ungakhulela	ungekhulele	—	ungekhulele
1st plural	singakhulela	—	singakhulela	singekhulele	—	singekhulele
2nd plural	ningakhulela	—	ningakhulela	ningekhulele	—	ningekhulele
class 1	angakhulela	—	engakhulela	angekhulele	—	engekhulele
class 2	bangakhulela	—	bengakhulela	bangekhulele	—	bengekhulele
class 3	ungakhulela	—	ungakhulela	ungekhulele	—	ungekhulele
class 4	ingakhulela	—	ingakhulela	ingekhulele	—	ingekhulele
class 5	lingakhulela	—	lingakhulela	lingekhulele	—	lingekhulele
class 6	angakhulela	—	engakhulela	angekhulele	—	engekhulele
class 7	singakhulela	—	singakhulela	singekhulele	—	singekhulele
class 8	zingakhulela	—	zingakhulela	zingekhulele	—	zingekhulele
class 9	ingakhulela	—	ingakhulela	ingekhulele	—	ingekhulele
class 10	zingakhulela	—	zingakhulela	zingekhulele	—	zingekhulele
class 11	lungakhulela	—	lungakhulela	lungekhulele	—	lungekhulele
class 14	bungakhulela	—	bungakhulela	bungekhulele	—	bungekhulele
class 15	kungakhulela	—	kungakhulela	kungekhulele	—	kungekhulele
class 17	kungakhulela	—	kungakhulela	kungekhulele	—	kungekhulele
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhulela	engizokhulela	ngizokhulela	angizukhulela	engingezukhulela	ngingezukhulela
2nd singular	uzokhulela	ozokhulela	uzokhulela	awuzukhulela	ongezukhulela	ungezukhulela
1st plural	sizokhulela	esizokhulela	sizokhulela	asizukhulela	esingezukhulela	singezukhulela
2nd plural	nizokhulela	enizokhulela	nizokhulela	anizukhulela	eningezukhulela	ningezukhulela
class 1	uzokhulela	ozokhulela	ezokhulela	akazukhulela	ongezukhulela	engezukhulela
class 2	bazokhulela	abazokhulela	bezokhulela	abazukhulela	abangezukhulela	bengezukhulela
class 3	uzokhulela	ozokhulela	uzokhulela	awuzukhulela	ongezukhulela	ungezukhulela
class 4	izokhulela	ezokhulela	izokhulela	ayizukhulela	engezukhulela	ingezukhulela
class 5	lizokhulela	elizokhulela	lizokhulela	alizukhulela	elingezukhulela	lingezukhulela
class 6	azokhulela	azokhulela	ezokhulela	awazukhulela	angezukhulela	engezukhulela
class 7	sizokhulela	esizokhulela	sizokhulela	asizukhulela	esingezukhulela	singezukhulela
class 8	zizokhulela	ezizokhulela	zizokhulela	azizukhulela	ezingezukhulela	zingezukhulela
class 9	izokhulela	ezokhulela	izokhulela	ayizukhulela	engezukhulela	ingezukhulela
class 10	zizokhulela	ezizokhulela	zizokhulela	azizukhulela	ezingezukhulela	zingezukhulela
class 11	luzokhulela	oluzokhulela	luzokhulela	aluzukhulela	olungezukhulela	lungezukhulela
class 14	buzokhulela	obuzokhulela	buzokhulela	abuzukhulela	obungezukhulela	bungezukhulela
class 15	kuzokhulela	okuzokhulela	kuzokhulela	akuzukhulela	okungezukhulela	kungezukhulela
class 17	kuzokhulela	okuzokhulela	kuzokhulela	akuzukhulela	okungezukhulela	kungezukhulela
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhulela	engiyokhulela	ngiyokhulela	angiyukhulela	engingeyukhulela	ngingeyukhulela
2nd singular	uyokhulela	oyokhulela	uyokhulela	awuyukhulela	ongeyukhulela	ungeyukhulela
1st plural	siyokhulela	esiyokhulela	siyokhulela	asiyukhulela	esingeyukhulela	singeyukhulela
2nd plural	niyokhulela	eniyokhulela	niyokhulela	aniyukhulela	eningeyukhulela	ningeyukhulela
class 1	uyokhulela	oyokhulela	eyokhulela	akayukhulela	ongeyukhulela	engeyukhulela
class 2	bayokhulela	abayokhulela	beyokhulela	abayukhulela	abangeyukhulela	bengeyukhulela
class 3	uyokhulela	oyokhulela	uyokhulela	awuyukhulela	ongeyukhulela	ungeyukhulela
class 4	iyokhulela	eyokhulela	iyokhulela	ayiyukhulela	engeyukhulela	ingeyukhulela
class 5	liyokhulela	eliyokhulela	liyokhulela	aliyukhulela	elingeyukhulela	lingeyukhulela
class 6	ayokhulela	ayokhulela	eyokhulela	awayukhulela	angeyukhulela	engeyukhulela
class 7	siyokhulela	esiyokhulela	siyokhulela	asiyukhulela	esingeyukhulela	singeyukhulela
class 8	ziyokhulela	eziyokhulela	ziyokhulela	aziyukhulela	ezingeyukhulela	zingeyukhulela
class 9	iyokhulela	eyokhulela	iyokhulela	ayiyukhulela	engeyukhulela	ingeyukhulela
class 10	ziyokhulela	eziyokhulela	ziyokhulela	aziyukhulela	ezingeyukhulela	zingeyukhulela
class 11	luyokhulela	oluyokhulela	luyokhulela	aluyukhulela	olungeyukhulela	lungeyukhulela
class 14	buyokhulela	obuyokhulela	buyokhulela	abuyukhulela	obungeyukhulela	bungeyukhulela
class 15	kuyokhulela	okuyokhulela	kuyokhulela	akuyukhulela	okungeyukhulela	kungeyukhulela
class 17	kuyokhulela	okuyokhulela	kuyokhulela	akuyukhulela	okungeyukhulela	kungeyukhulela
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngikhulele	ngingakhuleli
2nd singular	ukhulele	ungakhuleli
1st plural	sikhulele	singakhuleli
2nd plural	nikhulele	ningakhuleli
class 1	akhulele	angakhuleli
class 2	bakhulele	bangakhuleli
class 3	ukhulele	ungakhuleli
class 4	ikhulele	ingakhuleli
class 5	likhulele	lingakhuleli
class 6	akhulele	angakhuleli
class 7	sikhulele	singakhuleli
class 8	zikhulele	zingakhuleli
class 9	ikhulele	ingakhuleli
class 10	zikhulele	zingakhuleli
class 11	lukhulele	lungakhuleli
class 14	bukhulele	bungakhuleli
class 15	kukhulele	kungakhuleli
class 17	kukhulele	kungakhuleli
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngakhulela	ngangakhulela, angakhulela, angangakhulela
2nd singular	wakhulela	wangakhulela, awakhulela, awangakhulela
1st plural	sakhulela	sangakhulela, asakhulela, asangakhulela
2nd plural	nakhulela	nangakhulela, anakhulela, anangakhulela
class 1	wakhulela	wangakhulela, akakhulela, akangakhulela
class 2	bakhulela	bangakhulela, abakhulela, abangakhulela
class 3	wakhulela	wangakhulela, awakhulela, awangakhulela
class 4	yakhulela	yangakhulela, ayakhulela, ayangakhulela
class 5	lakhulela	langakhulela, alakhulela, alangakhulela
class 6	akhulela	angakhulela, awakhulela, awangakhulela
class 7	sakhulela	sangakhulela, asakhulela, asangakhulela
class 8	zakhulela	zangakhulela, azakhulela, azangakhulela
class 9	yakhulela	yangakhulela, ayakhulela, ayangakhulela
class 10	zakhulela	zangakhulela, azakhulela, azangakhulela
class 11	lwakhulela	lwangakhulela, alwakhulela, alwangakhulela
class 14	bakhulela	bangakhulela, abakhulela, abangakhulela
class 15	kwakhulela	kwangakhulela, akwakhulela, akwangakhulela
class 17	kwakhulela	kwangakhulela, akwakhulela, akwangakhulela

References

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