abela

Zulu

Etymology

From -aba +‎ -ela.

Verb

-abela?

  1. (transitive) to apportion to, to distribute among
  2. (transitive) to award to

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukwabela
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukwabela ukungabeli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yabela -abele
Plural yabelani -abeleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabela, ngabela engabelayo, engabela ngabela angabeli engingabeli ngingabeli
2nd singular uyabela, wabela owabelayo, owabela wabela awabeli ongabeli ungabeli
1st plural siyabela, sabela esabelayo, esabela sabela asabeli esingabeli singabeli
2nd plural niyabela, nabela enabelayo, enabela nabela anabeli eningabeli ningabeli
Class 1 uyabela, wabela owabelayo, owabela abela akabeli ongabeli engabeli
Class 2 bayabela, babela ababelayo, ababela babela ababeli abangabeli bengabeli
Class 3 uyabela, wabela owabelayo, owabela wabela awabeli ongabeli ungabeli
Class 4 iyabela, yabela eyabelayo, eyabela yabela ayabeli engabeli ingabeli
Class 5 liyabela, labela elabelayo, elabela labela alabeli elingabeli lingabeli
Class 6 ayabela, abela abelayo, abela abela awabeli angabeli engabeli
Class 7 siyabela, sabela esabelayo, esabela sabela asabeli esingabeli singabeli
Class 8 ziyabela, zabela ezabelayo, ezabela zabela azabeli ezingabeli zingabeli
Class 9 iyabela, yabela eyabelayo, eyabela yabela ayabeli engabeli ingabeli
Class 10 ziyabela, zabela ezabelayo, ezabela zabela azabeli ezingabeli zingabeli
Class 11 luyabela, lwabela olwabelayo, olwabela lwabela alwabeli olungabeli lungabeli
Class 14 buyabela, babela obabelayo, obabela babela ababeli obungabeli bungabeli
Class 15 kuyabela, kwabela okwabelayo, okwabela kwabela akwabeli okungabeli kungabeli
Class 17 kuyabela, kwabela okwabelayo, okwabela kwabela akwabeli okungabeli kungabeli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngabele engabele ngabele angabelanga engingabelanga ngingabelanga
2nd singular wabele owabele wabele awabelanga ongabelanga ungabelanga
1st plural sabele esabele sabele asabelanga esingabelanga singabelanga
2nd plural nabele enabele nabele anabelanga eningabelanga ningabelanga
Class 1 wabele owabele abele akabelanga ongabelanga engabelanga
Class 2 babele ababele babele ababelanga abangabelanga bengabelanga
Class 3 wabele owabele wabele awabelanga ongabelanga ungabelanga
Class 4 yabele eyabele yabele ayabelanga engabelanga ingabelanga
Class 5 labele elabele labele alabelanga elingabelanga lingabelanga
Class 6 abele abele abele awabelanga angabelanga engabelanga
Class 7 sabele esabele sabele asabelanga esingabelanga singabelanga
Class 8 zabele ezabele zabele azabelanga ezingabelanga zingabelanga
Class 9 yabele eyabele yabele ayabelanga engabelanga ingabelanga
Class 10 zabele ezabele zabele azabelanga ezingabelanga zingabelanga
Class 11 lwabele olwabele lwabele alwabelanga olungabelanga lungabelanga
Class 14 babele obabele babele ababelanga obungabelanga bungabelanga
Class 15 kwabele okwabele kwabele akwabelanga okungabelanga kungabelanga
Class 17 kwabele okwabele kwabele akwabelanga okungabelanga kungabelanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābela engābela ngābela angabelanga engingabelanga ngingabelanga
2nd singular wābela owābela wābela awabelanga ongabelanga ungabelanga
1st plural sābela esābela sābela asabelanga esingabelanga singabelanga
2nd plural nābela enābela nābela anabelanga eningabelanga ningabelanga
Class 1 wābela owābela ābela akabelanga ongabelanga engabelanga
Class 2 bābela abābela bābela ababelanga abangabelanga bengabelanga
Class 3 wābela owābela wābela awabelanga ongabelanga ungabelanga
Class 4 yābela eyābela yābela ayabelanga engabelanga ingabelanga
Class 5 lābela elābela lābela alabelanga elingabelanga lingabelanga
Class 6 ābela ābela ābela awabelanga angabelanga engabelanga
Class 7 sābela esābela sābela asabelanga esingabelanga singabelanga
Class 8 zābela ezābela zābela azabelanga ezingabelanga zingabelanga
Class 9 yābela eyābela yābela ayabelanga engabelanga ingabelanga
Class 10 zābela ezābela zābela azabelanga ezingabelanga zingabelanga
Class 11 lwābela olwābela lwābela alwabelanga olungabelanga lungabelanga
Class 14 bābela obābela bābela ababelanga obungabelanga bungabelanga
Class 15 kwābela okwābela kwābela akwabelanga okungabelanga kungabelanga
Class 17 kwābela okwābela kwābela akwabelanga okungabelanga kungabelanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabela — ngingabela ngingabele — ngingabele
2nd singular ungabela — ungabela ungabele — ungabele
1st plural singabela — singabela singabele — singabele
2nd plural ningabela — ningabela ningabele — ningabele
Class 1 angabela — engabela angabele — engabele
Class 2 bangabela — bengabela bangabele — bengabele
Class 3 ungabela — ungabela ungabele — ungabele
Class 4 ingabela — ingabela ingabele — ingabele
Class 5 lingabela — lingabela lingabele — lingabele
Class 6 angabela — engabela angabele — engabele
Class 7 singabela — singabela singabele — singabele
Class 8 zingabela — zingabela zingabele — zingabele
Class 9 ingabela — ingabela ingabele — ingabele
Class 10 zingabela — zingabela zingabele — zingabele
Class 11 lungabela — lungabela lungabele — lungabele
Class 14 bungabela — bungabela bungabele — bungabele
Class 15 kungabela — kungabela kungabele — kungabele
Class 17 kungabela — kungabela kungabele — kungabele
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokwabela engizokwabela ngizokwabela angizukwabela — ngingezukwabela
2nd singular uzokwabela ozokwabela uzokwabela awuzukwabela — ungezukwabela
1st plural sizokwabela esizokwabela sizokwabela asizukwabela — singezukwabela
2nd plural nizokwabela enizokwabela nizokwabela anizukwabela — ningezukwabela
Class 1 uzokwabela ozokwabela ezokwabela akazukwabela — engezukwabela
Class 2 bazokwabela abazokwabela bezokwabela abazukwabela — bengezukwabela
Class 3 uzokwabela ozokwabela uzokwabela awuzukwabela — ungezukwabela
Class 4 izokwabela ezokwabela izokwabela ayizukwabela — ingezukwabela
Class 5 lizokwabela elizokwabela lizokwabela alizukwabela — lingezukwabela
Class 6 azokwabela azokwabela ezokwabela awazukwabela — engezukwabela
Class 7 sizokwabela esizokwabela sizokwabela asizukwabela — singezukwabela
Class 8 zizokwabela ezizokwabela zizokwabela azizukwabela — zingezukwabela
Class 9 izokwabela ezokwabela izokwabela ayizukwabela — ingezukwabela
Class 10 zizokwabela ezizokwabela zizokwabela azizukwabela — zingezukwabela
Class 11 luzokwabela oluzokwabela luzokwabela aluzukwabela — lungezukwabela
Class 14 buzokwabela obuzokwabela buzokwabela abuzukwabela — bungezukwabela
Class 15 kuzokwabela okuzokwabela kuzokwabela akuzukwabela — kungezukwabela
Class 17 kuzokwabela okuzokwabela kuzokwabela akuzukwabela — kungezukwabela
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokwabela engiyokwabela ngiyokwabela angiyukwabela — ngingeyukwabela
2nd singular uyokwabela oyokwabela uyokwabela awuyukwabela — ungeyukwabela
1st plural siyokwabela esiyokwabela siyokwabela asiyukwabela — singeyukwabela
2nd plural niyokwabela eniyokwabela niyokwabela aniyukwabela — ningeyukwabela
Class 1 uyokwabela oyokwabela eyokwabela akayukwabela — engeyukwabela
Class 2 bayokwabela abayokwabela beyokwabela abayukwabela — bengeyukwabela
Class 3 uyokwabela oyokwabela uyokwabela awuyukwabela — ungeyukwabela
Class 4 iyokwabela eyokwabela iyokwabela ayiyukwabela — ingeyukwabela
Class 5 liyokwabela eliyokwabela liyokwabela aliyukwabela — lingeyukwabela
Class 6 ayokwabela ayokwabela eyokwabela awayukwabela — engeyukwabela
Class 7 siyokwabela esiyokwabela siyokwabela asiyukwabela — singeyukwabela
Class 8 ziyokwabela eziyokwabela ziyokwabela aziyukwabela — zingeyukwabela
Class 9 iyokwabela eyokwabela iyokwabela ayiyukwabela — ingeyukwabela
Class 10 ziyokwabela eziyokwabela ziyokwabela aziyukwabela — zingeyukwabela
Class 11 luyokwabela oluyokwabela luyokwabela aluyukwabela — lungeyukwabela
Class 14 buyokwabela obuyokwabela buyokwabela abuyukwabela — bungeyukwabela
Class 15 kuyokwabela okuyokwabela kuyokwabela akuyukwabela — kungeyukwabela
Class 17 kuyokwabela okuyokwabela kuyokwabela akuyukwabela — kungeyukwabela
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabele ngingabeli
2nd singular wabele ungabeli
1st plural sabele singabeli
2nd plural nabele ningabeli
Class 1 abele angabeli
Class 2 babele bangabeli
Class 3 wabele ungabeli
Class 4 yabele ingabeli
Class 5 labele lingabeli
Class 6 abele angabeli
Class 7 sabele singabeli
Class 8 zabele zingabeli
Class 9 yabele ingabeli
Class 10 zabele zingabeli
Class 11 lwabele lungabeli
Class 14 babele bungabeli
Class 15 kwabele kungabeli
Class 17 kwabele kungabeli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabela ngangabela, angabela, angangabela
2nd singular wabela wangabela, awabela, awangabela
1st plural sabela sangabela, asabela, asangabela
2nd plural nabela nangabela, anabela, anangabela
Class 1 wabela wangabela, akabela, akangabela
Class 2 babela bangabela, ababela, abangabela
Class 3 wabela wangabela, awabela, awangabela
Class 4 yabela yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela
Class 5 labela langabela, alabela, alangabela
Class 6 abela angabela, awabela, awangabela
Class 7 sabela sangabela, asabela, asangabela
Class 8 zabela zangabela, azabela, azangabela
Class 9 yabela yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela
Class 10 zabela zangabela, azabela, azangabela
Class 11 lwabela lwangabela, alwabela, alwangabela
Class 14 babela bangabela, ababela, abangabela
Class 15 kwabela kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela
Class 17 kwabela kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela

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