Zulu

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Etymology

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From -bona +‎ -ela.

Verb

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-bonela?

  1. (transitive) to see for/on behalf of
  2. (transitive) to watch, to mind

Inflection

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Tone H
Infinitive ukubonela
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubonela ukungaboneli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bonela -bonele
Plural bonelani -boneleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabonela, ngibonela engibonelayo, engibonela ngibonela angiboneli engingaboneli ngingaboneli
2nd singular uyabonela, ubonela obonelayo, obonela ubonela awuboneli ongaboneli ungaboneli
1st plural siyabonela, sibonela esibonelayo, esibonela sibonela asiboneli esingaboneli singaboneli
2nd plural niyabonela, nibonela enibonelayo, enibonela nibonela aniboneli eningaboneli ningaboneli
Class 1 uyabonela, ubonela obonelayo, obonela ebonela akaboneli ongaboneli engaboneli
Class 2 bayabonela, babonela ababonelayo, ababonela bebonela ababoneli abangaboneli bengaboneli
Class 3 uyabonela, ubonela obonelayo, obonela ubonela awuboneli ongaboneli ungaboneli
Class 4 iyabonela, ibonela ebonelayo, ebonela ibonela ayiboneli engaboneli ingaboneli
Class 5 liyabonela, libonela elibonelayo, elibonela libonela aliboneli elingaboneli lingaboneli
Class 6 ayabonela, abonela abonelayo, abonela ebonela awaboneli angaboneli engaboneli
Class 7 siyabonela, sibonela esibonelayo, esibonela sibonela asiboneli esingaboneli singaboneli
Class 8 ziyabonela, zibonela ezibonelayo, ezibonela zibonela aziboneli ezingaboneli zingaboneli
Class 9 iyabonela, ibonela ebonelayo, ebonela ibonela ayiboneli engaboneli ingaboneli
Class 10 ziyabonela, zibonela ezibonelayo, ezibonela zibonela aziboneli ezingaboneli zingaboneli
Class 11 luyabonela, lubonela olubonelayo, olubonela lubonela aluboneli olungaboneli lungaboneli
Class 14 buyabonela, bubonela obubonelayo, obubonela bubonela abuboneli obungaboneli bungaboneli
Class 15 kuyabonela, kubonela okubonelayo, okubonela kubonela akuboneli okungaboneli kungaboneli
Class 17 kuyabonela, kubonela okubonelayo, okubonela kubonela akuboneli okungaboneli kungaboneli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibonelile, ngibonelē engibonelile, engibonelē ngibonelile, ngibonelē angibonelanga engingabonelanga ngingabonelanga
2nd singular ubonelile, ubonelē obonelile, obonelē ubonelile, ubonelē awubonelanga ongabonelanga ungabonelanga
1st plural sibonelile, sibonelē esibonelile, esibonelē sibonelile, sibonelē asibonelanga esingabonelanga singabonelanga
2nd plural nibonelile, nibonelē enibonelile, enibonelē nibonelile, nibonelē anibonelanga eningabonelanga ningabonelanga
Class 1 ubonelile, ubonelē obonelile, obonelē ebonelile, ebonelē akabonelanga ongabonelanga engabonelanga
Class 2 babonelile, babonelē ababonelile, ababonelē bebonelile, bebonelē ababonelanga abangabonelanga bengabonelanga
Class 3 ubonelile, ubonelē obonelile, obonelē ubonelile, ubonelē awubonelanga ongabonelanga ungabonelanga
Class 4 ibonelile, ibonelē ebonelile, ebonelē ibonelile, ibonelē ayibonelanga engabonelanga ingabonelanga
Class 5 libonelile, libonelē elibonelile, elibonelē libonelile, libonelē alibonelanga elingabonelanga lingabonelanga
Class 6 abonelile, abonelē abonelile, abonelē ebonelile, ebonelē awabonelanga angabonelanga engabonelanga
Class 7 sibonelile, sibonelē esibonelile, esibonelē sibonelile, sibonelē asibonelanga esingabonelanga singabonelanga
Class 8 zibonelile, zibonelē ezibonelile, ezibonelē zibonelile, zibonelē azibonelanga ezingabonelanga zingabonelanga
Class 9 ibonelile, ibonelē ebonelile, ebonelē ibonelile, ibonelē ayibonelanga engabonelanga ingabonelanga
Class 10 zibonelile, zibonelē ezibonelile, ezibonelē zibonelile, zibonelē azibonelanga ezingabonelanga zingabonelanga
Class 11 lubonelile, lubonelē olubonelile, olubonelē lubonelile, lubonelē alubonelanga olungabonelanga lungabonelanga
Class 14 bubonelile, bubonelē obubonelile, obubonelē bubonelile, bubonelē abubonelanga obungabonelanga bungabonelanga
Class 15 kubonelile, kubonelē okubonelile, okubonelē kubonelile, kubonelē akubonelanga okungabonelanga kungabonelanga
Class 17 kubonelile, kubonelē okubonelile, okubonelē kubonelile, kubonelē akubonelanga okungabonelanga kungabonelanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābonela engābonela ngābonela angibonelanga engingabonelanga ngingabonelanga
2nd singular wābonela owābonela wābonela awubonelanga ongabonelanga ungabonelanga
1st plural sābonela esābonela sābonela asibonelanga esingabonelanga singabonelanga
2nd plural nābonela enābonela nābonela anibonelanga eningabonelanga ningabonelanga
Class 1 wābonela owābonela ābonela akabonelanga ongabonelanga engabonelanga
Class 2 bābonela abābonela bābonela ababonelanga abangabonelanga bengabonelanga
Class 3 wābonela owābonela wābonela awubonelanga ongabonelanga ungabonelanga
Class 4 yābonela eyābonela yābonela ayibonelanga engabonelanga ingabonelanga
Class 5 lābonela elābonela lābonela alibonelanga elingabonelanga lingabonelanga
Class 6 ābonela ābonela ābonela awabonelanga angabonelanga engabonelanga
Class 7 sābonela esābonela sābonela asibonelanga esingabonelanga singabonelanga
Class 8 zābonela ezābonela zābonela azibonelanga ezingabonelanga zingabonelanga
Class 9 yābonela eyābonela yābonela ayibonelanga engabonelanga ingabonelanga
Class 10 zābonela ezābonela zābonela azibonelanga ezingabonelanga zingabonelanga
Class 11 lwābonela olwābonela lwābonela alubonelanga olungabonelanga lungabonelanga
Class 14 bābonela obābonela bābonela abubonelanga obungabonelanga bungabonelanga
Class 15 kwābonela okwābonela kwābonela akubonelanga okungabonelanga kungabonelanga
Class 17 kwābonela okwābonela kwābonela akubonelanga okungabonelanga kungabonelanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabonela ngingabonela ngingebonele ngingebonele
2nd singular ungabonela ungabonela ungebonele ungebonele
1st plural singabonela singabonela singebonele singebonele
2nd plural ningabonela ningabonela ningebonele ningebonele
Class 1 angabonela engabonela angebonele engebonele
Class 2 bangabonela bengabonela bangebonele bengebonele
Class 3 ungabonela ungabonela ungebonele ungebonele
Class 4 ingabonela ingabonela ingebonele ingebonele
Class 5 lingabonela lingabonela lingebonele lingebonele
Class 6 angabonela engabonela angebonele engebonele
Class 7 singabonela singabonela singebonele singebonele
Class 8 zingabonela zingabonela zingebonele zingebonele
Class 9 ingabonela ingabonela ingebonele ingebonele
Class 10 zingabonela zingabonela zingebonele zingebonele
Class 11 lungabonela lungabonela lungebonele lungebonele
Class 14 bungabonela bungabonela bungebonele bungebonele
Class 15 kungabonela kungabonela kungebonele kungebonele
Class 17 kungabonela kungabonela kungebonele kungebonele
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobonela engizobonela ngizobonela angizubonela engingezubonela ngingezubonela
2nd singular uzobonela ozobonela uzobonela awuzubonela ongezubonela ungezubonela
1st plural sizobonela esizobonela sizobonela asizubonela esingezubonela singezubonela
2nd plural nizobonela enizobonela nizobonela anizubonela eningezubonela ningezubonela
Class 1 uzobonela ozobonela ezobonela akazubonela ongezubonela engezubonela
Class 2 bazobonela abazobonela bezobonela abazubonela abangezubonela bengezubonela
Class 3 uzobonela ozobonela uzobonela awuzubonela ongezubonela ungezubonela
Class 4 izobonela ezobonela izobonela ayizubonela engezubonela ingezubonela
Class 5 lizobonela elizobonela lizobonela alizubonela elingezubonela lingezubonela
Class 6 azobonela azobonela ezobonela awazubonela angezubonela engezubonela
Class 7 sizobonela esizobonela sizobonela asizubonela esingezubonela singezubonela
Class 8 zizobonela ezizobonela zizobonela azizubonela ezingezubonela zingezubonela
Class 9 izobonela ezobonela izobonela ayizubonela engezubonela ingezubonela
Class 10 zizobonela ezizobonela zizobonela azizubonela ezingezubonela zingezubonela
Class 11 luzobonela oluzobonela luzobonela aluzubonela olungezubonela lungezubonela
Class 14 buzobonela obuzobonela buzobonela abuzubonela obungezubonela bungezubonela
Class 15 kuzobonela okuzobonela kuzobonela akuzubonela okungezubonela kungezubonela
Class 17 kuzobonela okuzobonela kuzobonela akuzubonela okungezubonela kungezubonela
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobonela engiyobonela ngiyobonela angiyubonela engingeyubonela ngingeyubonela
2nd singular uyobonela oyobonela uyobonela awuyubonela ongeyubonela ungeyubonela
1st plural siyobonela esiyobonela siyobonela asiyubonela esingeyubonela singeyubonela
2nd plural niyobonela eniyobonela niyobonela aniyubonela eningeyubonela ningeyubonela
Class 1 uyobonela oyobonela eyobonela akayubonela ongeyubonela engeyubonela
Class 2 bayobonela abayobonela beyobonela abayubonela abangeyubonela bengeyubonela
Class 3 uyobonela oyobonela uyobonela awuyubonela ongeyubonela ungeyubonela
Class 4 iyobonela eyobonela iyobonela ayiyubonela engeyubonela ingeyubonela
Class 5 liyobonela eliyobonela liyobonela aliyubonela elingeyubonela lingeyubonela
Class 6 ayobonela ayobonela eyobonela awayubonela angeyubonela engeyubonela
Class 7 siyobonela esiyobonela siyobonela asiyubonela esingeyubonela singeyubonela
Class 8 ziyobonela eziyobonela ziyobonela aziyubonela ezingeyubonela zingeyubonela
Class 9 iyobonela eyobonela iyobonela ayiyubonela engeyubonela ingeyubonela
Class 10 ziyobonela eziyobonela ziyobonela aziyubonela ezingeyubonela zingeyubonela
Class 11 luyobonela oluyobonela luyobonela aluyubonela olungeyubonela lungeyubonela
Class 14 buyobonela obuyobonela buyobonela abuyubonela obungeyubonela bungeyubonela
Class 15 kuyobonela okuyobonela kuyobonela akuyubonela okungeyubonela kungeyubonela
Class 17 kuyobonela okuyobonela kuyobonela akuyubonela okungeyubonela kungeyubonela
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibonele ngingaboneli
2nd singular ubonele ungaboneli
1st plural sibonele singaboneli
2nd plural nibonele ningaboneli
Class 1 abonele angaboneli
Class 2 babonele bangaboneli
Class 3 ubonele ungaboneli
Class 4 ibonele ingaboneli
Class 5 libonele lingaboneli
Class 6 abonele angaboneli
Class 7 sibonele singaboneli
Class 8 zibonele zingaboneli
Class 9 ibonele ingaboneli
Class 10 zibonele zingaboneli
Class 11 lubonele lungaboneli
Class 14 bubonele bungaboneli
Class 15 kubonele kungaboneli
Class 17 kubonele kungaboneli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabonela ngangabonela, angabonela, angangabonela
2nd singular wabonela wangabonela, awabonela, awangabonela
1st plural sabonela sangabonela, asabonela, asangabonela
2nd plural nabonela nangabonela, anabonela, anangabonela
Class 1 wabonela wangabonela, akabonela, akangabonela
Class 2 babonela bangabonela, ababonela, abangabonela
Class 3 wabonela wangabonela, awabonela, awangabonela
Class 4 yabonela yangabonela, ayabonela, ayangabonela
Class 5 labonela langabonela, alabonela, alangabonela
Class 6 abonela angabonela, awabonela, awangabonela
Class 7 sabonela sangabonela, asabonela, asangabonela
Class 8 zabonela zangabonela, azabonela, azangabonela
Class 9 yabonela yangabonela, ayabonela, ayangabonela
Class 10 zabonela zangabonela, azabonela, azangabonela
Class 11 lwabonela lwangabonela, alwabonela, alwangabonela
Class 14 babonela bangabonela, ababonela, abangabonela
Class 15 kwabonela kwangabonela, akwabonela, akwangabonela
Class 17 kwabonela kwangabonela, akwabonela, akwangabonela