Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From -loba +‎ -ela.

Verb edit

-lobéla

  1. to write for
  2. to write to, to correspond with

Inflection edit

Tone H
Infinitive ukulobela
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukulobela ukungalobeli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular lobela -lobele
Plural lobelani -lobeleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyalobela, ngilobela engilobelayo, engilobela ngilobela angilobeli engingalobeli ngingalobeli
2nd singular uyalobela, ulobela olobelayo, olobela ulobela awulobeli ongalobeli ungalobeli
1st plural siyalobela, silobela esilobelayo, esilobela silobela asilobeli esingalobeli singalobeli
2nd plural niyalobela, nilobela enilobelayo, enilobela nilobela anilobeli eningalobeli ningalobeli
Class 1 uyalobela, ulobela olobelayo, olobela elobela akalobeli ongalobeli engalobeli
Class 2 bayalobela, balobela abalobelayo, abalobela belobela abalobeli abangalobeli bengalobeli
Class 3 uyalobela, ulobela olobelayo, olobela ulobela awulobeli ongalobeli ungalobeli
Class 4 iyalobela, ilobela elobelayo, elobela ilobela ayilobeli engalobeli ingalobeli
Class 5 liyalobela, lilobela elilobelayo, elilobela lilobela alilobeli elingalobeli lingalobeli
Class 6 ayalobela, alobela alobelayo, alobela elobela awalobeli angalobeli engalobeli
Class 7 siyalobela, silobela esilobelayo, esilobela silobela asilobeli esingalobeli singalobeli
Class 8 ziyalobela, zilobela ezilobelayo, ezilobela zilobela azilobeli ezingalobeli zingalobeli
Class 9 iyalobela, ilobela elobelayo, elobela ilobela ayilobeli engalobeli ingalobeli
Class 10 ziyalobela, zilobela ezilobelayo, ezilobela zilobela azilobeli ezingalobeli zingalobeli
Class 11 luyalobela, lulobela olulobelayo, olulobela lulobela alulobeli olungalobeli lungalobeli
Class 14 buyalobela, bulobela obulobelayo, obulobela bulobela abulobeli obungalobeli bungalobeli
Class 15 kuyalobela, kulobela okulobelayo, okulobela kulobela akulobeli okungalobeli kungalobeli
Class 17 kuyalobela, kulobela okulobelayo, okulobela kulobela akulobeli okungalobeli kungalobeli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngilobelile, ngilobelē engilobelile, engilobelē ngilobelile, ngilobelē angilobelanga engingalobelanga ngingalobelanga
2nd singular ulobelile, ulobelē olobelile, olobelē ulobelile, ulobelē awulobelanga ongalobelanga ungalobelanga
1st plural silobelile, silobelē esilobelile, esilobelē silobelile, silobelē asilobelanga esingalobelanga singalobelanga
2nd plural nilobelile, nilobelē enilobelile, enilobelē nilobelile, nilobelē anilobelanga eningalobelanga ningalobelanga
Class 1 ulobelile, ulobelē olobelile, olobelē elobelile, elobelē akalobelanga ongalobelanga engalobelanga
Class 2 balobelile, balobelē abalobelile, abalobelē belobelile, belobelē abalobelanga abangalobelanga bengalobelanga
Class 3 ulobelile, ulobelē olobelile, olobelē ulobelile, ulobelē awulobelanga ongalobelanga ungalobelanga
Class 4 ilobelile, ilobelē elobelile, elobelē ilobelile, ilobelē ayilobelanga engalobelanga ingalobelanga
Class 5 lilobelile, lilobelē elilobelile, elilobelē lilobelile, lilobelē alilobelanga elingalobelanga lingalobelanga
Class 6 alobelile, alobelē alobelile, alobelē elobelile, elobelē awalobelanga angalobelanga engalobelanga
Class 7 silobelile, silobelē esilobelile, esilobelē silobelile, silobelē asilobelanga esingalobelanga singalobelanga
Class 8 zilobelile, zilobelē ezilobelile, ezilobelē zilobelile, zilobelē azilobelanga ezingalobelanga zingalobelanga
Class 9 ilobelile, ilobelē elobelile, elobelē ilobelile, ilobelē ayilobelanga engalobelanga ingalobelanga
Class 10 zilobelile, zilobelē ezilobelile, ezilobelē zilobelile, zilobelē azilobelanga ezingalobelanga zingalobelanga
Class 11 lulobelile, lulobelē olulobelile, olulobelē lulobelile, lulobelē alulobelanga olungalobelanga lungalobelanga
Class 14 bulobelile, bulobelē obulobelile, obulobelē bulobelile, bulobelē abulobelanga obungalobelanga bungalobelanga
Class 15 kulobelile, kulobelē okulobelile, okulobelē kulobelile, kulobelē akulobelanga okungalobelanga kungalobelanga
Class 17 kulobelile, kulobelē okulobelile, okulobelē kulobelile, kulobelē akulobelanga okungalobelanga kungalobelanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngālobela engālobela ngālobela angilobelanga engingalobelanga ngingalobelanga
2nd singular wālobela owālobela wālobela awulobelanga ongalobelanga ungalobelanga
1st plural sālobela esālobela sālobela asilobelanga esingalobelanga singalobelanga
2nd plural nālobela enālobela nālobela anilobelanga eningalobelanga ningalobelanga
Class 1 wālobela owālobela ālobela akalobelanga ongalobelanga engalobelanga
Class 2 bālobela abālobela bālobela abalobelanga abangalobelanga bengalobelanga
Class 3 wālobela owālobela wālobela awulobelanga ongalobelanga ungalobelanga
Class 4 yālobela eyālobela yālobela ayilobelanga engalobelanga ingalobelanga
Class 5 lālobela elālobela lālobela alilobelanga elingalobelanga lingalobelanga
Class 6 ālobela ālobela ālobela awalobelanga angalobelanga engalobelanga
Class 7 sālobela esālobela sālobela asilobelanga esingalobelanga singalobelanga
Class 8 zālobela ezālobela zālobela azilobelanga ezingalobelanga zingalobelanga
Class 9 yālobela eyālobela yālobela ayilobelanga engalobelanga ingalobelanga
Class 10 zālobela ezālobela zālobela azilobelanga ezingalobelanga zingalobelanga
Class 11 lwālobela olwālobela lwālobela alulobelanga olungalobelanga lungalobelanga
Class 14 bālobela obālobela bālobela abulobelanga obungalobelanga bungalobelanga
Class 15 kwālobela okwālobela kwālobela akulobelanga okungalobelanga kungalobelanga
Class 17 kwālobela okwālobela kwālobela akulobelanga okungalobelanga kungalobelanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingalobela ngingalobela ngingelobele ngingelobele
2nd singular ungalobela ungalobela ungelobele ungelobele
1st plural singalobela singalobela singelobele singelobele
2nd plural ningalobela ningalobela ningelobele ningelobele
Class 1 angalobela engalobela angelobele engelobele
Class 2 bangalobela bengalobela bangelobele bengelobele
Class 3 ungalobela ungalobela ungelobele ungelobele
Class 4 ingalobela ingalobela ingelobele ingelobele
Class 5 lingalobela lingalobela lingelobele lingelobele
Class 6 angalobela engalobela angelobele engelobele
Class 7 singalobela singalobela singelobele singelobele
Class 8 zingalobela zingalobela zingelobele zingelobele
Class 9 ingalobela ingalobela ingelobele ingelobele
Class 10 zingalobela zingalobela zingelobele zingelobele
Class 11 lungalobela lungalobela lungelobele lungelobele
Class 14 bungalobela bungalobela bungelobele bungelobele
Class 15 kungalobela kungalobela kungelobele kungelobele
Class 17 kungalobela kungalobela kungelobele kungelobele
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizolobela engizolobela ngizolobela angizulobela engingezulobela ngingezulobela
2nd singular uzolobela ozolobela uzolobela awuzulobela ongezulobela ungezulobela
1st plural sizolobela esizolobela sizolobela asizulobela esingezulobela singezulobela
2nd plural nizolobela enizolobela nizolobela anizulobela eningezulobela ningezulobela
Class 1 uzolobela ozolobela ezolobela akazulobela ongezulobela engezulobela
Class 2 bazolobela abazolobela bezolobela abazulobela abangezulobela bengezulobela
Class 3 uzolobela ozolobela uzolobela awuzulobela ongezulobela ungezulobela
Class 4 izolobela ezolobela izolobela ayizulobela engezulobela ingezulobela
Class 5 lizolobela elizolobela lizolobela alizulobela elingezulobela lingezulobela
Class 6 azolobela azolobela ezolobela awazulobela angezulobela engezulobela
Class 7 sizolobela esizolobela sizolobela asizulobela esingezulobela singezulobela
Class 8 zizolobela ezizolobela zizolobela azizulobela ezingezulobela zingezulobela
Class 9 izolobela ezolobela izolobela ayizulobela engezulobela ingezulobela
Class 10 zizolobela ezizolobela zizolobela azizulobela ezingezulobela zingezulobela
Class 11 luzolobela oluzolobela luzolobela aluzulobela olungezulobela lungezulobela
Class 14 buzolobela obuzolobela buzolobela abuzulobela obungezulobela bungezulobela
Class 15 kuzolobela okuzolobela kuzolobela akuzulobela okungezulobela kungezulobela
Class 17 kuzolobela okuzolobela kuzolobela akuzulobela okungezulobela kungezulobela
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyolobela engiyolobela ngiyolobela angiyulobela engingeyulobela ngingeyulobela
2nd singular uyolobela oyolobela uyolobela awuyulobela ongeyulobela ungeyulobela
1st plural siyolobela esiyolobela siyolobela asiyulobela esingeyulobela singeyulobela
2nd plural niyolobela eniyolobela niyolobela aniyulobela eningeyulobela ningeyulobela
Class 1 uyolobela oyolobela eyolobela akayulobela ongeyulobela engeyulobela
Class 2 bayolobela abayolobela beyolobela abayulobela abangeyulobela bengeyulobela
Class 3 uyolobela oyolobela uyolobela awuyulobela ongeyulobela ungeyulobela
Class 4 iyolobela eyolobela iyolobela ayiyulobela engeyulobela ingeyulobela
Class 5 liyolobela eliyolobela liyolobela aliyulobela elingeyulobela lingeyulobela
Class 6 ayolobela ayolobela eyolobela awayulobela angeyulobela engeyulobela
Class 7 siyolobela esiyolobela siyolobela asiyulobela esingeyulobela singeyulobela
Class 8 ziyolobela eziyolobela ziyolobela aziyulobela ezingeyulobela zingeyulobela
Class 9 iyolobela eyolobela iyolobela ayiyulobela engeyulobela ingeyulobela
Class 10 ziyolobela eziyolobela ziyolobela aziyulobela ezingeyulobela zingeyulobela
Class 11 luyolobela oluyolobela luyolobela aluyulobela olungeyulobela lungeyulobela
Class 14 buyolobela obuyolobela buyolobela abuyulobela obungeyulobela bungeyulobela
Class 15 kuyolobela okuyolobela kuyolobela akuyulobela okungeyulobela kungeyulobela
Class 17 kuyolobela okuyolobela kuyolobela akuyulobela okungeyulobela kungeyulobela
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngilobele ngingalobeli
2nd singular ulobele ungalobeli
1st plural silobele singalobeli
2nd plural nilobele ningalobeli
Class 1 alobele angalobeli
Class 2 balobele bangalobeli
Class 3 ulobele ungalobeli
Class 4 ilobele ingalobeli
Class 5 lilobele lingalobeli
Class 6 alobele angalobeli
Class 7 silobele singalobeli
Class 8 zilobele zingalobeli
Class 9 ilobele ingalobeli
Class 10 zilobele zingalobeli
Class 11 lulobele lungalobeli
Class 14 bulobele bungalobeli
Class 15 kulobele kungalobeli
Class 17 kulobele kungalobeli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngalobela ngangalobela, angalobela, angangalobela
2nd singular walobela wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
1st plural salobela sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela
2nd plural nalobela nangalobela, analobela, anangalobela
Class 1 walobela wangalobela, akalobela, akangalobela
Class 2 balobela bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela
Class 3 walobela wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
Class 4 yalobela yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela
Class 5 lalobela langalobela, alalobela, alangalobela
Class 6 alobela angalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
Class 7 salobela sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela
Class 8 zalobela zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela
Class 9 yalobela yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela
Class 10 zalobela zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela
Class 11 lwalobela lwangalobela, alwalobela, alwangalobela
Class 14 balobela bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela
Class 15 kwalobela kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela
Class 17 kwalobela kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela

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