dedela

Zulu

Etymology

From deda +‎ -deda.

Verb

-dedela^?

1. (transitive) to make room for, to make way for, to get out of the way of
2. (transitive) to release, to let go

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukudedela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudedela	ukungadedeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dedela	-dedele
Plural	dedelani	-dedeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadedela, ngidedela	engidedelayo, engidedela	ngidedela	angidedeli	engingadedeli	ngingadedeli
2nd singular	uyadedela, udedela	odedelayo, odedela	udedela	awudedeli	ongadedeli	ungadedeli
1st plural	siyadedela, sidedela	esidedelayo, esidedela	sidedela	asidedeli	esingadedeli	singadedeli
2nd plural	niyadedela, nidedela	enidedelayo, enidedela	nidedela	anidedeli	eningadedeli	ningadedeli
Class 1	uyadedela, udedela	odedelayo, odedela	ededela	akadedeli	ongadedeli	engadedeli
Class 2	bayadedela, badedela	abadedelayo, abadedela	bededela	abadedeli	abangadedeli	bengadedeli
Class 3	uyadedela, udedela	odedelayo, odedela	udedela	awudedeli	ongadedeli	ungadedeli
Class 4	iyadedela, idedela	ededelayo, ededela	idedela	ayidedeli	engadedeli	ingadedeli
Class 5	liyadedela, lidedela	elidedelayo, elidedela	lidedela	alidedeli	elingadedeli	lingadedeli
Class 6	ayadedela, adedela	adedelayo, adedela	ededela	awadedeli	angadedeli	engadedeli
Class 7	siyadedela, sidedela	esidedelayo, esidedela	sidedela	asidedeli	esingadedeli	singadedeli
Class 8	ziyadedela, zidedela	ezidedelayo, ezidedela	zidedela	azidedeli	ezingadedeli	zingadedeli
Class 9	iyadedela, idedela	ededelayo, ededela	idedela	ayidedeli	engadedeli	ingadedeli
Class 10	ziyadedela, zidedela	ezidedelayo, ezidedela	zidedela	azidedeli	ezingadedeli	zingadedeli
Class 11	luyadedela, ludedela	oludedelayo, oludedela	ludedela	aludedeli	olungadedeli	lungadedeli
Class 14	buyadedela, budedela	obudedelayo, obudedela	budedela	abudedeli	obungadedeli	bungadedeli
Class 15	kuyadedela, kudedela	okudedelayo, okudedela	kudedela	akudedeli	okungadedeli	kungadedeli
Class 17	kuyadedela, kudedela	okudedelayo, okudedela	kudedela	akudedeli	okungadedeli	kungadedeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidedelile, ngidedelē	engidedelile, engidedelē	ngidedelile, ngidedelē	angidedelanga	engingadedelanga	ngingadedelanga
2nd singular	udedelile, udedelē	odedelile, odedelē	udedelile, udedelē	awudedelanga	ongadedelanga	ungadedelanga
1st plural	sidedelile, sidedelē	esidedelile, esidedelē	sidedelile, sidedelē	asidedelanga	esingadedelanga	singadedelanga
2nd plural	nidedelile, nidedelē	enidedelile, enidedelē	nidedelile, nidedelē	anidedelanga	eningadedelanga	ningadedelanga
Class 1	udedelile, udedelē	odedelile, odedelē	ededelile, ededelē	akadedelanga	ongadedelanga	engadedelanga
Class 2	badedelile, badedelē	abadedelile, abadedelē	bededelile, bededelē	abadedelanga	abangadedelanga	bengadedelanga
Class 3	udedelile, udedelē	odedelile, odedelē	udedelile, udedelē	awudedelanga	ongadedelanga	ungadedelanga
Class 4	idedelile, idedelē	ededelile, ededelē	idedelile, idedelē	ayidedelanga	engadedelanga	ingadedelanga
Class 5	lidedelile, lidedelē	elidedelile, elidedelē	lidedelile, lidedelē	alidedelanga	elingadedelanga	lingadedelanga
Class 6	adedelile, adedelē	adedelile, adedelē	ededelile, ededelē	awadedelanga	angadedelanga	engadedelanga
Class 7	sidedelile, sidedelē	esidedelile, esidedelē	sidedelile, sidedelē	asidedelanga	esingadedelanga	singadedelanga
Class 8	zidedelile, zidedelē	ezidedelile, ezidedelē	zidedelile, zidedelē	azidedelanga	ezingadedelanga	zingadedelanga
Class 9	idedelile, idedelē	ededelile, ededelē	idedelile, idedelē	ayidedelanga	engadedelanga	ingadedelanga
Class 10	zidedelile, zidedelē	ezidedelile, ezidedelē	zidedelile, zidedelē	azidedelanga	ezingadedelanga	zingadedelanga
Class 11	ludedelile, ludedelē	oludedelile, oludedelē	ludedelile, ludedelē	aludedelanga	olungadedelanga	lungadedelanga
Class 14	budedelile, budedelē	obudedelile, obudedelē	budedelile, budedelē	abudedelanga	obungadedelanga	bungadedelanga
Class 15	kudedelile, kudedelē	okudedelile, okudedelē	kudedelile, kudedelē	akudedelanga	okungadedelanga	kungadedelanga
Class 17	kudedelile, kudedelē	okudedelile, okudedelē	kudedelile, kudedelē	akudedelanga	okungadedelanga	kungadedelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādedela	engādedela	ngādedela	angidedelanga	engingadedelanga	ngingadedelanga
2nd singular	wādedela	owādedela	wādedela	awudedelanga	ongadedelanga	ungadedelanga
1st plural	sādedela	esādedela	sādedela	asidedelanga	esingadedelanga	singadedelanga
2nd plural	nādedela	enādedela	nādedela	anidedelanga	eningadedelanga	ningadedelanga
Class 1	wādedela	owādedela	ādedela	akadedelanga	ongadedelanga	engadedelanga
Class 2	bādedela	abādedela	bādedela	abadedelanga	abangadedelanga	bengadedelanga
Class 3	wādedela	owādedela	wādedela	awudedelanga	ongadedelanga	ungadedelanga
Class 4	yādedela	eyādedela	yādedela	ayidedelanga	engadedelanga	ingadedelanga
Class 5	lādedela	elādedela	lādedela	alidedelanga	elingadedelanga	lingadedelanga
Class 6	ādedela	ādedela	ādedela	awadedelanga	angadedelanga	engadedelanga
Class 7	sādedela	esādedela	sādedela	asidedelanga	esingadedelanga	singadedelanga
Class 8	zādedela	ezādedela	zādedela	azidedelanga	ezingadedelanga	zingadedelanga
Class 9	yādedela	eyādedela	yādedela	ayidedelanga	engadedelanga	ingadedelanga
Class 10	zādedela	ezādedela	zādedela	azidedelanga	ezingadedelanga	zingadedelanga
Class 11	lwādedela	olwādedela	lwādedela	aludedelanga	olungadedelanga	lungadedelanga
Class 14	bādedela	obādedela	bādedela	abudedelanga	obungadedelanga	bungadedelanga
Class 15	kwādedela	okwādedela	kwādedela	akudedelanga	okungadedelanga	kungadedelanga
Class 17	kwādedela	okwādedela	kwādedela	akudedelanga	okungadedelanga	kungadedelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadedela	—	ngingadedela	ngingededele	—	ngingededele
2nd singular	ungadedela	—	ungadedela	ungededele	—	ungededele
1st plural	singadedela	—	singadedela	singededele	—	singededele
2nd plural	ningadedela	—	ningadedela	ningededele	—	ningededele
Class 1	angadedela	—	engadedela	angededele	—	engededele
Class 2	bangadedela	—	bengadedela	bangededele	—	bengededele
Class 3	ungadedela	—	ungadedela	ungededele	—	ungededele
Class 4	ingadedela	—	ingadedela	ingededele	—	ingededele
Class 5	lingadedela	—	lingadedela	lingededele	—	lingededele
Class 6	angadedela	—	engadedela	angededele	—	engededele
Class 7	singadedela	—	singadedela	singededele	—	singededele
Class 8	zingadedela	—	zingadedela	zingededele	—	zingededele
Class 9	ingadedela	—	ingadedela	ingededele	—	ingededele
Class 10	zingadedela	—	zingadedela	zingededele	—	zingededele
Class 11	lungadedela	—	lungadedela	lungededele	—	lungededele
Class 14	bungadedela	—	bungadedela	bungededele	—	bungededele
Class 15	kungadedela	—	kungadedela	kungededele	—	kungededele
Class 17	kungadedela	—	kungadedela	kungededele	—	kungededele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodedela	engizodedela	ngizodedela	angizudedela	engingezudedela	ngingezudedela
2nd singular	uzodedela	ozodedela	uzodedela	awuzudedela	ongezudedela	ungezudedela
1st plural	sizodedela	esizodedela	sizodedela	asizudedela	esingezudedela	singezudedela
2nd plural	nizodedela	enizodedela	nizodedela	anizudedela	eningezudedela	ningezudedela
Class 1	uzodedela	ozodedela	ezodedela	akazudedela	ongezudedela	engezudedela
Class 2	bazodedela	abazodedela	bezodedela	abazudedela	abangezudedela	bengezudedela
Class 3	uzodedela	ozodedela	uzodedela	awuzudedela	ongezudedela	ungezudedela
Class 4	izodedela	ezodedela	izodedela	ayizudedela	engezudedela	ingezudedela
Class 5	lizodedela	elizodedela	lizodedela	alizudedela	elingezudedela	lingezudedela
Class 6	azodedela	azodedela	ezodedela	awazudedela	angezudedela	engezudedela
Class 7	sizodedela	esizodedela	sizodedela	asizudedela	esingezudedela	singezudedela
Class 8	zizodedela	ezizodedela	zizodedela	azizudedela	ezingezudedela	zingezudedela
Class 9	izodedela	ezodedela	izodedela	ayizudedela	engezudedela	ingezudedela
Class 10	zizodedela	ezizodedela	zizodedela	azizudedela	ezingezudedela	zingezudedela
Class 11	luzodedela	oluzodedela	luzodedela	aluzudedela	olungezudedela	lungezudedela
Class 14	buzodedela	obuzodedela	buzodedela	abuzudedela	obungezudedela	bungezudedela
Class 15	kuzodedela	okuzodedela	kuzodedela	akuzudedela	okungezudedela	kungezudedela
Class 17	kuzodedela	okuzodedela	kuzodedela	akuzudedela	okungezudedela	kungezudedela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodedela	engiyodedela	ngiyodedela	angiyudedela	engingeyudedela	ngingeyudedela
2nd singular	uyodedela	oyodedela	uyodedela	awuyudedela	ongeyudedela	ungeyudedela
1st plural	siyodedela	esiyodedela	siyodedela	asiyudedela	esingeyudedela	singeyudedela
2nd plural	niyodedela	eniyodedela	niyodedela	aniyudedela	eningeyudedela	ningeyudedela
Class 1	uyodedela	oyodedela	eyodedela	akayudedela	ongeyudedela	engeyudedela
Class 2	bayodedela	abayodedela	beyodedela	abayudedela	abangeyudedela	bengeyudedela
Class 3	uyodedela	oyodedela	uyodedela	awuyudedela	ongeyudedela	ungeyudedela
Class 4	iyodedela	eyodedela	iyodedela	ayiyudedela	engeyudedela	ingeyudedela
Class 5	liyodedela	eliyodedela	liyodedela	aliyudedela	elingeyudedela	lingeyudedela
Class 6	ayodedela	ayodedela	eyodedela	awayudedela	angeyudedela	engeyudedela
Class 7	siyodedela	esiyodedela	siyodedela	asiyudedela	esingeyudedela	singeyudedela
Class 8	ziyodedela	eziyodedela	ziyodedela	aziyudedela	ezingeyudedela	zingeyudedela
Class 9	iyodedela	eyodedela	iyodedela	ayiyudedela	engeyudedela	ingeyudedela
Class 10	ziyodedela	eziyodedela	ziyodedela	aziyudedela	ezingeyudedela	zingeyudedela
Class 11	luyodedela	oluyodedela	luyodedela	aluyudedela	olungeyudedela	lungeyudedela
Class 14	buyodedela	obuyodedela	buyodedela	abuyudedela	obungeyudedela	bungeyudedela
Class 15	kuyodedela	okuyodedela	kuyodedela	akuyudedela	okungeyudedela	kungeyudedela
Class 17	kuyodedela	okuyodedela	kuyodedela	akuyudedela	okungeyudedela	kungeyudedela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidedele	ngingadedeli
2nd singular	udedele	ungadedeli
1st plural	sidedele	singadedeli
2nd plural	nidedele	ningadedeli
Class 1	adedele	angadedeli
Class 2	badedele	bangadedeli
Class 3	udedele	ungadedeli
Class 4	idedele	ingadedeli
Class 5	lidedele	lingadedeli
Class 6	adedele	angadedeli
Class 7	sidedele	singadedeli
Class 8	zidedele	zingadedeli
Class 9	idedele	ingadedeli
Class 10	zidedele	zingadedeli
Class 11	ludedele	lungadedeli
Class 14	budedele	bungadedeli
Class 15	kudedele	kungadedeli
Class 17	kudedele	kungadedeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadedela	ngangadedela, angadedela, angangadedela
2nd singular	wadedela	wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
1st plural	sadedela	sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela
2nd plural	nadedela	nangadedela, anadedela, anangadedela
Class 1	wadedela	wangadedela, akadedela, akangadedela
Class 2	badedela	bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela
Class 3	wadedela	wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
Class 4	yadedela	yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela
Class 5	ladedela	langadedela, aladedela, alangadedela
Class 6	adedela	angadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
Class 7	sadedela	sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela
Class 8	zadedela	zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela
Class 9	yadedela	yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela
Class 10	zadedela	zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela
Class 11	lwadedela	lwangadedela, alwadedela, alwangadedela
Class 14	badedela	bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela
Class 15	kwadedela	kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela
Class 17	kwadedela	kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela

References

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