khulelwa

Zulu

Etymology

From khulela +‎ -wa.

Verb

-khulelwa^?

1. (intransitive) to become pregnant

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukukhulelwa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhulelwa	ukungakhulelwa
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khulelwa	-khulelwe
Plural	khulelwani	-khulelweni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhulelwa, ngikhulelwa	engikhulelwayo, engikhulelwa	ngikhulelwa	angikhulelwa	engingakhulelwa	ngingakhulelwa
2nd singular	uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa	okhulelwayo, okhulelwa	ukhulelwa	awukhulelwa	ongakhulelwa	ungakhulelwa
1st plural	siyakhulelwa, sikhulelwa	esikhulelwayo, esikhulelwa	sikhulelwa	asikhulelwa	esingakhulelwa	singakhulelwa
2nd plural	niyakhulelwa, nikhulelwa	enikhulelwayo, enikhulelwa	nikhulelwa	anikhulelwa	eningakhulelwa	ningakhulelwa
Class 1	uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa	okhulelwayo, okhulelwa	ekhulelwa	akakhulelwa	ongakhulelwa	engakhulelwa
Class 2	bayakhulelwa, bakhulelwa	abakhulelwayo, abakhulelwa	bekhulelwa	abakhulelwa	abangakhulelwa	bengakhulelwa
Class 3	uyakhulelwa, ukhulelwa	okhulelwayo, okhulelwa	ukhulelwa	awukhulelwa	ongakhulelwa	ungakhulelwa
Class 4	iyakhulelwa, ikhulelwa	ekhulelwayo, ekhulelwa	ikhulelwa	ayikhulelwa	engakhulelwa	ingakhulelwa
Class 5	liyakhulelwa, likhulelwa	elikhulelwayo, elikhulelwa	likhulelwa	alikhulelwa	elingakhulelwa	lingakhulelwa
Class 6	ayakhulelwa, akhulelwa	akhulelwayo, akhulelwa	ekhulelwa	awakhulelwa	angakhulelwa	engakhulelwa
Class 7	siyakhulelwa, sikhulelwa	esikhulelwayo, esikhulelwa	sikhulelwa	asikhulelwa	esingakhulelwa	singakhulelwa
Class 8	ziyakhulelwa, zikhulelwa	ezikhulelwayo, ezikhulelwa	zikhulelwa	azikhulelwa	ezingakhulelwa	zingakhulelwa
Class 9	iyakhulelwa, ikhulelwa	ekhulelwayo, ekhulelwa	ikhulelwa	ayikhulelwa	engakhulelwa	ingakhulelwa
Class 10	ziyakhulelwa, zikhulelwa	ezikhulelwayo, ezikhulelwa	zikhulelwa	azikhulelwa	ezingakhulelwa	zingakhulelwa
Class 11	luyakhulelwa, lukhulelwa	olukhulelwayo, olukhulelwa	lukhulelwa	alukhulelwa	olungakhulelwa	lungakhulelwa
Class 14	buyakhulelwa, bukhulelwa	obukhulelwayo, obukhulelwa	bukhulelwa	abukhulelwa	obungakhulelwa	bungakhulelwa
Class 15	kuyakhulelwa, kukhulelwa	okukhulelwayo, okukhulelwa	kukhulelwa	akukhulelwa	okungakhulelwa	kungakhulelwa
Class 17	kuyakhulelwa, kukhulelwa	okukhulelwayo, okukhulelwa	kukhulelwa	akukhulelwa	okungakhulelwa	kungakhulelwa
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhuleliwe, ngikhulelwē	engikhuleliwe, engikhulelwē	ngikhuleliwe, ngikhulelwē	angikhulelwanga	engingakhulelwanga	ngingakhulelwanga
2nd singular	ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē	okhuleliwe, okhulelwē	ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē	awukhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	ungakhulelwanga
1st plural	sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē	esikhuleliwe, esikhulelwē	sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē	asikhulelwanga	esingakhulelwanga	singakhulelwanga
2nd plural	nikhuleliwe, nikhulelwē	enikhuleliwe, enikhulelwē	nikhuleliwe, nikhulelwē	anikhulelwanga	eningakhulelwanga	ningakhulelwanga
Class 1	ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē	okhuleliwe, okhulelwē	ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē	akakhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga
Class 2	bakhuleliwe, bakhulelwē	abakhuleliwe, abakhulelwē	bekhuleliwe, bekhulelwē	abakhulelwanga	abangakhulelwanga	bengakhulelwanga
Class 3	ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē	okhuleliwe, okhulelwē	ukhuleliwe, ukhulelwē	awukhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	ungakhulelwanga
Class 4	ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē	ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē	ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē	ayikhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga	ingakhulelwanga
Class 5	likhuleliwe, likhulelwē	elikhuleliwe, elikhulelwē	likhuleliwe, likhulelwē	alikhulelwanga	elingakhulelwanga	lingakhulelwanga
Class 6	akhuleliwe, akhulelwē	akhuleliwe, akhulelwē	ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē	awakhulelwanga	angakhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga
Class 7	sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē	esikhuleliwe, esikhulelwē	sikhuleliwe, sikhulelwē	asikhulelwanga	esingakhulelwanga	singakhulelwanga
Class 8	zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē	ezikhuleliwe, ezikhulelwē	zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē	azikhulelwanga	ezingakhulelwanga	zingakhulelwanga
Class 9	ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē	ekhuleliwe, ekhulelwē	ikhuleliwe, ikhulelwē	ayikhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga	ingakhulelwanga
Class 10	zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē	ezikhuleliwe, ezikhulelwē	zikhuleliwe, zikhulelwē	azikhulelwanga	ezingakhulelwanga	zingakhulelwanga
Class 11	lukhuleliwe, lukhulelwē	olukhuleliwe, olukhulelwē	lukhuleliwe, lukhulelwē	alukhulelwanga	olungakhulelwanga	lungakhulelwanga
Class 14	bukhuleliwe, bukhulelwē	obukhuleliwe, obukhulelwē	bukhuleliwe, bukhulelwē	abukhulelwanga	obungakhulelwanga	bungakhulelwanga
Class 15	kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē	okukhuleliwe, okukhulelwē	kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē	akukhulelwanga	okungakhulelwanga	kungakhulelwanga
Class 17	kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē	okukhuleliwe, okukhulelwē	kukhuleliwe, kukhulelwē	akukhulelwanga	okungakhulelwanga	kungakhulelwanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhulelwa	engākhulelwa	ngākhulelwa	angikhulelwanga	engingakhulelwanga	ngingakhulelwanga
2nd singular	wākhulelwa	owākhulelwa	wākhulelwa	awukhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	ungakhulelwanga
1st plural	sākhulelwa	esākhulelwa	sākhulelwa	asikhulelwanga	esingakhulelwanga	singakhulelwanga
2nd plural	nākhulelwa	enākhulelwa	nākhulelwa	anikhulelwanga	eningakhulelwanga	ningakhulelwanga
Class 1	wākhulelwa	owākhulelwa	ākhulelwa	akakhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga
Class 2	bākhulelwa	abākhulelwa	bākhulelwa	abakhulelwanga	abangakhulelwanga	bengakhulelwanga
Class 3	wākhulelwa	owākhulelwa	wākhulelwa	awukhulelwanga	ongakhulelwanga	ungakhulelwanga
Class 4	yākhulelwa	eyākhulelwa	yākhulelwa	ayikhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga	ingakhulelwanga
Class 5	lākhulelwa	elākhulelwa	lākhulelwa	alikhulelwanga	elingakhulelwanga	lingakhulelwanga
Class 6	ākhulelwa	ākhulelwa	ākhulelwa	awakhulelwanga	angakhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga
Class 7	sākhulelwa	esākhulelwa	sākhulelwa	asikhulelwanga	esingakhulelwanga	singakhulelwanga
Class 8	zākhulelwa	ezākhulelwa	zākhulelwa	azikhulelwanga	ezingakhulelwanga	zingakhulelwanga
Class 9	yākhulelwa	eyākhulelwa	yākhulelwa	ayikhulelwanga	engakhulelwanga	ingakhulelwanga
Class 10	zākhulelwa	ezākhulelwa	zākhulelwa	azikhulelwanga	ezingakhulelwanga	zingakhulelwanga
Class 11	lwākhulelwa	olwākhulelwa	lwākhulelwa	alukhulelwanga	olungakhulelwanga	lungakhulelwanga
Class 14	bākhulelwa	obākhulelwa	bākhulelwa	abukhulelwanga	obungakhulelwanga	bungakhulelwanga
Class 15	kwākhulelwa	okwākhulelwa	kwākhulelwa	akukhulelwanga	okungakhulelwanga	kungakhulelwanga
Class 17	kwākhulelwa	okwākhulelwa	kwākhulelwa	akukhulelwanga	okungakhulelwanga	kungakhulelwanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhulelwa	—	ngingakhulelwa	ngingekhulelwe	—	ngingekhulelwe
2nd singular	ungakhulelwa	—	ungakhulelwa	ungekhulelwe	—	ungekhulelwe
1st plural	singakhulelwa	—	singakhulelwa	singekhulelwe	—	singekhulelwe
2nd plural	ningakhulelwa	—	ningakhulelwa	ningekhulelwe	—	ningekhulelwe
Class 1	angakhulelwa	—	engakhulelwa	angekhulelwe	—	engekhulelwe
Class 2	bangakhulelwa	—	bengakhulelwa	bangekhulelwe	—	bengekhulelwe
Class 3	ungakhulelwa	—	ungakhulelwa	ungekhulelwe	—	ungekhulelwe
Class 4	ingakhulelwa	—	ingakhulelwa	ingekhulelwe	—	ingekhulelwe
Class 5	lingakhulelwa	—	lingakhulelwa	lingekhulelwe	—	lingekhulelwe
Class 6	angakhulelwa	—	engakhulelwa	angekhulelwe	—	engekhulelwe
Class 7	singakhulelwa	—	singakhulelwa	singekhulelwe	—	singekhulelwe
Class 8	zingakhulelwa	—	zingakhulelwa	zingekhulelwe	—	zingekhulelwe
Class 9	ingakhulelwa	—	ingakhulelwa	ingekhulelwe	—	ingekhulelwe
Class 10	zingakhulelwa	—	zingakhulelwa	zingekhulelwe	—	zingekhulelwe
Class 11	lungakhulelwa	—	lungakhulelwa	lungekhulelwe	—	lungekhulelwe
Class 14	bungakhulelwa	—	bungakhulelwa	bungekhulelwe	—	bungekhulelwe
Class 15	kungakhulelwa	—	kungakhulelwa	kungekhulelwe	—	kungekhulelwe
Class 17	kungakhulelwa	—	kungakhulelwa	kungekhulelwe	—	kungekhulelwe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhulelwa	engizokhulelwa	ngizokhulelwa	angizukhulelwa	engingezukhulelwa	ngingezukhulelwa
2nd singular	uzokhulelwa	ozokhulelwa	uzokhulelwa	awuzukhulelwa	ongezukhulelwa	ungezukhulelwa
1st plural	sizokhulelwa	esizokhulelwa	sizokhulelwa	asizukhulelwa	esingezukhulelwa	singezukhulelwa
2nd plural	nizokhulelwa	enizokhulelwa	nizokhulelwa	anizukhulelwa	eningezukhulelwa	ningezukhulelwa
Class 1	uzokhulelwa	ozokhulelwa	ezokhulelwa	akazukhulelwa	ongezukhulelwa	engezukhulelwa
Class 2	bazokhulelwa	abazokhulelwa	bezokhulelwa	abazukhulelwa	abangezukhulelwa	bengezukhulelwa
Class 3	uzokhulelwa	ozokhulelwa	uzokhulelwa	awuzukhulelwa	ongezukhulelwa	ungezukhulelwa
Class 4	izokhulelwa	ezokhulelwa	izokhulelwa	ayizukhulelwa	engezukhulelwa	ingezukhulelwa
Class 5	lizokhulelwa	elizokhulelwa	lizokhulelwa	alizukhulelwa	elingezukhulelwa	lingezukhulelwa
Class 6	azokhulelwa	azokhulelwa	ezokhulelwa	awazukhulelwa	angezukhulelwa	engezukhulelwa
Class 7	sizokhulelwa	esizokhulelwa	sizokhulelwa	asizukhulelwa	esingezukhulelwa	singezukhulelwa
Class 8	zizokhulelwa	ezizokhulelwa	zizokhulelwa	azizukhulelwa	ezingezukhulelwa	zingezukhulelwa
Class 9	izokhulelwa	ezokhulelwa	izokhulelwa	ayizukhulelwa	engezukhulelwa	ingezukhulelwa
Class 10	zizokhulelwa	ezizokhulelwa	zizokhulelwa	azizukhulelwa	ezingezukhulelwa	zingezukhulelwa
Class 11	luzokhulelwa	oluzokhulelwa	luzokhulelwa	aluzukhulelwa	olungezukhulelwa	lungezukhulelwa
Class 14	buzokhulelwa	obuzokhulelwa	buzokhulelwa	abuzukhulelwa	obungezukhulelwa	bungezukhulelwa
Class 15	kuzokhulelwa	okuzokhulelwa	kuzokhulelwa	akuzukhulelwa	okungezukhulelwa	kungezukhulelwa
Class 17	kuzokhulelwa	okuzokhulelwa	kuzokhulelwa	akuzukhulelwa	okungezukhulelwa	kungezukhulelwa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhulelwa	engiyokhulelwa	ngiyokhulelwa	angiyukhulelwa	engingeyukhulelwa	ngingeyukhulelwa
2nd singular	uyokhulelwa	oyokhulelwa	uyokhulelwa	awuyukhulelwa	ongeyukhulelwa	ungeyukhulelwa
1st plural	siyokhulelwa	esiyokhulelwa	siyokhulelwa	asiyukhulelwa	esingeyukhulelwa	singeyukhulelwa
2nd plural	niyokhulelwa	eniyokhulelwa	niyokhulelwa	aniyukhulelwa	eningeyukhulelwa	ningeyukhulelwa
Class 1	uyokhulelwa	oyokhulelwa	eyokhulelwa	akayukhulelwa	ongeyukhulelwa	engeyukhulelwa
Class 2	bayokhulelwa	abayokhulelwa	beyokhulelwa	abayukhulelwa	abangeyukhulelwa	bengeyukhulelwa
Class 3	uyokhulelwa	oyokhulelwa	uyokhulelwa	awuyukhulelwa	ongeyukhulelwa	ungeyukhulelwa
Class 4	iyokhulelwa	eyokhulelwa	iyokhulelwa	ayiyukhulelwa	engeyukhulelwa	ingeyukhulelwa
Class 5	liyokhulelwa	eliyokhulelwa	liyokhulelwa	aliyukhulelwa	elingeyukhulelwa	lingeyukhulelwa
Class 6	ayokhulelwa	ayokhulelwa	eyokhulelwa	awayukhulelwa	angeyukhulelwa	engeyukhulelwa
Class 7	siyokhulelwa	esiyokhulelwa	siyokhulelwa	asiyukhulelwa	esingeyukhulelwa	singeyukhulelwa
Class 8	ziyokhulelwa	eziyokhulelwa	ziyokhulelwa	aziyukhulelwa	ezingeyukhulelwa	zingeyukhulelwa
Class 9	iyokhulelwa	eyokhulelwa	iyokhulelwa	ayiyukhulelwa	engeyukhulelwa	ingeyukhulelwa
Class 10	ziyokhulelwa	eziyokhulelwa	ziyokhulelwa	aziyukhulelwa	ezingeyukhulelwa	zingeyukhulelwa
Class 11	luyokhulelwa	oluyokhulelwa	luyokhulelwa	aluyukhulelwa	olungeyukhulelwa	lungeyukhulelwa
Class 14	buyokhulelwa	obuyokhulelwa	buyokhulelwa	abuyukhulelwa	obungeyukhulelwa	bungeyukhulelwa
Class 15	kuyokhulelwa	okuyokhulelwa	kuyokhulelwa	akuyukhulelwa	okungeyukhulelwa	kungeyukhulelwa
Class 17	kuyokhulelwa	okuyokhulelwa	kuyokhulelwa	akuyukhulelwa	okungeyukhulelwa	kungeyukhulelwa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhulelwe	ngingakhulelwa
2nd singular	ukhulelwe	ungakhulelwa
1st plural	sikhulelwe	singakhulelwa
2nd plural	nikhulelwe	ningakhulelwa
Class 1	akhulelwe	angakhulelwa
Class 2	bakhulelwe	bangakhulelwa
Class 3	ukhulelwe	ungakhulelwa
Class 4	ikhulelwe	ingakhulelwa
Class 5	likhulelwe	lingakhulelwa
Class 6	akhulelwe	angakhulelwa
Class 7	sikhulelwe	singakhulelwa
Class 8	zikhulelwe	zingakhulelwa
Class 9	ikhulelwe	ingakhulelwa
Class 10	zikhulelwe	zingakhulelwa
Class 11	lukhulelwe	lungakhulelwa
Class 14	bukhulelwe	bungakhulelwa
Class 15	kukhulelwe	kungakhulelwa
Class 17	kukhulelwe	kungakhulelwa
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhulelwa	ngangakhulelwa, angakhulelwa, angangakhulelwa
2nd singular	wakhulelwa	wangakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa
1st plural	sakhulelwa	sangakhulelwa, asakhulelwa, asangakhulelwa
2nd plural	nakhulelwa	nangakhulelwa, anakhulelwa, anangakhulelwa
Class 1	wakhulelwa	wangakhulelwa, akakhulelwa, akangakhulelwa
Class 2	bakhulelwa	bangakhulelwa, abakhulelwa, abangakhulelwa
Class 3	wakhulelwa	wangakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa
Class 4	yakhulelwa	yangakhulelwa, ayakhulelwa, ayangakhulelwa
Class 5	lakhulelwa	langakhulelwa, alakhulelwa, alangakhulelwa
Class 6	akhulelwa	angakhulelwa, awakhulelwa, awangakhulelwa
Class 7	sakhulelwa	sangakhulelwa, asakhulelwa, asangakhulelwa
Class 8	zakhulelwa	zangakhulelwa, azakhulelwa, azangakhulelwa
Class 9	yakhulelwa	yangakhulelwa, ayakhulelwa, ayangakhulelwa
Class 10	zakhulelwa	zangakhulelwa, azakhulelwa, azangakhulelwa
Class 11	lwakhulelwa	lwangakhulelwa, alwakhulelwa, alwangakhulelwa
Class 14	bakhulelwa	bangakhulelwa, abakhulelwa, abangakhulelwa
Class 15	kwakhulelwa	kwangakhulelwa, akwakhulelwa, akwangakhulelwa
Class 17	kwakhulelwa	kwangakhulelwa, akwakhulelwa, akwangakhulelwa

References

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