kweleta

Zulu

Etymology

Back-formation from isikweletu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kweleːta/

Verb

-kweleta

1. to owe

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukukweleta
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukweleta	ukungakweleti
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	kweleta	-kwelete
Plural	kweletani	-kweleteni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakweleta, ngikweleta	engikweletayo, engikweleta	ngikweleta	angikweleti	engingakweleti	ngingakweleti
2nd singular	uyakweleta, ukweleta	okweletayo, okweleta	ukweleta	awukweleti	ongakweleti	ungakweleti
1st plural	siyakweleta, sikweleta	esikweletayo, esikweleta	sikweleta	asikweleti	esingakweleti	singakweleti
2nd plural	niyakweleta, nikweleta	enikweletayo, enikweleta	nikweleta	anikweleti	eningakweleti	ningakweleti
Class 1	uyakweleta, ukweleta	okweletayo, okweleta	ekweleta	akakweleti	ongakweleti	engakweleti
Class 2	bayakweleta, bakweleta	abakweletayo, abakweleta	bekweleta	abakweleti	abangakweleti	bengakweleti
Class 3	uyakweleta, ukweleta	okweletayo, okweleta	ukweleta	awukweleti	ongakweleti	ungakweleti
Class 4	iyakweleta, ikweleta	ekweletayo, ekweleta	ikweleta	ayikweleti	engakweleti	ingakweleti
Class 5	liyakweleta, likweleta	elikweletayo, elikweleta	likweleta	alikweleti	elingakweleti	lingakweleti
Class 6	ayakweleta, akweleta	akweletayo, akweleta	ekweleta	awakweleti	angakweleti	engakweleti
Class 7	siyakweleta, sikweleta	esikweletayo, esikweleta	sikweleta	asikweleti	esingakweleti	singakweleti
Class 8	ziyakweleta, zikweleta	ezikweletayo, ezikweleta	zikweleta	azikweleti	ezingakweleti	zingakweleti
Class 9	iyakweleta, ikweleta	ekweletayo, ekweleta	ikweleta	ayikweleti	engakweleti	ingakweleti
Class 10	ziyakweleta, zikweleta	ezikweletayo, ezikweleta	zikweleta	azikweleti	ezingakweleti	zingakweleti
Class 11	luyakweleta, lukweleta	olukweletayo, olukweleta	lukweleta	alukweleti	olungakweleti	lungakweleti
Class 14	buyakweleta, bukweleta	obukweletayo, obukweleta	bukweleta	abukweleti	obungakweleti	bungakweleti
Class 15	kuyakweleta, kukweleta	okukweletayo, okukweleta	kukweleta	akukweleti	okungakweleti	kungakweleti
Class 17	kuyakweleta, kukweleta	okukweletayo, okukweleta	kukweleta	akukweleti	okungakweleti	kungakweleti
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikweletile, ngikweletē	engikweletile, engikweletē	ngikweletile, ngikweletē	angikweletanga	engingakweletanga	ngingakweletanga
2nd singular	ukweletile, ukweletē	okweletile, okweletē	ukweletile, ukweletē	awukweletanga	ongakweletanga	ungakweletanga
1st plural	sikweletile, sikweletē	esikweletile, esikweletē	sikweletile, sikweletē	asikweletanga	esingakweletanga	singakweletanga
2nd plural	nikweletile, nikweletē	enikweletile, enikweletē	nikweletile, nikweletē	anikweletanga	eningakweletanga	ningakweletanga
Class 1	ukweletile, ukweletē	okweletile, okweletē	ekweletile, ekweletē	akakweletanga	ongakweletanga	engakweletanga
Class 2	bakweletile, bakweletē	abakweletile, abakweletē	bekweletile, bekweletē	abakweletanga	abangakweletanga	bengakweletanga
Class 3	ukweletile, ukweletē	okweletile, okweletē	ukweletile, ukweletē	awukweletanga	ongakweletanga	ungakweletanga
Class 4	ikweletile, ikweletē	ekweletile, ekweletē	ikweletile, ikweletē	ayikweletanga	engakweletanga	ingakweletanga
Class 5	likweletile, likweletē	elikweletile, elikweletē	likweletile, likweletē	alikweletanga	elingakweletanga	lingakweletanga
Class 6	akweletile, akweletē	akweletile, akweletē	ekweletile, ekweletē	awakweletanga	angakweletanga	engakweletanga
Class 7	sikweletile, sikweletē	esikweletile, esikweletē	sikweletile, sikweletē	asikweletanga	esingakweletanga	singakweletanga
Class 8	zikweletile, zikweletē	ezikweletile, ezikweletē	zikweletile, zikweletē	azikweletanga	ezingakweletanga	zingakweletanga
Class 9	ikweletile, ikweletē	ekweletile, ekweletē	ikweletile, ikweletē	ayikweletanga	engakweletanga	ingakweletanga
Class 10	zikweletile, zikweletē	ezikweletile, ezikweletē	zikweletile, zikweletē	azikweletanga	ezingakweletanga	zingakweletanga
Class 11	lukweletile, lukweletē	olukweletile, olukweletē	lukweletile, lukweletē	alukweletanga	olungakweletanga	lungakweletanga
Class 14	bukweletile, bukweletē	obukweletile, obukweletē	bukweletile, bukweletē	abukweletanga	obungakweletanga	bungakweletanga
Class 15	kukweletile, kukweletē	okukweletile, okukweletē	kukweletile, kukweletē	akukweletanga	okungakweletanga	kungakweletanga
Class 17	kukweletile, kukweletē	okukweletile, okukweletē	kukweletile, kukweletē	akukweletanga	okungakweletanga	kungakweletanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākweleta	engākweleta	ngākweleta	angikweletanga	engingakweletanga	ngingakweletanga
2nd singular	wākweleta	owākweleta	wākweleta	awukweletanga	ongakweletanga	ungakweletanga
1st plural	sākweleta	esākweleta	sākweleta	asikweletanga	esingakweletanga	singakweletanga
2nd plural	nākweleta	enākweleta	nākweleta	anikweletanga	eningakweletanga	ningakweletanga
Class 1	wākweleta	owākweleta	ākweleta	akakweletanga	ongakweletanga	engakweletanga
Class 2	bākweleta	abākweleta	bākweleta	abakweletanga	abangakweletanga	bengakweletanga
Class 3	wākweleta	owākweleta	wākweleta	awukweletanga	ongakweletanga	ungakweletanga
Class 4	yākweleta	eyākweleta	yākweleta	ayikweletanga	engakweletanga	ingakweletanga
Class 5	lākweleta	elākweleta	lākweleta	alikweletanga	elingakweletanga	lingakweletanga
Class 6	ākweleta	ākweleta	ākweleta	awakweletanga	angakweletanga	engakweletanga
Class 7	sākweleta	esākweleta	sākweleta	asikweletanga	esingakweletanga	singakweletanga
Class 8	zākweleta	ezākweleta	zākweleta	azikweletanga	ezingakweletanga	zingakweletanga
Class 9	yākweleta	eyākweleta	yākweleta	ayikweletanga	engakweletanga	ingakweletanga
Class 10	zākweleta	ezākweleta	zākweleta	azikweletanga	ezingakweletanga	zingakweletanga
Class 11	lwākweleta	olwākweleta	lwākweleta	alukweletanga	olungakweletanga	lungakweletanga
Class 14	bākweleta	obākweleta	bākweleta	abukweletanga	obungakweletanga	bungakweletanga
Class 15	kwākweleta	okwākweleta	kwākweleta	akukweletanga	okungakweletanga	kungakweletanga
Class 17	kwākweleta	okwākweleta	kwākweleta	akukweletanga	okungakweletanga	kungakweletanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakweleta	—	ngingakweleta	ngingekwelete	—	ngingekwelete
2nd singular	ungakweleta	—	ungakweleta	ungekwelete	—	ungekwelete
1st plural	singakweleta	—	singakweleta	singekwelete	—	singekwelete
2nd plural	ningakweleta	—	ningakweleta	ningekwelete	—	ningekwelete
Class 1	angakweleta	—	engakweleta	angekwelete	—	engekwelete
Class 2	bangakweleta	—	bengakweleta	bangekwelete	—	bengekwelete
Class 3	ungakweleta	—	ungakweleta	ungekwelete	—	ungekwelete
Class 4	ingakweleta	—	ingakweleta	ingekwelete	—	ingekwelete
Class 5	lingakweleta	—	lingakweleta	lingekwelete	—	lingekwelete
Class 6	angakweleta	—	engakweleta	angekwelete	—	engekwelete
Class 7	singakweleta	—	singakweleta	singekwelete	—	singekwelete
Class 8	zingakweleta	—	zingakweleta	zingekwelete	—	zingekwelete
Class 9	ingakweleta	—	ingakweleta	ingekwelete	—	ingekwelete
Class 10	zingakweleta	—	zingakweleta	zingekwelete	—	zingekwelete
Class 11	lungakweleta	—	lungakweleta	lungekwelete	—	lungekwelete
Class 14	bungakweleta	—	bungakweleta	bungekwelete	—	bungekwelete
Class 15	kungakweleta	—	kungakweleta	kungekwelete	—	kungekwelete
Class 17	kungakweleta	—	kungakweleta	kungekwelete	—	kungekwelete
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokweleta	engizokweleta	ngizokweleta	angizukweleta	engingezukweleta	ngingezukweleta
2nd singular	uzokweleta	ozokweleta	uzokweleta	awuzukweleta	ongezukweleta	ungezukweleta
1st plural	sizokweleta	esizokweleta	sizokweleta	asizukweleta	esingezukweleta	singezukweleta
2nd plural	nizokweleta	enizokweleta	nizokweleta	anizukweleta	eningezukweleta	ningezukweleta
Class 1	uzokweleta	ozokweleta	ezokweleta	akazukweleta	ongezukweleta	engezukweleta
Class 2	bazokweleta	abazokweleta	bezokweleta	abazukweleta	abangezukweleta	bengezukweleta
Class 3	uzokweleta	ozokweleta	uzokweleta	awuzukweleta	ongezukweleta	ungezukweleta
Class 4	izokweleta	ezokweleta	izokweleta	ayizukweleta	engezukweleta	ingezukweleta
Class 5	lizokweleta	elizokweleta	lizokweleta	alizukweleta	elingezukweleta	lingezukweleta
Class 6	azokweleta	azokweleta	ezokweleta	awazukweleta	angezukweleta	engezukweleta
Class 7	sizokweleta	esizokweleta	sizokweleta	asizukweleta	esingezukweleta	singezukweleta
Class 8	zizokweleta	ezizokweleta	zizokweleta	azizukweleta	ezingezukweleta	zingezukweleta
Class 9	izokweleta	ezokweleta	izokweleta	ayizukweleta	engezukweleta	ingezukweleta
Class 10	zizokweleta	ezizokweleta	zizokweleta	azizukweleta	ezingezukweleta	zingezukweleta
Class 11	luzokweleta	oluzokweleta	luzokweleta	aluzukweleta	olungezukweleta	lungezukweleta
Class 14	buzokweleta	obuzokweleta	buzokweleta	abuzukweleta	obungezukweleta	bungezukweleta
Class 15	kuzokweleta	okuzokweleta	kuzokweleta	akuzukweleta	okungezukweleta	kungezukweleta
Class 17	kuzokweleta	okuzokweleta	kuzokweleta	akuzukweleta	okungezukweleta	kungezukweleta
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokweleta	engiyokweleta	ngiyokweleta	angiyukweleta	engingeyukweleta	ngingeyukweleta
2nd singular	uyokweleta	oyokweleta	uyokweleta	awuyukweleta	ongeyukweleta	ungeyukweleta
1st plural	siyokweleta	esiyokweleta	siyokweleta	asiyukweleta	esingeyukweleta	singeyukweleta
2nd plural	niyokweleta	eniyokweleta	niyokweleta	aniyukweleta	eningeyukweleta	ningeyukweleta
Class 1	uyokweleta	oyokweleta	eyokweleta	akayukweleta	ongeyukweleta	engeyukweleta
Class 2	bayokweleta	abayokweleta	beyokweleta	abayukweleta	abangeyukweleta	bengeyukweleta
Class 3	uyokweleta	oyokweleta	uyokweleta	awuyukweleta	ongeyukweleta	ungeyukweleta
Class 4	iyokweleta	eyokweleta	iyokweleta	ayiyukweleta	engeyukweleta	ingeyukweleta
Class 5	liyokweleta	eliyokweleta	liyokweleta	aliyukweleta	elingeyukweleta	lingeyukweleta
Class 6	ayokweleta	ayokweleta	eyokweleta	awayukweleta	angeyukweleta	engeyukweleta
Class 7	siyokweleta	esiyokweleta	siyokweleta	asiyukweleta	esingeyukweleta	singeyukweleta
Class 8	ziyokweleta	eziyokweleta	ziyokweleta	aziyukweleta	ezingeyukweleta	zingeyukweleta
Class 9	iyokweleta	eyokweleta	iyokweleta	ayiyukweleta	engeyukweleta	ingeyukweleta
Class 10	ziyokweleta	eziyokweleta	ziyokweleta	aziyukweleta	ezingeyukweleta	zingeyukweleta
Class 11	luyokweleta	oluyokweleta	luyokweleta	aluyukweleta	olungeyukweleta	lungeyukweleta
Class 14	buyokweleta	obuyokweleta	buyokweleta	abuyukweleta	obungeyukweleta	bungeyukweleta
Class 15	kuyokweleta	okuyokweleta	kuyokweleta	akuyukweleta	okungeyukweleta	kungeyukweleta
Class 17	kuyokweleta	okuyokweleta	kuyokweleta	akuyukweleta	okungeyukweleta	kungeyukweleta
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikwelete	ngingakweleti
2nd singular	ukwelete	ungakweleti
1st plural	sikwelete	singakweleti
2nd plural	nikwelete	ningakweleti
Class 1	akwelete	angakweleti
Class 2	bakwelete	bangakweleti
Class 3	ukwelete	ungakweleti
Class 4	ikwelete	ingakweleti
Class 5	likwelete	lingakweleti
Class 6	akwelete	angakweleti
Class 7	sikwelete	singakweleti
Class 8	zikwelete	zingakweleti
Class 9	ikwelete	ingakweleti
Class 10	zikwelete	zingakweleti
Class 11	lukwelete	lungakweleti
Class 14	bukwelete	bungakweleti
Class 15	kukwelete	kungakweleti
Class 17	kukwelete	kungakweleti
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakweleta	ngangakweleta, angakweleta, angangakweleta
2nd singular	wakweleta	wangakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta
1st plural	sakweleta	sangakweleta, asakweleta, asangakweleta
2nd plural	nakweleta	nangakweleta, anakweleta, anangakweleta
Class 1	wakweleta	wangakweleta, akakweleta, akangakweleta
Class 2	bakweleta	bangakweleta, abakweleta, abangakweleta
Class 3	wakweleta	wangakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta
Class 4	yakweleta	yangakweleta, ayakweleta, ayangakweleta
Class 5	lakweleta	langakweleta, alakweleta, alangakweleta
Class 6	akweleta	angakweleta, awakweleta, awangakweleta
Class 7	sakweleta	sangakweleta, asakweleta, asangakweleta
Class 8	zakweleta	zangakweleta, azakweleta, azangakweleta
Class 9	yakweleta	yangakweleta, ayakweleta, ayangakweleta
Class 10	zakweleta	zangakweleta, azakweleta, azangakweleta
Class 11	lwakweleta	lwangakweleta, alwakweleta, alwangakweleta
Class 14	bakweleta	bangakweleta, abakweleta, abangakweleta
Class 15	kwakweleta	kwangakweleta, akwakweleta, akwangakweleta
Class 17	kwakweleta	kwangakweleta, akwakweleta, akwangakweleta

Related terms

• isikweletu

References

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