sukela

Xhosa

Verb

-súkela

1. to chase

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From -suka +‎ -ela.

Verb

-sukela

1. (intransitive) to originate at
2. (transitive) to attack, to jump at, to spring at

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukusukela)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusukela	ukungasukeli
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	sukela	-sukele
plural	sukelani	-sukeleni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasukela, ngisukela	engisukelayo, engisukela	ngisukela	angisukeli	engingasukeli	ngingasukeli
2nd singular	uyasukela, usukela	osukelayo, osukela	usukela	awusukeli	ongasukeli	ungasukeli
1st plural	siyasukela, sisukela	esisukelayo, esisukela	sisukela	asisukeli	esingasukeli	singasukeli
2nd plural	niyasukela, nisukela	enisukelayo, enisukela	nisukela	anisukeli	eningasukeli	ningasukeli
class 1	uyasukela, usukela	osukelayo, osukela	esukela	akasukeli	ongasukeli	engasukeli
class 2	bayasukela, basukela	abasukelayo, abasukela	besukela	abasukeli	abangasukeli	bengasukeli
class 3	uyasukela, usukela	osukelayo, osukela	usukela	awusukeli	ongasukeli	ungasukeli
class 4	iyasukela, isukela	esukelayo, esukela	isukela	ayisukeli	engasukeli	ingasukeli
class 5	liyasukela, lisukela	elisukelayo, elisukela	lisukela	alisukeli	elingasukeli	lingasukeli
class 6	ayasukela, asukela	asukelayo, asukela	esukela	awasukeli	angasukeli	engasukeli
class 7	siyasukela, sisukela	esisukelayo, esisukela	sisukela	asisukeli	esingasukeli	singasukeli
class 8	ziyasukela, zisukela	ezisukelayo, ezisukela	zisukela	azisukeli	ezingasukeli	zingasukeli
class 9	iyasukela, isukela	esukelayo, esukela	isukela	ayisukeli	engasukeli	ingasukeli
class 10	ziyasukela, zisukela	ezisukelayo, ezisukela	zisukela	azisukeli	ezingasukeli	zingasukeli
class 11	luyasukela, lusukela	olusukelayo, olusukela	lusukela	alusukeli	olungasukeli	lungasukeli
class 14	buyasukela, busukela	obusukelayo, obusukela	busukela	abusukeli	obungasukeli	bungasukeli
class 15	kuyasukela, kusukela	okusukelayo, okusukela	kusukela	akusukeli	okungasukeli	kungasukeli
class 17	kuyasukela, kusukela	okusukelayo, okusukela	kusukela	akusukeli	okungasukeli	kungasukeli
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngisukelile, ngisukelē	engisukelile, engisukelē	ngisukelile, ngisukelē	angisukelanga	engingasukelanga	ngingasukelanga
2nd singular	usukelile, usukelē	osukelile, osukelē	usukelile, usukelē	awusukelanga	ongasukelanga	ungasukelanga
1st plural	sisukelile, sisukelē	esisukelile, esisukelē	sisukelile, sisukelē	asisukelanga	esingasukelanga	singasukelanga
2nd plural	nisukelile, nisukelē	enisukelile, enisukelē	nisukelile, nisukelē	anisukelanga	eningasukelanga	ningasukelanga
class 1	usukelile, usukelē	osukelile, osukelē	esukelile, esukelē	akasukelanga	ongasukelanga	engasukelanga
class 2	basukelile, basukelē	abasukelile, abasukelē	besukelile, besukelē	abasukelanga	abangasukelanga	bengasukelanga
class 3	usukelile, usukelē	osukelile, osukelē	usukelile, usukelē	awusukelanga	ongasukelanga	ungasukelanga
class 4	isukelile, isukelē	esukelile, esukelē	isukelile, isukelē	ayisukelanga	engasukelanga	ingasukelanga
class 5	lisukelile, lisukelē	elisukelile, elisukelē	lisukelile, lisukelē	alisukelanga	elingasukelanga	lingasukelanga
class 6	asukelile, asukelē	asukelile, asukelē	esukelile, esukelē	awasukelanga	angasukelanga	engasukelanga
class 7	sisukelile, sisukelē	esisukelile, esisukelē	sisukelile, sisukelē	asisukelanga	esingasukelanga	singasukelanga
class 8	zisukelile, zisukelē	ezisukelile, ezisukelē	zisukelile, zisukelē	azisukelanga	ezingasukelanga	zingasukelanga
class 9	isukelile, isukelē	esukelile, esukelē	isukelile, isukelē	ayisukelanga	engasukelanga	ingasukelanga
class 10	zisukelile, zisukelē	ezisukelile, ezisukelē	zisukelile, zisukelē	azisukelanga	ezingasukelanga	zingasukelanga
class 11	lusukelile, lusukelē	olusukelile, olusukelē	lusukelile, lusukelē	alusukelanga	olungasukelanga	lungasukelanga
class 14	busukelile, busukelē	obusukelile, obusukelē	busukelile, busukelē	abusukelanga	obungasukelanga	bungasukelanga
class 15	kusukelile, kusukelē	okusukelile, okusukelē	kusukelile, kusukelē	akusukelanga	okungasukelanga	kungasukelanga
class 17	kusukelile, kusukelē	okusukelile, okusukelē	kusukelile, kusukelē	akusukelanga	okungasukelanga	kungasukelanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsukela	engāsukela	ngāsukela	angisukelanga	engingasukelanga	ngingasukelanga
2nd singular	wāsukela	owāsukela	wāsukela	awusukelanga	ongasukelanga	ungasukelanga
1st plural	sāsukela	esāsukela	sāsukela	asisukelanga	esingasukelanga	singasukelanga
2nd plural	nāsukela	enāsukela	nāsukela	anisukelanga	eningasukelanga	ningasukelanga
class 1	wāsukela	owāsukela	āsukela	akasukelanga	ongasukelanga	engasukelanga
class 2	bāsukela	abāsukela	bāsukela	abasukelanga	abangasukelanga	bengasukelanga
class 3	wāsukela	owāsukela	wāsukela	awusukelanga	ongasukelanga	ungasukelanga
class 4	yāsukela	eyāsukela	yāsukela	ayisukelanga	engasukelanga	ingasukelanga
class 5	lāsukela	elāsukela	lāsukela	alisukelanga	elingasukelanga	lingasukelanga
class 6	āsukela	āsukela	āsukela	awasukelanga	angasukelanga	engasukelanga
class 7	sāsukela	esāsukela	sāsukela	asisukelanga	esingasukelanga	singasukelanga
class 8	zāsukela	ezāsukela	zāsukela	azisukelanga	ezingasukelanga	zingasukelanga
class 9	yāsukela	eyāsukela	yāsukela	ayisukelanga	engasukelanga	ingasukelanga
class 10	zāsukela	ezāsukela	zāsukela	azisukelanga	ezingasukelanga	zingasukelanga
class 11	lwāsukela	olwāsukela	lwāsukela	alusukelanga	olungasukelanga	lungasukelanga
class 14	bāsukela	obāsukela	bāsukela	abusukelanga	obungasukelanga	bungasukelanga
class 15	kwāsukela	okwāsukela	kwāsukela	akusukelanga	okungasukelanga	kungasukelanga
class 17	kwāsukela	okwāsukela	kwāsukela	akusukelanga	okungasukelanga	kungasukelanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasukela	—	ngingasukela	ngingesukele	—	ngingesukele
2nd singular	ungasukela	—	ungasukela	ungesukele	—	ungesukele
1st plural	singasukela	—	singasukela	singesukele	—	singesukele
2nd plural	ningasukela	—	ningasukela	ningesukele	—	ningesukele
class 1	angasukela	—	engasukela	angesukele	—	engesukele
class 2	bangasukela	—	bengasukela	bangesukele	—	bengesukele
class 3	ungasukela	—	ungasukela	ungesukele	—	ungesukele
class 4	ingasukela	—	ingasukela	ingesukele	—	ingesukele
class 5	lingasukela	—	lingasukela	lingesukele	—	lingesukele
class 6	angasukela	—	engasukela	angesukele	—	engesukele
class 7	singasukela	—	singasukela	singesukele	—	singesukele
class 8	zingasukela	—	zingasukela	zingesukele	—	zingesukele
class 9	ingasukela	—	ingasukela	ingesukele	—	ingesukele
class 10	zingasukela	—	zingasukela	zingesukele	—	zingesukele
class 11	lungasukela	—	lungasukela	lungesukele	—	lungesukele
class 14	bungasukela	—	bungasukela	bungesukele	—	bungesukele
class 15	kungasukela	—	kungasukela	kungesukele	—	kungesukele
class 17	kungasukela	—	kungasukela	kungesukele	—	kungesukele
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizosukela	engizosukela	ngizosukela	angizusukela	engingezusukela	ngingezusukela
2nd singular	uzosukela	ozosukela	uzosukela	awuzusukela	ongezusukela	ungezusukela
1st plural	sizosukela	esizosukela	sizosukela	asizusukela	esingezusukela	singezusukela
2nd plural	nizosukela	enizosukela	nizosukela	anizusukela	eningezusukela	ningezusukela
class 1	uzosukela	ozosukela	ezosukela	akazusukela	ongezusukela	engezusukela
class 2	bazosukela	abazosukela	bezosukela	abazusukela	abangezusukela	bengezusukela
class 3	uzosukela	ozosukela	uzosukela	awuzusukela	ongezusukela	ungezusukela
class 4	izosukela	ezosukela	izosukela	ayizusukela	engezusukela	ingezusukela
class 5	lizosukela	elizosukela	lizosukela	alizusukela	elingezusukela	lingezusukela
class 6	azosukela	azosukela	ezosukela	awazusukela	angezusukela	engezusukela
class 7	sizosukela	esizosukela	sizosukela	asizusukela	esingezusukela	singezusukela
class 8	zizosukela	ezizosukela	zizosukela	azizusukela	ezingezusukela	zingezusukela
class 9	izosukela	ezosukela	izosukela	ayizusukela	engezusukela	ingezusukela
class 10	zizosukela	ezizosukela	zizosukela	azizusukela	ezingezusukela	zingezusukela
class 11	luzosukela	oluzosukela	luzosukela	aluzusukela	olungezusukela	lungezusukela
class 14	buzosukela	obuzosukela	buzosukela	abuzusukela	obungezusukela	bungezusukela
class 15	kuzosukela	okuzosukela	kuzosukela	akuzusukela	okungezusukela	kungezusukela
class 17	kuzosukela	okuzosukela	kuzosukela	akuzusukela	okungezusukela	kungezusukela
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosukela	engiyosukela	ngiyosukela	angiyusukela	engingeyusukela	ngingeyusukela
2nd singular	uyosukela	oyosukela	uyosukela	awuyusukela	ongeyusukela	ungeyusukela
1st plural	siyosukela	esiyosukela	siyosukela	asiyusukela	esingeyusukela	singeyusukela
2nd plural	niyosukela	eniyosukela	niyosukela	aniyusukela	eningeyusukela	ningeyusukela
class 1	uyosukela	oyosukela	eyosukela	akayusukela	ongeyusukela	engeyusukela
class 2	bayosukela	abayosukela	beyosukela	abayusukela	abangeyusukela	bengeyusukela
class 3	uyosukela	oyosukela	uyosukela	awuyusukela	ongeyusukela	ungeyusukela
class 4	iyosukela	eyosukela	iyosukela	ayiyusukela	engeyusukela	ingeyusukela
class 5	liyosukela	eliyosukela	liyosukela	aliyusukela	elingeyusukela	lingeyusukela
class 6	ayosukela	ayosukela	eyosukela	awayusukela	angeyusukela	engeyusukela
class 7	siyosukela	esiyosukela	siyosukela	asiyusukela	esingeyusukela	singeyusukela
class 8	ziyosukela	eziyosukela	ziyosukela	aziyusukela	ezingeyusukela	zingeyusukela
class 9	iyosukela	eyosukela	iyosukela	ayiyusukela	engeyusukela	ingeyusukela
class 10	ziyosukela	eziyosukela	ziyosukela	aziyusukela	ezingeyusukela	zingeyusukela
class 11	luyosukela	oluyosukela	luyosukela	aluyusukela	olungeyusukela	lungeyusukela
class 14	buyosukela	obuyosukela	buyosukela	abuyusukela	obungeyusukela	bungeyusukela
class 15	kuyosukela	okuyosukela	kuyosukela	akuyusukela	okungeyusukela	kungeyusukela
class 17	kuyosukela	okuyosukela	kuyosukela	akuyusukela	okungeyusukela	kungeyusukela
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngisukele	ngingasukeli
2nd singular	usukele	ungasukeli
1st plural	sisukele	singasukeli
2nd plural	nisukele	ningasukeli
class 1	asukele	angasukeli
class 2	basukele	bangasukeli
class 3	usukele	ungasukeli
class 4	isukele	ingasukeli
class 5	lisukele	lingasukeli
class 6	asukele	angasukeli
class 7	sisukele	singasukeli
class 8	zisukele	zingasukeli
class 9	isukele	ingasukeli
class 10	zisukele	zingasukeli
class 11	lusukele	lungasukeli
class 14	busukele	bungasukeli
class 15	kusukele	kungasukeli
class 17	kusukele	kungasukeli
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasukela	ngangasukela, angasukela, angangasukela
2nd singular	wasukela	wangasukela, awasukela, awangasukela
1st plural	sasukela	sangasukela, asasukela, asangasukela
2nd plural	nasukela	nangasukela, anasukela, anangasukela
class 1	wasukela	wangasukela, akasukela, akangasukela
class 2	basukela	bangasukela, abasukela, abangasukela
class 3	wasukela	wangasukela, awasukela, awangasukela
class 4	yasukela	yangasukela, ayasukela, ayangasukela
class 5	lasukela	langasukela, alasukela, alangasukela
class 6	asukela	angasukela, awasukela, awangasukela
class 7	sasukela	sangasukela, asasukela, asangasukela
class 8	zasukela	zangasukela, azasukela, azangasukela
class 9	yasukela	yangasukela, ayasukela, ayangasukela
class 10	zasukela	zangasukela, azasukela, azangasukela
class 11	lwasukela	lwangasukela, alwasukela, alwangasukela
class 14	basukela	bangasukela, abasukela, abangasukela
class 15	kwasukela	kwangasukela, akwasukela, akwangasukela
class 17	kwasukela	kwangasukela, akwasukela, akwangasukela

References

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