Infinitive
ukuphekela
Imperative
| Singular | phekela |
| Plural | phekelani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngiphekele |
| Sg.2 | uphekele |
| Pl.1 | siphekele |
| Pl.2 | niphekele |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngaphekela |
| Sg.2 | waphekela |
| Pl.1 | saphekela |
| Pl.2 | naphekela |
Verbs conjugated like phekela
sayina,
shunqa,
shesha,
shaywa,
xubana,
xoxela,
xolisa,
xolela,
xhapha,
xhosha,
xegisa,
beletha,
xabana,
yalela,
chathaza,
fundisa,
phothula,
phumelela,
phephela,
phenduka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪkɪda (“applicative of *-jìpɪka (“to cook”)”). By surface analysis, -pheka (“to cook”) + -ela (“applicative suffix”).
Sample Sentences