Infinitive
ukuphela
Imperative
| Singular | phela |
| Plural | phelani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngiphele |
| Sg.2 | uphele |
| Pl.1 | siphele |
| Pl.2 | niphele |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngaphela |
| Sg.2 | waphela |
| Pl.1 | saphela |
| Pl.2 | naphela |
Verbs conjugated like phela
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
From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).
Sample Sentences