Infinitive
ukuphula
Imperative
| Singular | phula |
| Plural | phulani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngiphule |
| Sg.2 | uphule |
| Pl.1 | siphule |
| Pl.2 | niphule |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngaphula |
| Sg.2 | waphula |
| Pl.1 | saphula |
| Pl.2 | naphula |
Verbs conjugated like phula
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 *-jápʊda (“to tear, to separate”), reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jápa (“to pluck”).
Sample Sentences