phela
Root: -phêla
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndiphela |
| Sg.2 | uphela |
| Sg.3 | uphela |
| Pl.1 | siphela |
| Pl.2 | niphela |
| Pl.3 | baphela |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyaphela |
| Sg.2 | uyaphela |
| Sg.3 | uyaphela |
| Pl.1 | siyaphela |
| Pl.2 | niyaphela |
| Pl.3 | bayaphela |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndiphele |
| Sg.2 | uphele |
| Sg.3 | uphele |
| Pl.1 | siphele |
| Pl.2 | niphele |
| Pl.3 | baphele |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndiphelile |
| Sg.2 | uphelile |
| Sg.3 | uphelile |
| Pl.1 | siphelile |
| Pl.2 | niphelile |
| Pl.3 | baphelile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndaphela |
| Sg.2 | waphela |
| Sg.3 | waphela |
| Pl.1 | saphela |
| Pl.2 | naphela |
| Pl.3 | baphela |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza phela |
| Sg.2 | uza phela |
| Sg.3 | uza phela |
| Pl.1 | siza phela |
| Pl.2 | niza phela |
| Pl.3 | baza phela |
Verbs conjugated like phela
sasaza,
sayina,
sabela,
shwaqa,
shenxa,
xukuxa,
xobula,
xhutha,
xhwila,
xhapha,
xhabha,
xhamla,
xelela,
xakeka,
xabisa,
xabela,
xabana,
cwangcisa,
enzakalisa,
yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-péda (“to finish”).