Infinitive
ukudlala
Imperative
| Singular | dlala |
| Plural | dlalani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngidlale |
| Sg.2 | udlale |
| Pl.1 | sidlale |
| Pl.2 | nidlale |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngadlala |
| Sg.2 | wadlala |
| Pl.1 | sadlala |
| Pl.2 | nadlala |
Verbs conjugated like dlala
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 -dla (“to eat”) + -ala. The sense of "to play" comes from the extended sense of -dla (“to enjoy”).
Sample Sentences