Infinitive
ukufela
Imperative
| Singular | fela |
| Plural | felani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngifele |
| Sg.2 | ufele |
| Pl.1 | sifele |
| Pl.2 | nifele |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngafela |
| Sg.2 | wafela |
| Pl.1 | safela |
| Pl.2 | nafela |
Verbs conjugated like fela
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 *-kúɪda (“applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”). By surface analysis, -fa (“to die”) + -ela (“applicative suffix”).
Sample Sentences