phula

verb

Break; Damage; Shatter; Hurt

Affixes:

um (Class 1 Noun) aba (Class 2 Noun) uku- (Class 15 Noun) -isisa (Intensive, Verb form) -ani (Directive, Verb form) -eka (Neuter-passive, Verb form) -ela (Applicative, Verb form) -wa (Passive, Verb form) -ana (Diminutive suffix)

umophuli

noun (class 1) | um + (o)phula + i | umophuli

The breaker; A person that breaks (or broke something)

abophuli

noun (class 2) | aba + (o)phula + i | abophuli

The breakers; The people that break (or broke something)

ukophula

noun (class 15) | uku + (o)phula | ukophula

To break; breaking

phulisisa

verb | phula + isisa | phulisisa

Break (something) properly or thoroughly

phulani

verb (directive) | phula + ani | phulani

Break

Context:

Plural of phula; instructing or requesting several people to break...

phuleka

verb | phula + eka | phuleka

Can be broken; Damageable; Liable to hurt

phulela

verb | phula + ela | phulela

Break (something) for; Break (something) on behalf of; Share or apportion something with/for someone

phulwa

verb | phula + iwa | phulwa

be broken;

phulana

verb (reciprocal) | phula + ana | phulana

Break each other; cause each other to be broken or be hurt;

Example:

Boophulana iintliziyo abo. 'Those ones broke each other's hearts or Those ones really hurt each other.'

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