Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-elekea (infinitive kuelekea)

  1. to head (to move to a certain direction)
  2. to be inclined to

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -elekea
Positive present -naelekea
Subjunctive -elekee
Negative -elekei
Imperative singular elekea
Infinitives
Positive kuelekea
Negative kutoelekea
Imperatives
Singular elekea
Plural elekeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelekea
Positive past positive subject concord + -lielekea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelekea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelekea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaelekea/naelekea tunaelekea
2nd person unaelekea mnaelekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelekea wanaelekea
other classes positive subject concord + -naelekea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elekei)
Singular Plural
1st person sielekei hatuelekei
2nd person huelekei hamwelekei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelekei hawaelekei
other classes negative subject concord + -elekei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelekea
Negative future negative subject concord + -taelekea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elekee)
Singular Plural
1st person nielekee tuelekee
2nd person uelekee mwelekee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelekee waelekee
other classes positive subject concord + -elekee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielekee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelekea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelekea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielekea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielekea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelekea)
Singular Plural
1st person naelekea twaelekea
2nd person waelekea mwaelekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelekea waelekea
m-mi(III/IV) waelekea yaelekea
ji-ma(V/VI) laelekea yaelekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelekea vyaelekea
n(IX/X) yaelekea zaelekea
u(XI) waelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaelekea
pa(XVI) paelekea
mu(XVIII) mwaelekea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelekea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelekea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelekea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kielekea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelekea
Consecutive kaelekea / positive subject concord + -kaelekea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelekee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nielekea -tuelekea
2nd person -kuelekea -waelekea/-kuelekeeni/-waelekeeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelekea -waelekea
m-mi(III/IV) -uelekea -ielekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lielekea -yaelekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielekea -vielekea
n(IX/X) -ielekea -zielekea
u(XI) -uelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuelekea
pa(XVI) -paelekea
mu(XVIII) -muelekea
Reflexive -jielekea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elekea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -elekeaye -elekeao
m-mi(III/IV) -elekeao -elekeayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -elekealo -elekeayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elekeacho -elekeavyo
n(IX/X) -elekeayo -elekeazo
u(XI) -elekeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -elekeako
pa(XVI) -elekeapo
mu(XVIII) -elekeamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elekea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeelekea -oelekea
m-mi(III/IV) -oelekea -yoelekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -loelekea -yoelekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelekea -vyoelekea
n(IX/X) -yoelekea -zoelekea
u(XI) -oelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koelekea
pa(XVI) -poelekea
mu(XVIII) -moelekea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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