Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-elezea (infinitive kuelezea)

  1. Applicative form of -eleza: to explain for, to narrate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -elezea
Positive present -naelezea
Subjunctive -elezee
Negative -elezei
Imperative singular elezea
Infinitives
Positive kuelezea
Negative kutoelezea
Imperatives
Singular elezea
Plural elezeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelezea
Positive past positive subject concord + -lielezea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelezea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaelezea/naelezea tunaelezea
2nd person unaelezea mnaelezea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelezea wanaelezea
other classes positive subject concord + -naelezea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezei)
Singular Plural
1st person sielezei hatuelezei
2nd person huelezei hamwelezei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelezei hawaelezei
other classes negative subject concord + -elezei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelezea
Negative future negative subject concord + -taelezea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezee)
Singular Plural
1st person nielezee tuelezee
2nd person uelezee mwelezee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezee waelezee
other classes positive subject concord + -elezee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielezee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelezea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelezea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielezea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielezea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezea)
Singular Plural
1st person naelezea twaelezea
2nd person waelezea mwaelezea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezea waelezea
m-mi(III/IV) waelezea yaelezea
ji-ma(V/VI) laelezea yaelezea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelezea vyaelezea
n(IX/X) yaelezea zaelezea
u(XI) waelezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaelezea
pa(XVI) paelezea
mu(XVIII) mwaelezea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelezea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelezea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelezea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kielezea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelezea
Consecutive kaelezea / positive subject concord + -kaelezea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelezee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nielezea -tuelezea
2nd person -kuelezea -waelezea/-kuelezeeni/-waelezeeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelezea -waelezea
m-mi(III/IV) -uelezea -ielezea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lielezea -yaelezea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielezea -vielezea
n(IX/X) -ielezea -zielezea
u(XI) -uelezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuelezea
pa(XVI) -paelezea
mu(XVIII) -muelezea
Reflexive -jielezea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -elezeaye -elezeao
m-mi(III/IV) -elezeao -elezeayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -elezealo -elezeayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elezeacho -elezeavyo
n(IX/X) -elezeayo -elezeazo
u(XI) -elezeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -elezeako
pa(XVI) -elezeapo
mu(XVIII) -elezeamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeelezea -oelezea
m-mi(III/IV) -oelezea -yoelezea
ji-ma(V/VI) -loelezea -yoelezea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelezea -vyoelezea
n(IX/X) -yoelezea -zoelezea
u(XI) -oelezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koelezea
pa(XVI) -poelezea
mu(XVIII) -moelezea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.