feleti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-feleti (infinitive kufeleti)

1. to release, discharge, let go
2. to run away, to abscond

   Synonyms: -kimbia, -toroka

3. to escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -feleti
Positive present -nafeleti Subjunctive -feleti Negative -feleti Imperative singular feleti
Infinitives
Positive kufeleti Negative kutofeleti
Imperatives
Singular feleti Plural feletini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufeleti Positive past positive subject concord + -lifeleti Negative past negative subject concord + -kufeleti
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafeleti) Singular Plural 1st person ninafeleti/nafeleti tunafeleti 2nd person unafeleti mnafeleti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafeleti wanafeleti other classes positive subject concord + -nafeleti
Negative present (negative subject concord + -feleti) Singular Plural 1st person sifeleti hatufeleti 2nd person hufeleti hamfeleti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafeleti hawafeleti other classes negative subject concord + -feleti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafeleti Negative future negative subject concord + -tafeleti
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -feleti) Singular Plural 1st person nifeleti tufeleti 2nd person ufeleti mfeleti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afeleti wafeleti other classes positive subject concord + -feleti
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifeleti Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefeleti Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefeleti Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifeleti Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifeleti
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afeleti) Singular Plural 1st person nafeleti twafeleti 2nd person wafeleti mwafeleti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afeleti wafeleti m-mi(III/IV) wafeleti yafeleti ji-ma(V/VI) lafeleti yafeleti ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafeleti vyafeleti n(IX/X) yafeleti zafeleti u(XI) wafeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafeleti pa(XVI) pafeleti mu(XVIII) mwafeleti
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefeleti "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafeleti "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafeleti "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifeleti "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofeleti Consecutive kafeleti / positive subject concord + -kafeleti Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafeleti
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifeleti -tufeleti 2nd person -kufeleti -wafeleti/-kufeletini/-wafeletini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfeleti -wafeleti m-mi(III/IV) -ufeleti -ifeleti ji-ma(V/VI) -lifeleti -yafeleti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifeleti -vifeleti n(IX/X) -ifeleti -zifeleti u(XI) -ufeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufeleti pa(XVI) -pafeleti mu(XVIII) -mufeleti Reflexive -jifeleti
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -feleti- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -feletiye -feletio m-mi(III/IV) -feletio -feletiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -feletilo -feletiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -feleticho -feletivyo n(IX/X) -feletiyo -feletizo u(XI) -feletio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -feletiko pa(XVI) -feletipo mu(XVIII) -feletimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -feleti) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefeleti -ofeleti m-mi(III/IV) -ofeleti -yofeleti ji-ma(V/VI) -lofeleti -yofeleti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofeleti -vyofeleti n(IX/X) -yofeleti -zofeleti u(XI) -ofeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofeleti pa(XVI) -pofeleti mu(XVIII) -mofeleti
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.