peleleza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-peleleza (infinitive kupeleleza)

1. to investigate, to spy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -peleleza
Positive present -napeleleza Subjunctive -peleleze Negative -pelelezi Imperative singular peleleza
Infinitives
Positive kupeleleza Negative kutopeleleza
Imperatives
Singular peleleza Plural pelelezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupeleleza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipeleleza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupeleleza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napeleleza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapeleleza/napeleleza tunapeleleza 2nd person unapeleleza mnapeleleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapeleleza wanapeleleza other classes positive subject concord + -napeleleza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pelelezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipelelezi hatupelelezi 2nd person hupelelezi hampelelezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapelelezi hawapelelezi other classes negative subject concord + -pelelezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapeleleza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapeleleza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -peleleze) Singular Plural 1st person nipeleleze tupeleleze 2nd person upeleleze mpeleleze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeleleze wapeleleze other classes positive subject concord + -peleleze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipeleleze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepeleleza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepeleleza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipeleleza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipeleleza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apeleleza) Singular Plural 1st person napeleleza twapeleleza 2nd person wapeleleza mwapeleleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeleleza wapeleleza m-mi(III/IV) wapeleleza yapeleleza ji-ma(V/VI) lapeleleza yapeleleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapeleleza vyapeleleza n(IX/X) yapeleleza zapeleleza u(XI) wapeleleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapeleleza pa(XVI) papeleleza mu(XVIII) mwapeleleza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepeleleza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapeleleza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japeleleza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipeleleza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopeleleza Consecutive kapeleleza / positive subject concord + -kapeleleza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapeleleze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipeleleza -tupeleleza 2nd person -kupeleleza -wapeleleza/-kupelelezeni/-wapelelezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpeleleza -wapeleleza m-mi(III/IV) -upeleleza -ipeleleza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipeleleza -yapeleleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipeleleza -vipeleleza n(IX/X) -ipeleleza -zipeleleza u(XI) -upeleleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupeleleza pa(XVI) -papeleleza mu(XVIII) -mupeleleza Reflexive -jipeleleza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -peleleza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pelelezaye -pelelezao m-mi(III/IV) -pelelezao -pelelezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pelelezalo -pelelezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pelelezacho -pelelezavyo n(IX/X) -pelelezayo -pelelezazo u(XI) -pelelezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pelelezako pa(XVI) -pelelezapo mu(XVIII) -pelelezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -peleleza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepeleleza -opeleleza m-mi(III/IV) -opeleleza -yopeleleza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopeleleza -yopeleleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopeleleza -vyopeleleza n(IX/X) -yopeleleza -zopeleleza u(XI) -opeleleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopeleleza pa(XVI) -popeleleza mu(XVIII) -mopeleleza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • upelelezi (“investigation”)