eleka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-eleka (infinitive kueleka)

1. Stative form of -elea: to place on top, carry (a child) on one's back

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eleka
Positive present -naeleka Subjunctive -eleke Negative -eleki Imperative singular eleka
Infinitives
Positive kueleka Negative kutoeleka
Imperatives
Singular eleka Plural elekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueleka Positive past positive subject concord + -lieleka Negative past negative subject concord + -kueleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaeleka/naeleka tunaeleka 2nd person unaeleka mnaeleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeleka wanaeleka other classes positive subject concord + -naeleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -eleki) Singular Plural 1st person sieleki hatueleki 2nd person hueleki hamweleki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haeleki hawaeleki other classes negative subject concord + -eleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeleka Negative future negative subject concord + -taeleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleke) Singular Plural 1st person nieleke tueleke 2nd person ueleke mweleke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleke waeleke other classes positive subject concord + -eleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieleke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeleka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeleka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieleka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleka) Singular Plural 1st person naeleka twaeleka 2nd person waeleka mwaeleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleka waeleka m-mi(III/IV) waeleka yaeleka ji-ma(V/VI) laeleka yaeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeleka vyaeleka n(IX/X) yaeleka zaeleka u(XI) waeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaeleka pa(XVI) paeleka mu(XVIII) mwaeleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeleka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeleka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeleka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kieleka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeleka Consecutive kaeleka / positive subject concord + -kaeleka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeleke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nieleka -tueleka 2nd person -kueleka -waeleka/-kuelekeni/-waelekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweleka -waeleka m-mi(III/IV) -ueleka -ieleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lieleka -yaeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieleka -vieleka n(IX/X) -ieleka -zieleka u(XI) -ueleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kueleka pa(XVI) -paeleka mu(XVIII) -mueleka Reflexive -jieleka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elekaye -elekao m-mi(III/IV) -elekao -elekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elekalo -elekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elekacho -elekavyo n(IX/X) -elekayo -elekazo u(XI) -elekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elekako pa(XVI) -elekapo mu(XVIII) -elekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeeleka -oeleka m-mi(III/IV) -oeleka -yoeleka ji-ma(V/VI) -loeleka -yoeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeleka -vyoeleka n(IX/X) -yoeleka -zoeleka u(XI) -oeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koeleka pa(XVI) -poeleka mu(XVIII) -moeleka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.