elewana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elewana (infinitive kuelewana)

1. Reciprocal form of -elewa: to understand each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elewana
Positive present -naelewana Subjunctive -elewane Negative -elewani Imperative singular elewana
Infinitives
Positive kuelewana Negative kutoelewana
Imperatives
Singular elewana Plural elewaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelewana Positive past positive subject concord + -lielewana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelewana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelewana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelewana/naelewana tunaelewana 2nd person unaelewana mnaelewana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelewana wanaelewana other classes positive subject concord + -naelewana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elewani) Singular Plural 1st person sielewani hatuelewani 2nd person huelewani hamwelewani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelewani hawaelewani other classes negative subject concord + -elewani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelewana Negative future negative subject concord + -taelewana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elewane) Singular Plural 1st person nielewane tuelewane 2nd person uelewane mwelewane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelewane waelewane other classes positive subject concord + -elewane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielewane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelewana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelewana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielewana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielewana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelewana) Singular Plural 1st person naelewana twaelewana 2nd person waelewana mwaelewana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelewana waelewana m-mi(III/IV) waelewana yaelewana ji-ma(V/VI) laelewana yaelewana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelewana vyaelewana n(IX/X) yaelewana zaelewana u(XI) waelewana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelewana pa(XVI) paelewana mu(XVIII) mwaelewana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelewana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelewana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelewana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielewana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelewana Consecutive kaelewana / positive subject concord + -kaelewana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelewane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -elewana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elewanaye -elewanao m-mi(III/IV) -elewanao -elewanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elewanalo -elewanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elewanacho -elewanavyo n(IX/X) -elewanayo -elewanazo u(XI) -elewanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elewanako pa(XVI) -elewanapo mu(XVIII) -elewanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -elewana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelewana -oelewana m-mi(III/IV) -oelewana -yoelewana ji-ma(V/VI) -loelewana -yoelewana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelewana -vyoelewana n(IX/X) -yoelewana -zoelewana u(XI) -oelewana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelewana pa(XVI) -poelewana mu(XVIII) -moelewana
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:
  • maelewano (“mutual understanding”)