elezea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elezea (infinitive kuelezea)

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

Conjugation

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.