elezeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elezeka (infinitive kuelezeka)

1. Stative form of -eleza: to be explainable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elezeka
Positive present -naelezeka Subjunctive -elezeke Negative -elezeki Imperative singular elezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuelezeka Negative kutoelezeka
Imperatives
Singular elezeka Plural elezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelezeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lielezeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelezeka/naelezeka tunaelezeka 2nd person unaelezeka mnaelezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelezeka wanaelezeka other classes positive subject concord + -naelezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezeki) Singular Plural 1st person sielezeki hatuelezeki 2nd person huelezeki hamwelezeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelezeki hawaelezeki other classes negative subject concord + -elezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelezeka Negative future negative subject concord + -taelezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezeke) Singular Plural 1st person nielezeke tuelezeke 2nd person uelezeke mwelezeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezeke waelezeke other classes positive subject concord + -elezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielezeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelezeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelezeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielezeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezeka) Singular Plural 1st person naelezeka twaelezeka 2nd person waelezeka mwaelezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezeka waelezeka m-mi(III/IV) waelezeka yaelezeka ji-ma(V/VI) laelezeka yaelezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelezeka vyaelezeka n(IX/X) yaelezeka zaelezeka u(XI) waelezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelezeka pa(XVI) paelezeka mu(XVIII) mwaelezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelezeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelezeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelezeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielezeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelezeka Consecutive kaelezeka / positive subject concord + -kaelezeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelezeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nielezeka -tuelezeka 2nd person -kuelezeka -waelezeka/-kuelezekeni/-waelezekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelezeka -waelezeka m-mi(III/IV) -uelezeka -ielezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lielezeka -yaelezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielezeka -vielezeka n(IX/X) -ielezeka -zielezeka u(XI) -uelezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuelezeka pa(XVI) -paelezeka mu(XVIII) -muelezeka Reflexive -jielezeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elezekaye -elezekao m-mi(III/IV) -elezekao -elezekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elezekalo -elezekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elezekacho -elezekavyo n(IX/X) -elezekayo -elezekazo u(XI) -elezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elezekako pa(XVI) -elezekapo mu(XVIII) -elezekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelezeka -oelezeka m-mi(III/IV) -oelezeka -yoelezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -loelezeka -yoelezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelezeka -vyoelezeka n(IX/X) -yoelezeka -zoelezeka u(XI) -oelezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelezeka pa(XVI) -poelezeka mu(XVIII) -moelezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.