elezwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elezwa (infinitive kuelezwa)

1. Passive form of -eleza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elezwa
Positive present -naelezwa Subjunctive -elezwe Negative -elezwi Imperative singular elezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuelezwa Negative kutoelezwa
Imperatives
Singular elezwa Plural elezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelezwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lielezwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelezwa/naelezwa tunaelezwa 2nd person unaelezwa mnaelezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelezwa wanaelezwa other classes positive subject concord + -naelezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezwi) Singular Plural 1st person sielezwi hatuelezwi 2nd person huelezwi hamwelezwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelezwi hawaelezwi other classes negative subject concord + -elezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelezwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taelezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezwe) Singular Plural 1st person nielezwe tuelezwe 2nd person uelezwe mwelezwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezwe waelezwe other classes positive subject concord + -elezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielezwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelezwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelezwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielezwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezwa) Singular Plural 1st person naelezwa twaelezwa 2nd person waelezwa mwaelezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelezwa waelezwa m-mi(III/IV) waelezwa yaelezwa ji-ma(V/VI) laelezwa yaelezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelezwa vyaelezwa n(IX/X) yaelezwa zaelezwa u(XI) waelezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelezwa pa(XVI) paelezwa mu(XVIII) mwaelezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelezwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelezwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelezwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielezwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelezwa Consecutive kaelezwa / positive subject concord + -kaelezwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelezwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nielezwa -tuelezwa 2nd person -kuelezwa -waelezwa/-kuelezweni/-waelezweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelezwa -waelezwa m-mi(III/IV) -uelezwa -ielezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lielezwa -yaelezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielezwa -vielezwa n(IX/X) -ielezwa -zielezwa u(XI) -uelezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuelezwa pa(XVI) -paelezwa mu(XVIII) -muelezwa Reflexive -jielezwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elezwaye -elezwao m-mi(III/IV) -elezwao -elezwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elezwalo -elezwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elezwacho -elezwavyo n(IX/X) -elezwayo -elezwazo u(XI) -elezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elezwako pa(XVI) -elezwapo mu(XVIII) -elezwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelezwa -oelezwa m-mi(III/IV) -oelezwa -yoelezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loelezwa -yoelezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelezwa -vyoelezwa n(IX/X) -yoelezwa -zoelezwa u(XI) -oelezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelezwa pa(XVI) -poelezwa mu(XVIII) -moelezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.