kejeli

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَجَل (ḵajal).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kejeli (infinitive kukejeli)

1. to mock, deride

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kejeli
Positive present -nakejeli Subjunctive -kejeli Negative -kejeli Imperative singular kejeli
Infinitives
Positive kukejeli Negative kutokejeli
Imperatives
Singular kejeli Plural kejelini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukejeli Positive past positive subject concord + -likejeli Negative past negative subject concord + -kukejeli
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakejeli) Singular Plural 1st person ninakejeli/nakejeli tunakejeli 2nd person unakejeli mnakejeli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakejeli wanakejeli other classes positive subject concord + -nakejeli
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kejeli) Singular Plural 1st person sikejeli hatukejeli 2nd person hukejeli hamkejeli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakejeli hawakejeli other classes negative subject concord + -kejeli
Positive future positive subject concord + -takejeli Negative future negative subject concord + -takejeli
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kejeli) Singular Plural 1st person nikejeli tukejeli 2nd person ukejeli mkejeli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akejeli wakejeli other classes positive subject concord + -kejeli
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikejeli Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekejeli Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekejeli Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikejeli Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikejeli
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akejeli) Singular Plural 1st person nakejeli twakejeli 2nd person wakejeli mwakejeli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akejeli wakejeli m-mi(III/IV) wakejeli yakejeli ji-ma(V/VI) lakejeli yakejeli ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakejeli vyakejeli n(IX/X) yakejeli zakejeli u(XI) wakejeli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakejeli pa(XVI) pakejeli mu(XVIII) mwakejeli
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekejeli "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakejeli "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakejeli "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikejeli "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokejeli Consecutive kakejeli / positive subject concord + -kakejeli Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakejeli
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikejeli -tukejeli 2nd person -kukejeli -wakejeli/-kukejelini/-wakejelini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkejeli -wakejeli m-mi(III/IV) -ukejeli -ikejeli ji-ma(V/VI) -likejeli -yakejeli ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikejeli -vikejeli n(IX/X) -ikejeli -zikejeli u(XI) -ukejeli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukejeli pa(XVI) -pakejeli mu(XVIII) -mukejeli Reflexive -jikejeli
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kejeli- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kejeliye -kejelio m-mi(III/IV) -kejelio -kejeliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kejelilo -kejeliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kejelicho -kejelivyo n(IX/X) -kejeliyo -kejelizo u(XI) -kejelio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kejeliko pa(XVI) -kejelipo mu(XVIII) -kejelimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kejeli) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekejeli -okejeli m-mi(III/IV) -okejeli -yokejeli ji-ma(V/VI) -lokejeli -yokejeli ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokejeli -vyokejeli n(IX/X) -yokejeli -zokejeli u(XI) -okejeli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokejeli pa(XVI) -pokejeli mu(XVIII) -mokejeli
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

kejeli class IX (plural kejeli class X)

1. sarcasm, mockery