legeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-legeza (infinitive kulegeza)

1. Causative form of -lega: to loosen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -legeza
Positive present -nalegeza Subjunctive -legeze Negative -legezi Imperative singular legeza
Infinitives
Positive kulegeza Negative kutolegeza
Imperatives
Singular legeza Plural legezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulegeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lilegeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kulegeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninalegeza/nalegeza tunalegeza 2nd person unalegeza mnalegeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analegeza wanalegeza other classes positive subject concord + -nalegeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezi) Singular Plural 1st person silegezi hatulegezi 2nd person hulegezi hamlegezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegezi hawalegezi other classes negative subject concord + -legezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talegeza Negative future negative subject concord + -talegeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legeze) Singular Plural 1st person nilegeze tulegeze 2nd person ulegeze mlegeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegeze walegeze other classes positive subject concord + -legeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silegeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelegeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelegeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilegeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilegeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegeza) Singular Plural 1st person nalegeza twalegeza 2nd person walegeza mwalegeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegeza walegeza m-mi(III/IV) walegeza yalegeza ji-ma(V/VI) lalegeza yalegeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalegeza vyalegeza n(IX/X) yalegeza zalegeza u(XI) walegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalegeza pa(XVI) palegeza mu(XVIII) mwalegeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -melegeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalegeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalegeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilegeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolegeza Consecutive kalegeza / positive subject concord + -kalegeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalegeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilegeza -tulegeza 2nd person -kulegeza -walegeza/-kulegezeni/-walegezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlegeza -walegeza m-mi(III/IV) -ulegeza -ilegeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lilegeza -yalegeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilegeza -vilegeza n(IX/X) -ilegeza -zilegeza u(XI) -ulegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulegeza pa(XVI) -palegeza mu(XVIII) -mulegeza Reflexive -jilegeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -legezaye -legezao m-mi(III/IV) -legezao -legezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -legezalo -legezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legezacho -legezavyo n(IX/X) -legezayo -legezazo u(XI) -legezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -legezako pa(XVI) -legezapo mu(XVIII) -legezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelegeza -olegeza m-mi(III/IV) -olegeza -yolegeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lolegeza -yolegeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholegeza -vyolegeza n(IX/X) -yolegeza -zolegeza u(XI) -olegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolegeza pa(XVI) -polegeza mu(XVIII) -molegeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -legezwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • ulegezaji (“loosening, relaxation”)