lelewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lelewa (infinitive kulelewa)

1. Passive form of -lea: to be raised, to be cared for

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lelewa
Positive present -nalelewa Subjunctive -lelewe Negative -lelewi Imperative singular lelewa
Infinitives
Positive kulelewa Negative kutolelewa
Imperatives
Singular lelewa Plural leleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulelewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilelewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulelewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalelewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalelewa/nalelewa tunalelewa 2nd person unalelewa mnalelewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analelewa wanalelewa other classes positive subject concord + -nalelewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lelewi) Singular Plural 1st person silelewi hatulelewi 2nd person hulelewi hamlelewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halelewi hawalelewi other classes negative subject concord + -lelewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talelewa Negative future negative subject concord + -talelewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lelewe) Singular Plural 1st person nilelewe tulelewe 2nd person ulelewe mlelewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alelewe walelewe other classes positive subject concord + -lelewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silelewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelelewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelelewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilelewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilelewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alelewa) Singular Plural 1st person nalelewa twalelewa 2nd person walelewa mwalelewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alelewa walelewa m-mi(III/IV) walelewa yalelewa ji-ma(V/VI) lalelewa yalelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalelewa vyalelewa n(IX/X) yalelewa zalelewa u(XI) walelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalelewa pa(XVI) palelewa mu(XVIII) mwalelewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melelewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalelewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalelewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilelewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolelewa Consecutive kalelewa / positive subject concord + -kalelewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalelewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilelewa -tulelewa 2nd person -kulelewa -walelewa/-kuleleweni/-waleleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlelewa -walelewa m-mi(III/IV) -ulelewa -ilelewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilelewa -yalelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilelewa -vilelewa n(IX/X) -ilelewa -zilelewa u(XI) -ulelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulelewa pa(XVI) -palelewa mu(XVIII) -mulelewa Reflexive -jilelewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lelewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lelewaye -lelewao m-mi(III/IV) -lelewao -lelewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lelewalo -lelewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lelewacho -lelewavyo n(IX/X) -lelewayo -lelewazo u(XI) -lelewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lelewako pa(XVI) -lelewapo mu(XVIII) -lelewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lelewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelelewa -olelewa m-mi(III/IV) -olelewa -yolelewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolelewa -yolelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholelewa -vyolelewa n(IX/X) -yolelewa -zolelewa u(XI) -olelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolelewa pa(XVI) -polelewa mu(XVIII) -molelewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.