elezeka

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-elezeka (infinitive kuelezeka)

  1. Stative form of -eleza: to be explainable

Conjugation

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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.