elezwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-elezwa (infinitive kuelezwa)

  1. Passive form of -eleza

Conjugation

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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.