legezwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-legezwa (infinitive kulegezwa)

  1. Passive form of -legeza

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -legezwa
Positive present -nalegezwa
Subjunctive -legezwe
Negative -legezwi
Imperative singular legezwa
Infinitives
Positive kulegezwa
Negative kutolegezwa
Imperatives
Singular legezwa
Plural legezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulegezwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilegezwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulegezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalegezwa/nalegezwa tunalegezwa
2nd person unalegezwa mnalegezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analegezwa wanalegezwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nalegezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezwi)
Singular Plural
1st person silegezwi hatulegezwi
2nd person hulegezwi hamlegezwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegezwi hawalegezwi
other classes negative subject concord + -legezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talegezwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -talegezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legezwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilegezwe tulegezwe
2nd person ulegezwe mlegezwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegezwe walegezwe
other classes positive subject concord + -legezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silegezwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelegezwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelegezwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilegezwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilegezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nalegezwa twalegezwa
2nd person walegezwa mwalegezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegezwa walegezwa
m-mi(III/IV) walegezwa yalegezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lalegezwa yalegezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalegezwa vyalegezwa
n(IX/X) yalegezwa zalegezwa
u(XI) walegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalegezwa
pa(XVI) palegezwa
mu(XVIII) mwalegezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melegezwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalegezwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalegezwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilegezwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolegezwa
Consecutive kalegezwa / positive subject concord + -kalegezwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalegezwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilegezwa -tulegezwa
2nd person -kulegezwa -walegezwa/-kulegezweni/-walegezweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlegezwa -walegezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ulegezwa -ilegezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilegezwa -yalegezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilegezwa -vilegezwa
n(IX/X) -ilegezwa -zilegezwa
u(XI) -ulegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulegezwa
pa(XVI) -palegezwa
mu(XVIII) -mulegezwa
Reflexive -jilegezwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legezwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -legezwaye -legezwao
m-mi(III/IV) -legezwao -legezwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -legezwalo -legezwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legezwacho -legezwavyo
n(IX/X) -legezwayo -legezwazo
u(XI) -legezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -legezwako
pa(XVI) -legezwapo
mu(XVIII) -legezwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legezwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelegezwa -olegezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -olegezwa -yolegezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolegezwa -yolegezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholegezwa -vyolegezwa
n(IX/X) -yolegezwa -zolegezwa
u(XI) -olegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolegezwa
pa(XVI) -polegezwa
mu(XVIII) -molegezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.