lelewa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-lelewa (infinitive kulelewa)

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

Conjugation

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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.