levya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-levya (infinitive kulevya)

1. Causative form of -lewa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -levya
Positive present -nalevya Subjunctive -levye Negative -levyi Imperative singular levya
Infinitives
Positive kulevya Negative kutolevya
Imperatives
Singular levya Plural levyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulevya Positive past positive subject concord + -lilevya Negative past negative subject concord + -kulevya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalevya) Singular Plural 1st person ninalevya/nalevya tunalevya 2nd person unalevya mnalevya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analevya wanalevya other classes positive subject concord + -nalevya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -levyi) Singular Plural 1st person silevyi hatulevyi 2nd person hulevyi hamlevyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halevyi hawalevyi other classes negative subject concord + -levyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talevya Negative future negative subject concord + -talevya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -levye) Singular Plural 1st person nilevye tulevye 2nd person ulevye mlevye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alevye walevye other classes positive subject concord + -levye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silevye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelevya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelevya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilevya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilevya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alevya) Singular Plural 1st person nalevya twalevya 2nd person walevya mwalevya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alevya walevya m-mi(III/IV) walevya yalevya ji-ma(V/VI) lalevya yalevya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalevya vyalevya n(IX/X) yalevya zalevya u(XI) walevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalevya pa(XVI) palevya mu(XVIII) mwalevya
Perfect positive subject concord + -melevya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalevya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalevya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilevya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolevya Consecutive kalevya / positive subject concord + -kalevya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalevye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilevya -tulevya 2nd person -kulevya -walevya/-kulevyeni/-walevyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlevya -walevya m-mi(III/IV) -ulevya -ilevya ji-ma(V/VI) -lilevya -yalevya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilevya -vilevya n(IX/X) -ilevya -zilevya u(XI) -ulevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulevya pa(XVI) -palevya mu(XVIII) -mulevya Reflexive -jilevya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -levya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -levyaye -levyao m-mi(III/IV) -levyao -levyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -levyalo -levyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -levyacho -levyavyo n(IX/X) -levyayo -levyazo u(XI) -levyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -levyako pa(XVI) -levyapo mu(XVIII) -levyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -levya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelevya -olevya m-mi(III/IV) -olevya -yolevya ji-ma(V/VI) -lolevya -yolevya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholevya -vyolevya n(IX/X) -yolevya -zolevya u(XI) -olevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolevya pa(XVI) -polevya mu(XVIII) -molevya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.