elekea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elekea (infinitive kuelekea)

1. to head (to move to a certain direction)
2. to be inclined to

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elekea
Positive present -naelekea Subjunctive -elekee Negative -elekei Imperative singular elekea
Infinitives
Positive kuelekea Negative kutoelekea
Imperatives
Singular elekea Plural elekeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelekea Positive past positive subject concord + -lielekea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelekea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelekea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelekea/naelekea tunaelekea 2nd person unaelekea mnaelekea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelekea wanaelekea other classes positive subject concord + -naelekea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elekei) Singular Plural 1st person sielekei hatuelekei 2nd person huelekei hamwelekei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelekei hawaelekei other classes negative subject concord + -elekei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelekea Negative future negative subject concord + -taelekea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elekee) Singular Plural 1st person nielekee tuelekee 2nd person uelekee mwelekee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelekee waelekee other classes positive subject concord + -elekee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielekee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelekea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelekea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielekea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielekea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelekea) Singular Plural 1st person naelekea twaelekea 2nd person waelekea mwaelekea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelekea waelekea m-mi(III/IV) waelekea yaelekea ji-ma(V/VI) laelekea yaelekea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelekea vyaelekea n(IX/X) yaelekea zaelekea u(XI) waelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelekea pa(XVI) paelekea mu(XVIII) mwaelekea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelekea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelekea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelekea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielekea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelekea Consecutive kaelekea / positive subject concord + -kaelekea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelekee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nielekea -tuelekea 2nd person -kuelekea -waelekea/-kuelekeeni/-waelekeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelekea -waelekea m-mi(III/IV) -uelekea -ielekea ji-ma(V/VI) -lielekea -yaelekea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielekea -vielekea n(IX/X) -ielekea -zielekea u(XI) -uelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuelekea pa(XVI) -paelekea mu(XVIII) -muelekea Reflexive -jielekea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elekea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elekeaye -elekeao m-mi(III/IV) -elekeao -elekeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elekealo -elekeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elekeacho -elekeavyo n(IX/X) -elekeayo -elekeazo u(XI) -elekeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elekeako pa(XVI) -elekeapo mu(XVIII) -elekeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elekea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelekea -oelekea m-mi(III/IV) -oelekea -yoelekea ji-ma(V/VI) -loelekea -yoelekea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelekea -vyoelekea n(IX/X) -yoelekea -zoelekea u(XI) -oelekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelekea pa(XVI) -poelekea mu(XVIII) -moelekea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwelekeo (“direction”)
  • mwelekezi (“director”)
  • uelekeo