peleka

See also: pelēkā and pelēka

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-peleka (infinitive kupeleka)

1. to send, convey

   kupeleka barua pepe

   send an email

Conjugation

Conjugation of -peleka
Positive present -napeleka Subjunctive -peleke Negative -peleki Imperative singular peleka
Infinitives
Positive kupeleka Negative kutopeleka
Imperatives
Singular peleka Plural pelekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupeleka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipeleka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupeleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napeleka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapeleka/napeleka tunapeleka 2nd person unapeleka mnapeleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapeleka wanapeleka other classes positive subject concord + -napeleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -peleki) Singular Plural 1st person sipeleki hatupeleki 2nd person hupeleki hampeleki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapeleki hawapeleki other classes negative subject concord + -peleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapeleka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapeleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -peleke) Singular Plural 1st person nipeleke tupeleke 2nd person upeleke mpeleke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeleke wapeleke other classes positive subject concord + -peleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipeleke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepeleka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepeleka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipeleka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipeleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apeleka) Singular Plural 1st person napeleka twapeleka 2nd person wapeleka mwapeleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeleka wapeleka m-mi(III/IV) wapeleka yapeleka ji-ma(V/VI) lapeleka yapeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapeleka vyapeleka n(IX/X) yapeleka zapeleka u(XI) wapeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapeleka pa(XVI) papeleka mu(XVIII) mwapeleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepeleka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapeleka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japeleka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipeleka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopeleka Consecutive kapeleka / positive subject concord + -kapeleka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapeleke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipeleka -tupeleka 2nd person -kupeleka -wapeleka/-kupelekeni/-wapelekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpeleka -wapeleka m-mi(III/IV) -upeleka -ipeleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipeleka -yapeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipeleka -vipeleka n(IX/X) -ipeleka -zipeleka u(XI) -upeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupeleka pa(XVI) -papeleka mu(XVIII) -mupeleka Reflexive -jipeleka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -peleka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pelekaye -pelekao m-mi(III/IV) -pelekao -pelekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pelekalo -pelekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pelekacho -pelekavyo n(IX/X) -pelekayo -pelekazo u(XI) -pelekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pelekako pa(XVI) -pelekapo mu(XVIII) -pelekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -peleka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepeleka -opeleka m-mi(III/IV) -opeleka -yopeleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopeleka -yopeleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopeleka -vyopeleka n(IX/X) -yopeleka -zopeleka u(XI) -opeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopeleka pa(XVI) -popeleka mu(XVIII) -mopeleka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pelekea
  • Passive: -pelekwa (“to be moved”)