eleweka

See also: ʻeleweka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-eleweka (infinitive kueleweka)

1. Stative form of -elewa: to be well known, to be understood (to make sense suddenly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eleweka
Positive present -naeleweka Subjunctive -eleweke Negative -eleweki Imperative singular eleweka
Infinitives
Positive kueleweka Negative kutoeleweka
Imperatives
Singular eleweka Plural elewekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueleweka Positive past positive subject concord + -lieleweka Negative past negative subject concord + -kueleweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleweka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaeleweka/naeleweka tunaeleweka 2nd person unaeleweka mnaeleweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeleweka wanaeleweka other classes positive subject concord + -naeleweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -eleweki) Singular Plural 1st person sieleweki hatueleweki 2nd person hueleweki hamweleweki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haeleweki hawaeleweki other classes negative subject concord + -eleweki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeleweka Negative future negative subject concord + -taeleweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleweke) Singular Plural 1st person nieleweke tueleweke 2nd person ueleweke mweleweke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleweke waeleweke other classes positive subject concord + -eleweke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieleweke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeleweka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeleweka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieleweka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieleweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleweka) Singular Plural 1st person naeleweka twaeleweka 2nd person waeleweka mwaeleweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleweka waeleweka m-mi(III/IV) waeleweka yaeleweka ji-ma(V/VI) laeleweka yaeleweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeleweka vyaeleweka n(IX/X) yaeleweka zaeleweka u(XI) waeleweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaeleweka pa(XVI) paeleweka mu(XVIII) mwaeleweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeleweka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeleweka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeleweka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kieleweka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeleweka Consecutive kaeleweka / positive subject concord + -kaeleweka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeleweke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nieleweka -tueleweka 2nd person -kueleweka -waeleweka/-kuelewekeni/-waelewekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweleweka -waeleweka m-mi(III/IV) -ueleweka -ieleweka ji-ma(V/VI) -lieleweka -yaeleweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieleweka -vieleweka n(IX/X) -ieleweka -zieleweka u(XI) -ueleweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kueleweka pa(XVI) -paeleweka mu(XVIII) -mueleweka Reflexive -jieleweka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleweka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elewekaye -elewekao m-mi(III/IV) -elewekao -elewekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elewekalo -elewekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elewekacho -elewekavyo n(IX/X) -elewekayo -elewekazo u(XI) -elewekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elewekako pa(XVI) -elewekapo mu(XVIII) -elewekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleweka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeeleweka -oeleweka m-mi(III/IV) -oeleweka -yoeleweka ji-ma(V/VI) -loeleweka -yoeleweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeleweka -vyoeleweka n(IX/X) -yoeleweka -zoeleweka u(XI) -oeleweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koeleweka pa(XVI) -poeleweka mu(XVIII) -moeleweka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.