elewana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elewana (infinitive kuelewana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -elewa: to understand each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elewana
Positive present -naelewana
Subjunctive -elewane
Negative -elewani
Imperative singular elewana
Infinitives
Positive kuelewana
Negative kutoelewana
Imperatives
Singular elewana
Plural elewaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelewana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lielewana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelewana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelewana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaelewana/naelewana tunaelewana
2nd person unaelewana mnaelewana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelewana wanaelewana
other classes positive subject concord + -naelewana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elewani)
Singular Plural
1st person sielewani hatuelewani
2nd person huelewani hamwelewani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelewani hawaelewani
other classes negative subject concord + -elewani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelewana
Negative future negative subject concord + -taelewana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elewane)
Singular Plural
1st person nielewane tuelewane
2nd person uelewane mwelewane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelewane waelewane
other classes positive subject concord + -elewane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielewane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelewana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelewana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielewana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielewana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelewana)
Singular Plural
1st person naelewana twaelewana
2nd person waelewana mwaelewana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelewana waelewana
m-mi(III/IV) waelewana yaelewana
ji-ma(V/VI) laelewana yaelewana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelewana vyaelewana
n(IX/X) yaelewana zaelewana
u(XI) waelewana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaelewana
pa(XVI) paelewana
mu(XVIII) mwaelewana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelewana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelewana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelewana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kielewana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelewana
Consecutive kaelewana / positive subject concord + -kaelewana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelewane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -elewana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -elewanaye -elewanao
m-mi(III/IV) -elewanao -elewanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -elewanalo -elewanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elewanacho -elewanavyo
n(IX/X) -elewanayo -elewanazo
u(XI) -elewanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -elewanako
pa(XVI) -elewanapo
mu(XVIII) -elewanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -elewana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeelewana -oelewana
m-mi(III/IV) -oelewana -yoelewana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loelewana -yoelewana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelewana -vyoelewana
n(IX/X) -yoelewana -zoelewana
u(XI) -oelewana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koelewana
pa(XVI) -poelewana
mu(XVIII) -moelewana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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