eleweka

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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.