levya

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-levya (infinitive kulevya)

  1. Causative form of -lewa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -levya
Positive present -nalevya
Subjunctive -levye
Negative -levyi
Imperative singular levya
Infinitives
Positive kulevya
Negative kutolevya
Imperatives
Singular levya
Plural levyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulevya
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilevya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulevya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalevya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalevya/nalevya tunalevya
2nd person unalevya mnalevya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analevya wanalevya
other classes positive subject concord + -nalevya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -levyi)
Singular Plural
1st person silevyi hatulevyi
2nd person hulevyi hamlevyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halevyi hawalevyi
other classes negative subject concord + -levyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talevya
Negative future negative subject concord + -talevya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -levye)
Singular Plural
1st person nilevye tulevye
2nd person ulevye mlevye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alevye walevye
other classes positive subject concord + -levye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silevye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelevya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelevya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilevya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilevya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alevya)
Singular Plural
1st person nalevya twalevya
2nd person walevya mwalevya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alevya walevya
m-mi(III/IV) walevya yalevya
ji-ma(V/VI) lalevya yalevya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalevya vyalevya
n(IX/X) yalevya zalevya
u(XI) walevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalevya
pa(XVI) palevya
mu(XVIII) mwalevya
Perfect positive subject concord + -melevya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalevya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalevya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilevya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolevya
Consecutive kalevya / positive subject concord + -kalevya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalevye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilevya -tulevya
2nd person -kulevya -walevya/-kulevyeni/-walevyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlevya -walevya
m-mi(III/IV) -ulevya -ilevya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilevya -yalevya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilevya -vilevya
n(IX/X) -ilevya -zilevya
u(XI) -ulevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulevya
pa(XVI) -palevya
mu(XVIII) -mulevya
Reflexive -jilevya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -levya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -levyaye -levyao
m-mi(III/IV) -levyao -levyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -levyalo -levyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -levyacho -levyavyo
n(IX/X) -levyayo -levyazo
u(XI) -levyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -levyako
pa(XVI) -levyapo
mu(XVIII) -levyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -levya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelevya -olevya
m-mi(III/IV) -olevya -yolevya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolevya -yolevya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholevya -vyolevya
n(IX/X) -yolevya -zolevya
u(XI) -olevya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolevya
pa(XVI) -polevya
mu(XVIII) -molevya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.