Basque
Noun
elea
- absolutive singular of ele
Spanish
Noun
elea f (plural eleas)
- female equivalent of eleo
Adjective
elea f
- feminine singular of eleo
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-elea (infinitive kuelea)
- to be clear, to be comprehensible
Conjugation
Conjugation of -elea
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Positive present
|
-naelea
|
Subjunctive
|
-elee
|
Negative
|
-elei
|
Imperative singular
|
elea
|
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Infinitives
|
Positive
|
kuelea
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Negative
|
kutoelea
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Imperatives
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Singular
|
elea
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Plural
|
eleeni
|
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
|
huelea
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lielea
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Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuelea
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
|
ninaelea/naelea
|
tunaelea
|
2nd person
|
unaelea
|
mnaelea
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaelea
|
wanaelea
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naelea
|
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -elei)
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Singular
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Plural
|
1st person
|
sielei
|
hatuelei
|
2nd person
|
huelei
|
hamwelei
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haelei
|
hawaelei
|
other classes
|
negative subject concord + -elei
|
|
Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taelea
|
Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taelea
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|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elee)
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
1st person
|
nielee
|
tuelee
|
2nd person
|
uelee
|
mwelee
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aelee
|
waelee
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -elee
|
|
Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sielee
|
Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeelea
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Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeelea
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalielea
|
Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalielea
|
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Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelea)
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Singular
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Plural
|
1st person
|
naelea
|
twaelea
|
2nd person
|
waelea
|
mwaelea
|
3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aelea
|
waelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
waelea
|
yaelea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laelea
|
yaelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaelea
|
vyaelea
|
n(IX/X)
|
yaelea
|
zaelea
|
u(XI)
|
waelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaelea
|
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pa(XVI)
|
paelea
|
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mu(XVIII)
|
mwaelea
|
|
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelea
|
"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelea
|
"Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaelea
|
"If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kielea
|
"If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoelea
|
Consecutive
|
kaelea / positive subject concord + -kaelea
|
Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaelee
|
|
Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
Singular
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Plural
|
1st person
|
-nielea
|
-tuelea
|
2nd person
|
-kuelea
|
-waelea/-kueleeni/-waeleeni
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwelea
|
-waelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uelea
|
-ielea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lielea
|
-yaelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kielea
|
-vielea
|
n(IX/X)
|
-ielea
|
-zielea
|
u(XI)
|
-uelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuelea
|
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pa(XVI)
|
-paelea
|
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mu(XVIII)
|
-muelea
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Reflexive
|
-jielea
|
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Relative forms
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General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elea- + relative marker)
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|
Singular
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Plural
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-eleaye
|
-eleao
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-eleao
|
-eleayo
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-elealo
|
-eleayo
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-eleacho
|
-eleavyo
|
n(IX/X)
|
-eleayo
|
-eleazo
|
u(XI)
|
-eleao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
-eleako
|
|
pa(XVI)
|
-eleapo
|
|
mu(XVIII)
|
-eleamo
|
|
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Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elea)
|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeelea
|
-oelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oelea
|
-yoelea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loelea
|
-yoelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choelea
|
-vyoelea
|
n(IX/X)
|
-yoelea
|
-zoelea
|
u(XI)
|
-oelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koelea
|
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pa(XVI)
|
-poelea
|
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mu(XVIII)
|
-moelea
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|
|
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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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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -eleza (“to explain”)
- Passive: -elewa (“to understand”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-elea (infinitive kuelea)
- to float
- to levitate
- to feel nauseous
Conjugation
Conjugation of -elea
|
Positive present
|
-naelea
|
Subjunctive
|
-elee
|
Negative
|
-elei
|
Imperative singular
|
elea
|
|
Infinitives
|
Positive
|
kuelea
|
Negative
|
kutoelea
|
|
Imperatives
|
Singular
|
elea
|
Plural
|
eleeni
|
|
Tensed forms
|
Habitual
|
huelea
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lielea
|
Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuelea
|
|
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelea)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
ninaelea/naelea
|
tunaelea
|
2nd person
|
unaelea
|
mnaelea
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaelea
|
wanaelea
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naelea
|
|
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elei)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
sielei
|
hatuelei
|
2nd person
|
huelei
|
hamwelei
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haelei
|
hawaelei
|
other classes
|
negative subject concord + -elei
|
|
Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taelea
|
Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taelea
|
|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elee)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
nielee
|
tuelee
|
2nd person
|
uelee
|
mwelee
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aelee
|
waelee
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -elee
|
|
Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sielee
|
Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeelea
|
Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeelea
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalielea
|
Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalielea
|
|
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelea)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
naelea
|
twaelea
|
2nd person
|
waelea
|
mwaelea
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aelea
|
waelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
waelea
|
yaelea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laelea
|
yaelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaelea
|
vyaelea
|
n(IX/X)
|
yaelea
|
zaelea
|
u(XI)
|
waelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaelea
|
|
pa(XVI)
|
paelea
|
|
mu(XVIII)
|
mwaelea
|
|
|
Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meelea
|
"Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaelea
|
"Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaelea
|
"If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kielea
|
"If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoelea
|
Consecutive
|
kaelea / positive subject concord + -kaelea
|
Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaelee
|
|
Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
-nielea
|
-tuelea
|
2nd person
|
-kuelea
|
-waelea/-kueleeni/-waeleeni
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwelea
|
-waelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uelea
|
-ielea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lielea
|
-yaelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kielea
|
-vielea
|
n(IX/X)
|
-ielea
|
-zielea
|
u(XI)
|
-uelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuelea
|
|
pa(XVI)
|
-paelea
|
|
mu(XVIII)
|
-muelea
|
|
Reflexive
|
-jielea
|
|
Relative forms
|
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elea- + relative marker)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-eleaye
|
-eleao
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-eleao
|
-eleayo
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-elealo
|
-eleayo
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-eleacho
|
-eleavyo
|
n(IX/X)
|
-eleayo
|
-eleazo
|
u(XI)
|
-eleao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
-eleako
|
|
pa(XVI)
|
-eleapo
|
|
mu(XVIII)
|
-eleamo
|
|
|
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elea)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeelea
|
-oelea
|
m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oelea
|
-yoelea
|
ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loelea
|
-yoelea
|
ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choelea
|
-vyoelea
|
n(IX/X)
|
-yoelea
|
-zoelea
|
u(XI)
|
-oelea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koelea
|
|
pa(XVI)
|
-poelea
|
|
mu(XVIII)
|
-moelea
|
|
|
|
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:
- Causative: -eleza
- Passive: -elewa
- Stative: -eleka (“to place on top, carry on one's back”)