Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-elewa (infinitive kuelewa)
- Passive form of -elea: to understand, comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -elewa
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| Positive present
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-naelewa
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| Subjunctive
|
-elewe
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| Negative
|
-elewi
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| Imperative singular
|
elewa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuelewa
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| Negative
|
kutoelewa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
elewa
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| Plural
|
eleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huelewa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lielewa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuelewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaelewa/naelewa
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tunaelewa
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| 2nd person
|
unaelewa
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mnaelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anaelewa
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wanaelewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naelewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielewi
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hatuelewi
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| 2nd person
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huelewi
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hamwelewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haelewi
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hawaelewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taelewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taelewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nielewe
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tuelewe
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| 2nd person
|
uelewe
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mwelewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aelewe
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waelewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -elewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sielewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeelewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeelewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalielewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalielewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naelewa
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twaelewa
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| 2nd person
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waelewa
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mwaelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aelewa
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waelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waelewa
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yaelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laelewa
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yaelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaelewa
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vyaelewa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaelewa
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zaelewa
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| u(XI)
|
waelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaelewa
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| pa(XVI)
|
paelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaelewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaelewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kielewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoelewa
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| Consecutive
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kaelewa / positive subject concord + -kaelewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaelewe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nielewa
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-tuelewa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuelewa
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-waelewa/-kueleweni/-waeleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwelewa
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-waelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uelewa
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-ielewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lielewa
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-yaelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kielewa
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-vielewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ielewa
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-zielewa
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| u(XI)
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-uelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muelewa
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| Reflexive
|
-jielewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elewaye
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-elewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elewao
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-elewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elewalo
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-elewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elewacho
|
-elewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elewayo
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-elewazo
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| u(XI)
|
-elewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeelewa
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-oelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oelewa
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-yoelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loelewa
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-yoelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choelewa
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-vyoelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoelewa
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-zoelewa
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| u(XI)
|
-oelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koelewa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moelewa
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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:
- Applicative: -elewea
- Causative: -elewesha
- Reciprocal: -elewana (“understand each other”)
- Stative: -eleweka (“be well known, be understood”)