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