feleti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-feleti (infinitive kufeleti)

  1. to release, discharge, let go
  2. to run away, to abscond
    Synonyms: -kimbia, -toroka
  3. to escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -feleti
Positive present -nafeleti
Subjunctive -feleti
Negative -feleti
Imperative singular feleti
Infinitives
Positive kufeleti
Negative kutofeleti
Imperatives
Singular feleti
Plural feletini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufeleti
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifeleti
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufeleti
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafeleti)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafeleti/nafeleti tunafeleti
2nd person unafeleti mnafeleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafeleti wanafeleti
other classes positive subject concord + -nafeleti
Negative present (negative subject concord + -feleti)
Singular Plural
1st person sifeleti hatufeleti
2nd person hufeleti hamfeleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafeleti hawafeleti
other classes negative subject concord + -feleti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafeleti
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafeleti
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -feleti)
Singular Plural
1st person nifeleti tufeleti
2nd person ufeleti mfeleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afeleti wafeleti
other classes positive subject concord + -feleti
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifeleti
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefeleti
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefeleti
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifeleti
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifeleti
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afeleti)
Singular Plural
1st person nafeleti twafeleti
2nd person wafeleti mwafeleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afeleti wafeleti
m-mi(III/IV) wafeleti yafeleti
ji-ma(V/VI) lafeleti yafeleti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafeleti vyafeleti
n(IX/X) yafeleti zafeleti
u(XI) wafeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafeleti
pa(XVI) pafeleti
mu(XVIII) mwafeleti
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefeleti
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafeleti
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafeleti
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifeleti
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofeleti
Consecutive kafeleti / positive subject concord + -kafeleti
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafeleti
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifeleti -tufeleti
2nd person -kufeleti -wafeleti/-kufeletini/-wafeletini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfeleti -wafeleti
m-mi(III/IV) -ufeleti -ifeleti
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifeleti -yafeleti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifeleti -vifeleti
n(IX/X) -ifeleti -zifeleti
u(XI) -ufeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufeleti
pa(XVI) -pafeleti
mu(XVIII) -mufeleti
Reflexive -jifeleti
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -feleti- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -feletiye -feletio
m-mi(III/IV) -feletio -feletiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -feletilo -feletiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -feleticho -feletivyo
n(IX/X) -feletiyo -feletizo
u(XI) -feletio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -feletiko
pa(XVI) -feletipo
mu(XVIII) -feletimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -feleti)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefeleti -ofeleti
m-mi(III/IV) -ofeleti -yofeleti
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofeleti -yofeleti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofeleti -vyofeleti
n(IX/X) -yofeleti -zofeleti
u(XI) -ofeleti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofeleti
pa(XVI) -pofeleti
mu(XVIII) -mofeleti
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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