eleka

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-eleka (infinitive kueleka)

  1. Stative form of -elea: to place on top, carry (a child) on one's back

Conjugation
Conjugation of -eleka
Positive present -naeleka
Subjunctive -eleke
Negative -eleki
Imperative singular eleka
Infinitives
Positive kueleka
Negative kutoeleka
Imperatives
Singular eleka
Plural elekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueleka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lieleka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kueleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaeleka/naeleka tunaeleka
2nd person unaeleka mnaeleka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeleka wanaeleka
other classes positive subject concord + -naeleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -eleki)
Singular Plural
1st person sieleki hatueleki
2nd person hueleki hamweleki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haeleki hawaeleki
other classes negative subject concord + -eleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeleka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taeleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleke)
Singular Plural
1st person nieleke tueleke
2nd person ueleke mweleke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleke waeleke
other classes positive subject concord + -eleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieleke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeleka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeleka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieleka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleka)
Singular Plural
1st person naeleka twaeleka
2nd person waeleka mwaeleka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeleka waeleka
m-mi(III/IV) waeleka yaeleka
ji-ma(V/VI) laeleka yaeleka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeleka vyaeleka
n(IX/X) yaeleka zaeleka
u(XI) waeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaeleka
pa(XVI) paeleka
mu(XVIII) mwaeleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeleka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeleka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeleka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kieleka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeleka
Consecutive kaeleka / positive subject concord + -kaeleka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeleke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nieleka -tueleka
2nd person -kueleka -waeleka/-kuelekeni/-waelekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweleka -waeleka
m-mi(III/IV) -ueleka -ieleka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lieleka -yaeleka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieleka -vieleka
n(IX/X) -ieleka -zieleka
u(XI) -ueleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kueleka
pa(XVI) -paeleka
mu(XVIII) -mueleka
Reflexive -jieleka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -elekaye -elekao
m-mi(III/IV) -elekao -elekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -elekalo -elekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elekacho -elekavyo
n(IX/X) -elekayo -elekazo
u(XI) -elekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -elekako
pa(XVI) -elekapo
mu(XVIII) -elekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeeleka -oeleka
m-mi(III/IV) -oeleka -yoeleka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loeleka -yoeleka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeleka -vyoeleka
n(IX/X) -yoeleka -zoeleka
u(XI) -oeleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koeleka
pa(XVI) -poeleka
mu(XVIII) -moeleka
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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