elewa

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-elewa (infinitive kuelewa)

  1. Passive form of -elea: to understand, comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)

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