legeza

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-legeza (infinitive kulegeza)

  1. Causative form of -lega: to loosen

Conjugation
Conjugation of -legeza
Positive present -nalegeza
Subjunctive -legeze
Negative -legezi
Imperative singular legeza
Infinitives
Positive kulegeza
Negative kutolegeza
Imperatives
Singular legeza
Plural legezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulegeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilegeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulegeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalegeza/nalegeza tunalegeza
2nd person unalegeza mnalegeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analegeza wanalegeza
other classes positive subject concord + -nalegeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezi)
Singular Plural
1st person silegezi hatulegezi
2nd person hulegezi hamlegezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegezi hawalegezi
other classes negative subject concord + -legezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talegeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -talegeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legeze)
Singular Plural
1st person nilegeze tulegeze
2nd person ulegeze mlegeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegeze walegeze
other classes positive subject concord + -legeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silegeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelegeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelegeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilegeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilegeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegeza)
Singular Plural
1st person nalegeza twalegeza
2nd person walegeza mwalegeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegeza walegeza
m-mi(III/IV) walegeza yalegeza
ji-ma(V/VI) lalegeza yalegeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalegeza vyalegeza
n(IX/X) yalegeza zalegeza
u(XI) walegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalegeza
pa(XVI) palegeza
mu(XVIII) mwalegeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -melegeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalegeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalegeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilegeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolegeza
Consecutive kalegeza / positive subject concord + -kalegeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalegeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilegeza -tulegeza
2nd person -kulegeza -walegeza/-kulegezeni/-walegezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlegeza -walegeza
m-mi(III/IV) -ulegeza -ilegeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilegeza -yalegeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilegeza -vilegeza
n(IX/X) -ilegeza -zilegeza
u(XI) -ulegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulegeza
pa(XVI) -palegeza
mu(XVIII) -mulegeza
Reflexive -jilegeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -legezaye -legezao
m-mi(III/IV) -legezao -legezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -legezalo -legezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legezacho -legezavyo
n(IX/X) -legezayo -legezazo
u(XI) -legezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -legezako
pa(XVI) -legezapo
mu(XVIII) -legezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelegeza -olegeza
m-mi(III/IV) -olegeza -yolegeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolegeza -yolegeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholegeza -vyolegeza
n(IX/X) -yolegeza -zolegeza
u(XI) -olegeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolegeza
pa(XVI) -polegeza
mu(XVIII) -molegeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Nominal derivations:
    • ulegezaji (“loosening, relaxation”)
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