Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zoelewa (infinitive kuzoelewa)
- Passive form of -zoea
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zoelewa
|
| Positive present
|
-nazoelewa
|
| Subjunctive
|
-zoelewe
|
| Negative
|
-zoelewi
|
| Imperative singular
|
zoelewa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
zoelewa
|
| Plural
|
zoeleweni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huzoelewa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizoelewa
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuzoelewa
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazoelewa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninazoelewa/nazoelewa
|
tunazoelewa
|
| 2nd person
|
unazoelewa
|
mnazoelewa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anazoelewa
|
wanazoelewa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nazoelewa
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zoelewi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sizoelewi
|
hatuzoelewi
|
| 2nd person
|
huzoelewi
|
hamzoelewi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hazoelewi
|
hawazoelewi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -zoelewi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tazoelewa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tazoelewa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zoelewe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nizoelewe
|
tuzoelewe
|
| 2nd person
|
uzoelewe
|
mzoelewe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
azoelewe
|
wazoelewe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -zoelewe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sizoelewe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngezoelewa
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singezoelewa
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalizoelewa
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalizoelewa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azoelewa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nazoelewa
|
twazoelewa
|
| 2nd person
|
wazoelewa
|
mwazoelewa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
azoelewa
|
wazoelewa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wazoelewa
|
yazoelewa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lazoelewa
|
yazoelewa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chazoelewa
|
vyazoelewa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yazoelewa
|
zazoelewa
|
| u(XI)
|
wazoelewa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwazoelewa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pazoelewa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwazoelewa
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mezoelewa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshazoelewa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jazoelewa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kizoelewa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipozoelewa
|
| Consecutive
|
kazoelewa / positive subject concord + -kazoelewa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kazoelewe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nizoelewa
|
-tuzoelewa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuzoelewa
|
-wazoelewa/-kuzoeleweni/-wazoeleweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mzoelewa
|
-wazoelewa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uzoelewa
|
-izoelewa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lizoelewa
|
-yazoelewa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kizoelewa
|
-vizoelewa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-izoelewa
|
-zizoelewa
|
| u(XI)
|
-uzoelewa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuzoelewa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pazoelewa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muzoelewa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jizoelewa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zoelewa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-zoelewaye
|
-zoelewao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-zoelewao
|
-zoelewayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-zoelewalo
|
-zoelewayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-zoelewacho
|
-zoelewavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-zoelewayo
|
-zoelewazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-zoelewao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-zoelewako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-zoelewapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-zoelewamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zoelewa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yezoelewa
|
-ozoelewa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ozoelewa
|
-yozoelewa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lozoelewa
|
-yozoelewa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chozoelewa
|
-vyozoelewa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yozoelewa
|
-zozoelewa
|
| u(XI)
|
-ozoelewa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kozoelewa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pozoelewa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mozoelewa
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|