legezwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-legezwa (infinitive kulegezwa)

1. Passive form of -legeza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -legezwa
Positive present -nalegezwa Subjunctive -legezwe Negative -legezwi Imperative singular legezwa
Infinitives
Positive kulegezwa Negative kutolegezwa
Imperatives
Singular legezwa Plural legezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulegezwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilegezwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulegezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegezwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalegezwa/nalegezwa tunalegezwa 2nd person unalegezwa mnalegezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analegezwa wanalegezwa other classes positive subject concord + -nalegezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezwi) Singular Plural 1st person silegezwi hatulegezwi 2nd person hulegezwi hamlegezwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegezwi hawalegezwi other classes negative subject concord + -legezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talegezwa Negative future negative subject concord + -talegezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legezwe) Singular Plural 1st person nilegezwe tulegezwe 2nd person ulegezwe mlegezwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegezwe walegezwe other classes positive subject concord + -legezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silegezwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelegezwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelegezwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilegezwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilegezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegezwa) Singular Plural 1st person nalegezwa twalegezwa 2nd person walegezwa mwalegezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alegezwa walegezwa m-mi(III/IV) walegezwa yalegezwa ji-ma(V/VI) lalegezwa yalegezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalegezwa vyalegezwa n(IX/X) yalegezwa zalegezwa u(XI) walegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalegezwa pa(XVI) palegezwa mu(XVIII) mwalegezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melegezwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalegezwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalegezwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilegezwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolegezwa Consecutive kalegezwa / positive subject concord + -kalegezwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalegezwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilegezwa -tulegezwa 2nd person -kulegezwa -walegezwa/-kulegezweni/-walegezweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlegezwa -walegezwa m-mi(III/IV) -ulegezwa -ilegezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilegezwa -yalegezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilegezwa -vilegezwa n(IX/X) -ilegezwa -zilegezwa u(XI) -ulegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulegezwa pa(XVI) -palegezwa mu(XVIII) -mulegezwa Reflexive -jilegezwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legezwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -legezwaye -legezwao m-mi(III/IV) -legezwao -legezwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -legezwalo -legezwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legezwacho -legezwavyo n(IX/X) -legezwayo -legezwazo u(XI) -legezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -legezwako pa(XVI) -legezwapo mu(XVIII) -legezwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legezwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelegezwa -olegezwa m-mi(III/IV) -olegezwa -yolegezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolegezwa -yolegezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholegezwa -vyolegezwa n(IX/X) -yolegezwa -zolegezwa u(XI) -olegezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolegezwa pa(XVI) -polegezwa mu(XVIII) -molegezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.