teleza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-teleza (infinitive kuteleza)

1. to slip, to slide

Conjugation

Conjugation of -teleza
Positive present -nateleza Subjunctive -teleze Negative -telezi Imperative singular teleza
Infinitives
Positive kuteleza Negative kutoteleza
Imperatives
Singular teleza Plural telezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteleza Positive past positive subject concord + -liteleza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteleza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateleza) Singular Plural 1st person ninateleza/nateleza tunateleza 2nd person unateleza mnateleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateleza wanateleza other classes positive subject concord + -nateleza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -telezi) Singular Plural 1st person sitelezi hatutelezi 2nd person hutelezi hamtelezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatelezi hawatelezi other classes negative subject concord + -telezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateleza Negative future negative subject concord + -tateleza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teleze) Singular Plural 1st person niteleze tuteleze 2nd person uteleze mteleze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateleze wateleze other classes positive subject concord + -teleze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteleze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteleza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteleza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteleza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteleza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateleza) Singular Plural 1st person nateleza twateleza 2nd person wateleza mwateleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateleza wateleza m-mi(III/IV) wateleza yateleza ji-ma(V/VI) lateleza yateleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateleza vyateleza n(IX/X) yateleza zateleza u(XI) wateleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwateleza pa(XVI) pateleza mu(XVIII) mwateleza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteleza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshateleza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateleza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteleza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteleza Consecutive kateleza / positive subject concord + -kateleza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateleze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niteleza -tuteleza 2nd person -kuteleza -wateleza/-kutelezeni/-watelezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteleza -wateleza m-mi(III/IV) -uteleza -iteleza ji-ma(V/VI) -liteleza -yateleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteleza -viteleza n(IX/X) -iteleza -ziteleza u(XI) -uteleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuteleza pa(XVI) -pateleza mu(XVIII) -muteleza Reflexive -jiteleza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teleza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -telezaye -telezao m-mi(III/IV) -telezao -telezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -telezalo -telezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -telezacho -telezavyo n(IX/X) -telezayo -telezazo u(XI) -telezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -telezako pa(XVI) -telezapo mu(XVIII) -telezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teleza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeteleza -oteleza m-mi(III/IV) -oteleza -yoteleza ji-ma(V/VI) -loteleza -yoteleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteleza -vyoteleza n(IX/X) -yoteleza -zoteleza u(XI) -oteleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koteleza pa(XVI) -poteleza mu(XVIII) -moteleza
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:
  • mtelezaji