levya

Swahili

Verb

-levya (infinitive kulevya)

Causative form of -lewa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -levya

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kulevya

kutolevya

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

levya

levyeni

Habitual

hulevya

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

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10

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15 / 17

16

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Past
Positive	nililevya nalilevya	tulilevya twalilevya	ulilevya walilevya	mlilevya mwalilevya	alilevya	walilevya	ulilevya	ililevya	lililevya	yalilevya	kililevya	vililevya	ililevya	zililevya	ulilevya	kulilevya	palilevya	mulilevya
Relative	niliolevya naliolevya	tuliolevya twaliolevya	uliolevya waliolevya	mliolevya mwaliolevya	aliolevya	waliolevya	uliolevya	iliolevya	liliolevya	yaliolevya	kiliolevya	viliolevya	iliolevya	ziliolevya	uliolevya	kuliolevya	paliolevya	muliolevya
Negative	sikulevya	hatukulevya	hukulevya	hamkulevya	hakulevya	hawakulevya	haukulevya	haikulevya	halikulevya	hayakulevya	hakikulevya	havikulevya	haikulevya	hazikulevya	haukulevya	hakukulevya	hapakulevya	hamukulevya

Present
Positive	ninalevya nalevya	tunalevya	unalevya	mnalevya	analevya	wanalevya	unalevya	inalevya	linalevya	yanalevya	kinalevya	vinalevya	inalevya	zinalevya	unalevya	kunalevya	panalevya	munalevya
Relative	ninaolevya naolevya	tunaolevya	unaolevya	mnaolevya	anaolevya	wanaolevya	unaolevya	inaolevya	linaolevya	yanaolevya	kinaolevya	vinaolevya	inaolevya	zinaolevya	unaolevya	kunaolevya	panaolevya	munaolevya
Negative	silevyi	hatulevyi	hulevyi	hamlevyi	halevyi	hawalevyi	haulevyi	hailevyi	halilevyi	hayalevyi	hakilevyi	havilevyi	hailevyi	hazilevyi	haulevyi	hakulevyi	hapalevyi	hamulevyi

Future
Positive	nitalevya	tutalevya	utalevya	mtalevya	atalevya	watalevya	utalevya	italevya	litalevya	yatalevya	kitalevya	vitalevya	italevya	zitalevya	utalevya	kutalevya	patalevya	mutalevya
Relative	nitakaolevya	tutakaolevya	utakaolevya	mtakaolevya	atakaolevya	watakaolevya	utakaolevya	itakaolevya	litakaolevya	yatakaolevya	kitakaolevya	vitakaolevya	itakaolevya	zitakaolevya	utakaolevya	kutakaolevya	patakaolevya	mutakaolevya
Negative	sitalevya	hatutalevya	hutalevya	hamtalevya	hatalevya	hawatalevya	hautalevya	haitalevya	halitalevya	hayatalevya	hakitalevya	havitalevya	haitalevya	hazitalevya	hautalevya	hakutalevya	hapatalevya	hamutalevya

Subjunctive
Positive	nilevye	tulevye	ulevye	mlevye	alevye	walevye	ulevye	ilevye	lilevye	yalevye	kilevye	vilevye	ilevye	zilevye	ulevye	kulevye	palevye	mulevye
Negative	nisilevye	tusilevye	usilevye	msilevye	asilevye	wasilevye	usilevye	isilevye	lisilevye	yasilevye	kisilevye	visilevye	isilevye	zisilevye	usilevye	kusilevye	pasilevye	musilevye

Present Conditional
Positive	ningelevya	tungelevya	ungelevya	mngelevya	angelevya	wangelevya	ungelevya	ingelevya	lingelevya	yangelevya	kingelevya	vingelevya	ingelevya	zingelevya	ungelevya	kungelevya	pangelevya	mungelevya
Negative	nisingelevya singelevya	tusingelevya hatungelevya	usingelevya hungelevya	msingelevya hamngelevya	asingelevya hangelevya	wasingelevya hawangelevya	usingelevya haungelevya	isingelevya haingelevya	lisingelevya halingelevya	yasingelevya hayangelevya	kisingelevya hakingelevya	visingelevya havingelevya	isingelevya haingelevya	zisingelevya hazingelevya	usingelevya haungelevya	kusingelevya hakungelevya	pasingelevya hapangelevya	musingelevya hamungelevya

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalilevya	tungalilevya	ungalilevya	mngalilevya	angalilevya	wangalilevya	ungalilevya	ingalilevya	lingalilevya	yangalilevya	kingalilevya	vingalilevya	ingalilevya	zingalilevya	ungalilevya	kungalilevya	pangalilevya	mungalilevya
Negative	nisingalilevya singalilevya	tusingalilevya hatungalilevya	usingalilevya hungalilevya	msingalilevya hamngalilevya	asingalilevya hangalilevya	wasingalilevya hawangalilevya	usingalilevya haungalilevya	isingalilevya haingalilevya	lisingalilevya halingalilevya	yasingalilevya hayangalilevya	kisingalilevya hakingalilevya	visingalilevya havingalilevya	isingalilevya haingalilevya	zisingalilevya hazingalilevya	usingalilevya haungalilevya	kusingalilevya hakungalilevya	pasingalilevya hapangalilevya	musingalilevya hamungalilevya

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelilevya	tungelilevya	ungelilevya	mngelilevya	angelilevya	wangelilevya	ungelilevya	ingelilevya	lingelilevya	yangelilevya	kingelilevya	vingelilevya	ingelilevya	zingelilevya	ungelilevya	kungelilevya	pangelilevya	mungelilevya

General Relative
Positive	nilevyao	tulevyao	ulevyao	mlevyao	alevyao	walevyao	ulevyao	ilevyao	lilevyao	yalevyao	kilevyao	vilevyao	ilevyao	zilevyao	ulevyao	kulevyao	palevyao	mulevyao
Negative	nisiolevya	tusiolevya	usiolevya	msiolevya	asiolevya	wasiolevya	usiolevya	isiolevya	lisiolevya	yasiolevya	kisiolevya	visiolevya	isiolevya	zisiolevya	usiolevya	kusiolevya	pasiolevya	musiolevya

Gnomic
Positive	nalevya	twalevya	walevya	mwalevya	alevya	walevya	walevya	yalevya	lalevya	yalevya	chalevya	vyalevya	yalevya	zalevya	walevya	kwalevya	palevya	mwalevya

Perfect
Positive	nimelevya	tumelevya	umelevya	mmelevya	amelevya	wamelevya	umelevya	imelevya	limelevya	yamelevya	kimelevya	vimelevya	imelevya	zimelevya	umelevya	kumelevya	pamelevya	mumelevya

"Already"
Positive	nimeshalevya	tumeshalevya	umeshalevya	mmeshalevya	ameshalevya	wameshalevya	umeshalevya	imeshalevya	limeshalevya	yameshalevya	kimeshalevya	vimeshalevya	imeshalevya	zimeshalevya	umeshalevya	kumeshalevya	pameshalevya	mumeshalevya

"Not yet"
Negative	sijalevya	hatujalevya	hujalevya	hamjalevya	hajalevya	hawajalevya	haujalevya	haijalevya	halijalevya	hayajalevya	hakijalevya	havijalevya	haijalevya	hazijalevya	haujalevya	hakujalevya	hapajalevya	hamujalevya

"If/When"
Positive	nikilevya	tukilevya	ukilevya	mkilevya	akilevya	wakilevya	ukilevya	ikilevya	likilevya	yakilevya	kikilevya	vikilevya	ikilevya	zikilevya	ukilevya	kukilevya	pakilevya	mukilevya

"If not"
Negative	nisipolevya	tusipolevya	usipolevya	msipolevya	asipolevya	wasipolevya	usipolevya	isipolevya	lisipolevya	yasipolevya	kisipolevya	visipolevya	isipolevya	zisipolevya	usipolevya	kusipolevya	pasipolevya	musipolevya

Consecutive
Positive	nikalevya	tukalevya	ukalevya	mkalevya	akalevya	wakalevya	ukalevya	ikalevya	likalevya	yakalevya	kikalevya	vikalevya	ikalevya	zikalevya	ukalevya	kukalevya	pakalevya	mukalevya

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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