levya

levya

Swahili

Verb

-levya (infinitive kulevya)

1. 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	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
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.