"elewana" meaning in Swahili

See elewana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-elewana.flac
Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -elewana (infinitive kuelewana) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj|intr=y}} Forms: -elewana [canonical], kuelewana [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kuelewana [infinitive], kutoelewana [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], elewana [imperative, singular], elewaneni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], huelewana [habitual], positive subject concord + -lielewana [past], negative subject concord + -kuelewana [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninaelewana [first-person, present, singular], naelewana [first-person, present, singular], tunaelewana [first-person, plural, present], unaelewana [present, second-person, singular], mnaelewana [plural, present, second-person], anaelewana [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanaelewana [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -naelewana [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sielewani [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatuelewani [first-person, negative, plural, present], huelewani [negative, present, second-person, singular], hamwelewani [negative, plural, present, second-person], haelewani [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawaelewani [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -elewani [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -taelewana [future], negative subject concord + -taelewana [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nielewane [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tuelewane [first-person, plural, subjunctive], uelewane [second-person, singular, subjunctive], mwelewane [plural, second-person, subjunctive], aelewane [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], waelewane [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -elewane [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -sielewane [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngeelewana [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singeelewana [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalielewana [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalielewana [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], naelewana [first-person, gnomic, singular], twaelewana [first-person, gnomic, plural], waelewana [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwaelewana [gnomic, plural, second-person], aelewana [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], waelewana [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], waelewana [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yaelewana [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], laelewana [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yaelewana [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chaelewana [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyaelewana [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yaelewana [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zaelewana [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], waelewana [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwaelewana [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], paelewana [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwaelewana [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -meelewana [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshaelewana [already-form], negative subject concord + -jaelewana [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kielewana [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -sipoelewana [if-not-form], kaelewana / positive subject concord + -kaelewana [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kaelewane [consecutive, subjunctive], - [error-unrecognized-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], -elewanaye [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanao [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -elewanao [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanayo [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -elewanalo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanayo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -elewanacho [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanavyo [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -elewanayo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanazo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -elewanao [class-11, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanako [class-15, class-17, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanapo [class-16, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -elewanamo [class-18, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -yeelewana [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -oelewana [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -oelewana [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yoelewana [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -loelewana [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yoelewana [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -choelewana [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyoelewana [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yoelewana [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zoelewana [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -oelewana [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -koelewana [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -poelewana [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -moelewana [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. Reciprocal form of -elewa: to understand each other Tags: form-of, reciprocal Form of: -elewa (extra: to understand each other) Derived forms (Nominal derivations): maelewano (english: mutual understanding)
    Sense id: en-elewana-sw-verb-SJknqJhm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elewana",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuelewana",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elewaneni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sielewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatuelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamwelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawaelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -elewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -taelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -taelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nielewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -elewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sielewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaelewana / positive subject concord + -kaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kaelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-loelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-choelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-koelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-poelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-moelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-elewana (infinitive kuelewana)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "y"
      },
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "mutual understanding",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "maelewano"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to understand each other",
          "word": "-elewa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reciprocal form of -elewa: to understand each other"
      ],
      "id": "en-elewana-sw-verb-SJknqJhm",
      "links": [
        [
          "-elewa",
          "elewa#Swahili"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "each other",
          "each other"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-elewana.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/Sw-ke-elewana.flac/Sw-ke-elewana.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/Sw-ke-elewana.flac/Sw-ke-elewana.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elewana"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "mutual understanding",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "maelewano"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elewana",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuelewana",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elewaneni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sielewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatuelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamwelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawaelewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -elewani",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -taelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -taelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nielewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -elewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sielewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kielewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaelewana / positive subject concord + -kaelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kaelewane",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanayo",
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      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-elewanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elewanamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yeelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-loelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-choelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zoelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-koelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-poelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-moelewana",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
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      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili reciprocal verbs",
        "Swahili verbs"
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      ],
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  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for elewana meaning in Swahili (13.3kB)

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