ogelea

Swahili

Etymology

A double applicative form, ultimately from -oga (“bathe”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ogelea (infinitive kuogelea)

1. to swim

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ogelea
Positive present -naogelea Subjunctive -ogelee Negative -ogelei Imperative singular ogelea
Infinitives
Positive kuogelea Negative kutoogelea
Imperatives
Singular ogelea Plural ogeleeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huogelea Positive past positive subject concord + -liogelea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuogelea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naogelea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaogelea/naogelea tunaogelea 2nd person unaogelea mnaogelea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaogelea wanaogelea other classes positive subject concord + -naogelea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ogelei) Singular Plural 1st person siogelei hatuogelei 2nd person huogelei hamwogelei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haogelei hawaogelei other classes negative subject concord + -ogelei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taogelea Negative future negative subject concord + -taogelea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ogelee) Singular Plural 1st person niogelee tuogelee 2nd person uogelee mwogelee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogelee waogelee other classes positive subject concord + -ogelee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siogelee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeogelea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeogelea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliogelea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliogelea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aogelea) Singular Plural 1st person naogelea twaogelea 2nd person waogelea mwaogelea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogelea waogelea m-mi(III/IV) waogelea yaogelea ji-ma(V/VI) laogelea yaogelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaogelea vyaogelea n(IX/X) yaogelea zaogelea u(XI) waogelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaogelea pa(XVI) paogelea mu(XVIII) mwaogelea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meogelea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaogelea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaogelea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiogelea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoogelea Consecutive kaogelea / positive subject concord + -kaogelea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaogelee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niogelea -tuogelea 2nd person -kuogelea -waogelea/-kuogeleeni/-waogeleeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwogelea -waogelea m-mi(III/IV) -uogelea -iogelea ji-ma(V/VI) -liogelea -yaogelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiogelea -viogelea n(IX/X) -iogelea -ziogelea u(XI) -uogelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuogelea pa(XVI) -paogelea mu(XVIII) -muogelea Reflexive -jiogelea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ogelea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ogeleaye -ogeleao m-mi(III/IV) -ogeleao -ogeleayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ogelealo -ogeleayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ogeleacho -ogeleavyo n(IX/X) -ogeleayo -ogeleazo u(XI) -ogeleao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ogeleako pa(XVI) -ogeleapo mu(XVIII) -ogeleamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ogelea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeogelea -oogelea m-mi(III/IV) -oogelea -yoogelea ji-ma(V/VI) -loogelea -yoogelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choogelea -vyoogelea n(IX/X) -yoogelea -zoogelea u(XI) -oogelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koogelea pa(XVI) -poogelea mu(XVIII) -moogelea
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:
  • muogeleaji (“swimmer”)
  • uogeleaji (“swimming”)