Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-fuliwa (infinitive kufuliwa)

  1. Passive form of -fua: to be forged; to be laundered, to be washed

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -fuliwa
Positive present -nafuliwa
Subjunctive -fuliwe
Negative -fuliwi
Imperative singular fuliwa
Infinitives
Positive kufuliwa
Negative kutofuliwa
Imperatives
Singular fuliwa
Plural fuliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafuliwa/nafuliwa tunafuliwa
2nd person unafuliwa mnafuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuliwa wanafuliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nafuliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifuliwi hatufuliwi
2nd person hufuliwi hamfuliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuliwi hawafuliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -fuliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifuliwe tufuliwe
2nd person ufuliwe mfuliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuliwe wafuliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -fuliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifuliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nafuliwa twafuliwa
2nd person wafuliwa mwafuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuliwa wafuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) wafuliwa yafuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lafuliwa yafuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuliwa vyafuliwa
n(IX/X) yafuliwa zafuliwa
u(XI) wafuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafuliwa
pa(XVI) pafuliwa
mu(XVIII) mwafuliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuliwa
Consecutive kafuliwa / positive subject concord + -kafuliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafuliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifuliwa -tufuliwa
2nd person -kufuliwa -wafuliwa/-kufuliweni/-wafuliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuliwa -wafuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ufuliwa -ifuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuliwa -yafuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuliwa -vifuliwa
n(IX/X) -ifuliwa -zifuliwa
u(XI) -ufuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufuliwa
pa(XVI) -pafuliwa
mu(XVIII) -mufuliwa
Reflexive -jifuliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fuliwaye -fuliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -fuliwao -fuliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fuliwalo -fuliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuliwacho -fuliwavyo
n(IX/X) -fuliwayo -fuliwazo
u(XI) -fuliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fuliwako
pa(XVI) -fuliwapo
mu(XVIII) -fuliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefuliwa -ofuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ofuliwa -yofuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuliwa -yofuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuliwa -vyofuliwa
n(IX/X) -yofuliwa -zofuliwa
u(XI) -ofuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofuliwa
pa(XVI) -pofuliwa
mu(XVIII) -mofuliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.