shushwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shushwa (infinitive kushushwa)

1. Passive form of -shusha: to be lowered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shushwa
Positive present -nashushwa Subjunctive -shushwe Negative -shushwi Imperative singular shushwa
Infinitives
Positive kushushwa Negative kutoshushwa
Imperatives
Singular shushwa Plural shushweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushushwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lishushwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kushushwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninashushwa/nashushwa tunashushwa 2nd person unashushwa mnashushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashushwa wanashushwa other classes positive subject concord + -nashushwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushwi) Singular Plural 1st person sishushwi hatushushwi 2nd person hushushwi hamshushwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashushwi hawashushwi other classes negative subject concord + -shushwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashushwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tashushwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushwe) Singular Plural 1st person nishushwe tushushwe 2nd person ushushwe mshushwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushwe washushwe other classes positive subject concord + -shushwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishushwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshushwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshushwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishushwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishushwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushwa) Singular Plural 1st person nashushwa twashushwa 2nd person washushwa mwashushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushwa washushwa m-mi(III/IV) washushwa yashushwa ji-ma(V/VI) lashushwa yashushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashushwa vyashushwa n(IX/X) yashushwa zashushwa u(XI) washushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashushwa pa(XVI) pashushwa mu(XVIII) mwashushwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshushwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashushwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashushwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishushwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhushwa Consecutive kashushwa / positive subject concord + -kashushwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashushwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishushwa -tushushwa 2nd person -kushushwa -washushwa/-kushushweni/-washushweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshushwa -washushwa m-mi(III/IV) -ushushwa -ishushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lishushwa -yashushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishushwa -vishushwa n(IX/X) -ishushwa -zishushwa u(XI) -ushushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushushwa pa(XVI) -pashushwa mu(XVIII) -mushushwa Reflexive -jishushwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shushwaye -shushwao m-mi(III/IV) -shushwao -shushwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shushwalo -shushwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shushwacho -shushwavyo n(IX/X) -shushwayo -shushwazo u(XI) -shushwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shushwako pa(XVI) -shushwapo mu(XVIII) -shushwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshushwa -oshushwa m-mi(III/IV) -oshushwa -yoshushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loshushwa -yoshushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshushwa -vyoshushwa n(IX/X) -yoshushwa -zoshushwa u(XI) -oshushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshushwa pa(XVI) -poshushwa mu(XVIII) -moshushwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.