twaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-twaa (infinitive kutwaa)

1. to take, to grab
2. to capture, to occupy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -twaa
Positive present -natwaa Subjunctive -twae Negative -twai Imperative singular twaa
Infinitives
Positive kutwaa Negative kutotwaa
Imperatives
Singular twaa Plural twaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutwaa Positive past positive subject concord + -litwaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutwaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natwaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatwaa/natwaa tunatwaa 2nd person unatwaa mnatwaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatwaa wanatwaa other classes positive subject concord + -natwaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -twai) Singular Plural 1st person sitwai hatutwai 2nd person hutwai hamtwai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatwai hawatwai other classes negative subject concord + -twai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatwaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatwaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -twae) Singular Plural 1st person nitwae tutwae 2nd person utwae mtwae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atwae watwae other classes positive subject concord + -twae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitwae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetwaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetwaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitwaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitwaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atwaa) Singular Plural 1st person natwaa twatwaa 2nd person watwaa mwatwaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atwaa watwaa m-mi(III/IV) watwaa yatwaa ji-ma(V/VI) latwaa yatwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatwaa vyatwaa n(IX/X) yatwaa zatwaa u(XI) watwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatwaa pa(XVI) patwaa mu(XVIII) mwatwaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metwaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatwaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatwaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitwaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotwaa Consecutive katwaa / positive subject concord + -katwaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katwae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitwaa -tutwaa 2nd person -kutwaa -watwaa/-kutwaeni/-watwaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtwaa -watwaa m-mi(III/IV) -utwaa -itwaa ji-ma(V/VI) -litwaa -yatwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitwaa -vitwaa n(IX/X) -itwaa -zitwaa u(XI) -utwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutwaa pa(XVI) -patwaa mu(XVIII) -mutwaa Reflexive -jitwaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -twaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -twaaye -twaao m-mi(III/IV) -twaao -twaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -twaalo -twaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -twaacho -twaavyo n(IX/X) -twaayo -twaazo u(XI) -twaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -twaako pa(XVI) -twaapo mu(XVIII) -twaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -twaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetwaa -otwaa m-mi(III/IV) -otwaa -yotwaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotwaa -yotwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotwaa -vyotwaa n(IX/X) -yotwaa -zotwaa u(XI) -otwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotwaa pa(XVI) -potwaa mu(XVIII) -motwaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.