Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-wekeka (infinitive kuwekeka)

  1. Stative form of -weka

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -wekeka
Positive present -nawekeka
Subjunctive -wekeke
Negative -wekeki
Imperative singular wekeka
Infinitives
Positive kuwekeka
Negative kutowekeka
Imperatives
Singular wekeka
Plural wekekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawekeka/nawekeka tunawekeka
2nd person unawekeka mnawekeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekeka wanawekeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nawekeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekeki)
Singular Plural
1st person siwekeki hatuwekeki
2nd person huwekeki hamuwekeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekeki hawawekeki
other classes negative subject concord + -wekeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekeke)
Singular Plural
1st person niwekeke tuwekeke
2nd person uwekeke muwekeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekeke wawekeke
other classes positive subject concord + -wekeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nawekeka twawekeka
2nd person wawekeka mwawekeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekeka wawekeka
m-mi(III/IV) wawekeka yawekeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lawekeka yawekeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekeka vyawekeka
n(IX/X) yawekeka zawekeka
u(XI) wawekeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawekeka
pa(XVI) pawekeka
mu(XVIII) mwawekeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekeka
Consecutive kawekeka / positive subject concord + -kawekeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwekeka -tuwekeka
2nd person -kuwekeka -wawekeka/-kuwekekeni/-wawekekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekeka -wawekeka
m-mi(III/IV) -uwekeka -iwekeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekeka -yawekeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekeka -viwekeka
n(IX/X) -iwekeka -ziwekeka
u(XI) -uwekeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekeka
pa(XVI) -pawekeka
mu(XVIII) -muwekeka
Reflexive -jiwekeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wekekaye -wekekao
m-mi(III/IV) -wekekao -wekekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wekekalo -wekekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekekacho -wekekavyo
n(IX/X) -wekekayo -wekekazo
u(XI) -wekekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wekekako
pa(XVI) -wekekapo
mu(XVIII) -wekekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewekeka -owekeka
m-mi(III/IV) -owekeka -yowekeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekeka -yowekeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekeka -vyowekeka
n(IX/X) -yowekeka -zowekeka
u(XI) -owekeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowekeka
pa(XVI) -powekeka
mu(XVIII) -mowekeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.