-itwa (infinitive kuitwa)
- Passive form of -ita: to be called or named
Conjugation of -itwa
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Positive present
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-naitwa
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Subjunctive
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-itwe
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Negative
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-itwi
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Imperative singular
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itwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huitwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liitwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuitwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaitwa/naitwa
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tunaitwa
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2nd person
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unaitwa
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mnaitwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaitwa
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wanaitwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naitwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -itwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siitwi
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hatuitwi
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2nd person
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huitwi
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hamwitwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haitwi
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hawaitwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -itwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taitwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taitwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niitwe
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tuitwe
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2nd person
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uitwe
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mwitwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aitwe
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waitwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -itwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siitwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeitwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeitwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliitwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliitwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meitwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaitwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaitwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiitwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoitwa
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Consecutive
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kaitwa / positive subject concord + -kaitwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaitwe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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