kagua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kagua (infinitive kukagua)

1. to check; audit, examine, inspect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kagua
Positive present -nakagua Subjunctive -kague Negative -kagui Imperative singular kagua
Infinitives
Positive kukagua Negative kutokagua
Imperatives
Singular kagua Plural kagueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukagua Positive past positive subject concord + -likagua Negative past negative subject concord + -kukagua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakagua) Singular Plural 1st person ninakagua/nakagua tunakagua 2nd person unakagua mnakagua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakagua wanakagua other classes positive subject concord + -nakagua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kagui) Singular Plural 1st person sikagui hatukagui 2nd person hukagui hamkagui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakagui hawakagui other classes negative subject concord + -kagui
Positive future positive subject concord + -takagua Negative future negative subject concord + -takagua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kague) Singular Plural 1st person nikague tukague 2nd person ukague mkague 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akague wakague other classes positive subject concord + -kague
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikague Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekagua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekagua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikagua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikagua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akagua) Singular Plural 1st person nakagua twakagua 2nd person wakagua mwakagua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akagua wakagua m-mi(III/IV) wakagua yakagua ji-ma(V/VI) lakagua yakagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakagua vyakagua n(IX/X) yakagua zakagua u(XI) wakagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakagua pa(XVI) pakagua mu(XVIII) mwakagua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekagua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakagua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakagua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikagua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokagua Consecutive kakagua / positive subject concord + -kakagua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakague
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikagua -tukagua 2nd person -kukagua -wakagua/-kukagueni/-wakagueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkagua -wakagua m-mi(III/IV) -ukagua -ikagua ji-ma(V/VI) -likagua -yakagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikagua -vikagua n(IX/X) -ikagua -zikagua u(XI) -ukagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukagua pa(XVI) -pakagua mu(XVIII) -mukagua Reflexive -jikagua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kagua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kaguaye -kaguao m-mi(III/IV) -kaguao -kaguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kagualo -kaguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kaguacho -kaguavyo n(IX/X) -kaguayo -kaguazo u(XI) -kaguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kaguako pa(XVI) -kaguapo mu(XVIII) -kaguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kagua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekagua -okagua m-mi(III/IV) -okagua -yokagua ji-ma(V/VI) -lokagua -yokagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokagua -vyokagua n(IX/X) -yokagua -zokagua u(XI) -okagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokagua pa(XVI) -pokagua mu(XVIII) -mokagua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kagulia
  • Passive: -kaguliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mkaguzi (“inspector”)
  • ukaguzi (“inspection”)