kwaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kwaa (infinitive kukwaa)

1. to stumble

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kwaa
Positive present -nakwaa Subjunctive -kwae Negative -kwai Imperative singular kwaa
Infinitives
Positive kukwaa Negative kutokwaa
Imperatives
Singular kwaa Plural kwaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukwaa Positive past positive subject concord + -likwaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukwaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakwaa/nakwaa tunakwaa 2nd person unakwaa mnakwaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwaa wanakwaa other classes positive subject concord + -nakwaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kwai) Singular Plural 1st person sikwai hatukwai 2nd person hukwai hamkwai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakwai hawakwai other classes negative subject concord + -kwai
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwaa Negative future negative subject concord + -takwaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kwae) Singular Plural 1st person nikwae tukwae 2nd person ukwae mkwae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akwae wakwae other classes positive subject concord + -kwae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikwae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akwaa) Singular Plural 1st person nakwaa twakwaa 2nd person wakwaa mwakwaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akwaa wakwaa m-mi(III/IV) wakwaa yakwaa ji-ma(V/VI) lakwaa yakwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakwaa vyakwaa n(IX/X) yakwaa zakwaa u(XI) wakwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakwaa pa(XVI) pakwaa mu(XVIII) mwakwaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakwaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikwaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwaa Consecutive kakwaa / positive subject concord + -kakwaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakwae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikwaa -tukwaa 2nd person -kukwaa -wakwaa/-kukwaeni/-wakwaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkwaa -wakwaa m-mi(III/IV) -ukwaa -ikwaa ji-ma(V/VI) -likwaa -yakwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikwaa -vikwaa n(IX/X) -ikwaa -zikwaa u(XI) -ukwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukwaa pa(XVI) -pakwaa mu(XVIII) -mukwaa Reflexive -jikwaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kwaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kwaaye -kwaao m-mi(III/IV) -kwaao -kwaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kwaalo -kwaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kwaacho -kwaavyo n(IX/X) -kwaayo -kwaazo u(XI) -kwaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kwaako pa(XVI) -kwaapo mu(XVIII) -kwaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekwaa -okwaa m-mi(III/IV) -okwaa -yokwaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwaa -yokwaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwaa -vyokwaa n(IX/X) -yokwaa -zokwaa u(XI) -okwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokwaa pa(XVI) -pokwaa mu(XVIII) -mokwaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.