ng'atwa

Swahili

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Verb

-ng'atwa (infinitive kung'atwa)

1. Passive form of -ng'ata: to be bitten

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'atwa
Positive present -nang'atwa Subjunctive -ng'atwe Negative -ng'atwi Imperative singular ng'atwa
Infinitives
Positive kung'atwa Negative kutong'atwa
Imperatives
Singular ng'atwa Plural ng'atweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'atwa Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'atwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'atwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'atwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'atwa/nang'atwa tunang'atwa 2nd person unang'atwa mnang'atwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'atwa wanang'atwa other classes positive subject concord + -nang'atwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'atwi) Singular Plural 1st person sing'atwi hatung'atwi 2nd person hung'atwi hamng'atwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'atwi hawang'atwi other classes negative subject concord + -ng'atwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'atwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'atwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'atwe) Singular Plural 1st person ning'atwe tung'atwe 2nd person ung'atwe mng'atwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'atwe wang'atwe other classes positive subject concord + -ng'atwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'atwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'atwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'atwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'atwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'atwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'atwa) Singular Plural 1st person nang'atwa twang'atwa 2nd person wang'atwa mwang'atwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'atwa wang'atwa m-mi(III/IV) wang'atwa yang'atwa ji-ma(V/VI) lang'atwa yang'atwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'atwa vyang'atwa n(IX/X) yang'atwa zang'atwa u(XI) wang'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'atwa pa(XVI) pang'atwa mu(XVIII) mwang'atwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'atwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'atwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'atwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'atwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'atwa Consecutive kang'atwa / positive subject concord + -kang'atwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'atwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'atwa -tung'atwa 2nd person -kung'atwa -wang'atwa/-kung'atweni/-wang'atweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'atwa -wang'atwa m-mi(III/IV) -ung'atwa -ing'atwa ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'atwa -yang'atwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'atwa -ving'atwa n(IX/X) -ing'atwa -zing'atwa u(XI) -ung'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'atwa pa(XVI) -pang'atwa mu(XVIII) -mung'atwa Reflexive -jing'atwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'atwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'atwaye -ng'atwao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'atwao -ng'atwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'atwalo -ng'atwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'atwacho -ng'atwavyo n(IX/X) -ng'atwayo -ng'atwazo u(XI) -ng'atwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'atwako pa(XVI) -ng'atwapo mu(XVIII) -ng'atwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'atwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'atwa -ong'atwa m-mi(III/IV) -ong'atwa -yong'atwa ji-ma(V/VI) -long'atwa -yong'atwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'atwa -vyong'atwa n(IX/X) -yong'atwa -zong'atwa u(XI) -ong'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'atwa pa(XVI) -pong'atwa mu(XVIII) -mong'atwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.