Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-nywesha (infinitive kunywesha)

  1. Causative form of -nywa: to water, to make drink or give someone a drink

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nywesha
Positive present -nanywesha
Subjunctive -nyweshe
Negative -nyweshi
Imperative singular nywesha
Infinitives
Positive kunywesha
Negative kutonywesha
Imperatives
Singular nywesha
Plural nywesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -linywesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanywesha/nanywesha tunanywesha
2nd person unanywesha mnanywesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananywesha wananywesha
other classes positive subject concord + -nanywesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyweshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyweshi hatunyweshi
2nd person hunyweshi hamnyweshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyweshi hawanyweshi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyweshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanywesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanywesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyweshe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyweshe tunyweshe
2nd person unyweshe mnyweshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyweshe wanyweshe
other classes positive subject concord + -nyweshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyweshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenywesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenywesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinywesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinywesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywesha)
Singular Plural
1st person nanywesha twanywesha
2nd person wanywesha mwanywesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywesha wanywesha
m-mi(III/IV) wanywesha yanywesha
ji-ma(V/VI) lanywesha yanywesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywesha vyanywesha
n(IX/X) yanywesha zanywesha
u(XI) wanywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanywesha
pa(XVI) panywesha
mu(XVIII) mwanywesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menywesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanywesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponywesha
Consecutive kanywesha / positive subject concord + -kanywesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyweshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninywesha -tunywesha
2nd person -kunywesha -wanywesha/-kunywesheni/-wanywesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywesha -wanywesha
m-mi(III/IV) -unywesha -inywesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -linywesha -yanywesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywesha -vinywesha
n(IX/X) -inywesha -zinywesha
u(XI) -unywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunywesha
pa(XVI) -panywesha
mu(XVIII) -munywesha
Reflexive -jinywesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyweshaye -nyweshao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyweshao -nyweshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyweshalo -nyweshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyweshacho -nyweshavyo
n(IX/X) -nyweshayo -nyweshazo
u(XI) -nyweshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyweshako
pa(XVI) -nyweshapo
mu(XVIII) -nyweshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenywesha -onywesha
m-mi(III/IV) -onywesha -yonywesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonywesha -yonywesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonywesha -vyonywesha
n(IX/X) -yonywesha -zonywesha
u(XI) -onywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konywesha
pa(XVI) -ponywesha
mu(XVIII) -monywesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.