paswa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-paswa (infinitive kupaswa)

1. Passive form of -pasa: to be obliged; should

Conjugation

Conjugation of -paswa
Positive present -napaswa Subjunctive -paswe Negative -paswi Imperative singular paswa
Infinitives
Positive kupaswa Negative kutopaswa
Imperatives
Singular paswa Plural pasweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupaswa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipaswa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupaswa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napaswa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapaswa/napaswa tunapaswa 2nd person unapaswa mnapaswa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapaswa wanapaswa other classes positive subject concord + -napaswa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -paswi) Singular Plural 1st person sipaswi hatupaswi 2nd person hupaswi hampaswi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapaswi hawapaswi other classes negative subject concord + -paswi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapaswa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapaswa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -paswe) Singular Plural 1st person nipaswe tupaswe 2nd person upaswe mpaswe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apaswe wapaswe other classes positive subject concord + -paswe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipaswe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepaswa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepaswa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipaswa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipaswa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apaswa) Singular Plural 1st person napaswa twapaswa 2nd person wapaswa mwapaswa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apaswa wapaswa m-mi(III/IV) wapaswa yapaswa ji-ma(V/VI) lapaswa yapaswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapaswa vyapaswa n(IX/X) yapaswa zapaswa u(XI) wapaswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapaswa pa(XVI) papaswa mu(XVIII) mwapaswa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepaswa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapaswa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japaswa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipaswa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopaswa Consecutive kapaswa / positive subject concord + -kapaswa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapaswe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipaswa -tupaswa 2nd person -kupaswa -wapaswa/-kupasweni/-wapasweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpaswa -wapaswa m-mi(III/IV) -upaswa -ipaswa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipaswa -yapaswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipaswa -vipaswa n(IX/X) -ipaswa -zipaswa u(XI) -upaswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupaswa pa(XVI) -papaswa mu(XVIII) -mupaswa Reflexive -jipaswa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -paswa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -paswaye -paswao m-mi(III/IV) -paswao -paswayo ji-ma(V/VI) -paswalo -paswayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -paswacho -paswavyo n(IX/X) -paswayo -paswazo u(XI) -paswao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -paswako pa(XVI) -paswapo mu(XVIII) -paswamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -paswa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepaswa -opaswa m-mi(III/IV) -opaswa -yopaswa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopaswa -yopaswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopaswa -vyopaswa n(IX/X) -yopaswa -zopaswa u(XI) -opaswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopaswa pa(XVI) -popaswa mu(XVIII) -mopaswa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.