-paswa (infinitive kupaswa)
- Passive form of -pasa: to be obliged; should
Conjugation of -paswa
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Positive present
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-napaswa
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Subjunctive
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-paswe
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Negative
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-paswi
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Imperative singular
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paswa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hupaswa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipaswa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupaswa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -napaswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninapaswa/napaswa
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tunapaswa
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2nd person
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unapaswa
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mnapaswa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapaswa
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wanapaswa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -napaswa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -paswi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sipaswi
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hatupaswi
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2nd person
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hupaswi
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hampaswi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapaswi
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hawapaswi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -paswi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapaswa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapaswa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -paswe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nipaswe
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tupaswe
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2nd person
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upaswe
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mpaswe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apaswe
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wapaswe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -paswe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipaswe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepaswa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepaswa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipaswa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipaswa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepaswa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapaswa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japaswa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipaswa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopaswa
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Consecutive
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kapaswa / positive subject concord + -kapaswa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapaswe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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