rogwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rogwa (infinitive kurogwa)

1. Passive form of -roga: to be bewitched

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rogwa
Positive present -narogwa Subjunctive -rogwe Negative -rogwi Imperative singular rogwa
Infinitives
Positive kurogwa Negative kutorogwa
Imperatives
Singular rogwa Plural rogweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurogwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lirogwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kurogwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narogwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninarogwa/narogwa tunarogwa 2nd person unarogwa mnarogwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarogwa wanarogwa other classes positive subject concord + -narogwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rogwi) Singular Plural 1st person sirogwi haturogwi 2nd person hurogwi hamrogwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harogwi hawarogwi other classes negative subject concord + -rogwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarogwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tarogwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rogwe) Singular Plural 1st person nirogwe turogwe 2nd person urogwe mrogwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arogwe warogwe other classes positive subject concord + -rogwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirogwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerogwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerogwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirogwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirogwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arogwa) Singular Plural 1st person narogwa twarogwa 2nd person warogwa mwarogwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arogwa warogwa m-mi(III/IV) warogwa yarogwa ji-ma(V/VI) larogwa yarogwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) charogwa vyarogwa n(IX/X) yarogwa zarogwa u(XI) warogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarogwa pa(XVI) parogwa mu(XVIII) mwarogwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -merogwa "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharogwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarogwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirogwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siporogwa Consecutive karogwa / positive subject concord + -karogwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karogwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirogwa -turogwa 2nd person -kurogwa -warogwa/-kurogweni/-warogweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrogwa -warogwa m-mi(III/IV) -urogwa -irogwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lirogwa -yarogwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirogwa -virogwa n(IX/X) -irogwa -zirogwa u(XI) -urogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurogwa pa(XVI) -parogwa mu(XVIII) -murogwa Reflexive -jirogwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rogwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rogwaye -rogwao m-mi(III/IV) -rogwao -rogwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rogwalo -rogwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rogwacho -rogwavyo n(IX/X) -rogwayo -rogwazo u(XI) -rogwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rogwako pa(XVI) -rogwapo mu(XVIII) -rogwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rogwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerogwa -orogwa m-mi(III/IV) -orogwa -yorogwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lorogwa -yorogwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorogwa -vyorogwa n(IX/X) -yorogwa -zorogwa u(XI) -orogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korogwa pa(XVI) -porogwa mu(XVIII) -morogwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.