Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-vuliwa (infinitive kuvuliwa)

  1. Passive form of -vua: to be undressed

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -vuliwa
Positive present -navuliwa
Subjunctive -vuliwe
Negative -vuliwi
Imperative singular vuliwa
Infinitives
Positive kuvuliwa
Negative kutovuliwa
Imperatives
Singular vuliwa
Plural vuliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvuliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -livuliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavuliwa/navuliwa tunavuliwa
2nd person unavuliwa mnavuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavuliwa wanavuliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -navuliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vuliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sivuliwi hatuvuliwi
2nd person huvuliwi hamvuliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havuliwi hawavuliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -vuliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavuliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavuliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vuliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nivuliwe tuvuliwe
2nd person uvuliwe mvuliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avuliwe wavuliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -vuliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivuliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevuliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevuliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivuliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person navuliwa twavuliwa
2nd person wavuliwa mwavuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avuliwa wavuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) wavuliwa yavuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lavuliwa yavuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavuliwa vyavuliwa
n(IX/X) yavuliwa zavuliwa
u(XI) wavuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavuliwa
pa(XVI) pavuliwa
mu(XVIII) mwavuliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevuliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavuliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javuliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivuliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovuliwa
Consecutive kavuliwa / positive subject concord + -kavuliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavuliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivuliwa -tuvuliwa
2nd person -kuvuliwa -wavuliwa/-kuvuliweni/-wavuliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvuliwa -wavuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uvuliwa -ivuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -livuliwa -yavuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivuliwa -vivuliwa
n(IX/X) -ivuliwa -zivuliwa
u(XI) -uvuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvuliwa
pa(XVI) -pavuliwa
mu(XVIII) -muvuliwa
Reflexive -jivuliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vuliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vuliwaye -vuliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -vuliwao -vuliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vuliwalo -vuliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vuliwacho -vuliwavyo
n(IX/X) -vuliwayo -vuliwazo
u(XI) -vuliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vuliwako
pa(XVI) -vuliwapo
mu(XVIII) -vuliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vuliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevuliwa -ovuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ovuliwa -yovuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovuliwa -yovuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovuliwa -vyovuliwa
n(IX/X) -yovuliwa -zovuliwa
u(XI) -ovuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovuliwa
pa(XVI) -povuliwa
mu(XVIII) -movuliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.