Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-vutia (infinitive kuvutia)

  1. Applicative form of -vuta: to entice

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -vutia
Positive present -navutia
Subjunctive -vutie
Negative -vutii
Imperative singular vutia
Infinitives
Positive kuvutia
Negative kutovutia
Imperatives
Singular vutia
Plural vutieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvutia
Positive past positive subject concord + -livutia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvutia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavutia/navutia tunavutia
2nd person unavutia mnavutia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavutia wanavutia
other classes positive subject concord + -navutia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutii)
Singular Plural
1st person sivutii hatuvutii
2nd person huvutii hamvutii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havutii hawavutii
other classes negative subject concord + -vutii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavutia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavutia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutie)
Singular Plural
1st person nivutie tuvutie
2nd person uvutie mvutie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutie wavutie
other classes positive subject concord + -vutie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivutie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevutia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevutia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivutia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivutia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutia)
Singular Plural
1st person navutia twavutia
2nd person wavutia mwavutia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutia wavutia
m-mi(III/IV) wavutia yavutia
ji-ma(V/VI) lavutia yavutia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavutia vyavutia
n(IX/X) yavutia zavutia
u(XI) wavutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavutia
pa(XVI) pavutia
mu(XVIII) mwavutia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevutia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavutia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javutia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivutia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovutia
Consecutive kavutia / positive subject concord + -kavutia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavutie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivutia -tuvutia
2nd person -kuvutia -wavutia/-kuvutieni/-wavutieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvutia -wavutia
m-mi(III/IV) -uvutia -ivutia
ji-ma(V/VI) -livutia -yavutia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivutia -vivutia
n(IX/X) -ivutia -zivutia
u(XI) -uvutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvutia
pa(XVI) -pavutia
mu(XVIII) -muvutia
Reflexive -jivutia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vutiaye -vutiao
m-mi(III/IV) -vutiao -vutiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vutialo -vutiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vutiacho -vutiavyo
n(IX/X) -vutiayo -vutiazo
u(XI) -vutiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vutiako
pa(XVI) -vutiapo
mu(XVIII) -vutiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevutia -ovutia
m-mi(III/IV) -ovutia -yovutia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovutia -yovutia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovutia -vyovutia
n(IX/X) -yovutia -zovutia
u(XI) -ovutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovutia
pa(XVI) -povutia
mu(XVIII) -movutia
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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