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Verb edit

-vutiwa (infinitive kuvutiwa)

  1. Passive form of -vutia: to be attracted to

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -vutiwa
Positive present -navutiwa
Subjunctive -vutiwe
Negative -vutiwi
Imperative singular vutiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuvutiwa
Negative kutovutiwa
Imperatives
Singular vutiwa
Plural vutiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvutiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -livutiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvutiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavutiwa/navutiwa tunavutiwa
2nd person unavutiwa mnavutiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavutiwa wanavutiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -navutiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sivutiwi hatuvutiwi
2nd person huvutiwi hamvutiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havutiwi hawavutiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -vutiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavutiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavutiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nivutiwe tuvutiwe
2nd person uvutiwe mvutiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutiwe wavutiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -vutiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivutiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevutiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevutiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivutiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivutiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person navutiwa twavutiwa
2nd person wavutiwa mwavutiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutiwa wavutiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wavutiwa yavutiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lavutiwa yavutiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavutiwa vyavutiwa
n(IX/X) yavutiwa zavutiwa
u(XI) wavutiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavutiwa
pa(XVI) pavutiwa
mu(XVIII) mwavutiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevutiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavutiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javutiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivutiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovutiwa
Consecutive kavutiwa / positive subject concord + -kavutiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavutiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivutiwa -tuvutiwa
2nd person -kuvutiwa -wavutiwa/-kuvutiweni/-wavutiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvutiwa -wavutiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uvutiwa -ivutiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -livutiwa -yavutiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivutiwa -vivutiwa
n(IX/X) -ivutiwa -zivutiwa
u(XI) -uvutiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvutiwa
pa(XVI) -pavutiwa
mu(XVIII) -muvutiwa
Reflexive -jivutiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vutiwaye -vutiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -vutiwao -vutiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vutiwalo -vutiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vutiwacho -vutiwavyo
n(IX/X) -vutiwayo -vutiwazo
u(XI) -vutiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vutiwako
pa(XVI) -vutiwapo
mu(XVIII) -vutiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevutiwa -ovutiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ovutiwa -yovutiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovutiwa -yovutiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovutiwa -vyovutiwa
n(IX/X) -yovutiwa -zovutiwa
u(XI) -ovutiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovutiwa
pa(XVI) -povutiwa
mu(XVIII) -movutiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.