wekana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekana (infinitive kuwekana)

1. Reciprocal form of -weka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekana
Positive present -nawekana Subjunctive -wekane Negative -wekani Imperative singular wekana
Infinitives
Positive kuwekana Negative kutowekana
Imperatives
Singular wekana Plural wekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekana Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekana) Singular Plural 1st person ninawekana/nawekana tunawekana 2nd person unawekana mnawekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekana wanawekana other classes positive subject concord + -nawekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekani) Singular Plural 1st person siwekani hatuwekani 2nd person huwekani hamuwekani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekani hawawekani other classes negative subject concord + -wekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekana Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekane) Singular Plural 1st person niwekane tuwekane 2nd person uwekane muwekane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekane wawekane other classes positive subject concord + -wekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekana) Singular Plural 1st person nawekana twawekana 2nd person wawekana mwawekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekana wawekana m-mi(III/IV) wawekana yawekana ji-ma(V/VI) lawekana yawekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekana vyawekana n(IX/X) yawekana zawekana u(XI) wawekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawekana pa(XVI) pawekana mu(XVIII) mwawekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekana Consecutive kawekana / positive subject concord + -kawekana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -wekana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekanaye -wekanao m-mi(III/IV) -wekanao -wekanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekanalo -wekanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekanacho -wekanavyo n(IX/X) -wekanayo -wekanazo u(XI) -wekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekanako pa(XVI) -wekanapo mu(XVIII) -wekanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wekana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewekana -owekana m-mi(III/IV) -owekana -yowekana ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekana -yowekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekana -vyowekana n(IX/X) -yowekana -zowekana u(XI) -owekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowekana pa(XVI) -powekana mu(XVIII) -mowekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.