Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-wekezwa (infinitive kuwekezwa)

  1. Passive form of -wekeza

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -wekezwa
Positive present -nawekezwa
Subjunctive -wekezwe
Negative -wekezwi
Imperative singular wekezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuwekezwa
Negative kutowekezwa
Imperatives
Singular wekezwa
Plural wekezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekezwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekezwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawekezwa/nawekezwa tunawekezwa
2nd person unawekezwa mnawekezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekezwa wanawekezwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nawekezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekezwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwekezwi hatuwekezwi
2nd person huwekezwi hamuwekezwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekezwi hawawekezwi
other classes negative subject concord + -wekezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekezwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekezwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niwekezwe tuwekezwe
2nd person uwekezwe muwekezwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekezwe wawekezwe
other classes positive subject concord + -wekezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekezwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekezwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekezwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekezwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nawekezwa twawekezwa
2nd person wawekezwa mwawekezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekezwa wawekezwa
m-mi(III/IV) wawekezwa yawekezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lawekezwa yawekezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekezwa vyawekezwa
n(IX/X) yawekezwa zawekezwa
u(XI) wawekezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawekezwa
pa(XVI) pawekezwa
mu(XVIII) mwawekezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekezwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekezwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekezwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekezwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekezwa
Consecutive kawekezwa / positive subject concord + -kawekezwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekezwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwekezwa -tuwekezwa
2nd person -kuwekezwa -wawekezwa/-kuwekezweni/-wawekezweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekezwa -wawekezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uwekezwa -iwekezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekezwa -yawekezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekezwa -viwekezwa
n(IX/X) -iwekezwa -ziwekezwa
u(XI) -uwekezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekezwa
pa(XVI) -pawekezwa
mu(XVIII) -muwekezwa
Reflexive -jiwekezwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekezwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wekezwaye -wekezwao
m-mi(III/IV) -wekezwao -wekezwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wekezwalo -wekezwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekezwacho -wekezwavyo
n(IX/X) -wekezwayo -wekezwazo
u(XI) -wekezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wekezwako
pa(XVI) -wekezwapo
mu(XVIII) -wekezwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekezwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewekezwa -owekezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -owekezwa -yowekezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekezwa -yowekezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekezwa -vyowekezwa
n(IX/X) -yowekezwa -zowekezwa
u(XI) -owekezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowekezwa
pa(XVI) -powekezwa
mu(XVIII) -mowekezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.