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| Conjugation of -wa (irregular)
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| Positive present
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-nakuwa
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| Gnomic
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ni
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| Subjunctive
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-we
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| Negative
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si
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| Imperative singular
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iwe
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakuwa/nakuwa
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tunakuwa
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| 2nd person
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unakuwa
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mnakuwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuwa
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wanakuwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuwa
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| Negative present
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si
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -we)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwe
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tuwe
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| 2nd person
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uwe
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muwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awe
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wawe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -we
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuwa
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| Gnomic
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ni
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuwa
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| Consecutive
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kawa / positive subject concord + -kawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawe
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| Object concord
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- ^ Only past tense -li- or future tense -taka-. For the present, use general positive.
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| 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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