achwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achwa (infinitive kuachwa)

  1. Passive form of -acha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achwa
Positive present -naachwa
Subjunctive -achwe
Negative -achwi
Imperative singular achwa
Infinitives
Positive kuachwa
Negative kutoachwa
Imperatives
Singular achwa
Plural achweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liachwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaachwa/naachwa tunaachwa
2nd person unaachwa mnaachwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachwa wanaachwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naachwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siachwi hatuachwi
2nd person huachwi hamwachwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachwi hawaachwi
other classes negative subject concord + -achwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taachwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niachwe tuachwe
2nd person uachwe mwachwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachwe waachwe
other classes positive subject concord + -achwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naachwa twaachwa
2nd person waachwa mwaachwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachwa waachwa
m-mi(III/IV) waachwa yaachwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laachwa yaachwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachwa vyaachwa
n(IX/X) yaachwa zaachwa
u(XI) waachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaachwa
pa(XVI) paachwa
mu(XVIII) mwaachwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachwa
Consecutive kaachwa / positive subject concord + -kaachwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niachwa -tuachwa
2nd person -kuachwa -waachwa/-kuachweni/-waachweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachwa -waachwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uachwa -iachwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liachwa -yaachwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachwa -viachwa
n(IX/X) -iachwa -ziachwa
u(XI) -uachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuachwa
pa(XVI) -paachwa
mu(XVIII) -muachwa
Reflexive -jiachwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -achwaye -achwao
m-mi(III/IV) -achwao -achwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -achwalo -achwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achwacho -achwavyo
n(IX/X) -achwayo -achwazo
u(XI) -achwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -achwako
pa(XVI) -achwapo
mu(XVIII) -achwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeachwa -oachwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oachwa -yoachwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loachwa -yoachwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachwa -vyoachwa
n(IX/X) -yoachwa -zoachwa
u(XI) -oachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koachwa
pa(XVI) -poachwa
mu(XVIII) -moachwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.