amwa

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Verb

amwa

  1. to suck, to suckle

References

Swahili

Verb

-amwa (infinitive kuamwa)

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amwa
Positive present -naamwa
Subjunctive -amwe
Negative -amwi
Imperative singular amwa
Infinitives
Positive kuamwa
Negative kutoamwa
Imperatives
Singular amwa
Plural amweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamwa/naamwa tunaamwa
2nd person unaamwa mnaamwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamwa wanaamwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naamwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siamwi hatuamwi
2nd person huamwi hamwamwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamwi hawaamwi
other classes negative subject concord + -amwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niamwe tuamwe
2nd person uamwe mwamwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamwe waamwe
other classes positive subject concord + -amwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naamwa twaamwa
2nd person waamwa mwaamwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamwa waamwa
m-mi(III/IV) waamwa yaamwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laamwa yaamwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamwa vyaamwa
n(IX/X) yaamwa zaamwa
u(XI) waamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamwa
pa(XVI) paamwa
mu(XVIII) mwaamwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamwa
Consecutive kaamwa / positive subject concord + -kaamwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamwa -tuamwa
2nd person -kuamwa -waamwa/-kuamweni/-waamweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamwa -waamwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uamwa -iamwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamwa -yaamwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamwa -viamwa
n(IX/X) -iamwa -ziamwa
u(XI) -uamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamwa
pa(XVI) -paamwa
mu(XVIII) -muamwa
Reflexive -jiamwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amwaye -amwao
m-mi(III/IV) -amwao -amwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amwalo -amwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amwacho -amwavyo
n(IX/X) -amwayo -amwazo
u(XI) -amwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amwako
pa(XVI) -amwapo
mu(XVIII) -amwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamwa -oamwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oamwa -yoamwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamwa -yoamwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamwa -vyoamwa
n(IX/X) -yoamwa -zoamwa
u(XI) -oamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamwa
pa(XVI) -poamwa
mu(XVIII) -moamwa
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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