fuatwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fuatwa (infinitive kufuatwa)

  1. Passive form of -fuata: to be followed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fuatwa
Positive present -nafuatwa
Subjunctive -fuatwe
Negative -fuatwi
Imperative singular fuatwa
Infinitives
Positive kufuatwa
Negative kutofuatwa
Imperatives
Singular fuatwa
Plural fuatweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuatwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuatwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafuatwa/nafuatwa tunafuatwa
2nd person unafuatwa mnafuatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuatwa wanafuatwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nafuatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuatwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifuatwi hatufuatwi
2nd person hufuatwi hamfuatwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuatwi hawafuatwi
other classes negative subject concord + -fuatwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuatwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuatwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifuatwe tufuatwe
2nd person ufuatwe mfuatwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuatwe wafuatwe
other classes positive subject concord + -fuatwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifuatwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuatwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuatwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuatwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nafuatwa twafuatwa
2nd person wafuatwa mwafuatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuatwa wafuatwa
m-mi(III/IV) wafuatwa yafuatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lafuatwa yafuatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuatwa vyafuatwa
n(IX/X) yafuatwa zafuatwa
u(XI) wafuatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafuatwa
pa(XVI) pafuatwa
mu(XVIII) mwafuatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuatwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuatwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuatwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuatwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuatwa
Consecutive kafuatwa / positive subject concord + -kafuatwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafuatwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifuatwa -tufuatwa
2nd person -kufuatwa -wafuatwa/-kufuatweni/-wafuatweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuatwa -wafuatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ufuatwa -ifuatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuatwa -yafuatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuatwa -vifuatwa
n(IX/X) -ifuatwa -zifuatwa
u(XI) -ufuatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufuatwa
pa(XVI) -pafuatwa
mu(XVIII) -mufuatwa
Reflexive -jifuatwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuatwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fuatwaye -fuatwao
m-mi(III/IV) -fuatwao -fuatwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fuatwalo -fuatwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuatwacho -fuatwavyo
n(IX/X) -fuatwayo -fuatwazo
u(XI) -fuatwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fuatwako
pa(XVI) -fuatwapo
mu(XVIII) -fuatwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuatwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefuatwa -ofuatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ofuatwa -yofuatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuatwa -yofuatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuatwa -vyofuatwa
n(IX/X) -yofuatwa -zofuatwa
u(XI) -ofuatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofuatwa
pa(XVI) -pofuatwa
mu(XVIII) -mofuatwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.