futwa

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English

Noun

futwa (plural futwas)

  1. Archaic spelling of fatwa.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-futwa (infinitive kufutwa)

  1. Passive form of -futa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -futwa
Positive present -nafutwa
Subjunctive -futwe
Negative -futwi
Imperative singular futwa
Infinitives
Positive kufutwa
Negative kutofutwa
Imperatives
Singular futwa
Plural futweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufutwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifutwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufutwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafutwa/nafutwa tunafutwa
2nd person unafutwa mnafutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafutwa wanafutwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nafutwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -futwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifutwi hatufutwi
2nd person hufutwi hamfutwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafutwi hawafutwi
other classes negative subject concord + -futwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafutwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafutwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifutwe tufutwe
2nd person ufutwe mfutwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutwe wafutwe
other classes positive subject concord + -futwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifutwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefutwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefutwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifutwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifutwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nafutwa twafutwa
2nd person wafutwa mwafutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutwa wafutwa
m-mi(III/IV) wafutwa yafutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lafutwa yafutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafutwa vyafutwa
n(IX/X) yafutwa zafutwa
u(XI) wafutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafutwa
pa(XVI) pafutwa
mu(XVIII) mwafutwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefutwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafutwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafutwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifutwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofutwa
Consecutive kafutwa / positive subject concord + -kafutwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafutwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifutwa -tufutwa
2nd person -kufutwa -wafutwa/-kufutweni/-wafutweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfutwa -wafutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ufutwa -ifutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifutwa -yafutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifutwa -vifutwa
n(IX/X) -ifutwa -zifutwa
u(XI) -ufutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufutwa
pa(XVI) -pafutwa
mu(XVIII) -mufutwa
Reflexive -jifutwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -futwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -futwaye -futwao
m-mi(III/IV) -futwao -futwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -futwalo -futwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -futwacho -futwavyo
n(IX/X) -futwayo -futwazo
u(XI) -futwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -futwako
pa(XVI) -futwapo
mu(XVIII) -futwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -futwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefutwa -ofutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ofutwa -yofutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofutwa -yofutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofutwa -vyofutwa
n(IX/X) -yofutwa -zofutwa
u(XI) -ofutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofutwa
pa(XVI) -pofutwa
mu(XVIII) -mofutwa
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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