gawiwa

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Swahili

Verb

-gawiwa (infinitive kugawiwa)

  1. Passive form of -gawa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gawiwa
Positive present -nagawiwa
Subjunctive -gawiwe
Negative -gawiwi
Imperative singular gawiwa
Infinitives
Positive kugawiwa
Negative kutogawiwa
Imperatives
Singular gawiwa
Plural gawiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugawiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -ligawiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kugawiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninagawiwa/nagawiwa tunagawiwa
2nd person unagawiwa mnagawiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagawiwa wanagawiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nagawiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sigawiwi hatugawiwi
2nd person hugawiwi hamgawiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagawiwi hawagawiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -gawiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagawiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tagawiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nigawiwe tugawiwe
2nd person ugawiwe mgawiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawiwe wagawiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -gawiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigawiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegawiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegawiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligawiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligawiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nagawiwa twagawiwa
2nd person wagawiwa mwagawiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawiwa wagawiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wagawiwa yagawiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lagawiwa yagawiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagawiwa vyagawiwa
n(IX/X) yagawiwa zagawiwa
u(XI) wagawiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwagawiwa
pa(XVI) pagawiwa
mu(XVIII) mwagawiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -megawiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshagawiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagawiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kigawiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipogawiwa
Consecutive kagawiwa / positive subject concord + -kagawiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagawiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nigawiwa -tugawiwa
2nd person -kugawiwa -wagawiwa/-kugawiweni/-wagawiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgawiwa -wagawiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ugawiwa -igawiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -ligawiwa -yagawiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigawiwa -vigawiwa
n(IX/X) -igawiwa -zigawiwa
u(XI) -ugawiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kugawiwa
pa(XVI) -pagawiwa
mu(XVIII) -mugawiwa
Reflexive -jigawiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -gawiwaye -gawiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -gawiwao -gawiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -gawiwalo -gawiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gawiwacho -gawiwavyo
n(IX/X) -gawiwayo -gawiwazo
u(XI) -gawiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -gawiwako
pa(XVI) -gawiwapo
mu(XVIII) -gawiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yegawiwa -ogawiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ogawiwa -yogawiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -logawiwa -yogawiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogawiwa -vyogawiwa
n(IX/X) -yogawiwa -zogawiwa
u(XI) -ogawiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kogawiwa
pa(XVI) -pogawiwa
mu(XVIII) -mogawiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.