guswa

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Swahili

Verb

-guswa (infinitive kuguswa)

  1. Passive form of -gusa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -guswa
Positive present -naguswa
Subjunctive -guswe
Negative -guswi
Imperative singular guswa
Infinitives
Positive kuguswa
Negative kutoguswa
Imperatives
Singular guswa
Plural gusweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huguswa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liguswa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuguswa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naguswa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaguswa/naguswa tunaguswa
2nd person unaguswa mnaguswa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaguswa wanaguswa
other classes positive subject concord + -naguswa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -guswi)
Singular Plural
1st person siguswi hatuguswi
2nd person huguswi hamguswi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haguswi hawaguswi
other classes negative subject concord + -guswi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taguswa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taguswa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -guswe)
Singular Plural
1st person niguswe tuguswe
2nd person uguswe mguswe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aguswe waguswe
other classes positive subject concord + -guswe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siguswe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeguswa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeguswa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliguswa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliguswa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aguswa)
Singular Plural
1st person naguswa twaguswa
2nd person waguswa mwaguswa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aguswa waguswa
m-mi(III/IV) waguswa yaguswa
ji-ma(V/VI) laguswa yaguswa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaguswa vyaguswa
n(IX/X) yaguswa zaguswa
u(XI) waguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaguswa
pa(XVI) paguswa
mu(XVIII) mwaguswa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meguswa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaguswa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaguswa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiguswa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoguswa
Consecutive kaguswa / positive subject concord + -kaguswa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaguswe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niguswa -tuguswa
2nd person -kuguswa -waguswa/-kugusweni/-wagusweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mguswa -waguswa
m-mi(III/IV) -uguswa -iguswa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liguswa -yaguswa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiguswa -viguswa
n(IX/X) -iguswa -ziguswa
u(XI) -uguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuguswa
pa(XVI) -paguswa
mu(XVIII) -muguswa
Reflexive -jiguswa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -guswa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -guswaye -guswao
m-mi(III/IV) -guswao -guswayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -guswalo -guswayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -guswacho -guswavyo
n(IX/X) -guswayo -guswazo
u(XI) -guswao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -guswako
pa(XVI) -guswapo
mu(XVIII) -guswamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -guswa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeguswa -oguswa
m-mi(III/IV) -oguswa -yoguswa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loguswa -yoguswa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choguswa -vyoguswa
n(IX/X) -yoguswa -zoguswa
u(XI) -oguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koguswa
pa(XVI) -poguswa
mu(XVIII) -moguswa
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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