itwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-itwa (infinitive kuitwa)

  1. Passive form of -ita: to be called or named

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itwa
Positive present -naitwa
Subjunctive -itwe
Negative -itwi
Imperative singular itwa
Infinitives
Positive kuitwa
Negative kutoitwa
Imperatives
Singular itwa
Plural itweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huitwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liitwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuitwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaitwa/naitwa tunaitwa
2nd person unaitwa mnaitwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaitwa wanaitwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naitwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -itwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siitwi hatuitwi
2nd person huitwi hamwitwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haitwi hawaitwi
other classes negative subject concord + -itwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taitwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taitwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niitwe tuitwe
2nd person uitwe mwitwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitwe waitwe
other classes positive subject concord + -itwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siitwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeitwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeitwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliitwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliitwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naitwa twaitwa
2nd person waitwa mwaitwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitwa waitwa
m-mi(III/IV) waitwa yaitwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laitwa yaitwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaitwa vyaitwa
n(IX/X) yaitwa zaitwa
u(XI) waitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaitwa
pa(XVI) paitwa
mu(XVIII) mwaitwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meitwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaitwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaitwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiitwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoitwa
Consecutive kaitwa / positive subject concord + -kaitwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaitwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niitwa -tuitwa
2nd person -kuitwa -waitwa/-kuitweni/-waitweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwitwa -waitwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uitwa -iitwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liitwa -yaitwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiitwa -viitwa
n(IX/X) -iitwa -ziitwa
u(XI) -uitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuitwa
pa(XVI) -paitwa
mu(XVIII) -muitwa
Reflexive -jiitwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -itwaye -itwao
m-mi(III/IV) -itwao -itwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -itwalo -itwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -itwacho -itwavyo
n(IX/X) -itwayo -itwazo
u(XI) -itwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -itwako
pa(XVI) -itwapo
mu(XVIII) -itwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeitwa -oitwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oitwa -yoitwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loitwa -yoitwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choitwa -vyoitwa
n(IX/X) -yoitwa -zoitwa
u(XI) -oitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koitwa
pa(XVI) -poitwa
mu(XVIII) -moitwa
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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