kamatwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kamatwa (infinitive kukamatwa)

  1. Passive form of -kamata: to be arrested

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kamatwa
Positive present -nakamatwa
Subjunctive -kamatwe
Negative -kamatwi
Imperative singular kamatwa
Infinitives
Positive kukamatwa
Negative kutokamatwa
Imperatives
Singular kamatwa
Plural kamatweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukamatwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likamatwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukamatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakamatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakamatwa/nakamatwa tunakamatwa
2nd person unakamatwa mnakamatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakamatwa wanakamatwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakamatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kamatwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikamatwi hatukamatwi
2nd person hukamatwi hamkamatwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakamatwi hawakamatwi
other classes negative subject concord + -kamatwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takamatwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takamatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kamatwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikamatwe tukamatwe
2nd person ukamatwe mkamatwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamatwe wakamatwe
other classes positive subject concord + -kamatwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikamatwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekamatwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekamatwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikamatwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikamatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akamatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakamatwa twakamatwa
2nd person wakamatwa mwakamatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamatwa wakamatwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakamatwa yakamatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakamatwa yakamatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakamatwa vyakamatwa
n(IX/X) yakamatwa zakamatwa
u(XI) wakamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakamatwa
pa(XVI) pakamatwa
mu(XVIII) mwakamatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekamatwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakamatwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakamatwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikamatwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokamatwa
Consecutive kakamatwa / positive subject concord + -kakamatwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakamatwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikamatwa -tukamatwa
2nd person -kukamatwa -wakamatwa/-kukamatweni/-wakamatweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkamatwa -wakamatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukamatwa -ikamatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likamatwa -yakamatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikamatwa -vikamatwa
n(IX/X) -ikamatwa -zikamatwa
u(XI) -ukamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukamatwa
pa(XVI) -pakamatwa
mu(XVIII) -mukamatwa
Reflexive -jikamatwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kamatwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kamatwaye -kamatwao
m-mi(III/IV) -kamatwao -kamatwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kamatwalo -kamatwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kamatwacho -kamatwavyo
n(IX/X) -kamatwayo -kamatwazo
u(XI) -kamatwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kamatwako
pa(XVI) -kamatwapo
mu(XVIII) -kamatwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kamatwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekamatwa -okamatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okamatwa -yokamatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokamatwa -yokamatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokamatwa -vyokamatwa
n(IX/X) -yokamatwa -zokamatwa
u(XI) -okamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokamatwa
pa(XVI) -pokamatwa
mu(XVIII) -mokamatwa
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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