kawia

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kawia (infinitive kukawia)

  1. Applicative form of -kawa: to delay, tarry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kawia
Positive present -nakawia
Subjunctive -kawie
Negative -kawii
Imperative singular kawia
Infinitives
Positive kukawia
Negative kutokawia
Imperatives
Singular kawia
Plural kawieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukawia
Positive past positive subject concord + -likawia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukawia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakawia/nakawia tunakawia
2nd person unakawia mnakawia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakawia wanakawia
other classes positive subject concord + -nakawia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawii)
Singular Plural
1st person sikawii hatukawii
2nd person hukawii hamkawii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakawii hawakawii
other classes negative subject concord + -kawii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takawia
Negative future negative subject concord + -takawia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawie)
Singular Plural
1st person nikawie tukawie
2nd person ukawie mkawie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawie wakawie
other classes positive subject concord + -kawie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikawie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekawia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekawia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikawia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikawia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akawia)
Singular Plural
1st person nakawia twakawia
2nd person wakawia mwakawia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawia wakawia
m-mi(III/IV) wakawia yakawia
ji-ma(V/VI) lakawia yakawia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakawia vyakawia
n(IX/X) yakawia zakawia
u(XI) wakawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakawia
pa(XVI) pakawia
mu(XVIII) mwakawia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekawia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakawia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakawia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikawia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokawia
Consecutive kakawia / positive subject concord + -kakawia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakawie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikawia -tukawia
2nd person -kukawia -wakawia/-kukawieni/-wakawieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkawia -wakawia
m-mi(III/IV) -ukawia -ikawia
ji-ma(V/VI) -likawia -yakawia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikawia -vikawia
n(IX/X) -ikawia -zikawia
u(XI) -ukawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukawia
pa(XVI) -pakawia
mu(XVIII) -mukawia
Reflexive -jikawia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kawia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kawiaye -kawiao
m-mi(III/IV) -kawiao -kawiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kawialo -kawiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kawiacho -kawiavyo
n(IX/X) -kawiayo -kawiazo
u(XI) -kawiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kawiako
pa(XVI) -kawiapo
mu(XVIII) -kawiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kawia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekawia -okawia
m-mi(III/IV) -okawia -yokawia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokawia -yokawia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokawia -vyokawia
n(IX/X) -yokawia -zokawia
u(XI) -okawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokawia
pa(XVI) -pokawia
mu(XVIII) -mokawia
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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