liliwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-liliwa (infinitive kuliliwa)

  1. Passive form of -lia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -liliwa
Positive present -naliliwa
Subjunctive -liliwe
Negative -liliwi
Imperative singular liliwa
Infinitives
Positive kuliliwa
Negative kutoliliwa
Imperatives
Singular liliwa
Plural liliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huliliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lililiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuliliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naliliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaliliwa/naliliwa tunaliliwa
2nd person unaliliwa mnaliliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analiliwa wanaliliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naliliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -liliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sililiwi hatuliliwi
2nd person huliliwi hamliliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haliliwi hawaliliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -liliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taliliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taliliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -liliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nililiwe tuliliwe
2nd person uliliwe mliliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliliwe waliliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -liliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sililiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeliliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeliliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalililiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalililiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aliliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naliliwa twaliliwa
2nd person waliliwa mwaliliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliliwa waliliwa
m-mi(III/IV) waliliwa yaliliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laliliwa yaliliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaliliwa vyaliliwa
n(IX/X) yaliliwa zaliliwa
u(XI) waliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaliliwa
pa(XVI) paliliwa
mu(XVIII) mwaliliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meliliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaliliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaliliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kililiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoliliwa
Consecutive kaliliwa / positive subject concord + -kaliliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaliliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nililiwa -tuliliwa
2nd person -kuliliwa -waliliwa/-kuliliweni/-waliliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mliliwa -waliliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uliliwa -ililiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lililiwa -yaliliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kililiwa -vililiwa
n(IX/X) -ililiwa -zililiwa
u(XI) -uliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuliliwa
pa(XVI) -paliliwa
mu(XVIII) -muliliwa
Reflexive -jililiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -liliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -liliwaye -liliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -liliwao -liliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -liliwalo -liliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -liliwacho -liliwavyo
n(IX/X) -liliwayo -liliwazo
u(XI) -liliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -liliwako
pa(XVI) -liliwapo
mu(XVIII) -liliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -liliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeliliwa -oliliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oliliwa -yoliliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loliliwa -yoliliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choliliwa -vyoliliwa
n(IX/X) -yoliliwa -zoliliwa
u(XI) -oliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koliliwa
pa(XVI) -poliliwa
mu(XVIII) -moliliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.