rogwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rogwa (infinitive kurogwa)

  1. Passive form of -roga: to be bewitched

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rogwa
Positive present -narogwa
Subjunctive -rogwe
Negative -rogwi
Imperative singular rogwa
Infinitives
Positive kurogwa
Negative kutorogwa
Imperatives
Singular rogwa
Plural rogweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurogwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirogwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurogwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narogwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarogwa/narogwa tunarogwa
2nd person unarogwa mnarogwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarogwa wanarogwa
other classes positive subject concord + -narogwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rogwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirogwi haturogwi
2nd person hurogwi hamrogwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harogwi hawarogwi
other classes negative subject concord + -rogwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarogwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarogwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rogwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nirogwe turogwe
2nd person urogwe mrogwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arogwe warogwe
other classes positive subject concord + -rogwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirogwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerogwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerogwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirogwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirogwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arogwa)
Singular Plural
1st person narogwa twarogwa
2nd person warogwa mwarogwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arogwa warogwa
m-mi(III/IV) warogwa yarogwa
ji-ma(V/VI) larogwa yarogwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charogwa vyarogwa
n(IX/X) yarogwa zarogwa
u(XI) warogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarogwa
pa(XVI) parogwa
mu(XVIII) mwarogwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -merogwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharogwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarogwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirogwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporogwa
Consecutive karogwa / positive subject concord + -karogwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karogwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirogwa -turogwa
2nd person -kurogwa -warogwa/-kurogweni/-warogweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrogwa -warogwa
m-mi(III/IV) -urogwa -irogwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirogwa -yarogwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirogwa -virogwa
n(IX/X) -irogwa -zirogwa
u(XI) -urogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurogwa
pa(XVI) -parogwa
mu(XVIII) -murogwa
Reflexive -jirogwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rogwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rogwaye -rogwao
m-mi(III/IV) -rogwao -rogwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rogwalo -rogwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rogwacho -rogwavyo
n(IX/X) -rogwayo -rogwazo
u(XI) -rogwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rogwako
pa(XVI) -rogwapo
mu(XVIII) -rogwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rogwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerogwa -orogwa
m-mi(III/IV) -orogwa -yorogwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorogwa -yorogwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorogwa -vyorogwa
n(IX/X) -yorogwa -zorogwa
u(XI) -orogwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korogwa
pa(XVI) -porogwa
mu(XVIII) -morogwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.