semwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-semwa (infinitive kusemwa)

  1. Passive form of -sema: to be said

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semwa
Positive present -nasemwa
Subjunctive -semwe
Negative -semwi
Imperative singular semwa
Infinitives
Positive kusemwa
Negative kutosemwa
Imperatives
Singular semwa
Plural semweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasemwa/nasemwa tunasemwa
2nd person unasemwa mnasemwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemwa wanasemwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasemwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisemwi hatusemwi
2nd person husemwi hamsemwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemwi hawasemwi
other classes negative subject concord + -semwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisemwe tusemwe
2nd person usemwe msemwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemwe wasemwe
other classes positive subject concord + -semwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasemwa twasemwa
2nd person wasemwa mwasemwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemwa wasemwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasemwa yasemwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasemwa yasemwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemwa vyasemwa
n(IX/X) yasemwa zasemwa
u(XI) wasemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasemwa
pa(XVI) pasemwa
mu(XVIII) mwasemwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposemwa
Consecutive kasemwa / positive subject concord + -kasemwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisemwa -tusemwa
2nd person -kusemwa -wasemwa/-kusemweni/-wasemweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemwa -wasemwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usemwa -isemwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemwa -yasemwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemwa -visemwa
n(IX/X) -isemwa -zisemwa
u(XI) -usemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusemwa
pa(XVI) -pasemwa
mu(XVIII) -musemwa
Reflexive -jisemwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -semwaye -semwao
m-mi(III/IV) -semwao -semwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -semwalo -semwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semwacho -semwavyo
n(IX/X) -semwayo -semwazo
u(XI) -semwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -semwako
pa(XVI) -semwapo
mu(XVIII) -semwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesemwa -osemwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osemwa -yosemwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losemwa -yosemwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemwa -vyosemwa
n(IX/X) -yosemwa -zosemwa
u(XI) -osemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosemwa
pa(XVI) -posemwa
mu(XVIII) -mosemwa
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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