shukwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shukwa (infinitive kushukwa)

  1. Passive form of -shuka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shukwa
Positive present -nashukwa
Subjunctive -shukwe
Negative -shukwi
Imperative singular shukwa
Infinitives
Positive kushukwa
Negative kutoshukwa
Imperatives
Singular shukwa
Plural shukweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushukwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishukwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushukwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashukwa/nashukwa tunashukwa
2nd person unashukwa mnashukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashukwa wanashukwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nashukwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shukwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sishukwi hatushukwi
2nd person hushukwi hamshukwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashukwi hawashukwi
other classes negative subject concord + -shukwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashukwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashukwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shukwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nishukwe tushukwe
2nd person ushukwe mshukwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukwe washukwe
other classes positive subject concord + -shukwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishukwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshukwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshukwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishukwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishukwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nashukwa twashukwa
2nd person washukwa mwashukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukwa washukwa
m-mi(III/IV) washukwa yashukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lashukwa yashukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashukwa vyashukwa
n(IX/X) yashukwa zashukwa
u(XI) washukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashukwa
pa(XVI) pashukwa
mu(XVIII) mwashukwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshukwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashukwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashukwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishukwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhukwa
Consecutive kashukwa / positive subject concord + -kashukwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashukwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishukwa -tushukwa
2nd person -kushukwa -washukwa/-kushukweni/-washukweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshukwa -washukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ushukwa -ishukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishukwa -yashukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishukwa -vishukwa
n(IX/X) -ishukwa -zishukwa
u(XI) -ushukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushukwa
pa(XVI) -pashukwa
mu(XVIII) -mushukwa
Reflexive -jishukwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shukwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shukwaye -shukwao
m-mi(III/IV) -shukwao -shukwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shukwalo -shukwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shukwacho -shukwavyo
n(IX/X) -shukwayo -shukwazo
u(XI) -shukwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shukwako
pa(XVI) -shukwapo
mu(XVIII) -shukwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shukwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshukwa -oshukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oshukwa -yoshukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshukwa -yoshukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshukwa -vyoshukwa
n(IX/X) -yoshukwa -zoshukwa
u(XI) -oshukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshukwa
pa(XVI) -poshukwa
mu(XVIII) -moshukwa
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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