shushwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shushwa (infinitive kushushwa)

  1. Passive form of -shusha: to be lowered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shushwa
Positive present -nashushwa
Subjunctive -shushwe
Negative -shushwi
Imperative singular shushwa
Infinitives
Positive kushushwa
Negative kutoshushwa
Imperatives
Singular shushwa
Plural shushweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushushwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishushwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushushwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashushwa/nashushwa tunashushwa
2nd person unashushwa mnashushwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashushwa wanashushwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nashushwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sishushwi hatushushwi
2nd person hushushwi hamshushwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashushwi hawashushwi
other classes negative subject concord + -shushwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashushwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashushwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nishushwe tushushwe
2nd person ushushwe mshushwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushwe washushwe
other classes positive subject concord + -shushwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishushwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshushwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshushwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishushwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishushwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nashushwa twashushwa
2nd person washushwa mwashushwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushwa washushwa
m-mi(III/IV) washushwa yashushwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lashushwa yashushwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashushwa vyashushwa
n(IX/X) yashushwa zashushwa
u(XI) washushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashushwa
pa(XVI) pashushwa
mu(XVIII) mwashushwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshushwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashushwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashushwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishushwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhushwa
Consecutive kashushwa / positive subject concord + -kashushwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashushwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishushwa -tushushwa
2nd person -kushushwa -washushwa/-kushushweni/-washushweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshushwa -washushwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ushushwa -ishushwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishushwa -yashushwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishushwa -vishushwa
n(IX/X) -ishushwa -zishushwa
u(XI) -ushushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushushwa
pa(XVI) -pashushwa
mu(XVIII) -mushushwa
Reflexive -jishushwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shushwaye -shushwao
m-mi(III/IV) -shushwao -shushwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shushwalo -shushwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shushwacho -shushwavyo
n(IX/X) -shushwayo -shushwazo
u(XI) -shushwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shushwako
pa(XVI) -shushwapo
mu(XVIII) -shushwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshushwa -oshushwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oshushwa -yoshushwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshushwa -yoshushwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshushwa -vyoshushwa
n(IX/X) -yoshushwa -zoshushwa
u(XI) -oshushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshushwa
pa(XVI) -poshushwa
mu(XVIII) -moshushwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.