tiliwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tiliwa (infinitive kutiliwa)

  1. Passive form of -tia: to be put or placed
    Synonym: -tiwa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tiliwa
Positive present -natiliwa
Subjunctive -tiliwe
Negative -tiliwi
Imperative singular tiliwa
Infinitives
Positive kutiliwa
Negative kutotiliwa
Imperatives
Singular tiliwa
Plural tiliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutiliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litiliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutiliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natiliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatiliwa/natiliwa tunatiliwa
2nd person unatiliwa mnatiliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatiliwa wanatiliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natiliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tiliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitiliwi hatutiliwi
2nd person hutiliwi hamtiliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatiliwi hawatiliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tiliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatiliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatiliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tiliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitiliwe tutiliwe
2nd person utiliwe mtiliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atiliwe watiliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tiliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitiliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetiliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetiliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitiliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitiliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atiliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natiliwa twatiliwa
2nd person watiliwa mwatiliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atiliwa watiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) watiliwa yatiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latiliwa yatiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatiliwa vyatiliwa
n(IX/X) yatiliwa zatiliwa
u(XI) watiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatiliwa
pa(XVI) patiliwa
mu(XVIII) mwatiliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metiliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatiliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatiliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitiliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotiliwa
Consecutive katiliwa / positive subject concord + -katiliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katiliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitiliwa -tutiliwa
2nd person -kutiliwa -watiliwa/-kutiliweni/-watiliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtiliwa -watiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utiliwa -itiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litiliwa -yatiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitiliwa -vitiliwa
n(IX/X) -itiliwa -zitiliwa
u(XI) -utiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutiliwa
pa(XVI) -patiliwa
mu(XVIII) -mutiliwa
Reflexive -jitiliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tiliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tiliwaye -tiliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tiliwao -tiliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tiliwalo -tiliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tiliwacho -tiliwavyo
n(IX/X) -tiliwayo -tiliwazo
u(XI) -tiliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tiliwako
pa(XVI) -tiliwapo
mu(XVIII) -tiliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tiliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetiliwa -otiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otiliwa -yotiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotiliwa -yotiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotiliwa -vyotiliwa
n(IX/X) -yotiliwa -zotiliwa
u(XI) -otiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotiliwa
pa(XVI) -potiliwa
mu(XVIII) -motiliwa
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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