tokwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tokwa (infinitive kutokwa)

  1. Passive form of -toka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tokwa
Positive present -natokwa
Subjunctive -tokwe
Negative -tokwi
Imperative singular tokwa
Infinitives
Positive kutokwa
Negative kutotokwa
Imperatives
Singular tokwa
Plural tokweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutokwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litokwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutokwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatokwa/natokwa tunatokwa
2nd person unatokwa mnatokwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatokwa wanatokwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natokwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitokwi hatutokwi
2nd person hutokwi hamtokwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatokwi hawatokwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tokwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatokwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatokwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitokwe tutokwe
2nd person utokwe mtokwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokwe watokwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tokwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitokwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetokwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetokwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitokwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natokwa twatokwa
2nd person watokwa mwatokwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokwa watokwa
m-mi(III/IV) watokwa yatokwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latokwa yatokwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatokwa vyatokwa
n(IX/X) yatokwa zatokwa
u(XI) watokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatokwa
pa(XVI) patokwa
mu(XVIII) mwatokwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metokwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatokwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatokwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitokwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotokwa
Consecutive katokwa / positive subject concord + -katokwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katokwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitokwa -tutokwa
2nd person -kutokwa -watokwa/-kutokweni/-watokweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtokwa -watokwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utokwa -itokwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litokwa -yatokwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitokwa -vitokwa
n(IX/X) -itokwa -zitokwa
u(XI) -utokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutokwa
pa(XVI) -patokwa
mu(XVIII) -mutokwa
Reflexive -jitokwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tokwaye -tokwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tokwao -tokwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tokwalo -tokwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tokwacho -tokwavyo
n(IX/X) -tokwayo -tokwazo
u(XI) -tokwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tokwako
pa(XVI) -tokwapo
mu(XVIII) -tokwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetokwa -otokwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otokwa -yotokwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotokwa -yotokwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotokwa -vyotokwa
n(IX/X) -yotokwa -zotokwa
u(XI) -otokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotokwa
pa(XVI) -potokwa
mu(XVIII) -motokwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆乾／豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ, “dried tofu”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tokwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ)

  1. tofu; bean curd
  2. fried tofu dish

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