twaa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-twaa (infinitive kutwaa)

  1. to take, to grab
  2. to capture, to occupy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -twaa
Positive present -natwaa
Subjunctive -twae
Negative -twai
Imperative singular twaa
Infinitives
Positive kutwaa
Negative kutotwaa
Imperatives
Singular twaa
Plural twaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutwaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litwaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutwaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natwaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatwaa/natwaa tunatwaa
2nd person unatwaa mnatwaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatwaa wanatwaa
other classes positive subject concord + -natwaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -twai)
Singular Plural
1st person sitwai hatutwai
2nd person hutwai hamtwai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatwai hawatwai
other classes negative subject concord + -twai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatwaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatwaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -twae)
Singular Plural
1st person nitwae tutwae
2nd person utwae mtwae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atwae watwae
other classes positive subject concord + -twae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitwae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetwaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetwaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitwaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitwaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atwaa)
Singular Plural
1st person natwaa twatwaa
2nd person watwaa mwatwaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atwaa watwaa
m-mi(III/IV) watwaa yatwaa
ji-ma(V/VI) latwaa yatwaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatwaa vyatwaa
n(IX/X) yatwaa zatwaa
u(XI) watwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatwaa
pa(XVI) patwaa
mu(XVIII) mwatwaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metwaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatwaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatwaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitwaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotwaa
Consecutive katwaa / positive subject concord + -katwaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katwae
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitwaa -tutwaa
2nd person -kutwaa -watwaa/-kutwaeni/-watwaeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtwaa -watwaa
m-mi(III/IV) -utwaa -itwaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litwaa -yatwaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitwaa -vitwaa
n(IX/X) -itwaa -zitwaa
u(XI) -utwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutwaa
pa(XVI) -patwaa
mu(XVIII) -mutwaa
Reflexive -jitwaa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -twaa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -twaaye -twaao
m-mi(III/IV) -twaao -twaayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -twaalo -twaayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -twaacho -twaavyo
n(IX/X) -twaayo -twaazo
u(XI) -twaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -twaako
pa(XVI) -twaapo
mu(XVIII) -twaamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -twaa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetwaa -otwaa
m-mi(III/IV) -otwaa -yotwaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotwaa -yotwaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotwaa -vyotwaa
n(IX/X) -yotwaa -zotwaa
u(XI) -otwaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotwaa
pa(XVI) -potwaa
mu(XVIII) -motwaa
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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