uliwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uliwa (infinitive kuuliwa)

  1. Passive form of -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uliwa
Positive present -nauliwa
Subjunctive -uliwe
Negative -uliwi
Imperative singular uliwa
Infinitives
Positive kuuliwa
Negative kutouliwa
Imperatives
Singular uliwa
Plural uliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauliwa/nauliwa tunauliwa
2nd person unauliwa mnauliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauliwa wanauliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nauliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siuliwi hatuuliwi
2nd person huuliwi hamuuliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauliwi hawauliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -uliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niuliwe tuuliwe
2nd person uuliwe muuliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliwe wauliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -uliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nauliwa twauliwa
2nd person wauliwa mwauliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliwa wauliwa
m-mi(III/IV) wauliwa yauliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lauliwa yauliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauliwa vyauliwa
n(IX/X) yauliwa zauliwa
u(XI) wauliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauliwa
pa(XVI) pauliwa
mu(XVIII) mwauliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouliwa
Consecutive kauliwa / positive subject concord + -kauliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuliwa -tuuliwa
2nd person -kuuliwa -wauliwa/-kuuliweni/-wauliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuliwa -wauliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uuliwa -iuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuliwa -yauliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuliwa -viuliwa
n(IX/X) -iuliwa -ziuliwa
u(XI) -uuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuliwa
pa(XVI) -pauliwa
mu(XVIII) -muuliwa
Reflexive -jiuliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uliwaye -uliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -uliwao -uliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -uliwalo -uliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uliwacho -uliwavyo
n(IX/X) -uliwayo -uliwazo
u(XI) -uliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uliwako
pa(XVI) -uliwapo
mu(XVIII) -uliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuliwa -ouliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ouliwa -youliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -louliwa -youliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouliwa -vyouliwa
n(IX/X) -youliwa -zouliwa
u(XI) -ouliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouliwa
pa(XVI) -pouliwa
mu(XVIII) -mouliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.