wekwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekwa (infinitive kuwekwa)

  1. Passive form of -weka: to be put or placed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekwa
Positive present -nawekwa
Subjunctive -wekwe
Negative -wekwi
Imperative singular wekwa
Infinitives
Positive kuwekwa
Negative kutowekwa
Imperatives
Singular wekwa
Plural wekweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawekwa/nawekwa tunawekwa
2nd person unawekwa mnawekwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekwa wanawekwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nawekwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwekwi hatuwekwi
2nd person huwekwi hamuwekwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekwi hawawekwi
other classes negative subject concord + -wekwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niwekwe tuwekwe
2nd person uwekwe muwekwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekwe wawekwe
other classes positive subject concord + -wekwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nawekwa twawekwa
2nd person wawekwa mwawekwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekwa wawekwa
m-mi(III/IV) wawekwa yawekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lawekwa yawekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekwa vyawekwa
n(IX/X) yawekwa zawekwa
u(XI) wawekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawekwa
pa(XVI) pawekwa
mu(XVIII) mwawekwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekwa
Consecutive kawekwa / positive subject concord + -kawekwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwekwa -tuwekwa
2nd person -kuwekwa -wawekwa/-kuwekweni/-wawekweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekwa -wawekwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uwekwa -iwekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekwa -yawekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekwa -viwekwa
n(IX/X) -iwekwa -ziwekwa
u(XI) -uwekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekwa
pa(XVI) -pawekwa
mu(XVIII) -muwekwa
Reflexive -jiwekwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wekwaye -wekwao
m-mi(III/IV) -wekwao -wekwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wekwalo -wekwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekwacho -wekwavyo
n(IX/X) -wekwayo -wekwazo
u(XI) -wekwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wekwako
pa(XVI) -wekwapo
mu(XVIII) -wekwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewekwa -owekwa
m-mi(III/IV) -owekwa -yowekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekwa -yowekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekwa -vyowekwa
n(IX/X) -yowekwa -zowekwa
u(XI) -owekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowekwa
pa(XVI) -powekwa
mu(XVIII) -mowekwa
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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