Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chwea (infinitive kuchwea)
- Applicative form of -chwa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chwea
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| Positive present
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-nachwea
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| Subjunctive
|
-chwee
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| Negative
|
-chwei
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| Imperative singular
|
chwea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuchwea
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| Negative
|
kutochwea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chwea
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| Plural
|
chweeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchwea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichwea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchwea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachwea/nachwea
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tunachwea
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| 2nd person
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unachwea
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mnachwea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachwea
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wanachwea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachwea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chwei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichwei
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hatuchwei
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| 2nd person
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huchwei
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hamchwei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachwei
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hawachwei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chwei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachwea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachwea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chwee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichwee
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tuchwee
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| 2nd person
|
uchwee
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mchwee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achwee
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wachwee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chwee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichwee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechwea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechwea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichwea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichwea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachwea
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twachwea
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| 2nd person
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wachwea
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mwachwea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achwea
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wachwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachwea
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yachwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachwea
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yachwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachwea
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vyachwea
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| n(IX/X)
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yachwea
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zachwea
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| u(XI)
|
wachwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachwea
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachwea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachwea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechwea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachwea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachwea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichwea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochwea
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| Consecutive
|
kachwea / positive subject concord + -kachwea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachwee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nichwea
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-tuchwea
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchwea
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-wachwea/-kuchweeni/-wachweeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchwea
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-wachwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchwea
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-ichwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichwea
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-yachwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichwea
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-vichwea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichwea
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-zichwea
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| u(XI)
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-uchwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchwea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachwea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchwea
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| Reflexive
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-jichwea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chwea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chweaye
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-chweao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chweao
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-chweayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chwealo
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-chweayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chweacho
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-chweavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chweayo
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-chweazo
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| u(XI)
|
-chweao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chweako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-chweapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chweamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechwea
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-ochwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochwea
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-yochwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochwea
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-yochwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochwea
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-vyochwea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochwea
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-zochwea
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| u(XI)
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-ochwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochwea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochwea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochwea
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| 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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