Swahili
Verb
-gawana (infinitive kugawana)
- Reciprocal form of -gawa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gawana
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| Positive present
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-nagawana
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| Subjunctive
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-gawane
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| Negative
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-gawani
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| Imperative singular
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gawana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gawana
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| Plural
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gawaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugawana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligawana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugawana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagawana/nagawana
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tunagawana
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| 2nd person
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unagawana
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mnagawana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagawana
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wanagawana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagawana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigawani
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hatugawani
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| 2nd person
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hugawani
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hamgawani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagawani
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hawagawani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gawani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagawana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagawana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigawane
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tugawane
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| 2nd person
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ugawane
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mgawane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawane
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wagawane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gawane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigawane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegawana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegawana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligawana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligawana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagawana
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twagawana
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| 2nd person
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wagawana
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mwagawana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawana
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wagawana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagawana
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yagawana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagawana
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yagawana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagawana
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vyagawana
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| n(IX/X)
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yagawana
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zagawana
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| u(XI)
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wagawana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagawana
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| pa(XVI)
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pagawana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagawana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megawana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagawana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagawana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigawana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogawana
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| Consecutive
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kagawana / positive subject concord + -kagawana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagawane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -gawana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gawanaye
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-gawanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gawanao
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-gawanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gawanalo
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-gawanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gawanacho
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-gawanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gawanayo
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-gawanazo
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| u(XI)
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-gawanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gawanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gawanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gawanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -gawana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegawana
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-ogawana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogawana
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-yogawana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logawana
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-yogawana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogawana
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-vyogawana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogawana
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-zogawana
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| u(XI)
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-ogawana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogawana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogawana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogawana
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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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