Swahili
Verb
-lowana (infinitive kulowana)
- Reciprocal form of -lowa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lowana
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| Positive present
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-nalowana
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| Subjunctive
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-lowane
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| Negative
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-lowani
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| Imperative singular
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lowana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lowana
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| Plural
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lowaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulowana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilowana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulowana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalowana/nalowana
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tunalowana
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| 2nd person
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unalowana
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mnalowana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analowana
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wanalowana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalowana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silowani
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hatulowani
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| 2nd person
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hulowani
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hamlowani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halowani
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hawalowani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lowani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talowana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talowana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilowane
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tulowane
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| 2nd person
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ulowane
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mlowane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alowane
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walowane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lowane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silowane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelowana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelowana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilowana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilowana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalowana
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twalowana
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| 2nd person
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walowana
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mwalowana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alowana
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walowana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walowana
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yalowana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalowana
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yalowana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalowana
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vyalowana
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| n(IX/X)
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yalowana
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zalowana
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| u(XI)
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walowana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalowana
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| pa(XVI)
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palowana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalowana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melowana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalowana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalowana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilowana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolowana
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| Consecutive
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kalowana / positive subject concord + -kalowana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalowane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -lowana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lowanaye
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-lowanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lowanao
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-lowanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowanalo
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-lowanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lowanacho
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-lowanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lowanayo
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-lowanazo
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| u(XI)
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-lowanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lowanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lowanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lowanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lowana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelowana
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-olowana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olowana
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-yolowana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolowana
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-yolowana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholowana
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-vyolowana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolowana
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-zolowana
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| u(XI)
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-olowana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolowana
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| pa(XVI)
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-polowana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molowana
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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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