Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lowea (infinitive kulowea)
- to settle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lowea
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| Positive present
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-nalowea
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| Subjunctive
|
-lowee
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| Negative
|
-lowei
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| Imperative singular
|
lowea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kulowea
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| Negative
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kutolowea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
lowea
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| Plural
|
loweeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hulowea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lilowea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulowea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalowea/nalowea
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tunalowea
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| 2nd person
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unalowea
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mnalowea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analowea
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wanalowea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalowea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silowei
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hatulowei
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| 2nd person
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hulowei
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hamlowei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halowei
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hawalowei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lowei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talowea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talowea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilowee
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tulowee
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| 2nd person
|
ulowee
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mlowee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alowee
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walowee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lowee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silowee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelowea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelowea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilowea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilowea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalowea
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twalowea
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| 2nd person
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walowea
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mwalowea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alowea
|
walowea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
walowea
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yalowea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalowea
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yalowea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chalowea
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vyalowea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yalowea
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zalowea
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| u(XI)
|
walowea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalowea
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| pa(XVI)
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palowea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalowea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melowea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalowea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalowea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilowea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolowea
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| Consecutive
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kalowea / positive subject concord + -kalowea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalowee
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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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-nilowea
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-tulowea
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| 2nd person
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-kulowea
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-walowea/-kuloweeni/-waloweeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlowea
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-walowea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulowea
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-ilowea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilowea
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-yalowea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilowea
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-vilowea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilowea
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-zilowea
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| u(XI)
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-ulowea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulowea
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| pa(XVI)
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-palowea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mulowea
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| Reflexive
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-jilowea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-loweaye
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-loweao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-loweao
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-loweayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowealo
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-loweayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-loweacho
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-loweavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-loweayo
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-loweazo
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| u(XI)
|
-loweao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-loweako
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| pa(XVI)
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-loweapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-loweamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelowea
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-olowea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olowea
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-yolowea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolowea
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-yolowea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholowea
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-vyolowea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolowea
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-zolowea
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| u(XI)
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-olowea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolowea
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| pa(XVI)
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-polowea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molowea
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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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Derived terms