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Noun
patwa (plural patwas)
- (Guyana) Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-patwa (infinitive kupatwa)
- Passive form of -pata: to be gotten, to be caught
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -patwa
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| Positive present
|
-napatwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-patwe
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| Negative
|
-patwi
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| Imperative singular
|
patwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kupatwa
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| Negative
|
kutopatwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
patwa
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| Plural
|
patweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupatwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipatwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kupatwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapatwa/napatwa
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tunapatwa
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| 2nd person
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unapatwa
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mnapatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapatwa
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wanapatwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napatwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -patwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipatwi
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hatupatwi
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| 2nd person
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hupatwi
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hampatwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapatwi
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hawapatwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -patwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tapatwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tapatwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipatwe
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tupatwe
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| 2nd person
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upatwe
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mpatwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apatwe
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wapatwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -patwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipatwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepatwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepatwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipatwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipatwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napatwa
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twapatwa
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| 2nd person
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wapatwa
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mwapatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apatwa
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wapatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wapatwa
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yapatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lapatwa
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yapatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapatwa
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vyapatwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yapatwa
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zapatwa
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| u(XI)
|
wapatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwapatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwapatwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepatwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapatwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japatwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipatwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopatwa
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| Consecutive
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kapatwa / positive subject concord + -kapatwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kapatwe
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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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-nipatwa
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-tupatwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupatwa
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-wapatwa/-kupatweni/-wapatweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpatwa
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-wapatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upatwa
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-ipatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipatwa
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-yapatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipatwa
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-vipatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipatwa
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-zipatwa
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| u(XI)
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-upatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupatwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipatwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-patwaye
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-patwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-patwao
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-patwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-patwalo
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-patwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-patwacho
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-patwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-patwayo
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-patwazo
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| u(XI)
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-patwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-patwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-patwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-patwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepatwa
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-opatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opatwa
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-yopatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopatwa
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-yopatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopatwa
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-vyopatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopatwa
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-zopatwa
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| u(XI)
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-opatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopatwa
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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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