Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-somwa (infinitive kusomwa)
- Passive form of -soma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -somwa
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| Positive present
|
-nasomwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-somwe
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| Negative
|
-somwi
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| Imperative singular
|
somwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kusomwa
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| Negative
|
kutosomwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
somwa
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| Plural
|
somweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husomwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisomwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusomwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasomwa/nasomwa
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tunasomwa
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| 2nd person
|
unasomwa
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mnasomwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomwa
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wanasomwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasomwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -somwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisomwi
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hatusomwi
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| 2nd person
|
husomwi
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hamsomwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hasomwi
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hawasomwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -somwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasomwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasomwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -somwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nisomwe
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tusomwe
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| 2nd person
|
usomwe
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msomwe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asomwe
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wasomwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -somwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesomwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomwa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisomwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasomwa
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twasomwa
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| 2nd person
|
wasomwa
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mwasomwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asomwa
|
wasomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasomwa
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yasomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasomwa
|
yasomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasomwa
|
vyasomwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasomwa
|
zasomwa
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| u(XI)
|
wasomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasomwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasomwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomwa
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| Consecutive
|
kasomwa / positive subject concord + -kasomwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasomwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisomwa
|
-tusomwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kusomwa
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-wasomwa/-kusomweni/-wasomweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msomwa
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-wasomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usomwa
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-isomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisomwa
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-yasomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisomwa
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-visomwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isomwa
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-zisomwa
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| u(XI)
|
-usomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusomwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musomwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jisomwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -somwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-somwaye
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-somwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-somwao
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-somwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-somwalo
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-somwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-somwacho
|
-somwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-somwayo
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-somwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-somwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-somwako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-somwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-somwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -somwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesomwa
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-osomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osomwa
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-yosomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losomwa
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-yosomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosomwa
|
-vyosomwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosomwa
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-zosomwa
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| u(XI)
|
-osomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosomwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosomwa
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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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