Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sukwa (infinitive kusukwa)
- Passive form of -suka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sukwa
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| Positive present
|
-nasukwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-sukwe
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| Negative
|
-sukwi
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| Imperative singular
|
sukwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kusukwa
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| Negative
|
kutosukwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
sukwa
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| Plural
|
sukweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husukwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisukwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusukwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasukwa/nasukwa
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tunasukwa
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| 2nd person
|
unasukwa
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mnasukwa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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anasukwa
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wanasukwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasukwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sukwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisukwi
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hatusukwi
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| 2nd person
|
husukwi
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hamsukwi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasukwi
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hawasukwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -sukwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasukwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasukwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sukwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisukwe
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tusukwe
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| 2nd person
|
usukwe
|
msukwe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asukwe
|
wasukwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -sukwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisukwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesukwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesukwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisukwa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisukwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasukwa
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twasukwa
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| 2nd person
|
wasukwa
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mwasukwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asukwa
|
wasukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasukwa
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yasukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasukwa
|
yasukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasukwa
|
vyasukwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasukwa
|
zasukwa
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| u(XI)
|
wasukwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasukwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasukwa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesukwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasukwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasukwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisukwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposukwa
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| Consecutive
|
kasukwa / positive subject concord + -kasukwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasukwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisukwa
|
-tusukwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kusukwa
|
-wasukwa/-kusukweni/-wasukweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msukwa
|
-wasukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usukwa
|
-isukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisukwa
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-yasukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisukwa
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-visukwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isukwa
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-zisukwa
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| u(XI)
|
-usukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusukwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musukwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jisukwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sukwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sukwaye
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-sukwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sukwao
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-sukwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sukwalo
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-sukwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sukwacho
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-sukwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-sukwayo
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-sukwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-sukwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sukwako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-sukwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-sukwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesukwa
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-osukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osukwa
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-yosukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losukwa
|
-yosukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosukwa
|
-vyosukwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosukwa
|
-zosukwa
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| u(XI)
|
-osukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosukwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosukwa
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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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