toweka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-toweka (infinitive kutoweka)

  1. to disappear or vanish
  2. (euphemistic) to die
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -toweka
Positive present -natoweka
Subjunctive -toweke
Negative -toweki
Imperative singular toweka
Infinitives
Positive kutoweka
Negative kutotoweka
Imperatives
Singular toweka
Plural towekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutoweka
Positive past positive subject concord + -litoweka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutoweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natoweka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatoweka/natoweka tunatoweka
2nd person unatoweka mnatoweka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatoweka wanatoweka
other classes positive subject concord + -natoweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -toweki)
Singular Plural
1st person sitoweki hatutoweki
2nd person hutoweki hamtoweki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatoweki hawatoweki
other classes negative subject concord + -toweki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatoweka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatoweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -toweke)
Singular Plural
1st person nitoweke tutoweke
2nd person utoweke mtoweke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoweke watoweke
other classes positive subject concord + -toweke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitoweke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetoweka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetoweka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitoweka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitoweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atoweka)
Singular Plural
1st person natoweka twatoweka
2nd person watoweka mwatoweka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoweka watoweka
m-mi(III/IV) watoweka yatoweka
ji-ma(V/VI) latoweka yatoweka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatoweka vyatoweka
n(IX/X) yatoweka zatoweka
u(XI) watoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatoweka
pa(XVI) patoweka
mu(XVIII) mwatoweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metoweka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatoweka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatoweka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitoweka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotoweka
Consecutive katoweka / positive subject concord + -katoweka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katoweke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitoweka -tutoweka
2nd person -kutoweka -watoweka/-kutowekeni/-watowekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtoweka -watoweka
m-mi(III/IV) -utoweka -itoweka
ji-ma(V/VI) -litoweka -yatoweka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitoweka -vitoweka
n(IX/X) -itoweka -zitoweka
u(XI) -utoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutoweka
pa(XVI) -patoweka
mu(XVIII) -mutoweka
Reflexive -jitoweka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -toweka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -towekaye -towekao
m-mi(III/IV) -towekao -towekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -towekalo -towekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -towekacho -towekavyo
n(IX/X) -towekayo -towekazo
u(XI) -towekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -towekako
pa(XVI) -towekapo
mu(XVIII) -towekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -toweka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetoweka -otoweka
m-mi(III/IV) -otoweka -yotoweka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotoweka -yotoweka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotoweka -vyotoweka
n(IX/X) -yotoweka -zotoweka
u(XI) -otoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotoweka
pa(XVI) -potoweka
mu(XVIII) -motoweka
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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