Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-uawa (infinitive kuuawa)
- Passive form of -ua: to be killed, to be destroyed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uawa
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| Positive present
|
-nauawa
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| Subjunctive
|
-uawe
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| Negative
|
-uawi
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| Imperative singular
|
uawa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuuawa
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| Negative
|
kutouawa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uawa
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| Plural
|
uaweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huuawa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liuawa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuuawa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninauawa/nauawa
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tunauawa
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| 2nd person
|
unauawa
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mnauawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anauawa
|
wanauawa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nauawa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -uawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siuawi
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hatuuawi
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| 2nd person
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huuawi
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hamuuawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hauawi
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hawauawi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -uawi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tauawa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tauawa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uawe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niuawe
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tuuawe
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| 2nd person
|
uuawe
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muuawe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auawe
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wauawe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -uawe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siuawe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuawa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuawa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliuawa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliuawa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nauawa
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twauawa
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| 2nd person
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wauawa
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mwauawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auawa
|
wauawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wauawa
|
yauawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lauawa
|
yauawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chauawa
|
vyauawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yauawa
|
zauawa
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| u(XI)
|
wauawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwauawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pauawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwauawa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuawa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauawa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuawa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouawa
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| Consecutive
|
kauawa / positive subject concord + -kauawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kauawe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niuawa
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-tuuawa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuuawa
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-wauawa/-kuuaweni/-wauaweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-muuawa
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-wauawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uuawa
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-iuawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liuawa
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-yauawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiuawa
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-viuawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iuawa
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-ziuawa
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| u(XI)
|
-uuawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuuawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pauawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muuawa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiuawa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uawa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-uawaye
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-uawao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uawao
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-uawayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-uawalo
|
-uawayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-uawacho
|
-uawavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-uawayo
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-uawazo
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| u(XI)
|
-uawao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-uawako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-uawapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-uawamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeuawa
|
-ouawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ouawa
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-youawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-louawa
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-youawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chouawa
|
-vyouawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-youawa
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-zouawa
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| u(XI)
|
-ouawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kouawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pouawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mouawa
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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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